Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Este viernes se cumplen 20 años del fallecimiento de María Félix, “La Doña”. Ella fue referencia de la época de oro del cine mexicano, protagonizando películas como “Doña Bárbara” –de donde le quedó el apodo de La Doña–, “Enamorada”, “Río Escondido” o “El peñón de las ánimas” junto con
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a package of loans and other financial assistance to companies hit hard by the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday the package was necessary because “there are companies and sectors that won’t survive this period if we don’t help them.”
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Foreign business groups in Myanmar are balking at new rules requiring businesses and individuals to convert all foreign currency held in bank accounts into the local currency. A statement issued Friday by the American Chamber of Commerce and similar groups says the new regulations issued by
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — People may be less inclined to follow public health precautions to protect against COVID-19 while in the presence of friends or even just thinking about their friends, according to new research. A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets were poised to open higher Friday as investors cap a week of ups and downs while the Russian bombardment of Ukraine rolls on against a backdrop of global inflation and an ongoing virus pandemic. On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% and the same
Continue ReadingBy Ben Cousins Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As Canada announces a two-year ban on foreign homebuyers, real estate experts offered mixed reactions when discussing the impacts on the market. On Thursday, Canada’s federal budget included several measures with the goal of cooling Canada’s red-hot housing market, including $4
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A SpaceX rocket carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday morning, kicking off a first-of-its-kind mission that will take the group on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station. The spacecraft, which separated from the rocket after
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a “life partner” to go to the moon with him. In his online appeal for love, Maezawa, who was 44
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Nearly two years before Japanese fashion titan Yusaku Maezawa embarked on his recent tourist visit to the International Space Station, he made global headlines for launching a worldwide search for a “life partner” to go to the moon with him. In his online appeal for love, Maezawa, who was 44
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Investors are worried that the risks of a recession are rising in the United States. In Europe, they fear economies could also stall while inflation soars, delivering the toxic combination known as “stagflation.” That’s encouraging Wall Street to buy up defensive stocks that have historically performed well even under difficult
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis was named Fox Sports’ lead baseball play-by-play announcer. He takes over for Joe Buck, who left Fox for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.” Buck was Fox’s lead baseball announcer since the network started televising games in 1996, calling 24 World Series and 22 All-Star
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By Olga Voitovych and Nathan Hodge, CNN At least 30 people, including two children, were killed after Russian forces carried out a missile strike on a railway station in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, that was being used by civilians trying to flee the fighting, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Tetiana Ihnatchenko, a spokeswoman for the region of
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi ceded power to a presidential council on Thursday in a shock move supported by Hadi’s main backer Saudi Arabia. Both the president, who had been in power for a decade, and his vice president, who was also removed, were fiercely opposed by the Iran-backed Houthi
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden sancionó este miércoles a las hijas del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, además de imponer sanciones a dos de los mayores bancos rusos. La intensificación de las sanciones a Rusia da al mundo la ilusión de que se está actuando realmente en Ucrania, pero ¿tendrán algún
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Pennsylvania’s television viewers have been inundated with attack ads in the state’s Republican primary for the US Senate. And some of those attack ads have featured misleading claims. The fiercest ad battle has been between the primary’s two leading candidates and outside groups targeting them: Mehmet Oz, a surgeon and former
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Nearly all the Republicans vying for the party’s Senate nomination in Ohio are embracing former President Donald Trump‘s message, touting their closeness to him and cozying up to the elements of the GOP that he propelled as they joust for a late endorsement. All that’s missing is Trump himself. The former
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN The very first FIFA World Cup final, contested by Uruguay and Argentina in 1930, started with a disagreement: Who would supply the ball? Both teams wanted to, because they were used to playing with their own equipment and didn’t trust one another. In the end, a compromise was reached: The first half
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is expelling eight Russian diplomats and trade officials and will phase out imports of Russian coal and oil. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Moscow must be held accountable for “war crimes” in Ukraine. He says Japan will also ban imports of Russian lumber, vodka and other
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By CNN Sports staff Shohei Ohtani had a bittersweet MLB Opening Day. The 27-year-old Ohtani made history on Thursday as he became the first player in the history of the American and National Leagues to throw his team’s first pitch of the season and face his team’s first pitch as a hitter. However the Japanese
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By Katia Hetter, CNN More people can now get second Covid-19 booster shots after federal health officials announced they are allowing a broader group to get fourth doses of the two messenger RNA Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Adults 50 and older, who received three previous mRNA doses, can get a second booster
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