By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A new report has shed light on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s secret, lavish lifestyle and reputed girlfriend as his invasion of Ukraine rages on. These never-before-seen images inside Putin’s opulent home may also provide a lens into his values and how he views the war, an independent journalist said. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN More than a year after US Soccer and the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) brokered a landmark equal pay agreement, USWNT star player and two-time World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe is still coming to terms with the implications of what her team has achieved. Following years of lawsuits and lobbying
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By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistani police used water cannons and fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore. Police say two dozen protesters were arrested on Wednesday for defying a government ban on holding rallies. The
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine official says the country’s coast guard has launched a strategy of publicizing aggressive actions by China in the disputed South China Sea, which has countered Chinese propaganda and sparked international condemnations that have put Beijing under the spotlight. Manila’s coast guard has intensified patrols
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister voiced caution Wednesday over media reports that a pro-Ukraine group was involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year. German daily newspaper Die Zeit and public broadcasters ARD and SWR reported Tuesday that investigators were able to
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Major demonstrations are underway in Athens and cities across Greece to protest the deaths of 57 people and the serious safety deficiencies the country’s worst train disaster exposed. Labor unions and student associations organized the rallies, while strikes halted ferries to the islands
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French train and metro drivers, refinery workers, garbage collectors and others are holding further strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64. Strikers want to keep up pressure on the government amid the ongoing parliamentary debate. New protest actions focused on women — and the retirement reform’s
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Women’s rights activists in Japan are renewing their demand for the government to allow married couples the option to keep both of their surnames, saying the current practice in which most women face social pressure to adopt their husbands’ surnames — a prewar tradition based on paternalistic
Continue Reading By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scandinavian scientists said Wednesday that they have identified the oldest-known inscription referencing the Norse god Odin on part of a gold disc unearthed in western Denmark in 2020. Lisbeth Imer, a runologist with the National Museum in Copenhagen, said the inscription represented the first solid evidence
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s only early March, but the pollen floating around the air in the Southern and Eastern US is already eye-watering. In Atlanta, the pollen count climbed to the “extremely high” range on Monday — the earliest it has done so in 30 years of record-keeping, according to the Atlanta Allergy and
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv Hoy se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Mujer. La curiosa historia de la primera vez que las mujeres votaron en América Latina. Xi Jinping arremete contra EE.UU. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Asesinatos en Tamaulipas: ¿qué ocurrió? Dos de los cuatro estadounidenses que,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Donning a sassy piece of silk lingerie, a male model grooves to the beat and forms a heart shape with his fingers during a livestreaming session on Douyin, one of China’s most popular video-sharing platforms. His modeling performance is the latest illustration of the kind of entrepreneurial innovation
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Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — EE.UU. planea relajar las restricciones de las pruebas de covid-19 para los viajeros procedentes de China tan pronto como este viernes, según informó a CNN este martes una fuente familiarizada con el asunto, citando un descenso de los casos, hospitalizaciones y muertes por covid-19 y más datos en torno a las
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Since the ownership group led by American businessman Todd Boehly spent more than than $5 billion on buying Chelsea last year, they’ve seen very little return on their investment. Over $600 million has been spent on new players, but the club finds itself floundering 10th in the Premier League and struggling
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors fretted that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster if pressure stays high on inflation. France’s CAC 40 shed 0.2% to 7,325.65 in early trading. Britain’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.3% to 7,898.54. Germany’s DAX inched down less
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking labor unions have disrupted mass transit in Greece to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country’s worst train disaster, which exposed major safety deficiencies. The strikes halted ferries to the islands on Wednesday and shut down bus and trolley car
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are set to take part in demonstrations, rallies, and colorful events around the globe on Wednesday to mark International Women´s Day, the date established to celebrate women and demand equality for half the planet´s population. While there have been major advances in
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Investors are bucking tradition this year by piling into big bank stocks just as major economies are expected to either slow down or fall into recession. The Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index, a group of 42 big European banks, climbed 21% between the start of the year and late February —
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Reports say that an explosion in eastern Syria killed at least three people. A war monitoring group said the blast on Wednesday was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen. No group claimed responsibility for an attack in the area. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four people
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