By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei says its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 75.9% despite U.S. sanctions in a year when its chief financial officer was released by Canadian authorities, ending a standoff with Washington over its dealings with Iran. Huawei Technologies increased its emphasis on
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By Ben Church, CNN Olympic medalist Tony Martin is auctioning off the silver medal he won at London 2012 to raise funds for children in Ukraine. In an Instagram post Sunday, the German cyclist said it felt wrong “to sit on the couch and accept the situation” after seeing pictures of what has been happening
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By Lauren Kent, CNN The next time you feel aches or soreness, you might consider skipping the pain reliever and reaching instead for an old photo. Nostalgia — that sentimental feeling of longing for the past — can reduce pain perception, according to new research published in the journal JNeurosci. Researchers at the Chinese Academy
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MONDAY Clouds will be tough to shake completely, but we’ll squeeze in enough sunshine to help things out. Highs will top out in the low to mid 50’s this afternoon, despite a chilly start. TONIGHT Those stubborn clouds will come in handy tonight. Temperatures will be slow to cool off, only bottoming out in the low
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The British government has relinquished control of the former Royal Bank of Scotland for the first time since it bailed out the lender during the global financial crisis almost 15 years ago. The Treasury said Monday that it had sold 1.2 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) of shares back to the bank, now
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — “CODA” ganó el premio a la mejor pelÃcula, pero ese avance histórico para el servicio de streaming Apple TV+ en los Oscar se vio ensombrecido por un acto espontáneo, cuando Will Smith protagonizó un momento viral que será recordado y del que se hablará durante años. La polémica de Will Smith El
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith following their onstage altercation at this year’s Oscars, the Los Angeles Police Department has said. Smith appeared to strike Rock at Sunday night’s ceremony after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head as he presented
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister has doubled down on an oil alliance with Russia that’s helped buoy crude prices to their highest in years as Moscow’s war on Ukraine rattles markets and sends energy and commodity prices soaring. The minister spoke at at
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire has broken out at an under-construction new terminal at Kuwait International Airport. Firefighters struggled to control the the blaze in Kuwait City for hours on Monday. That’s according to the Interior Ministry spokesman. He says a cause for the blaze was not immediately known. The fire caused
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie have gone full circle with Villanova into another NCAA Final Four. They are now the fifth-year seniors leading the Wildcats. Four years ago, they were true freshmen on the floor for the final seconds of the championship game victory with
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving is not about to look back now. Not at a loss in his first home game. Nor at how many more losses in home games could have been avoided if he were playing previously. His refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus left
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ross Chastain was testing in Delaware when he received an ominous text from a friend indicating Justin Marks had bought Chip Ganassi Racing and his job was in danger. Marks never thought so and retained both Chastain and crew chief Phil Surgen in a
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Oscar Holland, CNN Contributors: Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN After last year’s limited-capacity event, the Academy Awards returned in full force Sunday evening — and the red carpet was back to something resembling its glamorous best, too. Though the event was delayed from its usual February slot for a second consecutive year due to Covid-19, there
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint. Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, the Blue Devils, North Carolina and Villanova. Kansas faces Villanova, then it’s Duke-Carolina for the first time
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint. Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, the Blue Devils, North Carolina and Villanova. Kansas faces Villanova, then it’s Duke-Carolina for the first time
Continue Reading By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Soaring energy and food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are pushing some Middle Eastern and North African countries to the brink. Millions of people whose lives were already upended by conflict, displacement and poverty are now wondering where their next meals will come from. Escalating
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Slugger Albert Pujols reportedly is returning to St. Louis after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Cardinals. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported the agreement and said the contract with the 42-year-old Pujols is pending a physical. Pujols is 21 home runs shy of 700 for his career. The NL
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Slugger Albert Pujols reportedly is returning to St. Louis after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Cardinals. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported the agreement and said the contract with the 42-year-old Pujols is pending a physical. Pujols is 21 home runs shy of 700 for his career. The NL
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By Jacob Lev and Kelly McCleary, CNN Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving made his first appearance of the season on the team’s home court Sunday after being sidelined by a Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Irving racked up 16 points and 11 assists in the Nets’ 119-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at the Barclays Center. His
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of workers have begun a two-day strike across India to express their anger at the government’s economic policies and press their demands for improved rights for industrial workers, employees and farmers. Labor unions want the government to provide universal social security coverage for workers in unorganized sectors, hike the minimum
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