BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s arms exports reached record levels in 2021, largely due to significant sales of maritime and air defense weapons to Egypt. Preliminary figures show Germany exported arms worth $10.65 billion last year. That was an increase of 61% compared to 2020. The ministry said that most of the exports, worth over 9
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican press office says that Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra have both tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said Tuesday that Parolin has “very light” symptoms while Peña Parra is asymptomatic. Parolin is the Vatican secretary of state and the pope’s No. 2. Peña Parra is Parolin’s
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Every year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, one of the most powerful people in global finance, pens a letter to chief executives that’s required reading for business leaders. Fink’s insistence that companies need to disclose more about their climate plans and seriously consider their role in society has helped change what’s
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several participants
Continue ReadingCNN By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several
Continue ReadingCNN By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Around three dozen former Trump administration officials, disillusioned with their former boss and concerned about his impact on the GOP and the nation, held a conference call last Monday to discuss efforts to fend off his efforts to, in their view, erode the democratic process, several
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton says inflation and supply chain challenges have forced the company to hike the price of its flagship bike, just five months after cutting it drastically to boost sagging sales. Beginning January 31, customers will be required to pay $250 for delivery and setup for Peloton’s $1,495 bike — a
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN When you’ve already sent a stuntwoman in flight attendant uniform up the world’s tallest building, it can be hard to think of what trick to pull next. If you’re UAE flag-carrier Emirates, you send her to perch on top of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa again, but this time get the world’s largest
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Kadesha Adelakun bought toys from “Encanto” before she even had a chance to see the movie. She knew characters from a multiracial Afro-Latino family would be an important addition to her office in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she holds play therapy sessions and makes a point of finding toys that reflect
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, viajará a Ucrania y Alemania esta semana, mientras la amenaza de Rusia a territorio ucraniano sigue acechando. ANÁLISIS | Putin y Biden están atrapados en una apuesta de alto riesgo sobre Ucrania En Kyiv, Blinken se reunirá con el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, y
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations has raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26. It says at least four people have been injured. The victims included women and children. The statement on Tuesday from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that hundreds
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is going back on a court-ordered auction block after no apparent winning bids were entered. The Casa dell’Aurora was being sold at auction on Tuesday thanks to an inheritance dispute pitting the heirs of one of
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Es una muy mala idea; para todos los involucrados. Sin embargo, el ritmo de los tambores hacia otra guerra en Ucrania se está amplificando, tomando vida propia, en una enorme maniobra de alto riesgo por parte de la administración Biden o de Putin, o de ambos. “Realmente no sé de dónde
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Climate change policies have become front and center for companies — not only because of ethics and reputation, but also because their employees demand it. More than three-quarters of global executives said climate change policies affect their ability to attract and retain talent, according to Deloitte’s 2022 CxO Sustainability Report.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart in Switzerland this week as tensions between the U.S. and Russia escalate over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The State Department said Blinken will travel to Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with President Volodymyr
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Geneva on Friday as the Russian threat toward Ukraine continues to loom, a senior State Department official confirmed Tuesday. The tete-a-tete with Lavrov will follow the top US diplomat’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have agreed to meet in Geneva on Friday as the Russian threat toward Ukraine continues to loom, a senior State Department official confirmed Tuesday. The tete-a-tete with Lavrov will follow the top US
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health officials say that the country has entered a new, fifth wave, in the coronavirus pandemic, predicting that it it will peak in mid-February at about 60,000 new infections per day or even more. The deputy health minister, said Tuesday that the highly transmissible omicron variant now accounts for 19%
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each of its six teams’ salary caps to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. The increased payroll and number of teams
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet With multiple debts, it’s easy to lose track of buy now, pay later plans and potentially take on more than you can handle. As you find finances shifting toward the red, several tactics can help you free up money to pay off buy now, pay later plans. You can review
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