LONDON (AP) — The Australian state of Victoria has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. It will be the first-ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games with events in several cities including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland. Australia has hosted five other times. The Commonwealth Games Federation made the announcement Tuesday. The
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By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority, known as DEWA, has begun trading for the first time, after raising just over $6 billion during its initial public offering. This makes it the second largest offering ever in the Middle East. It marks an inflection point for
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Shanghai (CNN) — El eco distante de un megáfono resuena la mayoría de las mañanas desde la estrecha callejuela donde vivo en Shanghái, convocándonos a mí y a mis vecinos a nuestras casas para nuestra prueba obligatoria de covid-19. Con la mascarilla puesta y el celular en la mano, salgo antes de
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By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new steps his administration is taking to address rising gasoline prices across the country, including emergency measures to expand biofuel sales, countering rising energy prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The President announced that the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Steve Almasy, CNN A storm system stretching up the midsection of the United States had people in several states — including southern Minnesota — bracing Tuesday for the possibility of tornadoes. By Tuesday evening there were tornado watches or warnings covering parts of Texas, Iowa and Minnesota. One apparent
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Teenager Eya Guezguez, who sailed for Tunisia in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, died in a training accident Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the Tunisian Olympic Committee. Guezguez, 17, was laid to rest Monday in Ariana, Tunisia, after Asr prayer, the Tunisian Olympic Committee said on Facebook. According to Olympics.com,
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN What caught your eye the last time you looked out of your airplane window? It might have been the winglet, a now ubiquitous appendage at the end of each wing, often used by airlines to display their logo and put their branding in your travel pictures. But the winglet isn’t there for
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una nueva ola de populismo extremo, que se alimenta de la tensión económica, la hostilidad hacia los inmigrantes y la guerra cultural, está desafiando a las democracias clave desde adentro al mismo tiempo que Rusia intensifica el asalto más brutal al orden liberal occidental en décadas. En Francia, Estados Unidos,
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TODAY: Fog, and light showers are anticipated early this morning as a warm airmass lifts through the region. We will trend drier the rest of the day though, as we pick up winds out of the south. Wind gusts in the 20 to 30 mph range, and sunshine will push temperatures into the 80’s this
Continue Reading By Lydia Armstrong, CNN A funeral oration or an obituary is traditionally how we honor those who have died. But the way we remember loved ones is changing, as thousands of families turn to one project using TikTok and a surfboard. Since the death of his father, Tony Mendioroz dreamed of reuniting him with the
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By Jenn Selva, Andy Rose and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An Idaho judge ruled Monday that Lori Vallow is mentally fit to stand trial on charges related to the deaths of her two children, according to court documents. Vallow is “restored to competency and is fit to proceed,” Judge Steven W. Boyce said in his order.
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, new research finds. Adults between the ages of 18 and 57 who have suffered from an allergic disorder had a higher risk of high blood pressure, according
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, new research finds. Adults between the ages of 18 and 57 who have suffered from an allergic disorder had a higher risk of high blood pressure, according
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some residents of Shanghai are able to leave their homes as China’s largest city eases a two-week virus shutdown. That came after a video showed what was said to be people who ran out of food breaking into a supermarket. Police denied the incident occurred in Shanghai,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German auto parts and technology company Bosch says it is buying Five, a British automated driving startup, for an undisclosed amount. Bosch said Five, which is based in Cambridge and employs 140 people at six locations in the U.K., currently focuses on a cloud-based development and testing platform for the software used
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un brote de gripe aviar mortal y altamente infecciosa está obligando a los granjeros estadounidenses a matar a millones de gallinas ponedoras, lo que reduce el suministro de huevos del país y eleva los precios. El jueves, los minoristas pagaron entre US$ 2,80 y US$ 2,89 por una docena
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors wait for U.S. inflation data amid unease about higher interest rates, Chinese efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks and Russia’s war on Ukraine. Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced after authorities in Shanghai said they would ease the shutdown of China’s
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President Joe Biden addressed the country Monday, unveiling new regulations he’s proposing for guns.
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda Nueva York (CNN Business) — Baskin-Robbins está haciendo algunos cambios. La heladería de 77 años ha modificado su logotipo, los uniformes de los empleados y los envases para actualizar la marca. Es la primera actualización importante de Baskin-Robbins desde 2006, según la empresa. También venderá por primera vez productos, como bicicletas y gorros,
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency government staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge. Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its “zero-COVID” strategy of handling outbreaks with strict
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