By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An official with the international coalition in Iraq says two armed drones have been shot down at the Baghdad airport. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Monday’s attack coincides with the anniversary of the 2020 U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian general at the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Más de 20 millones de personas están bajo alertas de tormentas invernales este lunes, mientras un fuerte sistema se abre paso en el este de Estados Unidos. Las advertencias cubren el área desde Georgia hasta Nueva Inglaterra. El gobierno federal en la ciudad de Washington se cerró este lunes y las interrupciones
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a ship in the Red Sea, armed drones targeted Baghdad’s international airport, and hackers hit a major Israeli newspaper. The assaults Monday show the reach of Iran-allied militias on the anniversary of America’s killing of a top Iranian general. All
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MONDAY After another frigid start this morning, we’re starting to move in the right direction this afternoon. Plenty of sunshine and winds turning more southerly will bump temperatures into the upper 30’s today. TONIGHT We’ll be left with those mostly clear skies overnight but it won’t be nearly as cold as it’s been the past
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By Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN The new year is starting with a massive influx of Covid-19 that’s different from any other during this pandemic, doctors say. “We’re seeing a surge in patients again, unprecedented in this pandemic,” said Dr. James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University Hospital. “What’s coming for
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures are mostly higher on 2022′s first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Frankfurt and Paris opened higher while Seoul and India advanced. Hong Kong retreated. Markets in Britain, China, Japan and Australia were closed. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index
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BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures are mostly higher on 2022′s first trading day after Wall Street ended last year with a double-digit gain. Frankfurt and Paris opened higher while Seoul and India advanced. Hong Kong retreated. Markets in Britain, China, Japan and Australia were closed. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index
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By Deidre McPhillips and Derrick Hinds, CNN More than 103,000 people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19, the first time the total has reached six figures in nearly four months, according to the latest data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. Covid-19 hospitalizations reached a record high of more than 142,000 about a
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official figures show that Turkey’s yearly inflation has climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in December. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday that the consumer price index increased by 13.58% in December from the previous month, further eroding peoples’ purchasing power. The yearly increase in food
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Official figures show that Turkey’s yearly inflation has climbed by the fastest pace in 19 years, jumping to 36.08% in December. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday that the consumer price index increased by 13.58% in December from the previous month, further eroding peoples’ purchasing power. The yearly increase in food
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN A man who was abducted as a child in China more than 30 years ago has been reunited with his parents — thanks to social media, online sleuths and a crude map drawn from memory. Li Jingwei was only 4 years old when he was kidnapped by a man he knew
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By Amir Vera and Derrick Hinds, CNN The nation’s capital and surrounding regions received record-breaking snow Monday as a strong storm system works its way across the eastern US. The federal government in Washington, DC, was closed Monday, and weather-related disruptions are being felt across the country. Many schools have canceled classes, and the hundreds
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By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN Jalen Hurts had been dodging Washington Football Team defenders all day Sunday, but the final obstacle for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback came after the game when a railing in the stands collapsed. Following the Eagles’ 20-16 win over Washington, video shows Hurts about to enter the tunnel to
Continue Readingolivertapia ParÃs (CNN) — La rápida propagación de la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus en Francia ha llevado al gobierno a recortar los tiempos de aislamiento por covid-19 para las personas vacunadas. Y también a tomar medidas para limitar aún más el acceso de los no vacunados a los lugares públicos en un intento por
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By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 28-24 victory over the New York Jets wasn’t without drama Sunday. Bucs receiver Antonio Brown seems to have retired mid-game, as he was seen on the sideline taking off his jersey and walking away from the team. Video from CBS showed that
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN A man who was abducted as a child in China more than 30 years ago has been reunited with his parents — thanks to social media, online sleuths and a crude map drawn from memory. Li Jingwei was only 4 years old when he was kidnapped by a man he knew
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has welcomed a new batch of pro-Beijing lawmakers in its Legislative Council who were chosen in an election held without opposition candidates. The new lawmakers took their seats after a Hong Kong online news site said it will cease operations because
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says a person who crossed the border into North Korea on New Year’s Day was likely a defector who had slipped through the same heavily fortified frontier in the other direction in late 2020. South Korean surveillance equipment detected an unidentified person entering
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun vaccinating teens in the age group of 15 to 18, as more states are enforcing tighter restrictions to arrest a surge of infections stoked by the omicron variant. On Monday, state governments across the country administered doses at schools, hospitals
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