By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say forces of the internationally recognized government have reclaimed the entire southern province of Shabwa from Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The seizure of Shabwa is a blow to the rebels after government forces earlier this month made significant advances in the south. Taking Shabwa would enable
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La propagación de la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus está causando una interrupción generalizada en Estados Unidos a medida que las hospitalizaciones alcanzan un nivel no visto desde el repunte registrado durante la temporada de fin de año de 2020-21. Más de 141.000 estadounidenses permanecÃan hospitalizados con covid-19 hasta el lunes, según
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Economic Forum says cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, on top of existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. The Global Risks Report released Tuesday usually comes out ahead of the annual elite winter
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and Japan say North Korea has fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea. Tuesday’s launch comes as North Korea continues to demonstrate its military might during a self-imposed pandemic lockdown and deadlocked nuclear talks with the United States.
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TUESDAY We’re off to a chilly start again but we’ll start to warm things up going forward. Winds will pick up, gusting to 30 mph at times today, and plenty of sunshine will push temperatures into the low 50’s. TONIGHT We pick up a few clouds overnight, with the breeze sticking around. Temperatures won’t be
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By Devon M. Sayers, CNN State authorities in North Carolina are investigating the killing of​ a man Saturday by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, who told authorities the person had jumped on his vehicle. The man killed was identified by the Fayetteville Police Department as Jason Walker, a 37-year-old Black man. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at my dinner table. “Why not just get Omicron and get it over with? It’s mild, right? And it can boost immunity?” The fully vaccinated, boosted, well-educated friend who
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By Claudia Dominguez and Joe Sutton, CNN An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for saying teachers should exercise impartiality when teaching about Nazism or fascism. During a committee hearing Wednesday on legislation regarding how certain lessons are taught in school, state senator and bill co-author Scott Baldwin said, “I have no problem with the education system
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By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer The uncertain status of top-ranked Novak Djokovic didn’t prevent Australian Open organizers from listing him as the top seed for the Grand Slam tournament beginning next Monday at Melbourne Park. Homegrown talent Ash Barty was given the No. 1 seed in the women’s draw in line with expectations. Djokovic
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By Kelly McCleary, Amir Vera and Liam Reilly, CNN All 17 victims from a fire in a Bronx apartment building on Sunday died of smoke inhalation, according to the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The manner of death was determined to be an accident for them all, said OCME director
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has become the latest European nation to reach the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the coronavirus. Nearly a quarter of those deaths — some 24,000 — occurred in the most recent wave of infection that began in October, a period in which vaccines
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The president of Kazakhstan has announced that a Russia-led security alliance will start pulling out its troops from the Central Asian country in two days after completing its mission. The mostly Russian troops were deployed to Kazakhstan last week by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, an alliance
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By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna, Deidre McPhillips and Christina Maxouris, CNN As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States, it’s likely just about everybody will be exposed to the strain, but vaccinated people will still fare better, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said Tuesday. “Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN The spread of the Omicron variant is causing widespread disruption across the US as hospitalizations reach a level not seen since the 2020-21 holiday surge. More than 141,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 as of Monday, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, nearing the record of
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Many colleges and universities — including Stephens and Columbia colleges — have decided to start their semesters with online classes because of the high case rates, which have led to record hospitalizations. The UM Board of Curators meets Tuesday to review COVID-19 protocols.
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Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Un CEO de criptomonedas se ha convertido en una de las personas más ricas de la Tierra. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, quien dirige la plataforma de intercambio de criptomonedas Binance, se ha unido a las filas de los principales multimillonarios del mundo, con una fortuna neta estimada de al menos
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