By DAVID KEYTON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for finding an “ingenious” new way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to food flavorings. Benjamin List of Germany and Scotland-born David W.C. MacMillan developed “asymmetric organocatalysis.” Goran Hansson
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Durante el esperado testimonio de este martes ante la subcomisión de Protección al Consumidor del Senado, la denunciante de Facebook Frances Haugen señaló repetidamente fuera del país ejemplos de cómo la red social podría ser utilizada con fines peligrosos, hasta el punto de que los legisladores se preguntaron durante la
Continue Reading By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Investors can gain access to the booming cryptocurrency market without exposing their portfolios to high levels of risk. By investing in companies with cryptocurrency holdings or those that produce infrastructure that supports crypto, investors don’t have to buy the currency directly. The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to give
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By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Investors can gain access to the booming cryptocurrency market without exposing their portfolios to high levels of risk. By investing in companies with cryptocurrency holdings or those that produce infrastructure that supports crypto, investors don’t have to buy the currency directly. The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to give
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is heading into a parliamentary election this week hit by yet another scandal that links him and hundreds of other wealthy people to offshore accounts. Findings by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists dubbed the “Pandora Papers” found that Babis put $22
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Water the plants, cut the grass, sign Cristiano Ronaldo — it was quite the summer in Gary Lineker’s garden. One of the most sensational transfers seen in the sport since the Portuguese star swapped Manchester United for Real Madrid for a then world-record fee over a decade ago, Ronaldo’s return to
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Aunque en gran parte de Estados Unidos se está produciendo un descenso de las hospitalizaciones por el virus covid-19, también es evidente que la lucha contra la pandemia está lejos de terminar, ya que ocho estados informan de un número limitado de camas disponibles en las UCI. Texas, Idaho, Alabama,
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By Eric Cheung, CNN China could be capable of mounting a “full-scale” invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defense minister said Wednesday — days after record numbers of Chinese warplanes flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone. “With regards to staging an attack on Taiwan, they currently have the ability. But [China] has to pay
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By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN More than a week after subpoenaing former Donald Trump aide Dan Scavino to cooperate with its investigation into the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, the House select committee investigating the attack has been unable to physically serve the subpoena to him, according to multiple
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal has agreed that 10 defendants in a fraud trial were deprived of their rights. The trial concerns the Holy See’s 2013 investment in a London real estate venture that lost the Vatican tens of millions of euros .The tribunal ordered prosecutors on Wednesday
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAEIZ and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says its special unit forces have arrested four Islamic State members and seized their documents and weapons in a raid north of the Afghan capital. The spokesman said Wednesday the late night raid Tuesday was carried out north of Kabul,
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has identified a person it says was one of the perpetrators of antisemitic abuse against Maccabi Haifa fans and banned him from the club’s grounds and premises indefinitely. Union says it has also contacted the German soccer federation to register a nationwide stadium ban
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco reached a $2 trillion valuation as it hit near record levels during trading hours. Its market cap value puts Aramco just behind Microsoft and Apple as the world’s most valuable company. It comes as crude oil prices climb to
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco reached a $2 trillion valuation as it hit near record levels during trading hours. Its market cap value puts Aramco just behind Microsoft and Apple as the world’s most valuable company. It comes as crude oil prices climb to
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Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is allowing bars to reopen for the first time in more than a year, but only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to buy a swig. The southern African country closed pubs and nightclubs in March 2020 as part of restrictions to slow the spread
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in the dark. The problem occurred as engineers were carrying
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in the dark. The problem occurred as engineers were carrying
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up
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