By The Associated Press The European Union is banning Russian coal imports. It’s a big step because it’s the first time the 27-member European Union has shown willingness to touch energy supplies from Russia. And it will cost Russia some 4 billion euros a year. But that pales in comparison to the money Russia gets
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The Air Force delayed its hypersonic missile program by up to a year after “recent flight test anomalies” pushed back the schedule for the weapon’s completion, according to a statement from the Air Force. The AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was supposed to reach early operational capability, an important milestone
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Jason Hanna, CNN Electric service restoration efforts were still underway Thursday evening in Puerto Rico, a utility company said, a day after the start of an island-wide outage that left many people in the dark overnight and prompted school cancellations and other interruptions across the US territory. Most customers on the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business The UK government wants to dramatically ramp up production of nuclear power and wind energy, while also drilling for more oil and gas, in a bid to reduce imports and bring down eye-watering prices. Unveiling its new Energy Security Strategy on Wednesday, the government set out plans to generate 95%
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un tribunal turco dictaminó este jueves que el juicio en ausencia de 26 sospechosos acusados de asesinar al periodista saudí Jamal Khashoggi puede ser trasladado a Arabia Saudita, en una medida que podría terminar efectivamente el caso. El asesinato de Khashoggi en el consulado saudí en Estambul en 2018 provocó
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Dozens of megalithic jars have been unearthed in Assam, India, at four previously unknown sites, according to a study published in the journal Asian Archaeology. The stone jars range from 1 to 3 meters (about 3.2 to 9.8 feet) tall, according to study coauthor Nicholas Skopal, doctoral candidate at Australia National
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Ben Morse, CNN Tiger Woods teed off in the first round of the Masters on Thursday as he embarked on a remarkable comeback following a car crash in February 2021 in which he sustained serious leg injuries. Five-time Masters champion Woods played in Group 14, alongside South African Louis Oosthuizen and
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions. One result would be that users would get documentation of their crypto dealings for use in filing their taxes.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions. One result would be that users would get documentation of their crypto dealings for use in filing their taxes.
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a man who was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in northern Greece has died of his injuries. That brings the total death toll from Wednesday’s blaze to two. The 52-year-old man who died Thursday had been a patient
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens.
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The tally was 53-47, with Republican
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) –– La Campaña de la Renta en España comienza este martes 11 de abril de 2023 y finaliza el próximo 30 de junio de 2023, según el calendario publicado que publicó la Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT). Los contribuyentes cuentan con casi tres meses para realizar la declaración de la
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet If you’re expecting a tax refund, you’re probably contemplating what to spend this newfound money on. There are several ways to use your windfall responsibly, but paying off debt could be the right option. Experts point out that it can help you avoid paying extra interest charges, strengthen your credit
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet If you’re expecting a tax refund, you’re probably contemplating what to spend this newfound money on. There are several ways to use your windfall responsibly, but paying off debt could be the right option. Experts point out that it can help you avoid paying extra interest charges, strengthen your credit
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Polish Nobel literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk is among six finalists for the International Booker Prize for fiction in English translation. Tokarczuk’s 18th-century epic “The Books of Jacob” is a favorite to win the award, whose 50,000-pound ($65,000) prize money is split between a book’s author and its translator. “Tomb of Sand” by
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta says former president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who has been under strict house arrest since being ousted in a coup in January, has been allowed to return to his personal home. Junta spokesman Wendkouni Joel Lionel Bilgo said in a
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business JD.com’s billionaire founder is stepping down as CEO, in the latest leadership reshuffle at a major Chinese tech company. The Chinese tech giant announced Thursday that Richard Liu would pass the baton to Lei Xu, JD.com’s current president, effective immediately. Liu, who owns a controlling stake with about 77% of
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last July, Andrea Ogg stood outside a pharmacy in Castle Rock, Colorado, fully prepared to lie to get herself a Covid-19 vaccine. Her stomach knotted in anxiety, Ogg was ready to say she was getting her first shot when actually she was getting her third. At the time,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Big changes are coming to your 401(k). A new bill, expected to hit President Joe Biden’s desk this year, could require employers to automatically enroll all eligible workers into their retirement plans, making it easier for student-loan borrowers to save, and for older workers to make catch-up contributions. Here’s what you
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