WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Olympic hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery for a thigh injury she sustained while chasing a thief trying to break into her car. The Polish three-time Olympic gold medalist wrote on Instagram that she “totally severed” a thigh muscle during the incident last
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de Pakistán instó a sus ciudadanos a que beban menos té para mantener la economía a flote, ya que el mayor importador de té del mundo se enfrenta a una inflación creciente y a una rápida depreciación de la rupia. El ministro federal de Planificación y Desarrollo, Ahsan
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Ryanair has confirmed that South Africans will no longer have to take an Afrikaans test to prove their nationality before boarding flights to the UK. The low-cost airline is abandoning the controversial requirement after receiving a huge backlash from South Africans, with some accusing Ryanair of racial discrimination. The apparent U-turn
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden is set to announce a series of senior staff moves as he takes steps to solidify his team ahead of the November midterm elections, including the departure of the top White House lawyer. Dana Remus, the White House counsel, who helped oversee a Supreme Court nominee selection and
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Bitcoin continues to tumble this week to trade just above $20,000 on Wednesday as the cryptocurrency sell-off shows little sign of abating. The world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has fallen about 15% since Monday, and by nearly a third since Friday, according to data from crypto exchange Coinbase. The coin has
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A recent analysis estimates more than one-tenth of the world’s population likely has or at some point had tick-borne Lyme disease. Research published in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Global Health found that more than 14 per cent of the global populace
Continue ReadingBy Genevieve Beauchemin Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — “O Canada” echoed through the convocation hall at Carleton University in Ottawa, as Maryam Sahar stood waiting for her moment to cross the stage and officially graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. This was a proud moment
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita, Mohammed bin Salman, ha sobrevivido a Estados Unidos, casi cuatro años después del asesinato y desmembramiento del columnista de The Washington Post, Jamal Khashoggi. Un anuncio de este martes de que el presidente Joe Biden visitará Arabia Saudita el próximo mes no es una
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews flew a Brumley man to a hospital after a motorcycle crash in Miller County on Monday night. The crash happened around 10:05 p.m. in the 100 block of Hidden Bluff Circle in Brumley, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Keith C. Browning, 70,
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — 233. Ese es el número de partidos consecutivos de la NBA en los que Steph Curry ha encestado al menos un triple. Ese récord de casi cuatro años llegó a un sorprendente final en el quinto partido de las Finales de la NBA contra los Boston Celtics, que los Golden
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Federal Reserve knows it needs to demonstrate that it can get inflation under control — and fast. What’s happening: Pressure on the Fed has increased after the most recent batch of government data showed that annual inflation jumped to 8.6% in May, which was higher than economists had expected.
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for families and businesses. The US central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, which is the biggest single hike since 1994. This follows the
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN South Carolina voters delivered the vengeance that Donald Trump had sought as they ousted Rep. Tom Rice, one of the 10 House Republicans who had voted to impeach the former President, in a primary Tuesday. But in a district south of Rice’s, another one-time Trump critic, Rep. Nancy Mace, narrowly survived
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Veterinarians are calling on animal lovers to stop buying English bulldogs, because of “major” concerns about their health. The breed, also known as the British bulldog, is “compromised” by a “high rate of health issues related to extreme body shape” that has been bred into them, according to the UK’s Royal
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced a 10-year deal with Apple to stream every US top-flight men’s game worldwide in what is being described as a ‘historic” day for the league. Beginning in 2023, the deal will allow viewers to watch every MLS, Leagues Cup, MLS NEXT Pro and MLS
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced a 10-year deal with Apple to stream every US top-flight men’s game worldwide in what is being described as a ‘historic” day for the league. Beginning in 2023, the deal will allow viewers to watch every MLS, Leagues Cup, MLS NEXT Pro and MLS
Continue Reading MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — The German soccer federation will not take any action against people who displayed a banner calling for a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar during the team’s Nations League match against Italy. The federation referred to a police statement that says the demonstrators’ action is deemed to be covered by
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN A rare portrait by celebrated painter Francis Bacon sold for £43.4 million ($52.8 million) at Sotheby’s London on Wednesday, the first time the artwork has been auctioned in its almost six-decade history. “Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud,” painted in 1964, was intended to be the centerpiece of a large triptych —
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres/Nueva York (CNN Business) — El Banco Central Europeo celebrará una reunión no programada este miércoles para discutir una fuerte venta del mercado de bonos que ha revivido los recuerdos de la crisis de la deuda de la región hace más de una década. El banco celebraría la reunión “ad-hoc” para discutir
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian soccer will return to the Champions League next month. Dynamo Kyiv has been drawn to play Turkish team Fenerbahçe in the second qualifying round in the club’s first competitive game since the Russian invasion started. Dynamo was among four teams in the draw for runners-up from mid-ranking leagues. It is
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