BEIJING (AP) — A 26-year-old woman in China’s capital Beijing who contracted the omicron strain of COVID-19 has drawn national attention on social media for her shopping trips. The woman, who has not been formally identified, reportedly visited high-end shops in the city before showing symptoms of having the virus. It wasn’t known how she
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The debate rages over whether schools should maintain in-person learning as the omicron variant sickens Americans at never-before-seen rates.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) –Una mujer británica, Angela Grover, murió tras ser arrastrada por el tsunami en Tonga, luego de la erupción de un volcán submarino cerca del país el sábado, que según expertos fue probablemente la mayor registrada en cualquier lugar del planeta en más de 30 años. “Hoy más temprano, tristemente le informaron a mi
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Business China’s birth rate plummeted for a fifth consecutive year to hit a new record low in 2021, despite government efforts to encourage couples to have more children in the face of a looming demographic crisis. The world’s most populous country recorded 10.62 million births last year, or only 7.5 births
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Oscar Holland, CNN Stars Jeff Goldblum and Kyle MacLachlan made surprise appearances at men’s fashion week in Milan, with both walking the runway for Prada on Sunday. They were among 10 Hollywood actors invited by the Italian fashion giant to showcase its Fall-Winter 2022 menswear collection, which offered a futuristic vision of workplace attire. The
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse says its chairman has resigned following an internal probe that reportedly turned up that he had violated quarantine rules intended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The resignation of Antonio Horta-Osorio, a British-Portuguese national who took the job barely eight months ago, was announced Monday. It’s the latest upheaval at the
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GENEVA (AP) — Credit Suisse says its chairman has resigned following an internal probe that reportedly turned up that he had violated quarantine rules intended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The resignation of Antonio Horta-Osorio, a British-Portuguese national who took the job barely eight months ago, was announced Monday. It’s the latest upheaval at the
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Travis Caldwell, Kacey Cherry and Amir Vera, CNN As the FBI investigates the Colleyville, Texas, hostage standoff as terror-related, the rabbi who was officiating services at the synagogue recalled Monday tossing a chair at the armed intruder before he and his congregants escaped. Recounting Saturday’s “terrifying” encounter to CBS, Rabbi Charlie
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By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Millions of people across the eastern US were digging out from heavy snow Monday after a massive storm system left its mark from Florida to Maine with tornadoes, freezing rain and snow. Areas of Ohio got the most snowfall, with more than 2 feet reported in
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The number of babies born in China fell again last year, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party’s ambitions to boost national wealth and global influence with a workforce that has been declining for a decade. Official data showed 10.6 million babies were born in 2021.
Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Una de las armas más poderosas en el arsenal de la Marina de Estados Unidos, el submarino USS Nevada, hizo una rara escala en el puerto de Guam durante el fin de semana, enviando un mensaje a aliados y enemigos en medio de las crecientes tensiones en el Indo-Pacífico, dijeron
Continue Reading By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society and attempting to get an early release from his 21-year sentence. The far-right terrorist has shown no remorse since slaying 77 people
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By STEVE McMORRAN AND BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — To some, it seems a cloud has been lifted from the Australian Open. To others, Novak Djokovic still is almost palpably present, his name on everyone’s lips on the opening day of the first major tennis tournament of the year. Djokovic left Australia
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN AND BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — To some, it seems a cloud has been lifted from the Australian Open. To others, Novak Djokovic still is almost palpably present, his name on everyone’s lips on the opening day of the first major tennis tournament of the year. Djokovic left Australia
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open has started without nine-time champion Novak Djokovic. The focus is finally on the tennis. Naomi Osaka opened her title defense with a straight-set win over Camila Osorio in the second match on Rod Laver Arena. Rafael Nadal is the only past champion
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By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Open has started without nine-time champion Novak Djokovic. The focus is finally on the tennis. Naomi Osaka opened her title defense with a straight-set win over Camila Osorio in the second match on Rod Laver Arena. Rafael Nadal is the only past champion
Continue Reading The Associated Press Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Larry Bird headline the 1980s all-decade team for the NBA, as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. Johnson and Bird are joined on the team by Julius Erving, Michael Jordan and Moses Malone.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer When the 1980’s began, the NBA “was in trouble.” Drug abuse among players was believed to be rampant. Many arenas were half-empty or worse on game nights. Most franchises were losing money. Some were on the cusp of folding. And when games were on television, nobody was watching. But
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By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau At an office building in China’s capital on Sunday, masked Covid control personnel lugged boxes of pillows and bedding through the closely guarded entrance for white collar workers stuck inside, preparing for what may be days of lockdown as Beijing rushes to prevent the spread of Omicron ahead
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama is the Sony Open champion and shares a place in PGA Tour history. His unlikely rally and spectacular eagle in a playoff was his eighth PGA Tour title. That ties him with K.J. Choi of South Korea for most by an Asian-born player. It
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