By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit its highest level on record, led by surging food and energy costs. The European Union’s statistics office said Friday that consumer prices in the eurozone rose 5% in December compared with the previous year. That’s
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — People who received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a menstrual cycle had an increase in cycle length of nearly one day compared to those who were unvaccinated, according to a new study. The increase in cycle length, a longer
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Bogart Click here for updates on this story Canmore, Alta. (CTV Network) — As the highly transmissible Omicron variant fuels an unprecedented wave of COVID-19, a growing number of Canadians, including those who are fully vaccinated, are falling ill. Rapidly evolving testing guidelines and inconsistently available rapid antigen tests (RATs) may prevent some
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Orthodox Christians in Russia, Serbia and other countries are observing Christmas amid restrictions aimed at dampening the spread of the coronavirus. The majority of Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, with midnight services especially popular. The churches in Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece mark the Nativity
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By Swati Gupta, CNN At least 10 passengers have escaped from an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after testing positive for Covid-19, according to Ruhee Dugg, a senior district official. The passengers arrived aboard an international chartered flight from Italy to India on Thursday, and 125 people tested positive on arrival, Dugg
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN It was a very different way to go public with their dating, but according to Julia Fox so was their date. The actress wrote about her experience kicking it with Kanye West, who now goes by “Ye,” for Interview magazine, complete with intimate photos shot by Kevin Leyva. According to
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Omicron variant has sent cases of Covid-19 surging once again, and many businesses, workplaces and schools have reintroduced restrictions to curb the spread. Even for those who have been cautious, the cycle of hope for a return to normalcy followed by the disappointment of rising cases has become exasperating. Part
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron maintained on Friday his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept that they infringe on others’ freedom. The 44-year-old outspoken president, who is expected to seek re-election later this year, made headlines earlier this week by using the word “emmerder” — rooted
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Apple, Microsoft, SoFi and Coinbase all sold off sharply this week, as investors, anticipating higher interest rates, dumped tech stocks and bought shares of companies they believed were undervalued. Given some time, however, Randy Frederick, Schwab managing director of trading and derivatives, thinks certain tech companies will fare better than
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Apple, Microsoft, SoFi and Coinbase all sold off sharply this week, as investors, anticipating higher interest rates, dumped tech stocks and bought shares of companies they believed were undervalued. Given some time, however, Randy Frederick, Schwab managing director of trading and derivatives, thinks certain tech companies will fare better than
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nations across Europe are scrambling to prop up health systems strained by staff shortages blamed on the new, highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus. Troops have been deployed to London hospitals. Health care workers infected with COVID-19 are treating patients in France. The Netherlands
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin and Rafael Nadal advanced in Melbourne via a walkover in tune-up tournaments ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam event. Barty used her usual backhand slice and powerful forehand drive
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Este es un vistazo a Kazajstán, la economía más grande de Asia Central y el noveno país en superficie del mundo. Datos básicos de Kazajstán (De acuerdo con el CIA World Factbook) Superficie: 2.724.900 kilómetros cuadrados (es el noveno país más grande del mundo) Fronteras: China (1.765 km), Kirguistán (1.212
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN In a tense hearing Friday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals signaled that — for now — it was likely to keep the Texas abortion case out of the hands of a federal judge who in the past had blocked the state’s six-week ban on abortion. The 5th Circuit panel
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has delivered two tons of medicines to Afghanistan, although it has not officially recognized its Taliban government. A government spokessperson says the medicine was given to Kabul’s Indira Gandhi Hospital, which was set up with Indian assistance in 2004. Last month, India supplied Afghanistan with
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when the No. 1 player boarded a plane for Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year with a COVID-19 vaccine exemption, his timing hardly could have been worse. While he was in the air, the game apparently
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when the No. 1 player boarded a plane for Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year with a COVID-19 vaccine exemption, his timing hardly could have been worse. While he was in the air, the game apparently
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Julia Buckley, CNN It’s the stuff of travel nightmares. Taking something precious on your trip, keeping it close to hand so you don’t risk losing it in checked baggage — and then realizing you don’t have it when you get home. For Rachel DeGolia, the nightmare of losing something on a flight came true. In
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By George Ramsay, CNN Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has criticized the “really bad” treatment of Novak Djokovic as the world No. 1’s visa saga rumbles on. Djokovic has been transferred to Melbourne’s Park Hotel, a detention facility for refugees and asylum seekers, after his visa to enter Australia was blocked, according to CNN affiliates
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The government of the Netherlands has sparked anger by announcing it may have to double the amount of gas it pumps this year from a northern province that experienced a string of small earthquakes in recent years. The government has pledged to phase out gas
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