DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi media says that authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdown on camel beauty contestants that received Botox injections and other artificial touch-ups. State-run Saudi Press Agency reported Wednesday that over 40 camels were caught and disqualified from the annual pageant. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, which kicked off
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Yusaku Maezawa, un multimillonario japonés, se elevó al espacio exterior a bordo de una cápsula y un cohete Soyuz de fabricación rusa el miércoles por la mañana, dando inicio a la primera misión turÃstica autofinanciada a la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) en una década. La cápsula despegó del cosmódromo
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By CNN Sports staff The 30 or so golf courses in the Salt Lake County of Utah drink up around nine million gallons of water a day to stay pristine green — that’s more than 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Managing the turf on golf courses also means using carbon-intensive fertilizers, plenty of mowing and, in
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said Tuesday that an incident last week when police officers were refused service at a local restaurant was “upsetting” and a disappointment. Scott praised the officers’ professionalism at the Hilda and Jesse restaurant in the city’s North Beach neighborhood Friday when three uniformed, on-duty officers
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said Tuesday that an incident last week when police officers were refused service at a local restaurant was “upsetting” and a disappointment. Scott praised the officers’ professionalism at the Hilda and Jesse restaurant in the city’s North Beach neighborhood Friday when three uniformed, on-duty officers
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to get a new perspective on some of the most extreme objects in the universe. In the early morning hours Thursday, NASA launched its Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer mission, or IXPE, to measure X-rays released by black holes and neutron stars. The satellite successfully launched at 1 a.m. ET
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament has elected Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, opening a new era for the European Union’s most populous nation after Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure. Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change, but faces the
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WEDNESDAY: After another chilly start, we’re finally moving in a warmer direction. Plenty of sunshine will help highs reach the upper 40’s this afternoon TONIGHT: A few clouds will roll through tonight as winds swing a bit more southeasterly. Lows will be mild compared to the past few night, in the upper 30’s. EXTENDED: The
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden this week has confronted escalating tensions with China and Russia, testing his ability to manage antagonistic leaders and forcing other countries to pick sides. In just the last two days, Biden’s White House has announced that American diplomats would boycott the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China and
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s air force says an army helicopter carrying the country’s military chief has crashed in southern Tamil Nadu state. The air force did not say whether Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat was injured in the accident. Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati says four people were killed and three others were injured and
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says his country will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it should come as no surprise that Australian officials would boycott the event after the nation’s relationship
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says his country will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it should come as no surprise that Australian officials would boycott the event after the nation’s relationship
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old Williams hasn’t played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon with a right hamstring
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By Swati Gupta, Vedika Sud, Laura Smith-Spark and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s top military official was killed Wednesday when an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying 14 people crashed in southern India, the IAF confirmed, with only one survivor. Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat died along with his wife, Madhulika Rawat, the IAF
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A leaked video that shows staff members in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office joking about holding a lockdown-breaching Christmas party last year is adding fuel to allegations that government officials flouted coronavirus rules they imposed on everyone else. The prime minister’s office has been trying for
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By Kay Jones and Travis Caldwell, CNN Alabama state authorities are investigating the death of former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster, Jr., two days after he was taken into police custody. The 31-year-old died Monday at a medical facility north of Tuscaloosa in western Alabama, according to a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Japan has downgraded its growth estimate for the last quarter, saying weaker consumer spending and trade resulted in a 3.6% contraction. The government’s revised estimate Tuesday compared with an earlier estimate of minus 3.0% growth. The world’s third-largest economy has been mired in recession and struggling to recover from the impact of
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan has downgraded its growth estimate for the last quarter, saying weaker consumer spending and trade resulted in a 3.6% contraction. The government’s revised estimate Tuesday compared with an earlier estimate of minus 3.0% growth. The world’s third-largest economy has been mired in recession and struggling to recover from the impact of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Aunque las búsquedas relacionadas con el coronavirus estuvieron presentes en 2021, sobre todo cuando se trata de buscar el origen de las vacunas y un lugar para realizarse una prueba, el “Año en Búsquedas” de Google de este año parece haber regresado a “la normalidad” con preguntas como: “¿Qué
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police are conducting raids across the country to crack down on the alleged human trafficking of temporary workers from outside the European Union. Federal police in Berlin tweeted that the raids started at 7 a.m. local time (0800GMT) on Wednesday. The police agency said officers searched
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