New York nurses strike ends after tentative deal reached with hospitals
By Chris Boyette and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A nurses strike at two private New York City hospital systems has come to an end after 7,000 nurses…
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US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As alarms began to go off globally about a novel coronavirus spreading in China, officials in…
Continue Reading14 Malian soldiers killed by explosives in multiple attacks
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian army says 14 soldiers have been killed and nearly a dozen wounded in coordinated…
Continue ReadingFirst weeks of Proud Boys sedition trial marked by courtroom drama and fighting
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The preliminary stage of the trial of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy related to the…
Continue ReadingTaiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other…
Continue ReadingTaiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit up 78%
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips for smartphones and other…
Continue Reading‘Potatoes are a luxury’: Vital supplies dwindle as ‘eco-activists’ blockade a breakaway region guarded by Russia
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN In the village of Tegh, Armenia, stationary vehicles clog the mountainous route to a border crossing where a mysterious…
Continue ReadingHow much should people worry about Covid’s newly-dominant XBB.1.5 variant? Our medical analyst explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN A new Covid-19 variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading rapidly throughout the United States. In December 2022, the proportion of new…
Continue ReadingIranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears ostracism over her activism as she challenges Russian chief of game’s governing body
By Ben Church, CNN Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s…
Continue ReadingPresident of Israel’s Supreme Court attacks judicial changes
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court has sharply attacked the sweeping changes…
Continue ReadingTatjana Patitz, una de las supermodelos originales de los 90, muere a los 56 años
olivertapia (CNN) — Tatjana Patitz, quien saltó a la fama en la moda en los años 90 como una supermodelo amante de los animales con una…
Continue ReadingMemphis Tigers to retire Lorenzen Wright’s No. 55 next month
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Memphis plans to retire the jersey of former basketball player Lorenzen Wright during a game next month,…
Continue ReadingLionel Messi scores for Paris Saint-Germain in first game back since World Cup triumph
By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup. The…
Continue ReadingHong Kong businesses cheer China reopening, but warn there’s a long way to go
By Michelle Toh, Sandi Sidhu and Marc Stewart, CNN Kiki Yang brought an empty green suitcase from Shenzhen to Hong Kong this week to load up on new…
Continue ReadingPakistan premier says UAE extends $2B loan, offers $1B more
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says that the United Arab Emirates agreed to extend…
Continue ReadingCzech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote’s 1st round
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babis is leading a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos…
Continue ReadingCzech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote’s 1st round
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babis is leading a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos…
Continue ReadingChina’s 2022 auto sales rise 9.5% but growth weakening
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — An industry group says China’s auto sales rose 9.5% in 2022 as electric vehicle purchases…
Continue ReadingPolice press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet
LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Police are pressing ahead with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany where activists are vowing to…
Continue ReadingChina posts one of its worst economic performances in decades because of Covid
CNN By Laura He, CNN China’s economy expanded by just 3% in 2022, far below the government’s own target, marking one of the worst…
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