The European Union and the United Kingdom have struck a fishing deal on their shared stocks. But environmentalists say fish will continue to be overexploited under the new post-Brexit rules. The agreement Wednesday is separate from the spat between France and Britain over licenses for French fishermen to operate off the U.K.’s crown dependencies of
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By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — COVID-19 vaccination passes became obligatory for Tunisians on Wednesday, who will now be asked for proof they have received both vaccine doses if they want to enter public spaces and continue working at state institutions, universities and certain private businesses. The measure was passed by decree by
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Forest Service has revised down the number of acres burned in last week’s wildfires. The agency posted on Facebook Tuesday that around 163,000 acres burned on Dec. 15, not the 400,000 that was first estimated. The Forest Service released a map showing the number of burned acres in each
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CNNEE (CNN) — El profesor de física Vinod Menon no recibe mucho correo en la oficina, así que cuando el City College of New York (CCNY) regresó a las clases presenciales este semestre, fue recibido con un poco de correo basura y una caja de cartón maltratada y común y corriente. Menon, presidente del Departamento
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CNN Business Staff Supply shortages are everywhere. New smartphones have been hit by shipping delays and video game consoles are almost impossible to find. But as we do each year, the staff at CNN Business is reflecting on the tech, services and apps that made a big impact on our everyday lives in 2021 —
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business OnlyFans is getting a new CEO after a tumultuous year. Tim Stokely, the founder of OnlyFans, announced on Monday that he is stepping down as CEO of the video subscription company. In an Instagram post, Stokely said he is “moving on to new challenges” after five years at the helm
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The US has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while the vehicle is in motion. The action follows a complaint to the agency that Teslas equipped with “gameplay functionality” allow games to
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The US has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while the vehicle is in motion. The action follows a complaint to the agency that Teslas equipped with “gameplay functionality” allow games to
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita have identified the two men killed in a wrong-way accident. The wreck happened shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Police say a pickup traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Kellogg Street struck several vehicles before colliding head-on with another pickup. Police say the man driving in the wrong
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has proposed rules to better detect shell companies and prevent them from receiving tax benefits. The EU’s executive arm said Wednesday that the measures would help national authorities identify shell companies through a filtering system based on criteria such as income, transactions and management. EU estimates show tax dodging
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has proposed rules to better detect shell companies and prevent them from receiving tax benefits. The EU’s executive arm said Wednesday that the measures would help national authorities identify shell companies through a filtering system based on criteria such as income, transactions and management. EU estimates show tax dodging
Continue Reading By LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s police minister and an air force mechanic succeeded in swimming for 12 hours to safety after their helicopter crashed in the Indian Ocean. Officials said Gen. Serge Gellé, 57, the Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, was discovered in the water by a fisherman in
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El 2021 se termina, pero la pandemia no: entramos a este año pensando que le ganaríamos el pulso al nuevo coronavirus con las vacunas y acabamos sorprendidos con las variantes. Sí, aún nos falta bastante en la batalla contra este virus, pero en medio de la devastación y la muerte reportamos algunas
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Police in San Antonio are searching for a 3-year-old girl who was last seen Monday evening at an apartment complex playground. Authorities don’t yet know whether Lina Sardar Khil wandered away from the playground or if she was taken by someone. Police Chief William McManus says the child was last seen
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A senior official says that the omicron variant could be dominant in Germany in one to three weeks. Meanwhile, the health minister called Wednesday for vaccination centers to be kept open over the Christmas holidays to keep the country’s booster campaign up to speed. The head of the national disease control center
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist says he felt his 12-day mission to the International Space Station was too short and he would love to stay a week more. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, his producer Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin blasted off to the station in a
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN) — Los miembros del jurado en el juicio por tráfico sexual contra Ghislaine Maxwell realizarán este miércoles su segundo día completo de deliberaciones en una sala del tribunal federal en Nueva York. Maxwell, exnovia y antigua socia del difunto delincuente sexual Jeffrey Epstein, se declaró inocente de seis cargos
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom have found some cheer with a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country’s bumper Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo,” or “The Fat One.” The draw, held annually
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic’s gloom have found some cheer with a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country’s bumper Christmas lottery, known as “El Gordo,” or “The Fat One.” The draw, held annually
Continue Reading By Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Had it not been for a rapid antigen test sent home from school, Mirna Alassaad would never have suspected that her 17-year-old son was infected with COVID-19. “He just wanted to check how it works,” she told CTVNews.ca in a phone
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