COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In northern Denmark, six stranded customers and about two dozen employees spent the night in a IKEA furniture store, sleeping in the beds that are usually on show. A snowstorm that brought up to 30 centimeters (12 inches) of snow meant that customers and employees were unable to leave when the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los médicos aún no saben exactamente cuán bien las vacunas actuales contra el covid-19 protegen a las personas contra la nueva variante ómicron, ya en Estados Unidos. Pero lo que sí saben es que las personas no deben esperar para recibir una vacuna o una dosis de refuerzo. “Obtener la máxima protección
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN As the first case of the Omicron variant in the US was detected on Wednesday, health officials are urging Americans not to wait any longer to receive a vaccination or booster to better protect themselves and others. With the Delta variant still spreading — and travel expected to increase this month
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The figure skating Grand Prix Final next week has been canceled over travel rules implemented during the coronavirus pandemic for the second straight season. The Dec. 9-12 event in Japan was due to be the only global event matching the best skaters across all four disciplines before the Winter Olympics in
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are meeting under the spikey shadow of a new COVID-19 threat as they decide how much oil to pump to a world paying more for gasoline. Thursday’s online meeting is clouded by uncertainty over the omicron variant’s impact on
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are meeting under the spikey shadow of a new COVID-19 threat as they decide how much oil to pump to a world paying more for gasoline. Thursday’s online meeting is clouded by uncertainty over the omicron variant’s impact on
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THURSDAY: We’re starting off mild this morning and we’ll only go up from here! Our record high is 72 and plenty of sunshine will help us make a run at that this afternoon. TONIGHT: We’ll hang on to mostly clear skies overhead as lows settle down in the middle 40’s. EXTENDED: Winds will shift out
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court has advised that the principle of linking the bloc’s budget disbursements to respect for rule of law is compatible with EU law and that a challenge by Hungary and Poland should be dismissed. The right-wing governments of both nations argued that such
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court has advised that the principle of linking the bloc’s budget disbursements to respect for rule of law is compatible with EU law and that a challenge by Hungary and Poland should be dismissed. The right-wing governments of both nations argued that such
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures are mixed as traders consider the possible impact of the coronavirus’s omicron variant. London and Frankfurt opened lower and Shanghai and Tokyo fell. Hong Kong advanced. Governments have responded to the variant by tightening travel controls, fueling unease about the
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures are mixed as traders consider the possible impact of the coronavirus’s omicron variant. London and Frankfurt opened lower and Shanghai and Tokyo fell. Hong Kong advanced. Governments have responded to the variant by tightening travel controls, fueling unease about the
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has come under fire after his wife and children flew abroad. Their trip comes just days after Naftali Bennett urged citizens to avoid international travel because of the new coronavirus variant. Bennett was attacked Thursday by political rivals and everyday Israelis for
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. They collect everything on the ground from tiny particles to “lava bombs” the size of watermelons that volcanoes hurl
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA and EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands (AP) — The scientists come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the flows of molten rock. They collect everything on the ground from tiny particles to “lava bombs” the size of watermelons that volcanoes hurl
Continue Readingolivertapia Oxford, Michigan (CNN) — Ethan Crumbley, acusado de matar a cuatro compañeros de estudios en una escuela secundaria de Michigan, será juzgado como adulto y enfrenta cargos de homicidio premeditado, agresión con intención de asesinato y posesión de un arma de fuego en la comisión de un delito grave. También enfrentará un cargo de
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Mitchell has been one of the NFL’s biggest surprises this season. Whether it’s going from overlooked sixth-round project out of Louisiana-Lafayette into one of the league’s productive backs as a rookie, or his knack on nearly every run for the San Francisco
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a new treasury and finance minister after Lutfi Elvan stepped down from the post as the currency has been tumbling to record lows. An announcement published in the Official Gazette early Thursday said that Erdogan named deputy minister Nureddin Nebati to the post. The
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed a new treasury and finance minister after Lutfi Elvan stepped down from the post as the currency has been tumbling to record lows. An announcement published in the Official Gazette early Thursday said that Erdogan named deputy minister Nureddin Nebati to the post. The
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch says the killing of at least 65 protesters in Myanmar’s biggest city on March 14 this year was planned and premeditated. The group accused security forces of deliberately encircling and using lethal force against crowds in Yangon’s working class neighborhood of Hlaing Tharyar that were demonstrating against the military’s
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis has started a trip to Cyprus, drawing fresh attention to the plight of migrants on Europe’s borders. The eastern Mediterranean island nation has seen such a spike in migrant arrivals this year that it has formally asked the European Commission to
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