By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business European and Asian stocks fell on Monday after the United States warned that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen as soon as this week. But stocks pulled back from their steep selloff on renewed hopes that an armed conflict could be avoided. At mid-day in Europe, London’s FTSE 100
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Authorities in Sweden have recommended a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to people over age 80 and those living in nursing homes or getting home care. Officials said Monday the fourth shot must be administered no earlier than four months after the previous shot. The Scandinavian country’s chief epidemiologist said in a statement
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Estados Unidos suspendió las importaciones de aguacate del estado de Michoacán, en el oeste de México, después de que un funcionario estadounidense recibiera una amenaza, dijo el sábado la Secretaría de Agricultura de México en un comunicado. Según el comunicado, el Servicio de Inspección de Sanidad Animal y Vegetal del Departamento de
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Llegó el día de San Valentín. ¿Trajiste suficientes regalos para todos? Lo ames o lo odies, esta festividad ha recorrido un largo camino. Desde la piel de cabra y la fertilidad hasta las tarjetas de felicitación del siglo XVI, aquí hay un recorrido rápido por varias teorías sobre los
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures have tumbled as fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine mount. Frankfurt and Paris opened down more than 3%. London lost 2% and Tokyo slid 2.2%. Shanghai and Hong Kong also retreated. Wall Street slid after the White House
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN Business) — El mayor socio comercial de Estados Unidos no es China ni México. Es Canadá. Y el puente Ambassador, que separa Estados Unidos de su vecino del norte, puede ser la carretera de 1,60 kilómetros de mayor importancia económica en el hemisferio occidental. Hasta la semana pasada recibió muy
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Francesca Street, CNN It was Valentine’s Day 1996 when Lee Green walked into a mountain lodge in Nepal, surrounded by the snowcapped Himalayas, and encountered Mandy Halse for the first time. Green and Halse were thousands of miles from their respective homes in England and New Zealand. Both were backpackers in their twenties determined to
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By Harry Enten, CNN Valentine’s Day is a day of love, a special day on which we’re supposed to make sure that those around us know how much we care for them. But on this day when Cupid is supposed to strike us with his arrow, there are several reasons to think “love” (by its
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States is about to get its first initial public offering from a Chinese company in months, even as US-China tensions and regulatory scrutiny remain high. Meihua International Medical Technologies, which sells medical supplies around the world, is expected to debut this week on the Nasdaq in New York.
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — A Norwegian biathlete who collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit race will be heading home instead of competing again at the Beijing Olympics. Ingrid Landmakr Tandrevold says she has had heart issues in the past. She was in position to win
Continue Reading The Associated Press A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown catch from Matthew Stafford came after three costly penalties on the Bengals’ defense. Meanwhile, Eminem took a knee during a star-studded hip hop halftime show performance.
Continue Reading The Associated Press A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown catch from Matthew Stafford came after three costly penalties on the Bengals’ defense. Meanwhile, Eminem took a knee during a star-studded hip hop halftime show performance.
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By Laura Studley, CNN The New York Police Department’s Hate Crime Task Force is investigating after a Jewish man was reportedly punched in the face Friday, police said, marking the second weekend in a row the task force was investigating incidents against members of the Jewish community. Anti-Semitic graffiti was also discovered two weeks running,
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin says she will make her Olympic downhill debut at the Beijing Games. She also is changing her mindset a little bit as she prepares for her fourth event of the 2022 Olympics. Shiffrin finished the second training session on the course known as The
Continue Reading By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two Tunisian women have sparked controversy after they posted videos of their migrant journeys to Europe by boat. The posts illustrate how many young North Africans have become desensitized to the risks of migration and how social media has glamorized an often fatal journey in which
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says the decision to clear Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete in Beijing despite failing a drug test in December appears to be “another chapter in the systematic and pervasive disregard for clean sport by Russia.” The Court of Arbitration for
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ivan Reitman, un productor y director histórico detrás de algunas de las comedias más grandes de Hollywood, murió, según el CEO de Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. Tenía 75 años. Reitman estuvo detrás de algunas de las películas cómicas más perdurables de los años 80 y 90, incluida “Ghostbusters” (Los Cazafantasmas) de
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One of Gov. Mike Parson’s key policy goals this legislative session is to raise pay for state employees.
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police are filtering traffic around the Brussels capital region during the morning rush hour in an attempt to keep a vehicle protest against coronavirus restrictions in check. Police narrowed some highways and imposed go-slow traffic to keep control of what it feared could otherwise turn into a choking demonstration like those
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Tennessee say a Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme targeting a federal program that gives money to rural schools for internet access. The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis says Charles A. “Chuck” Jones has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors
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