Tropical Depression Fred threatens mudslides in New York
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Depression Fred has blown into the northeastern U.S. as a post-tropical cyclone,…
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China’s Delta outbreak shows signs of slowing, as variant rages across the world
By Jessie Yeung, CNN On July 20, Chinese authorities detected a cluster of Covid-19 cases in the eastern city of Nanjing. The virus soon spread…
Continue ReadingChina’s Delta outbreak shows signs of slowing, as variant rages across the world
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jessie Yeung, CNN On July 20, Chinese authorities detected a cluster of Covid-19 cases in the eastern city of Nanjing. The virus…
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Tencent profits jump nearly 30% as China continues historic tech crackdown
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Tencent reported a 29% rise in second-quarter profit, even as Beijing expands its scrutiny of the private sector. The…
Continue Reading Nando’s closes 45 restaurants after running short of chicken
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Nando’s has been forced to close dozens of restaurants in the United Kingdom due to shortages of the…
Continue Reading US, Germany hold memorial for soldiers killed in 1971 crash
BERLIN (AP) — American and German officials held a ceremony to commemorate a U.S. Army helicopter crash that killed 37 soldiers in Bavaria 50 years…
Continue Reading EU condemns Belarus for ‘direct attack’ using migrants
By LORNE COOK and LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is condemning Belarus for what it says is an attempt to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden administration is still struggling to answer basic…
Continue ReadingBiden administration faces daunting odds of pulling off massive Afghanistan evacuation in 2 weeks
CNN By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Evan Perez, CNN The Biden administration is still struggling to answer basic…
Continue ReadingEx-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he was concerned that then-President Donald Trump “undermined”…
Continue ReadingEx-defense secretary: Trump’s push to get US troops out of Afghanistan possibly ‘undermined’ deal with Taliban
CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that he was concerned that then-President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading 5 ways to prepare and pack for COVID-era travel
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Preparing and packing for a trip is a different ballgame with all the changes in the travel world since the…
Continue Reading Fearing Afghan refugee influx, Turkey reinforces border
By MEHMET GUZEL TATVAN, Turkey (AP) — Fearing a new refugee crisis, Turkey is reinforcing its border with Iran to stop a potential influx of…
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Mientras el gobierno habla de vacunas de refuerzo, es hora de abordar la realidad endémica del covid-19
Mariana Toro (CNN Business) — Mientras los funcionarios del gobierno de EE.UU. se preparan para informar a la gente sobre las vacunas de…
Continue ReadingUn sismo de magnitud 6,8 en Vanuatu, en el Pacífico Sur, provoca alerta de tsunami
olivertapia (Reuters) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,8 se produjo cerca de la costa de Port-Olry, Vanuatu, lo que provocó una alerta de tsunami para…
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The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters two decades after the United States invaded the country has…
Continue Reading The Taliban are sitting on $1 trillion worth of minerals the world desperately needs
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters two decades after the United States invaded the country has…
Continue ReadingAfghans watch nervously as Taliban regime takes shape, and US and its allies continue frantic exit
By Rob Picheta, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Nina Avramova, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans remain stranded under Taliban rule in Kabul on…
Continue ReadingGrace golpeará a México como huracán, dos veces
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Grace ahora es un huracán y se dirige hacia México, amenazando con traer vientos huracanados, aguas revueltas que…
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5 things to know for August 18: Afghanistan, coronavirus, tropical storms, wildfires, China
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Major retail chains are having trouble finding workers, but not necessarily for jobs in the store — it’s the…
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