CNN, CNNI By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The British pound slumped to a 37-year low on Friday after new data showed that shoppers are pulling back spending as inflation squeezes household budgets, underscoring fears that the economy may already be shrinking. The currency fell below $1.14, its lowest since 1985, after the Office for National
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Scientists have debated its existence. Tiny traces provided clues. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of a celestial diamond after finding it on Earth’s surface. The stone, called lonsdaleite, has a hardness and strength that exceeds that of a regular diamond. The rare mineral arrived here by way of a meteorite,
Continue ReadingBy Alasdair Howorth, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs showed their experience by coming from behind to edge out the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 in a thrilling AFC West match up on Thursday Night Football. For all the noise before the game around two elite playmakers in Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, it was seventh-round draft
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As King Charles III ascends to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, his son Prince William will take on Charles’ previous title as the Duke of Cornwall, while retaining his title as Duke of Cambridge. Along with William’s
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An international panel of experts issued sharp critiques of governments around the world over their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling their performances “untrustworthy and ineffective” and saying they suffered “massive global failure at multiple levels.” The judgment, which highlighted a
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late monarch. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UK’s busiest airport confirmed that it would be making “appropriate changes” to operations “in order to avoid
Continue ReadingCNN, ITN Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late monarch. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UK’s busiest airport confirmed that it would be making “appropriate changes” to operations “in order
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La reina Isabel II, la segunda monarca con más años en el trono en la historia, falleció el pasado 8 de septiembre de forma pacífica a los 96 años en el castillo de Balmoral en Escocia. Desde entonces, en Escocia, Irlanda del Norte, Gales e Inglaterra se han llevado a cabo
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A massive fire has sent flames and black smoke pouring from a 42-story skyscraper in central China belonging to the country’s largest telecoms operator, but no casualties were immediately reported. Dozens of floors burned in the China Telecom building in the city of Changsha in central Hunan province. The city’s fire department
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A document purporting to be from the U.S. government and claiming the Treasury Department had information related to the search at Donald Trump’s Florida estate was a fabrication. But the document appeared last week on the court docket in the case involving the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. A
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una camiseta que usó la estrella del baloncesto Michael Jordan durante una de las temporadas más famosas de su carrera en la NBA se vendió este jueves por una cifra récord de US$ 10,1 millones en una subasta en Nueva York. La suma de ocho cifras fue más del doble
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When iPhone 14 users aren’t using their new Apple device, the screen is hardly asleep. It’ll remain lit with prominently displayed widgets such as alarms, calendar appointments and sports scores flittering with real-time updates, and be at the ready if you glance down or inevitably pick it back up.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month. In a statement Friday, authorities said officials stumbled over one of the snails on a baggage truck and initially thought it
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II is a reminder that Britain’s World War II generation is disappearing. Like the queen, even the youngest veterans of the war are now nearing their 100th birthdays, and a steady stream of obituaries tells the story of the many men and
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The long good-bye for Queen Elizabeth II is a reminder of a broader truth playing out with little fanfare across Britain: The nation is bidding farewell to the men and women who fought the country’s battles during World War II. The queen, who served as a mechanic
Continue ReadingBarry Neild, CNN Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday. Europe’s biggest airline Ryanair grounded 420 of its flights across Europe as the 24-hour strike affected connections from airports around the continent. Rival budget carrier EasyJet
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s former foreign intelligence chief has formally been charged with leaking highly classified information to six different people, including two journalists. A prosecutor said Friday that Lars Findsen has been charged with “having disclosed state secrets or other particularly confidential information.” The material originated mainly from his time at the Danish
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Kaitlan Collins, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Abby Phillip and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden met separately with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House on Friday, marking his first time personally meeting with them since their loved ones were detained in Russia. Biden reiterated “his continued
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions against the CEOs of American defense contractors Raytheon and Boeing Defense over a major arms sale to rival Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry did not specify what the sanctions would be against Gregory Hayes, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Technologies Corp., and Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has lashed out at the European parliament’s declaration that Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy, saying that the resolution is “a joke.” European Union lawmakers on Thursday declared that Hungary has become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” under the leadership of Orban’s
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