Former German minister becomes new mayor of Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Franziska Giffey has become Berlin’s new mayor as the leader of a three-party left-wing governing coalition. She is a former…
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Former German minister becomes new mayor of Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Franziska Giffey has become Berlin’s new mayor as the leader of a three-party left-wing governing coalition. She is a former…
Continue ReadingSecret Service accelerates crackdown on Covid-19 scams
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN In nearly two years of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Secret Service has seized more than $1.2 billion in relief funds…
Continue ReadingBiden asegura a los estadounidenses vacunados contra covid-19 que pueden celebrar festividades a pesar de ómicron
olivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, quiso tranquilizar a los estadounidenses al asegurar que, si se vacunan, pueden…
Continue ReadingUN: Over 160 migrants drown in shipwrecks off Libya
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations official says more than 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya over…
Continue ReadingOperator files for approval of Fukushima plant water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says it has applied for approval from safety…
Continue ReadingPakistan tests home-grown missile with additional range
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military has tested a home-grown Babur cruise missile that has a range of more than 900 kilometers (560 miles),…
Continue ReadingFrance kills IS militant linked to Niger giraffe park attack
PARIS (AP) — The French army says it has “neutralized” a regional Islamic State group leader wanted in connection with the killing of seven aid…
Continue ReadingChina Mobile plans to raise up to $8.8 billion by listing shares in Shanghai
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business China Mobile is ending the year with a bang. The Chinese telecom giant announced Tuesday that it wants to raise as much…
Continue ReadingOmicron will not recognize state lines when it storms the US, expert says
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on a largely unboosted US population going into the holiday season will…
Continue Reading‘An event canceled is better than a life canceled,’ WHO chief warns ahead of holiday season
By Ivana Kottasová and Virginia Langmaid, CNN It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising…
Continue ReadingGuaidó, más cerca del control de las reservas de oro de Venezuela
olivertapia (CNN) — El líder de la oposición venezolana Juan Guaidó está un paso más cerca de asegurar el control de más de mil millones…
Continue ReadingEx-intel chief confirms Israel’s role in Soleimani killing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former military intelligence chief says that Israel was involved in the American airstrike that killed Iranian Gen.…
Continue ReadingJapan hangs 3 in first use of capital punishment in 2 years
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has hanged three death-row inmates amid growing criticism from human rights groups of its use…
Continue ReadingChina fines ‘live-streaming queen’ Viya $210 million for tax evasion
By Diksha Madhok and CNN’s Beijing bureau Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210…
Continue ReadingHis body ‘totally depleted’ by distance running, Ryan Hall became reenergized after turning to weightlifting
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN Ryan Hall may hold the fastest marathon and half marathon times for a US athlete, but these days he admits that running…
Continue ReadingWinter’s wisdom: In the heart of darkness, there is a light
By David G. Allan, CNN Let us beat a hasty retreat. Jump into a hole, down to a cozy warren, deep below the surface. That’s where the wisdom of…
Continue ReadingA Christmas week meteor shower in the night sky
By Megan Marples, CNN A crisp wind blew off the Gulf of Mexico as photojournalist and commercial photographer Mark Wallheiser set up his camera on a…
Continue ReadingJapan hangs 3 death row inmates in first executions since 2019
By Junko Ogura, Mayumi Maruyama and Sophie Jeong, CNN Japan executed three death row inmates by hanging on Tuesday, marking the first executions the…
Continue ReadingChina imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced sanctions on four members of the U.S. government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in…
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