ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has received a 3.6 billion euro payment out of its allotted 30.5 billion from the European Union’s pandemic recovery fund. The announcement was made Friday by European Commission’s executive vice president in a video call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The European recovery and resilience fund provides vital relief
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has received a 3.6 billion euro payment out of its allotted 30.5 billion from the European Union’s pandemic recovery fund. The announcement was made Friday by European Commission’s executive vice president in a video call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The European recovery and resilience fund provides vital relief
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Spring break vacations are supposed to be fun, relaxing, and carefree. But unfortunately, many Americans during this peak travel season are encountering issues reaching their destinations due to severe weather. On the East Coast, thunderstorms pushed back thousands of flights yesterday and more delays are expected going into the weekend. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN No trophy will be lifted at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, but when the dust settles on this Premier League season, April 10 may well be remembered as its defining date. On paper, Manchester City’s impending showdown with Liverpool is no more significant than any other ‘title-deciding’ fixture between the two
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN As Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States, health leaders warn that the crisis is not over — especially in the Black community. A new report details the disproportionate impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on Black Americans and calls for “the most precise data” on
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business A deadly and highly infectious avian flu is forcing US farmers to kill millions of egg-laying hens, reducing the country’s egg supply and driving up prices. On Thursday, retailers paid between $2.80 and $2.89 for a dozen large grade A white eggs in the Midwest, according to the USDA’s daily
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau A pet dog was beaten to death by a health worker in Shanghai in an incident that sparked fury online, offering a glimpse into the growing frustrations of locked-down residents in China’s Covid-19 hotspot. A video of the beating at a residential compound in the Pudong district
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-owned MENA news agency has reported that at least three people including two Polish tourists were killed when a bus crashed on a highway near the Red Sea. The bus was carrying 21 people, including 19 Polish tourists when it rolled over on the highway linking the two ports of Safaga
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels ever because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday that its Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices for
Continue ReadingBy LORI HINNANT and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Accounts by three doctors at a Ukrainian maternity hospital hit by an airstrike and an analysis of the crater disprove Russian misinformation about the March 9 attack that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. An Associated Press team of journalists was
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — Un video de un perro golpeado hasta la muerte por trabajadores de prevención de covid-19 en Pudong, Shanghái, se hizo viral este miércoles en la red social china Weibo. El video, grabado por un residente en un complejo turístico llamado Xinghai Jiayuan, muestra a un trabajador de prevención de covid-19 golpeando
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan business leaders are calling for an end to political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe. Leaders from 23 business associations say they
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and ERANGA JAYAWARDENA Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan business leaders are calling for an end to political instability amid public demands for the president to resign over alleged economic mismanagement, warning that failure to do so would lead to economic catastrophe. Leaders from 23 business associations say they
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s not every day that you spot a cruise ship for sale on Craigslist. So Chris Willson was immediately intrigued when he stumbled across a 293-foot vessel listed on the classified advertisements website back in 2008. The retired “pocket” cruise ship, built in Germany, was moored in the California Delta at the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN Nikola Jokic became the first player in NBA history to register 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a single season as a 122-109 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies saw the Denver Nuggets secure a playoff spot on Thursday. As far as good days at the office go, they don’t
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The United Nations says prices for world food commodities like grains and vegetable oils have reached their highest levels ever because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday that its Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices for
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El 20 de febrero, Emmanuel Macron mantuvo una llamada telefónica con Vladimir Putin. Poco después de que terminara, el presidente de Francia anunció que negociaría una cumbre entre su homólogo ruso y el presidente Joe Biden, con la condición de que Rusia no invadiera Ucrania. Al día siguiente, Putin declaró
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and CNN’s Bejiing bureau Chinese food delivery service Meituan has sent almost 1,000 extra workers to Shanghai to help supply groceries to millions of residents struggling with life under a strict Covid lockdown. The company announced Thursday that it had rolled out a host of new measures in China’s financial hub, where
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major British airport is warning passengers to expect the delays plaguing travel to continue for months. The head of Manchester Airport in northwest England said Friday passengers could face waits of up to 90 minutes to get through security “over the next few months.” Travelers in
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The succession of Ketanji Brown Jackson, age 51, for Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, will add a shot of youthfulness to the Supreme Court and may present an opportunity for a reset at an institution whose reputation has slipped. Five of the nine justices will be
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