By Brenda Goodman, CNN Under experimental conditions, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus survives at least twice as long on surfaces like plastic, paper and skin than the original strain that emerged from Wuhan, China, which may help explain how this variant has become so contagious, two recent studies show. There’s no need to start
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The Missouri Department of Transportation Tweeted Friday morning that all lanes of Interstate 57 have been reopened, following a pileup involving 47 cars, killing six people.
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BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers in Germany have voted to abolish most of the country’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in cases with almost 300,000 new daily cases. The Bundestag passed an amendment to the pandemic rules in a 388-277 vote with two abstentions. The upper house of parliament is expected to consider the measure
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Francesca Street, CNN From an airplane concept with an “underwater” twist to an AI-based food scanner that moderates passengers’ eating habits, the shortlist for the 2022 Crystal Cabin Awards highlights eye-catching ideas that could be the future of aviation. The shortlisted concepts are spread across eight categories, from innovative cabin designs that reimagine the passenger
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By George Ramsay, CNN Australian personal trainer Michael Italiano previously had little knowledge of Formula One, but that soon changed when he received a surprise text message from an old acquaintance. That message came from Formula One Daniel Ricciardo at the end of 2017, who wanted Italiano to travel the world with him as his
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – RosalÃa no quiere ser como el resto. En un tiempo en donde cada semana escuchamos sencillo tras sencillo de un cantante o cuando tenemos más del 70% de un disco revelado, la española hace todo lo contrario. Es muy fiel a sus creencias personales. No le gusta producir en
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new report from Statistics Canada show that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a 301-per-cent increase in police-reported hate crimes against East and Southeast Asian Canadians compared to the previous year. A total of 2,669 hate crimes
Continue ReadingBy Daniele Hamamdjian and Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story Rokietnica, Poland (CTV Network) — As tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees flood into Poland each day, their journey is far from over. At the Przemysl train station, the one certainty is constant chaos. Refugees, mainly women and children, wait to find
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just
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MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has dropped David de Gea and included Brentford goalkeeper David Raya in the squad for upcoming friendly matches against Albania and Iceland. De Gea played the entire match for Manchester United on Tuesday when the team lost to Atlético Madrid 1-0 and was eliminated from the Champions League
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business The S&P 500 surged 6% this week, its best weekly performance since November 2020. What? That’s right. US stocks had a banner performance even as war raged on in Ukraine, Russia teetered on the brink of default and the Fed hiked rates for the first time since 2018. The S&P
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them during the pandemic. The retired secretary from Salt Lake City babysits for Layla, 3, and Harlow, 1, three times a week while her daughter and son-in-law are at work. She also loves to watch Layla
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them during the pandemic. The retired secretary from Salt Lake City babysits for Layla, 3, and Harlow, 1, three times a week while her daughter and son-in-law are at work. She also loves to watch Layla
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street veered toward losses before the market opened on Friday, following declines in Europe as oil prices hovered above $100 per barrel. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the same for the Dow industrials slipped 0.6% lower as investors try to weigh impacts from the ongoing war in
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a hamstring injury. The injury rules Alexander-Arnold out of the England squad for upcoming friendlies and raises doubts about his availability for Liverpool’s visit to Manchester City on April 10. City leads Liverpool by one point
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business After some of the hundreds of Black students stranded in the besieged city of Sumy, Ukraine, released desperate pleas for help on social media earlier this month, a grassroots group of volunteers sprang into action to help them safely evacuate the war zone. Black Women for Black Lives, a new
Continue Reading By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov remained in custody on Friday following corruption investigations by European Union prosecutors as his supporters took to the streets to protest his detention. The Interior Ministry said late Thursday that Borissov was being detained for 24 hours in a nationwide police
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said Friday the action undermines efforts to improve transparency in a region seeing rising official exports of the mineral. The U.S. announced sanctions late Thursday targeting Alain Goetz and African Gold
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By Ben Church, CNN Reigning champion Chelsea will face 13-time winner Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after the draw for the last eight took place Friday. Chelsea is mired in the middle of controversy after its owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government and the European Union following Russia’s
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Defending champion Chelsea has been drawn to play record 13-time European champion Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. The first pairing drawn at UEFA headquarters sent Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to the London club where he won a league and cup double a
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