By Sherry Liang, CNN The calendar of annual meteor showers saves one of its best for last. The Geminids will light up the night sky Monday night into Tuesday morning, and NASA calls this shower “one of the best and most reliable” for its bright, fast and abundant meteors. At its peak at 2 a.m,
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mostly higher ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that is expected to accelerate plans to wind down U.S. economic stimulus after November inflation hit a 39-year high. London, Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while Frankfurt opened lower. Oil prices rose by
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Indonesia to find a top aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin already in Jakarta for security talks. Just a day after issuing a stern new warning to Russia over Ukraine, Blinken began a 48-hour visit to
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olivertapia (CNN) — Shirley Raines, quien brinda belleza y esperanza a los hombres y mujeres que viven en el barrio de Skid Row de Los Ángeles, es la Héroe del Año de CNN (Hero of the Year) en 2021. Cuando recibió su premio el domingo, Raines agradeció a sus hijos, incluido su difunto hijo, quien
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has met with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi as part of the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by an Israeli leader since the establishment of official relations between the two countries last year. Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Gulf Arab federation comes against the backdrop
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced activist and business tycoon Jimmy Lai to 13 months in jail for urging participation in last year’s banned Tiananmen vigil. Authorities have overseen a sweeping crackdown in the semi-autonomous Chinese city that has rolled back its civil liberties. The Hong Kong District Court convicted on
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Kyanna Parsons-Perez hizo todo lo que pudo para evitar entrar en pánico después de que fuertes vientos de tornado hicieron colapsar el edificio en el que se encontraba y la dejaron inmovilizada contra el suelo bajo montones de pesados escombros. Parsons-Perez fue una de los muchos trabajadores atrapados bajo los escombros de
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Firefighters said Monday that rescue workers in Sicily have recovered four more bodies in the rubble of buildings that collapsed following a gas leak explosion, bringing to seven the number of confirmed dead. Firefighters and civil protection agency volunteers were digging with their bare hands in the search for two more people
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By Andrew Carey and Hadas Gold, CNN For the first time in history an Israeli Prime Minister has made an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed at his private palace in Abu Dhabi on Monday, according to Bennett’s office.
Continue Reading By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states flattened homes and businesses in the Midwest and South. Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters the death toll figures come from emergency management officials and may differ from what
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish and Swedish authorities says two freight ships have collided off southern Sweden, west of a Danish Baltic Sea island, with at least two people reported missing. One of the vessels has capsized. Swedes said the British-registered Scot Carrier and the Danish Karin Hoej collided south of Ystad in Sweden close
Continue Reading By Kelly McCleary, Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN People who had their lives ripped apart in mere moments by violent and unforgiving tornadoes over the weekend are now dealing with a new reality — seeking the basic needs of food and shelter while surrounded by devastation and uncertainty over the fate of
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By Eric Cheung, CNN A Hong Kong court has sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy figures to up to 14 months behind bars for participating in an unauthorized assembly last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Lai, the founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced to 13 months in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Este fue un gran año para los nuevos fondos de inversión cotizados o ETF, las populares inversiones que facilitan la compra de una canasta de acciones, criptomonedas u otros activos. Numerosos ETF de bitcoin se lanzaron en 2021, y es probable que haya más en 2022. Varios expertos
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say a senior military commander was killed in clashes between government forces and the Houthi rebels attacking a key central city. The officials say the Yemeni major general who headed military operations of the government’s armed forces was killed Monday on the front line in
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The board had already changed university rules to allow employees to have guns in their vehicles in response to an appeals court ruling. But those opposed to the move say having more guns on campus creates more risk for students and employees.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Maria, la reina de Escocia, utilizó una técnica de “bloqueo en espiral” para sellar la última carta que escribió antes de su ejecución, lo que indica que quería que el contenido permaneciera en secreto, según una investigación publicada en Electronic British Library Journal. Un ejemplo de bloqueo de letras, donde las
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As coronavirus infections and deaths soar in Hungary, the country’s journalists and public health professionals are demanding more detailed data on the outbreak from the government. Some experts say that greater transparency could boost lagging vaccination rates. Nearly a third of Hungary’s adults still have not
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets won seven straight games after dropping 15 in a row, the first team in NBA history to have the lengthy slide and win streak in one season. The young team, which had the league’s worst record last year, still has a way to
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un obispo en España perdió sus poderes clericales luego de su matrimonio con una autora “transgresora” de erótica con matices satánicos. La diócesis de Solsona, donde Xavier Novell Goma ha estado sirviendo como obispo, emitió un comunicado el sábado que dijo que el religioso ahora tiene prohibido administrar los sacramentos y
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