By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese retail investors are snapping up stocks with even the slightest link to trade with Russia, as they bet on closer economic ties between the two countries following unprecedented Western sanctions on Moscow. From shipping firms to port operators, shares of more than a dozen Chinese companies that have trade
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — La alta comisionada de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, reiteró este lunes su preocupación por las violaciones a las garantías de opositores detenidos en el contexto de las votaciones de 2021 en Nicaragua para quienes pidió su libertad, y demandó la creación de un mecanismo para dar seguimiento
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, es como la conciencia moral de Occidente, con sus comentarios diarios en video que destacan el heroísmo de su país al resistir una invasión rusa que ha degenerado en bombardeos sanguinarios contra civiles. Pero mientras hace imposible apartar la mirada de la agonía de su nación,
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By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian university student Niranjana Santhosh was so close to being evacuated from the bombarded Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday that she was sitting on a bus with her bags packed, waiting for the driver to start the engine. But three hours later, she and dozens of other
Continue Reading By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Indian university student Niranjana Santhosh was so close to being evacuated from the bombarded Ukrainian city of Sumy on Monday that she was sitting on a bus with her bags packed, waiting for the driver to start the engine. But three hours later, she and dozens of other
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wordle-bragging, arguably one of the newest forms of humble-bragging, has taken over social media. Solving the five-letter daily puzzle, and doing it in only three, two or even your first attempt (!) is a badge of pride for many. But does being good at Wordle mean you’re smarter than the average
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toy company Lego says its net profit increased by more than a third in 2021, the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, coming in at 13.5 billion kroner ($2 billion), up from 9.9 billion kroner a year earlier. Consumer sales were up 22% while revenue grew 27% to 55.3 billion
Continue ReadingBy Pooja Salhotra and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man in New York has been charged with a felony after allegedly slashing a stranger across the face with a razor blade on the subway, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. The 40-year-old suspect allegedly attacked a 41-year-old man while onboard the J train near the Essex
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN After Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared on Monday the state would issue guidance urging parents not to vaccinate their children against Covid-19, health experts and officials were quick to highlight the dangers of such a policy for individuals and for the country at large. Dr. Paul Offit, director of
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Some are calling for the U.S. and European Union to ban imports of oil from Russia to punish the country and its president, Vladimir Putin, for the invasion of Ukraine.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El mercado de la vivienda, en pleno auge, es un arma de doble filo: millones de propietarios de viviendas han recibido un impulso al ver crecer su patrimonio, pero otros millones de aspirantes a propietarios están luchando por entrar en el mercado, especialmente los compradores de color. En enero de este
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Atika Shubert, CNN The walls of Lviv’s National Museum stand bare. Elaborate gold lacquered panels, on display after being recovered from 17th century Baroque churches, have been bundled up and hidden in the basement in a race to save the city’s cultural treasures from possible Russian attack. “Today we see how Russia is shelling residential
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Drew Timme scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren added 17 and top-ranked Gonzaga reached the West Coast Conference championship game for the 25th straight year by holding off San Francisco 81-71. The Zags worked the ball into the paint early and often, pushing around the smaller
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By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN A juror who voted to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking testified under oath on Tuesday that he made an “inadvertent mistake” when he filled out his jury questionnaire form, an admission that could upend her conviction. The juror, who was granted immunity to testify, indicated in
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer College baseball is poised to gain fans if the Major League Baseball lockout extends deep into the spring. The college game has experienced significant growth over the past decade with schools spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build new stadiums and facilities and increase coaching salaries. People in
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle University won a share of the Western Athletic Conference regular season title. That gave the Redhawks the No. 2 seed for the WAC tournament and their best chance at possibly returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than 50 years. Seattle
Continue Reading JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer (AP) — Spring camp is in high gear at Syracuse with lots of new faces. The Orange were one win shy of securing a bowl game berth last season but lost the last three to finish at 5-7. The late-season swoon prompted staff changes. Head coach Dino Babers fired offensive
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Red Auerbach. Lenny Wilkens. Don Nelson. Going back to the end of the NBA’s inaugural season 75 years ago, before it was even called the NBA, they’re the only coaches to hold the distinction of having more wins than anyone else. Until now. Pop has finally joined the club.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Chip Ganassi Racing and PNC Bank are celebrating International Women’s Day with the launch of a campaign to drive gender equality in motorsports. Women in Motorsports will feature both a video content series showcasing female industry leaders and an internship program designed to create opportunities in motorsports for
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer This week’s tournaments in major conferences offer AP Top 25 teams their last chances to impact their potential NCAA Tournament seeds. The list includes No. 3 Baylor and No. 6 Kansas from the Big 12 vying for 1-seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The same is true in the Southeastern
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