By Jack Guy, CNN Two UK police officers have pleaded guilty to taking and sharing photos of the bodies of two murdered sisters at a crime scene they were assigned to protect, reports the UK’s PA Media news agency. Deniz Jaffer, 47, and Jamie Lewis, 33, both of London’s Metropolitan Police, admitted to taking and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A study of nearly 2,000 vaccinated health-care workers, some of whom had contracted COVID-19, has found that those who survived the virus and then received an mRNA vaccine have a higher number of long-lasting antibodies. The results of the study
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is hiking sales expectations for its top-selling COVID-19 vaccine again, and its early look at 2022 also falls well above Wall Street forecasts. The drugmaker says it now expects to book about $36 billion in revenue from Comirnaty this year. That’s about 7% higher than what Pfizer forecast
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By Tina Charisma, CNN In 2012, Nana Amoako Anin was working as a prosecutor in New York. An American of Ghanaian descent, she had spent much of her adult life studying law and entering the legal profession. Then one day, despite the prospects of career advancement in one of the world’s most prosperous cities, she
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse’s friend testified Tuesday that the armed teenager was “freaking out,” pale and sweaty after he fatally shot two people and wounded another during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. “He said he had to do it, it was self-defense, people were trying to hurt him,” Dominick Black, 20,
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia’s state coronavirus task force on Tuesday reported 39,008 new confirmed cases and 1,178 COVID-19 deaths. The task force has reported record daily infections
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit another daily record several days after a nationwide order for many Russians to stay off work took effect. Russia’s state coronavirus task force on Tuesday reported 39,008 new confirmed cases and 1,178 COVID-19 deaths. The task force has reported record daily infections
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s energy minister has been able to attend the global climate summit after police initially prevented her from reaching the venue. Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who uses a wheelchair, reached the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow on Tuesday alongside Israel’s prime minister. She entered the
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.” The company said Tuesday in a statement that its services were no longer accessible from mainland China as of Nov. 1. Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology firm
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state government building in Jefferson City went up in flames on Monday night causing East Elm Street between Eldorado Drive and Nelson Drive to remain closed for part of Tuesday. Due to ongoing operations with the fire, officials said the road is expected to remain closed until later Tuesday. Officials
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business As Covid-19 wreaked havoc around the world last year, the 39-year-old son of an Indian billionaire was laying the groundwork for a plan he hoped would eventually end the pandemic. Adar Poonawalla — the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine maker — pumped hundreds of
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business As Covid-19 wreaked havoc around the world last year, the 39-year-old son of an Indian billionaire was laying the groundwork for a plan he hoped would eventually end the pandemic. Adar Poonawalla — the CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine maker — pumped hundreds of
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is managed a bit differently than traditional investment accounts, which can make estate planning a little more complicated. But don’t leave your loved ones in the dark about your crypto holdings: Even if you’ve invested small amounts in cryptocurrency, your holdings may be worth a lot of money someday.
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is managed a bit differently than traditional investment accounts, which can make estate planning a little more complicated. But don’t leave your loved ones in the dark about your crypto holdings: Even if you’ve invested small amounts in cryptocurrency, your holdings may be worth a lot of money someday.
Continue Reading QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say 13 people were wounded by roadside bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in a Pakistani bazaar. Tuesday’s attack happened in the district of Kharan in Baluchistan province. According to police, authorities transported the wounded to hospitals. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan is
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Cuando falta un mes para que finalice la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico para 2021, acabamos de usar el último nombre de la lista: Wanda. “Tradicionalmente, para el 19 de noviembre, solo tendríamos nuestra tormenta con nombre número 14, pero este año hemos tenido 21 antes de que comenzara el
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say gunmen in Nigeria’s capital abducted six people from the staff quarters of a university. The University of Abuja said in a statement on its Facebook page on Tuesday that four staff members and their children were taken by unknown assailants. It was the first
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the U.S. of a “lack of transparency and responsibility” regarding an accident in the South China Sea involving a Navy nuclear submarine last month. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the U.S. should provide full details of the incident. Two Navy officials say the service has determined the nuclear-powered
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says an explosion has gone off in front of a military hospital in Kabul, causing casualties. A spokesman for the Taliban-run Interior Ministry wrote in a tweet that Tuesday’s blast went off at one of the gates to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital. He said the
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By Michelle Toh and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Elon Musk is known for setting the internet ablaze with his cryptic tweets. Now he’s doing it in another language. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted an ancient Chinese poem Monday night. It’s not clear what reference Musk intended, but the tweet, which was titled “Humankind,” included
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