By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — A new “floating” staircase in Norway promises spectacular views and undeniable thrills – but it’s probably not for the fainthearted. The 131-foot long stairway, called the “Stigull” ladder, dangles some 2,591 feet above a Norwegian fjord in the small village of Loen, in the north of the country. “It
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States, Russia, China, and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies on Wednesday to
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, Samantha Murphy Kelly and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — AT&T’s second prolonged outage so far this year left customers irate on Tuesday, with experts criticizing the company’s response and saying the wireless company risked losing user loyalty over the issues. “Come on AT&T, let’s get it together here. These service issues are
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Hourly retail security workers are now wearing police-like body cameras at major stores. Retail giant TJX, the parent of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said it’s equipping some store employees with body cameras to thwart shoplifting and keep customers and employees safe. TJX finance chief John Klinger
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister who is a senior member of the African National Congress party has appeared in court over allegations of bribery. His appearance Wednesday comes just as his party is meeting for talks to work out a way forward for the country after an election deadlock. Sports, Arts and
Continue ReadingBy Simon Usborne, CNN (CNN) — Ameerh Naran is relentlessly international. Born and raised in Zimbabwe to an Indian family of shoemakers, he once became Harare’s first importer of sex toys. After going on to make millions in private aviation (his planes have been used by celebrities, politicians and on “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”),
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to warn bankers and tech executives on Thursday that while artificial intelligence could open the door to vast rewards for the financial system, the technology also threatens to introduce new dangers, according to speech excerpts shared first with CNN. Yellen’s speech at a conference
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Halsey is sharing more about their health in a series of confessional posts on social media. On Wednesday, the singer and actor – who uses the pronouns she/they – revealed on Instagram that in 2022, they were “first diagnosed with Lupus SLE and then a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.”
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese was ejected late in the fourth quarter of her team’s 88-75 defeat by the New York Liberty on Tuesday after receiving back-to-back technical fouls. Reese earned her first technical after she appeared to say something to referee Charles Watson following a foul call, before
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It was an international debut to remember for 16-year-old soccer phenom Lily Yohannes, after the teenager scored in the US women’s team’s 3-0 win against South Korea on Tuesday. The youngster was sent on as a substitute in the second half of the friendly and scored within 10 minutes
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — There are some secret areas on widebody aircraft, where the pilots and cabin crew go to rest during long flights. Passengers can’t access them under any circumstance and they’re well hidden from view. They’re called Crew Rest Compartments and their location on the plane varies. On newer aircraft, such
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Elite sport can be a lonely and unforgiving place. Just ask Black rugby player and England international Sadia Kabeya, who says a lack of cultural and ethnic diversity in her sport took a toll on her identity. “As a young girl just wanting to impress, I think I kind
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Prager, CNN (CNN) — Over the past eight years, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has built one of the world’s largest oil refineries. Spanning nearly 4,000 football fields, construction of the refinery began in 2016 at the Lekki Free Zone outside of Lagos, Nigeria, and it opened in May 2023. Dangote’s company says
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Tribunal Supremo de Israel debatió este miércoles por primera vez el cierre del campo de detención desértico de Sde Teiman, donde presuntamente se ha recluido a detenidos palestinos de Gaza en condiciones de abuso extremo. La audiencia se produce en respuesta a una petición de la Asociación para los
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say four police officers in the capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists. Two of the officers onboard motorcycles flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and dragged the
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La nave tripulada Starliner de Boeing despegó con éxito este miércoles en su primer vuelo de prueba, un hito que lleva una década en desarrollo y que tiene lugar tras dos intentos fallidos. La Starliner se ha separado oficialmente del cohete Atlas V y está encendiendo sus propios motores. El viaje
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed. But eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Wednesday that she will continue her legal action in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden está llevando al límite a los progresistas que ya están resentidos con su presidencia con una nueva y dura acción ejecutiva que prohíbe la mayoría de las solicitudes de asilo de los inmigrantes que cruzan ilegalmente la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that a member of a far-right party was stabbed and wounded in the southwestern city of Mannheim. The stabbing happened only days after a knife attack killed one police officer and left five other people injured in the same city. Dpa
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese government agency established to promote trade with Russia has been trying to source drone detectors and jammers, adding to concerns that Beijing may be supplying dual-use technology to Moscow. Foreign companies were seeking “unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment,” including drone detectors and jammers, according to
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