Stocks and oil plunge as new Covid variant fears slam global markets
By Laura He and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Stocks fell and oil prices plunged more than 10% on Friday as the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant…
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Israel warns of ’emergency’ after detecting new virus strain
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country is “on the threshold of an emergency…
Continue ReadingIndian farmers forced Modi to back down on new laws. So why aren’t they going home?
By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul CNN Santosh Singh’s earliest memory is of tilling soil on his family’s farm. Now, the 70-year-old…
Continue ReadingGerman government hesitant on lockdown as COVID cases rise
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government has refused to back calls for a swift and sharp lockdown to curb the…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands violence recedes but not underlying tension
By DAVID RISING and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Violence has receded in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the…
Continue ReadingFrance, Britain spiral into crisis in wake of migrant deaths
By DANICA KIRKA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — The already fractious relationship between France and Britain is…
Continue ReadingTom DeBlass: How MMA fighter overcame childhood abuse and father’s addiction to become a champion
By Matias Grez, CNN Video by Finn McSkimming, CNN Even as a three-year-old, Tom DeBlass noticed that his father sometimes looked different when he…
Continue ReadingTom DeBlass: How MMA fighter overcame childhood abuse and father’s addiction to become a champion
CNN By Matias Grez, CNN Video by Finn McSkimming, CNN Even as a three-year-old, Tom DeBlass noticed that his father sometimes looked different when…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Is China to blame for Solomon Islands unrest?
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands’ decision to switch its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to…
Continue ReadingStanford’s Latter-day Saints players share life experiences
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford football has become a landing spot for Latter-day Saints players who have…
Continue ReadingRussia names 51 people presumed dead in coal mine accident
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have released the names of 51 presumed victims of a devastating methane…
Continue ReadingCases soar but Swiss eschew lockdown as COVID law vote looms
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Like others in Europe, Switzerland is facing a steep rise in coronavirus cases. But its federal…
Continue ReadingThousands without power in Southern California as fierce winds fuel potential wildfire threat for 17 million people
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN More than 70,000 homes and businesses in Southern California lost power on Thanksgiving as the region battles dangerously dry…
Continue ReadingTurkish soldier killed on Syrian border: Defense Ministry
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says a Turkish soldier has been killed trying to stop people crossing into Syria. Infantry Specialist…
Continue ReadingBlack Friday is back but it’s not what it used to be
By TALI ARBEL and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On this year’s Black Friday, things almost seem normal. Malls and…
Continue ReadingBlack Friday is back but it’s not what it used to be
By TALI ARBEL and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On this year’s Black Friday, things almost seem normal. Malls and…
Continue ReadingWorld races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant
By RAF CASERT and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant that is potentially…
Continue ReadingÓmicron: lo que se sabe de la nueva variante del coronavirus
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Una variante de coronavirus nueva y potencialmente más transmisible identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica ha…
Continue ReadingAs Europe virus cases surge, UK plows on with its new normal
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As several European nations tighten up or lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections,…
Continue ReadingFrench fishermen block ports, Eurotunnel in spat with UK
By OLEG CETINIC and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press CALAIS, France (AP) — French fishing crews have briefly blocked French ports, ferry traffic…
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