China cuts key interest rate for the first time in 20 months
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in 20 months, as authorities step up efforts to…
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Thomas Page, CNN Julia Ducournau lights a cigarette, as if to punctuate her point. The French writer-director had been musing about love in her film…
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Closing arguments in Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial focus on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
By Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN Jurors deliberated for less than an hour Monday at Ghislaine Maxwell’s federal trial after the…
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Wounded suspected pirate transferred to hospital in Ghana
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A suspected pirate wounded during an exchange of gunfire last month with the Danish navy off West Africa has been…
Continue Reading Sudan group says one person killed in anti-coup protests
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese medical group says a protester was shot dead in mass demonstrations against the recent…
Continue Reading German government chooses Joachim Nagel to head central bank
BERLIN (AP) — The new German government has chosen an experienced central banker and former board member of Germany’s state-owned development…
Continue Reading Snippets of Daunte Wright’s short life emerge at Kim Potter’s trial
By Ray Sanchez, CNN The first prosecution witness at the manslaughter trial of former officer Kim Potter was the mother of Daunte Wright, whom the…
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Tottenham out of Europa Conference because of virus ruling
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can’t be rescheduled following a bout of…
Continue Reading Tottenham out of Europa Conference because of virus ruling
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Tottenham has been forced to forfeit a Europa Conference League game that can’t be rescheduled following a bout of…
Continue Reading Stocks fall and oil sinks as storm clouds gather over global economy
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Investors hoping for an easy Christmas week could be sorely disappointed as stocks and oil prices slid in the face of…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 47 in latest attacks in Nigeria’s troubled north
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in…
Continue Reading3 Democratic lawmakers announce positive Covid-19 tests
By Greg Clary, CNN Three Democratic members of Congress announced Sunday that they have breakthrough coronavirus infections. Sens. Elizabeth Warren…
Continue ReadingManchin’s offer to Biden included universal pre-kindergarten and Obamacare expansion, but no child tax credit
CNN By Phil Mattingly, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin, just days before he called off negotiations with President Joe Biden, proposed a version of the Build…
Continue Reading ‘The world’s best place to be a woman’ is being sued for misogyny
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The bruises on Maria Árnadóttir’s body were numerous, ranging in color from pale yellow to deep purple. According to…
Continue ReadingSiete personas, incluidos tres niños, fueron encontradas muertas en una casa de Minnesota
olivertapia (CNN) — La policía descubrió a cuatro adultos y tres niños muertos en una casa en South Moorhead, Minnesota, el sábado por la…
Continue Reading US-born China pop star Wang Leehom apologizes in scandal
BEIJING (AP) — An Asian American who is one of the biggest pop stars in China has apologized to his family and fans. Wang Leehom says he will take…
Continue Reading Stormy weather prompts Egypt to close some classes, ports
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A wave of stormy weather has prompted Egyptian authorities to suspend classes in the capital of Cairo…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai niega haber hecho una acusación de agresión sexual contra el líder retirado del Partido Comunista, pero persisten las preocupaciones de la WTA
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — La estrella china del tenis Peng Shuai negó haber hecho acusaciones de agresión sexual contra un líder…
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN When you think of an engagement ring, what do you picture? Perhaps a sparkling solitaire stone, or a halo of smaller gems…
Continue Reading Iran’s Revolutionary Guard holds military drill amid tension
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is staging a major military exercise across the…
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