Norway central bank hikes key policy interest rate to 1.25%
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.75% to 1.25%. In a statement on Thursday,…
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Norway central bank hikes key policy interest rate to 1.25%
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s central bank has raised its key policy interest rate from 0.75% to 1.25%. In a statement on Thursday,…
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New coronavirus subvariants escape antibodies from vaccination and prior Omicron infection, studies suggest
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 appear to escape antibody responses among both people who had previous Covid-19 infection…
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Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson faces test in 2 special parliamentary elections
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Polls are open for two special elections in England that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted…
Continue Reading WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee to consider if the spiraling…
Continue Reading WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling…
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Germany declares gas crisis as Russia cuts supplies to Europe
By Nadine Schmidt and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Europe’s biggest economy is now officially running short of natural gas and is escalating a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed and what’s next
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s president holds consultations to name premier
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president has begun consultations with members of parliamentary blocs to name a new prime minister following last…
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German soccer says transgender players can decide their team
BERLIN (AP) — German soccer is bucking the recent trend of banning transgender women from women’s competition by allowing all transgender,…
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Inside the White House’s Spring scramble to contain the baby formula crisis
By MJ Lee and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Around early May, officials with the US Food and Drug Administration remained largely focused on persistent…
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What to watch for in Thursday’s January 6 committee hearing
By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Thursday’s hearing before the House select committee investigating the January…
Continue ReadingInside makeup entrepreneur Bobbi Brown’s latest beauty brand
Valentina DiDonato, CNN Bobbi Brown, the makeup mogul who pioneered the “no makeup makeup” look in the early 90s, is back at it with a…
Continue Reading European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU…
Continue Reading European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Thursday to put Ukraine on a path toward EU…
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Ohio State University wins trademark for the word ‘THE’
By Amy Simonson, CNN Ohio State University has officially registered a trademark for the word “THE” after a nearly three-year battle to…
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Dozens of organizations sign letter calling on President Biden to strike deal for Brittney Griner’s release
By Amanda Musa and CNN Sport Staff Dozens of civil and human rights organizations have joined Cherelle Griner, the wife of detained WNBA star…
Continue Reading Dozens of organizations sign letter calling on President Biden to strike deal for Brittney Griner’s release
By Amanda Musa and CNN Sport Staff Dozens of civil and human rights organizations have joined Cherelle Griner, the wife of detained WNBA star…
Continue ReadingGlastonbury Festival fashion history: Remember when Kate Moss wore rain boots?
Oscar Holland, CNN Remember when Kate Moss wore wellies (that’s rain boots for those outside the UK) to Glastonbury? As the historic festival…
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3 ways to improve your health through your gut microbiome
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites in your gut? It may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but this collection of…
Continue Reading 3 ways to improve your health through your gut microbiome
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites in your gut? It may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but this collection of…
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Social stress prematurely ages your immune system, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Social stress such as discrimination and family problems, along with job and money problems, can contribute to premature aging…
Continue Reading Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
By KELVIN CHAN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The airport lines are long, and lost luggage is piling up. It’s going to be a…
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Wheat down payments and free hogs: How Chinese developers are trying to sell homes
By Laura He, CNN Business Some Chinese property developers are going to extreme lengths to attract buyers. From accepting grain or garlic as part…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping leaves mainland China for the first time since the beginning of pandemic
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong Kong…
Continue Reading Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
By KELVIN CHAN and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After two years of pandemic restrictions, travel demand is back, but airlines and…
Continue Reading Commonwealth heads call for climate action at Rwanda meeting
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Leaders of Commonwealth nations are calling for increased climate…
Continue Reading Germany faces natural gas ‘crisis,’ raises warning level
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies,…
Continue Reading Germany faces natural gas ‘crisis,’ raises warning level
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated the second phase of its three-stage emergency plan for natural gas supplies,…
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Uvalde school police chief is suspended after weeks of brewing anger over botched response to gunman
By Travis Caldwell and Rosa Flores, CNN For weeks, the heartbroken families of children massacred in an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school have been…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 23: Extreme weather, January 6, Gun laws, Uvalde, Covid-19
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN You can’t predict the future, but you can do your best to prepare for it. According to a survey of more than 1,100 US…
Continue Reading Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighting crews are battling a wind-driven wildfire that has blackened swaths of pine forest near a popular resort in…
Continue Reading Turkey battles wind-driven wildfire near resort for 3rd day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighting crews are battling a wind-driven wildfire that has blackened swaths of pine forest near a popular resort in…
Continue Reading Iran orders US to pay compensation for slain nuke scientists
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A court in Iran has ordered the United States government to pay over $4 billion to the…
Continue Reading Iraq parliament swears in new members after walkout of 73
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Parliament has sworn in new lawmakers, replacing 73 legislators who resigned…
Continue Reading 3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the…
Continue Reading 3 summits offer test of Western unity, dominated by Ukraine
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three consecutive summits over the next week will test Western resolve to support Ukraine and the…
Continue Reading UN expert: Myanmar’s pledge for clean polls ‘preposterous’
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A U.N. expert says military-ruled Myanmar’s promise of free and fair elections next year is “preposterous.”…
Continue ReadingThe world’s most liveable cities for 2022
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Considering a big move this year? You may want to think about Canada or western Europe. The annual ranking of the world’s…
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Nicola Spirig, one of the greatest triathletes of all time, is preparing to retire from the ‘intense emotions’ of her racing career
By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Amy Li, CNN As she nears the conclusion of a professional career spanning more than 20 years, Nicola Spirig…
Continue Reading Nicola Spirig, one of the greatest triathletes of all time, is preparing to retire from the ‘intense emotions’ of her racing career
By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Amy Li, CNN As she nears the conclusion of a professional career spanning more than 20 years, Nicola Spirig…
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Paul Kagame is seen by some as a liberator. But critics say Rwanda is only safe for those who toe the line
By Nimi Princewill, CNN For decades, Paul Kagame has ruled Rwanda with an iron fist in the mold of the archetypal strongman African leader. Under his…
Continue Reading Driver in 2017 Times Square car attack that killed 1 and injured 20 found not responsible due to mental illness
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan jury found the man who drove his car onto bustling sidewalks of Times Square in 2017, killing one person and…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Astros vs Yanks, Musgrove returns to face Phils
By The Associated Press American League powerhouses square off when Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees host Yordan Álvarez and the Houston Astros…
Continue Reading 6 killed after Vietnam War-era helicopter giving a tour crashes onto road in Logan County, West Virginia
By Amy Simonson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Vietnam War-era helicopter that crashed Wednesday killing 6 was being used for reunion festivities,…
Continue Reading ‘A movement not a moment’: NHL focuses on racial diversity
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The National Hockey League has taken significant strides in recent years to improve diversity in a sport that has…
Continue Reading ‘A movement not a moment’: NHL focuses on racial diversity
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The National Hockey League has taken significant strides in recent years to improve diversity in a sport that has…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Estonian PM says Russia not weary of war
By DASHA LITVINOVA and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told The Associated Press…
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