By Hira Humayun, Sarah Dean and Luke McGee, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fierce criticism after a leaked video recording obtained by CNN affiliate ITV News shows senior Downing Street staff joking about when Johnson allegedly threw a Christmas party for his staff during last year’s lockdown. The party is said to
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business TUI says a surge in Covid-19 infections and the Omicron variant is taking its toll on winter holiday bookings. Europe’s biggest travel company said on Wednesday it had been seeing “positive momentum” in bookings but that had weakened because of “the increased media coverage of rising [coronavirus] incident rates and
Continue Reading By Walé Azeez, CNN Business TUI says a surge in Covid-19 infections and the Omicron variant is taking its toll on winter holiday bookings. Europe’s biggest travel company said on Wednesday it had been seeing “positive momentum” in bookings but that had weakened because of “the increased media coverage of rising [coronavirus] incident rates and
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence Chinese hackers, likely state-sponsored, have been broadly targeting government and private-sector organizations across Southeast Asia, including those closely involved with Beijing on infrastructure development projects. Specific targets included the Thai prime minister’s office and the Thai army,
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By Angela Dewan and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Indonesians are used to dealing with natural disasters. Their country sits on the Ring of Fire, a band around the Pacific Ocean that sets off frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. But Mount Semeru’s eruption on the island of Java Saturday was different. Days of heavy rain had gradually
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Indonesians are used to dealing with natural disasters. Their country sits on the Ring of Fire, a band around the Pacific Ocean that sets off frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. But Mount Semeru’s eruption on the island of Java Saturday was different. Days of heavy rain had gradually
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MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire and his producer rocketed to space on Wednesday and reached the International Space Station several hours later. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and producer Yozo Hirano, who plans to film his mission, blasted off Wednesday for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft along with Russian cosmonaut Alexander
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Opinion by Pat Gelsinger for CNN Business Perspectives For almost a year, US companies and consumers have had to navigate a global chip shortage. Even among Covid-19 disruptions, this shortage stands out as uniquely impactful — semiconductors are a critical part of every digital device, powering our phones, cars, hospitals and factory floors. America’s ability
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER THOMAS Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — After a weekend full of giving and collecting charitable goods for local community members in need, Hip Chicks Do Wine, was broken into and robbed. The Southeast Portland winery hosted its annual holiday market last weekend, collecting charitable donations for Esther’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The fact that Meryl Streep didn’t know what “G.O.A.T.” means proves that she is just that. Jennifer Lawrence told Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” that while filming “Don’t Look Up” with Streep, the cast would “offhandedly call Meryl the G.O.A.T.” — abbreviation for the “greatest of all time.” “And
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Peter McGinn was starting to feel exhausted. It was his last day in New York. He had an exciting four days meeting in person for the first time with friends he made online during the pandemic. They explored the bustling streets of New York City together and saw anime exhibits at
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many homeowners — including in areas where coverage isn’t required because the government previously deemed them low or moderate risk. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that 90% of the 1.7 million single family
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A revamped federal flood insurance program means higher rates for many homeowners — including in areas where coverage isn’t required because the government previously deemed them low or moderate risk. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that 90% of the 1.7 million single family
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — A member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s board of directors is among those echoing the IOC’s call for behind-the-scenes negotiations to ensure the well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai. International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty told BBC that the ITF does not “want to
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The lawyer of a freelance American journalist who was detained in Beirut last month says she has been released. This came just hours after two international human rights groups called her detention arbitrary and demanded that she be set free. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized and ordered an inquiry after a leaked video showed senior members of his staff joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party. The video has poured fuel on allegations that government officials flouted coronavirus rules they imposed on everyone else. A
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologized and ordered an inquiry after a leaked video showed senior members of his staff joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party. The video has poured fuel on allegations that government officials flouted coronavirus rules they imposed on everyone else. A
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a man is facing charges including arson for setting fire to a 50-foot Christmas tree in front of Fox News headquarters in midtown Manhattan. The tree outside of the News Corp. building that houses Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post caught fire shortly after
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has been hospitalized again in Sao Paulo to continue his colon tumor treatment. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement that 81-year-old Edson Arantes do Nascimento is “stable and expected to be released in the next few days.” Pelé’s assistant Pepito Fornos tells The Associated
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are wobbling between gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street as gains for energy, health care and other companies are blunted by losses for some of the big technology companies. The S&P 500 was bobbing up and down near the breakeven line in the first few minutes of trading
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