By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Political turmoil in Kazakhstan is hitting the country’s vast bitcoin mining industry. The Central Asian nation plunged into chaos as violent protests sparked by rising fuel prices left dozens killed and hundreds injured. As part of the mayhem, internet and telecommunications cuts have been reported nationwide — and that’s having
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World markets have turned lower, tracking a retreat on Wall Street led by declines in big technology stocks. Shares fell in Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Shanghai but rose in Hong Kong. U.S. futures also slipped. On Thursday, the S&P 500 wobbled between gains and losses for
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World markets have turned lower, tracking a retreat on Wall Street led by declines in big technology stocks. Shares fell in Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Shanghai but rose in Hong Kong. U.S. futures also slipped. On Thursday, the S&P 500 wobbled between gains and losses for
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s president says he authorized law enforcement to open fire on “terrorists” and shoot to kill, a move that comes after days of extremely violent protests in the former Soviet nation. In a televised address to the nation Friday, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev blamed the unrest on “terrorists” and
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El Super Bowl se llevará a cabo en Los Ángeles el próximo mes a pesar del creciente número de casos de covid-19 en el condado. “Estoy realmente segura de que este evento sucederá aquí en Los Ángeles”, dijo la Dra. Barbara Ferrer, directora del Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Los
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To much of the world the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye.” But the Nobel laureate also completed plays, poems, essays, and a handful of short stories, one of which is coming out as a
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders are set to consider possible new restrictions and changes to quarantine rules as the new omicron variant advances quickly. Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s 16 state governors are likely to build Friday on restrictions introduced just after Christmas that limited private gatherings to 10 people, among other things. One
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By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality for men’s tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation. Attention is moving away from Djokovic’s vaccination
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality for men’s tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation. Attention is moving away from Djokovic’s vaccination
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un submarino ruso que estaba siendo rastreado por un buque de guerra naval británico que patrullaba en el Atlántico Norte hace más de un año golpeó un sonar que remolcaba el barco, según el Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido. ANÁLISIS | ¿Cómo un submarino de US$ 3.000 millones de la Marina
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, is to celebrate its 110th anniversary this weekend amid deep divisions, graft allegations and broad challenges that saw it perform dismally in local government elections last year. The anniversary event, to take place in the country’s northern Limpopo province
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Louis Riddick realizes he is in a favorable position. He is an analyst on the NFL’s most iconic television package with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” and still has hopes of running a franchise as a general manager. But with the offseason starting for many teams Monday, it’s unclear if
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Louis Riddick realizes he is in a favorable position. He is an analyst on the NFL’s most iconic television package with ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” and still has hopes of running a franchise as a general manager. But with the offseason starting for many teams Monday, it’s unclear if
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer For the 2021 season that ends this weekend with the first set of 17th games in NFL history, a slew of marks are about to be set. Major records, too. Start with the most successful quarterback in NFL annals, naturally. Tom Brady leads in completions (456), yards passing
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Jessie Yeung, CNN A 3,000-year-old cemetery containing the tombs of a wealthy clan has been uncovered in central China following two years of excavation by archaeologists. The site in Anyang, Henan province, is thought to have been home to a clan named “Ce” during the Shang dynasty, said the Anyang Institute of Cultural Relics and
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer NFL teams will play their 17th regular-season game this weekend for the first time. The league had a 16-game schedule for the past 43 years. Thirteen of the 16 games on the ledger this week will have a bearing on the playoff bracket. There are 18 teams still
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By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3 children under 5 per 100,000 hospitalized with an infection as of the week ending January 1, up from 2.6 children the previous week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN With Covid-19 tests hard to find in many parts of the country and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, health experts are advising those with symptoms to isolate themselves if they even only suspect they have the virus. And with the recent news that rapid antigen tests may lag in detecting positive
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The road from South Africa to anywhere is a long one. That’s one reason Gary Player takes such pride in being the ultimate global player. Plenty of South Africans have followed him, and three are at Kapalua for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. There was
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s celebrated hiring of Fred Hoiberg has not yet sparked a turnaround in the long-suffering basketball program. Hoiberg is in his third season in Lincoln and is 20-54 overall and 5-38 in the Big Ten. His .270 winning percentage is the lowest through any Nebraska
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