By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to coronavirus vaccines and reduce carbon emissions, but failed to reach agreement on whether the U.S. should host talks in two years’ time. U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese
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By THOMAS ADAMSON and SYVLIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace. The Paris prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press on Friday the investigation was opened on July 12. But it did not immediately confirm French media reports saying a female
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say police fatally shot a man after he wounded a park ranger outside a Springfield book store. Springfield police Lt. Mark Foos said the park ranger was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition after Thursday’s shooting. Foos said the Springfield officers were wearing body cameras,
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By Faith Karimi and Ray Sanchez, CNN Seven days after the Astroworld tragedy, another major music festival is kicking off tonight in Las Vegas. While Travis Scott is no longer scheduled to perform at Day N Vegas — he pulled out and has been replaced by Post Malone — the concert industry and law enforcement
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A missionary held back tears after she received her Covid vaccine in late October. She had traveled about 7,500 miles to get to this fateful moment. Lorraine Charinda got her first shot of the vaccine on October 23 and her second on Wednesday. It was all thanks to a US church
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A missionary held back tears after she received her Covid vaccine in late October. She had traveled about 7,500 miles to get to this fateful moment. Lorraine Charinda got her first shot of the vaccine on October 23 and her second on Wednesday. It was all thanks to a US church
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Johnson & Johnson, la mayor empresa de productos sanitarios del mundo, se está dividiendo. La empresa, cuyas raíces se remontan a 1886, se dividirá en dos: una de ellas se centrará en los productos sanitarios de consumo que los clientes pueden comprar sin receta, como Benadryl, Tiritas
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa says it has repaid all the aid it received from the German government last year to help the airline through the coronavirus pandemic. Germany’s biggest airline received a 9 billion euro government rescue package in mid-2020. The German government took a 20% stake in the company, which has long made clear
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa says it has repaid all the aid it received from the German government last year to help the airline through the coronavirus pandemic. Germany’s biggest airline received a 9 billion euro government rescue package in mid-2020. The German government took a 20% stake in the company, which has long made clear
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has rebuffed allegations that a buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine reflects Moscow’s aggressive intentions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed Western media reports alleging that Moscow has intentions to invade Ukraine as “hollow and unfounded attempt to incite tensions.” Peskov told reporters that Russia needs
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared to defend the threats made against then-Vice President Mike Pence during the January 6 insurrection in a new audio recording released Friday. “Well, the people were very angry,” Trump can be heard telling ABC News’ Jonathan Karl during a taped interview for Karl’s
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Oscar Holland, CNN and Ben Wedeman, CNN At a museum in Brescia, northern Italy, Shanghai-born artist Badiucao is making final adjustments to an exhibition that has enraged Chinese officials. Images of President Xi Jinping and Winnie the Pooh — a tongue-in-cheek comparison now widely censored on Chinese social media — hang alongside a tribute to
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company said Friday that the division selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name. The new consumer health
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By Maggie Fox, CNN He has conquered Covid for the time being, and now the CEO of BioNTech says he wants to turn his attention back to his first interest: cancer. Dr. Ugur Sahin is trying out the same mRNA technology that underlies the Covid-19 vaccine that BioNTech brought to much of the world —
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest health products company, is splitting up. The company, which traces its roots back to 1886, will break into two: One company will focus on consumer health products customers can buy over the counter, including Benadryl, Band-Aids and Tylenol. The other business will sell prescription
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company said Friday that the division selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name. The new consumer health
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Everyone over the age of 18 in Norway will be offered a booster shot of a vaccination against coronavirus, the country’s prime minister says. He added Friday that unvaccinated health care personnel should be tested twice a week and must wear face masks. He said “the infection will be among us
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By Daniella Diaz and Alex Rogers, CNN GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska announced her bid Friday for reelection in a race that’s sure to be tough for the moderate Republican who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump. “I’m running for reelection,” she said in a video released by her campaign.
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN It’s official. Taylor Swift has unlocked the vault. On Friday, the Grammy award-winning singer unveiled “Red (Taylor’s Version),” a rerecording of her acclaimed 2012 album “Red,” as part of her ongoing mission to regain ownership of her early music. While the original album was 16 tracks, “Red (Taylor’s Version)” is an
Continue Reading By Casey Tolan, CNN Photographs by Barrett Emke for CNN Leavenworth Detention Center seems like a prime example of why President Joe Biden wants to close private prisons: So far this year, the federally contracted jail has been the site of multiple stabbings and a fatal beating. Former guards say drugs and weapons are common
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