MOSCOW (AP) — Russian health authorities on Monday said they have confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in travelers who returned from South Africa. The country’s public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said a total of 10 people who returned from South Africa recently tested positive for COVID-19, but the new variant
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rafa Benitez has been given the “full support” of Everton’s board amid a drastic downturn in the team’s results in the Premier League. The backing comes on the day Everton hosts Arsenal as the team looks to bounce back after failing to win any of its last eight games in the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El uso de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Johnson & Johnson como dosis de refuerzo para las personas inicialmente inmunizadas con la vacuna de Pfizer/BioNTech produce una fuerte respuesta inmune y puede hacer más para obtener protección contra enfermedades graves, informaron investigadores el domingo. Su pequeño estudio de 65 voluntarios que
Continue Reading By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is heading to Oman, the first stop of a tour of Gulf Arab states that will see him meet neighboring rulers and allies. The tour comes ahead of the upcoming annual Gulf Cooperation Council meeting of rulers, and
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Former England bowler Darren Gough has been appointed as director of cricket at Yorkshire and is vowing to rebuild the club that recently got rid of its entire coaching staff amid a racism scandal. Gough spent 15 years at Yorkshire across two spells and has become a leading figure in broadcasting
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is threatening to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development.
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian archaeologists have found a cluster of longhouses including one of the largest in Scandinavia in the southeastern part of the country using ground-penetrating radar. Researchers said Monday they believe the area was a central place in the late Nordic Iron Age. Longhouses are narrow and single-room buildings. The discoveries were
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer The most dramatic championship fight in decades will be settled in Formula One’s season finale this week at Abu Dhabi with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen tied for the points lead. Hamilton is the seven-time champion who is seeking a record eighth title to move him past Michael
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes are receiving their awards in scaled-down local ceremonies adapted for pandemic times. The coronavirus has scuttled the traditional formal banquet in Stockholm for a second year. It is usually attended by winners of the prizes in chemistry, physics,
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By Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN László Polgár is an educational psychologist who believes a child can excel at anything if pushed. He home schooled his three daughters as an experiment to prove this, pushing them to play chess intensely from an early age. They would practice for hours on end with each other as they chased
Continue Reading By Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN László Polgár is an educational psychologist who believes a child can excel at anything if pushed. He home schooled his three daughters as an experiment to prove this, pushing them to play chess intensely from an early age. They would practice for hours on end with each other as they chased
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats. Professor Sarah Gilbert said in excerpts released before a speech Monday
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is threatening to take “firm countermeasures” if the U.S. proceeds with a diplomatic boycott of February’s Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday accused U.S. politicians of grandstanding over the issue of not sending dignitaries to attend the events that China hopes will showcase its economic development.
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The January 6 committee is facing a new challenge as multiple people it has subpoenaed signal their intentions to invoke Fifth Amendment protections ahead of their testimony. Such a move from former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and conservative lawyer John Eastman places them in a long line of officials who
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York, NY (CNN) — El CEO de Better.com, Vishal Garg, anunció el despido de aproximadamente el 9% de la fuerza laboral de la compañía hipotecaria el miércoles durante un seminario web de Zoom, informando abruptamente a los más de 900 empleados en la llamada que serían despedidos justo antes de las vacaciones. “Si
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor-designate Olaf Scholz has announced that an epidemiologist who has been a prominent voice of caution in the coronavirus pandemic will be Germany’s new health minister. He will be part of a team that includes the first woman to become the country’s top security official. Scholz presented
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. futures are higher after a lackluster day in Asia, where shares fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned it may run out of money. Moving to reassure investors and keep growth from stalling, China’s central bank
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — European shares and U.S. futures are higher after a lackluster day in Asia, where shares fell in Hong Kong and Shanghai after troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande warned it may run out of money. Moving to reassure investors and keep growth from stalling, China’s central bank
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank expanded the supply of money for lending Monday as Beijing tried to reassure its public and investors the economy can be protected if a troubled developer’s $310 billion mountain of debt collapses. Evergrande Group’s struggle to turn assets into cash has prompted fear
Continue Reading By DALATOU MAMAN Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s interior ministry says that extremist gunmen have attacked a military camp near the West African country’s border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 soldiers. In a statement released Sunday night, the government said that rebels riding 100 motorcycles attacked the military camp of Fonion,
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