By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. The release of the figure Wednesday is a new milestone in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office this week to avoid any trading disruption during Shanghai’s massive Covid lockdown. A person familiar with the matter told CNN Business that traders and fund managers were being offered between 500 and 2,000
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office this week to avoid any trading disruption during Shanghai’s massive Covid lockdown. A person familiar with the matter told CNN Business that traders and fund managers were being offered between 500 and 2,000
Continue Readingolivertapia Nota del editor: Bill Carter, analista de medios de CNN, cubrió el sector de televisión para The New York Times durante 25 años. Ha escrito cuatro libros sobre televisión, incluidos The Late Shift y The War for Late Night. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna pertenecen exclusivamente al autor. (CNN) — Si bien Will
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers has slashed its 2022 growth forecast for Europe’s biggest economy in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and concern over energy supplies and prices. The group forecast that Germany’s gross domestic product will expand by only 1.8% this year. Last year, the country’s GDP
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — European markets have opened lower and Asian stocks advanced as investors saw signs of possible progress in talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. London and Frankfurt declined. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney gained while Tokyo retreated. Oil prices rose more than $2 per barrel. Wall
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has announced steps to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end as Germany issued a warning over natural gas supplies. Also Wednesday, the German government called on people to conserve energy. They are new signs of how Russia’s war in Ukraine
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has long trumpeted the Supreme Court’s institutional integrity, saying the nine justices differ from elected politicians and calling out anyone who threatens to undermine that message. He has rebuked former President Donald Trump and members of Congress. But now the threat
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating avocados reduced the risk of heart attacks in both men and women, including when eaten in place of butter, cheese or processed meats, a new study found. Cardiovascular disease is a leading killer worldwide, taking nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization. In the United
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El futbolista belga Miguel Van Damme murió de leucemia, dejando atrás a su esposa e hija pequeña, dijo el martes su club, el Cercle Brugge. TenÃa 28 años. “Es con la mayor tristeza que informamos que nuestro amigo y compañero de equipo Miguel Van Damme perdió la pelea en su larga y
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ezra Miller, quien protagoniza la próxima pelÃcula de DC “The Flash”, fue arrestado en Hilo, Hawai, la madrugada del lunes. Fue acusado de alteración del orden público y acoso después de un incidente en un bar, según la policÃa. El Departamento de PolicÃa del Condado de Hawai, South Hilo, respondió a un
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Story by Reuters and Angela Dewan, CNN Business The world generated a record 10% of its electricity from wind and solar in 2021 and clean sources accounted for 38% of total power supply — even more than coal. That’s according to a report published on Wednesday by Ember. The independent climate think tank found that
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says it’s taking steps to cut Russian oil imports by the end of 2022 as Germany triggered an early warning level for natural gas supplies amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that Poland has already largely
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Después de pasar 355 dÃas sin precedentes en el espacio, el astronauta de la NASA Mark Vande Hei y los cosmonautas rusos Anton Shkaplerov y Pyotr Dubrov extraÃdos de la nave espacial Soyuz MS-19 y parecen estar en buenas condiciones. La Soyuz aterrizó en posición vertical pero acabó de lado debido a
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says it’s taking steps to cut Russian oil imports by the end of 2022. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that Poland has already largely reduced its dependence on Russian oil. Morawiecki told a news conference that Poland was launching the most radical plan among European nations to wean
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WEDNESDAY Showers and thunderstorms will continue for much of the morning and into the afternoon. The leading edge of storms will start to intensify towards 9-10 AM, which could bring some straight-line winds east of HWY 63. Temperatures will start to fall this afternoon, backing off into the 40’s by this evening as showers become
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By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Germany issued an “early warning” of possible natural gas shortages on Wednesday over a payments dispute with Russia that could lead to energy rationing in Europe’s biggest economy. Moscow said last week that it wanted to be paid in rubles, rather than US dollars or euros as per existing gas
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s flagship airline has announced a plan to raise $1.5 billion to hire more staff, buy new planes and expand its routes as it seeks to rebuild from deep losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Air New Zealand’s shares were put in a temporary
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant signed a seven-year, $182 million deal to power the Colorado Rockies to the playoffs. He’s been there six of seven years over his career and Colorado hasn’t visited since 2018. The arrival of the 30-year-old slugger follows the departure of Trevor Story, the infielder
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The Missouri General Assembly has been in session since January, but some of its major items of business remain unfinished.
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