Why Dollar Tree is ditching $1 forever
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Dollar Tree is throwing away those green “Everything’s $1” signs at stores, ditching the brand…
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Sweden’s 1st female prime minister names a center-left govt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark. (AP) — Sweden’s first female prime minister has presented her one-party center-left minority government with only a few…
Continue Reading Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the…
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China concerned about omicron effect on Beijing Winter Games
BEIJING (AP) — China says the omicron variant of the coronavirus is a concern for organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics but it remains…
Continue Reading China concerned about omicron effect on Beijing Winter Games
BEIJING (AP) — China says the omicron variant of the coronavirus is a concern for organizers of the Beijing Winter Olympics but it remains…
Continue Reading UK competition watchdog orders Facebook to sell off Giphy
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog has blocked Facebook’s acquisition of Giphy and ordered…
Continue Reading EasyJet: Omicron variant already affecting flight bookings
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet says it’s already seeing some impact on demand from the new omicron…
Continue Reading China is mining much more coal again and that’s boosting its factories
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy is finally getting some good news: Its big factories are staging a recovery as a power crunch that…
Continue Reading NATO chief rules out system for expelling members
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says there’s little chance the military organization would ever introduce a system…
Continue Reading Bayern Munich set to play in empty stadium over coronavirus
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich will likely host Barcelona without spectators in the Champions League next week as the state governor says he will…
Continue Reading Bayern Munich set to play in empty stadium over coronavirus
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich will likely host Barcelona without spectators in the Champions League next week as the state governor says he will…
Continue ReadingMeta ordered to sell Giphy by UK antitrust authorities
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Meta has been ordered to unwind its recent acquisition of Giphy by regulators worried about the deal’s impact on…
Continue Reading Portugal’s president vetoes 2nd version of euthanasia bill
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president has refused to sign for the second time a parliament-sanctioned bill allowing euthanasia and…
Continue ReadingRoe v. Wade has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Will that matter?
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter In a biting dissent two years ago, when the Supreme Court overturned a ruling from 1979, Justice…
Continue Reading Inflation in 19 nations using euro hits record high of 4.9%
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show that consumer prices across the 19 countries that use the euro currency are…
Continue ReadingQatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’
By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, questions surrounding host nation…
Continue ReadingQatar 2022: Amid ongoing human rights concerns, World Cup chief promises host nation is ‘tolerant’ and ‘welcoming’
CNN By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN With less than a year to go before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, questions surrounding host…
Continue ReadingNorwegian club Tromsø releases ‘first kit in history with a QR code’ to highlight issues surrounding 2022 World Cup in Qatar
CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s a football uniform with a difference — it has a QR code which, when scanned, will direct users to a web…
Continue Reading Zemmour, French far-right pundit, launches presidential run
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A far-right former TV pundit with multiple hate-speech convictions has officially entered the race…
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Real life Grinch steals Christmas toys
Wasilla, AK. (CNN Newsource) – A real life Grinch steals thousands of dollars of toys from an Alaskan couple. Les and Margaret Fetrow have been…
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