Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — Cinco legisladores estadounidenses llegaron a Taiwán el jueves para reunirse con funcionarios del gobierno taiwanés, desafiando a Beijing con la visita a la isla en disputa. “Cuando se supo la noticia de nuestro viaje ayer, mi oficina recibió un mensaje directo de la embajada china, diciéndome que cancelara el viaje”,
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By Laura He, CNN Business Shares of SoftBank plunged about 5% in Tokyo on Friday after Chinese regulators reportedly asked Didi to delist from the United States because of concerns about data security. The Japanese company’s Vision Fund is a major shareholder in the Chinese ride-hailing service with a stake of over 20%. SoftBank shares
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By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The UN mission in Libya condemns an attack by armed men on an appeals court as it was set to re-examine an earlier decision that disqualified the son of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president. On Friday, the UNSMIL warned that such acts would undermine
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This year some stores have spaced out their deals over several weeks. And for several years holiday shopping has been trending toward more online commerce.
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The first fossil evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds has been preserved in 40 million-year-old amber. Seed germination typically occurs in the ground after a seed has fallen, but several embryonic stems were captured emerging from the ancient pine cone in a rare botanical feat known as precocious germination, or
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — A group of protesters have stormed a ministry building in Beirut as the Lebanese pound hit a new low amid a worsening economic and political stalemate. The protesters who stormed the Ministry of Social Affairs on Friday said conditions in the crisis-hit country have become unbearable as a result of the rapid
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BEIRUT (AP) — A group of protesters have stormed a ministry building in Beirut as the Lebanese pound hit a new low amid a worsening economic and political stalemate. The protesters who stormed the Ministry of Social Affairs on Friday said conditions in the crisis-hit country have become unbearable as a result of the rapid
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By Christine Koh, CNN I delight in finding the perfect gift for a loved one and experience joy in thoughtful personal purchases. But I bristle against spending for the sake of spending, especially for manufactured “holidays” like Black Friday. Decisions about dollars are complicated. “The consumer dilemma is the idea that the planet clearly needs
Continue Reading By Christine Koh, CNN I delight in finding the perfect gift for a loved one and experience joy in thoughtful personal purchases. But I bristle against spending for the sake of spending, especially for manufactured “holidays” like Black Friday. Decisions about dollars are complicated. “The consumer dilemma is the idea that the planet clearly needs
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior regional official says search teams have found a survivor in a Siberian coal mine where dozens of miners are presumed dead after a devastating methane explosion. Kemerovo region Governor Sergei Tsivilyov said on the messaging app Telegram on Friday that a survivor was found in
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has recovered significantly from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling and with holidays approaching, experts and officials warn it could soon face another surge. Most
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Varios países de la Unión Europea se están movilizando para prohibir la llegada de viajeros de Sudáfrica y otras naciones africanas debido a la preocupación por la propagación de una nueva variante del covid-19 que se encuentra en la región. La UE está estudiando la posibilidad de activar su “freno de emergencia
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By Laura He and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Stocks fell and oil prices plunged more than 10% on Friday as the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant rattled global markets. Asian markets led the way, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropping 2.7%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 2.5%. European markets also sold off
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and oil prices have tumbled after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa. London’s benchmark fell 3.3% at the opening and Tokyo lost 2.5%. Shanghai, Frankfurt and Hong Kong also declined. Wall Street
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and oil prices have tumbled after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa. London’s benchmark fell 3.3% at the opening and Tokyo lost 2.5%. Shanghai, Frankfurt and Hong Kong also declined. Wall Street
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By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul CNN Santosh Singh’s earliest memory is of tilling soil on his family’s farm. Now, the 70-year-old farmer’s eyes gleam with pride as he recalls watching his grandson do the same. But Singh hasn’t been home to Punjab for one year since he joined farmers at one of three protest
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German air force will begin assisting the transfer of intensive care patients Friday as the government warned that the situation in the country is more serious than at any point in the pandemic. Citing the sharp rise in cases, Health Minister Jens Spahn said contacts between
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German air force will begin assisting the transfer of intensive care patients Friday as the government warned that the situation in the country is more serious than at any point in the pandemic. Citing the sharp rise in cases, Health Minister Jens Spahn said contacts between
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Violence has receded in the capital of the Solomon Islands, but the government has shown no signs of attempting to address the underlying grievances that sparked two days of riots, including concerns of the country’s increasing links with China. Solomon Islands Prime Minister
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Health Ministry says it has detected the country’s first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveler who returned from Malawi. The Health Ministry said in a statement Friday that the traveler and two other suspected cases have been placed in isolation. A new coronavirus variant has been detected
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