Inside the brand new royal suite at Sweden’s ice hotel
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It’s undoubtedly one of the coolest hotels in the world, and Sweden’s ICEHOTEL has just launched its 32nd…
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Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach
By JAN M. OLSEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16…
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Norway fines dating app Grindr $7.16M over privacy breach
By JAN M. OLSEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s data privacy watchdog fined gay dating app Grindr $7.16…
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Britain’s nightmare economy of the 1970s may be making a comeback
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Talk of stagflation has been brewing for months. Now that toxic combination of stagnant economic growth and high…
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Ómicron se convertirá en la variante dominante en Europa a mediados de enero, dice la jefa de la UE
olivertapia (CNN) — La variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus se convertirá en la variante dominante en Europa a mediados de enero, dijo el…
Continue Reading China was already facing an economic slowdown in 2022. Now here comes Omicron
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economy is still struggling with real estate woes and fallout from sporadic Covid-19 lockdowns. Throw the…
Continue Reading China economy slows as virus outbreaks disrupt recovery
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economy slowed in November, buffeted by coronavirus outbreaks, weak demand and supply chain disruptions.…
Continue Reading China economy slows as virus outbreaks disrupt recovery
BEIJING (AP) — China has reported its economy slowed in November, buffeted by coronavirus outbreaks, weak demand and supply chain disruptions.…
Continue Reading Indonesian court sends to jail elephant poacher and traders
Associated Press IDI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has handed down prison sentences for five men accused of being involved in killing a…
Continue Reading Critican concurso durante un juego de hockey en Dakota del Sur en el que maestros se arrodillaban para agarrar billetes
olivertapia (CNN) — Un inusual concurso en un juego de hockey en Dakota del Sur terminó con un grupo de maestros de escuela compitiendo por un…
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Biden set to surpass Trump in first-year judicial nominees; a window into a major Democratic push
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his latest wave of nine judicial nominees, capping a year where the selections…
Continue Reading JFK researchers underwhelmed by latest release of assassination documents
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents…
Continue Reading Biden says feds will cover 100% of the cost to clean up from Kentucky tornado for the first 30 days of recovery
By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly…
Continue Reading Biden gets on-the-ground look at devastation from Kentucky tornado
By Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly…
Continue Reading Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace has renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off…
Continue Reading Greenpeace: Greek gas hunt an ‘unbearable’ threat to whales
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greenpeace has renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off…
Continue Reading Kentucky man raises money to buy toys for kids affected by deadly tornadoes
By Sharif Paget and Travis Caldwell, CNN Shawn Triplett knew there was a desperate need to help the children of Mayfield, Kentucky, after a deadly…
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Robert Lewandowski equals Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga scoring record as Bayern Munich thrashes Stuttgart
By Ben Church, CNN Robert Lewandowski equaled Gerd Muller’s Bundesliga record for most goals scored in a single calendar year after Bayern…
Continue Reading FAO: Virus hits Asian food security, as millions go hungry
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the prolonged pandemic and surging prices are undermining food…
Continue Reading FAO: Virus hits Asian food security, as millions go hungry
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A United Nations report says the prolonged pandemic and surging prices are undermining food…
Continue Reading Kremlin: Xi supports Putin’s pursuit of guarantees from West
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Chinese President Xi Jinping is supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin in…
Continue Reading Disney World fire may have sprung from fireworks debris
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a small fire at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom started in a tree and may have been caused by…
Continue Reading Malta se convertirá en el primer país de la Unión Europea en legalizar el cannabis para uso recreativo
olivertapia (CNN) — Malta se convertirá en el primer país de la Unión Europea en legalizar el cannabis para uso recreativo. Se espera que el…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s leader seeks Russia sanctions before it’s too late
By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging European Union leaders to swiftly…
Continue Reading Stickers and superheroes: EU starts vaccinating kids 5-11
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece, Italy and a handful of other European Union members have…
Continue Reading Sole survivor of India helicopter crash dies in hospital after almost a week on life support
By Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN The only survivor of a helicopter crash that killed India’s top military official has died from his injuries…
Continue Reading Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus…
Continue Reading UK inflation hits decade high, pressuring Bank of England
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their highest rate in over a decade as a result of…
Continue Reading UK inflation hits decade high, pressuring Bank of England
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are rising at their highest rate in over a decade as a result of…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz vows that ‘we will win’ fight against COVID
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is vowing that his new government will win the fight against the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz vows that ‘we will win’ fight against COVID
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is vowing that his new government will win the fight against the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger ‘Inequity 2.0’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of vaccine alliance Gavi says in an interview he’s seen early…
Continue Reading Vaccine alliance chief: Omicron could trigger ‘Inequity 2.0’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CHAVANNES-DE-BOGIS, Switzerland (AP) — The head of vaccine alliance Gavi says in an interview he’s seen early…
Continue Reading COVID case in Blinken press curtails his Southeast Asia tour
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A positive COVID-19 test among U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s traveling party has…
Continue Reading Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official says omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus…
Continue Reading Watchdog says UN monitors needed in violence-hit Darfur
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A human rights watchdog has urged the United Nations to deploy monitors to Sudan’s western region of…
Continue Reading Happy 100th, bloody mary: Paris marks cocktail’s birthday
By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Harry’s Bar in Paris is celebrating the 100th birthday of the bloody mary, the vodka-tomato juice…
Continue Reading Kim Yong Ju, younger brother of North Korea’s founder, dies
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Yong Ju, the younger brother of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, has died,…
Continue Reading Barclays to invest $40M in English women’s soccer as sponsor
LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women’s football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions. The bank has…
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Barclays to invest $40M in English women’s soccer as sponsor
LONDON (AP) — Barclays is doubling its investment in English women’s football as part of its sponsorship of the top two divisions. The bank has…
Continue Reading El Ártico está cada vez peor: así afecta el calentamiento global a la región, según NOAA
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Desde eventos extremos de deshielo hasta la afluencia de colonias de castores en Alaska, pasando por la primera vez que…
Continue Reading Dos pescadores de Texas quedaron varados sin servicio de telefonía celular. Todo lo que tenían para salvarse era un silbato
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Se suponía que un paseo en bote por el río temprano en la mañana conduciría a un día de pesca, pero en…
Continue Reading German police conduct raids over alleged COVID death threats
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have carried out raids in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by…
Continue Reading German police conduct raids over alleged COVID death threats
BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have carried out raids in an investigation of alleged threats to kill a state governor and others by…
Continue Reading Lack of jobs, crisis drive young Iraqi Kurds to migrate
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press RANYA, Iraq (AP) — The specter of unemployment haunts both students and teachers at universities in northern Iraq.…
Continue Reading La sonda solar Parker de la NASA se convierte en la primera nave espacial en “tocar” el Sol
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Sesenta años después de que la NASA estableció la meta, y tres años después del lanzamiento de su Parker Solar…
Continue Reading Tom Brady keeps hitting milestones at age 44
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady keeps hitting new milestones at age 44. Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass in the regular…
Continue Reading Tom Brady keeps hitting milestones at age 44
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Tom Brady keeps hitting new milestones at age 44. Brady threw his 700th career touchdown pass in the regular…
Continue Reading Fashion icon Chanel chooses Indian-born Leena Nair as CEO
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The luxury fashion house Chanel has chosen Leena Nair, an industry…
Continue Reading Fashion icon Chanel chooses Indian-born Leena Nair as CEO
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The luxury fashion house Chanel has chosen Leena Nair, an industry…
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