Countries around the world have been eager to cash in on the rising spending power of Chinese travelers. Shops advertise Mandarin speaking salespeople, the United States and Japan offer 10-year visas, and hotels and duty-free retailers accept China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay apps. The travel boom has come to a screeching halt since late January,
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French cinema is gearing up for a watershed moment on Friday when “An Officer and a Spy,” the latest movie from Roman Polanski, competes for 12 César awards. The results will be seen as a verdict on how far the industry — and the country — has come in the #MeToo era. In the same
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EL PASO, Texas — February 28 is the last day to vote early in the El Paso County elections. As of February 26, nearly 29,000 people had cast ballots in the county. More than 22,000 of those voters are democrats. ‘There’s so much contention particularly the past few years, that I think doing research and
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At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces, Turkish officials said, raising the specter of full-blown conflict. Thirty-five soldiers were injured in the attack and have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, according to officials. The attack comes days before a
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked on the verge of tears. “I don’t even know,” the Arsenal striker sighed. “I feel very, very bad.” Minutes earlier, Aubameyang had just missed what looked to have been one of the easiest chances in his career — and it proved costly. After Youssef El Arabi’s 120th-minute goal for Olympiacos had stunned
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Some moderate Democrats alarmed by Bernie Sanders‘ rapid ascension as their party’s presidential front-runner are scrambling for ways to halt his candidacy ahead of Super Tuesday’s coast-to-coast contests. But, so far, many of the party’s major donors have remained on the sidelines — holding out hope that another consensus, moderate candidate could emerge from the
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(CNN Español) — Víctimas del conflicto armado en El Salvador (1980-1992), familiares y organizaciones que promueven los derechos humanos rechazan la Ley Especial de Justicia Transicional, Reparación y Reconciliación Nacional aprobada el miércoles por la Asamblea Legislativa. Para expresar su desacuerdo, bloquearon uno de los accesos a la sede legislativa la tarde del jueves. Los
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Policía de Ecuador informó este jueves que en un operativo 6 provincias del país, desarticuló una “estructura criminal” conformada por 11 personas relacionadas al frente “Oliver Sinisterra”, un grupo disidente de las FARC considerado por las autoridades como responsable del secuestro y posterior asesinato de los tres miembros del equipo periodístico
Continue Reading Italian soccer team Inter Milan may have booked its place in the next round of the Europa League on Thursday but none of its fans were in the San Siro stadium to witness it. The eerie match against Bulgarian side Ludogorets was ordered to be played behind closed doors as Italian authorities continue to grapple
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After a US patient contracted novel coronavirus and left medical authorities no clues as to where it came from, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun sending out new testing guidance to health care workers, the top CDC official said Thursday. A patient in California who has cornonavirus didn’t travel anywhere known to
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, dijo el jueves que apoyaría al senador Bernie Sanders si gana la candidatura presidencial demócrata a medida que el senador de Vermont gana impulso en una lista crucial de primarias. El poder establecido del Partido Demócrata ha estado nervioso por el fuerte desempeño
Continue Reading Don’t turn your calendars over just yet! It’s a Leap Year, which means tomorrow is your once-every-four-years bonus day. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus
Continue Reading ¿Puede Bernie Sanders vencer a Donald Trump? La Tierra tiene una nueva miniluna, pero solo temporalmente. Uno de cada 10 votantes elegibles en EE.UU. en 2020 es inmigrante. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete al newsletter 1 Cambio en las pruebas de coronavirus en EE.UU. El Dr. Robert Redfield,
Continue Reading Stock markets in the US have posted some of their worst ever losses as the novel coronavirus sparked mass sell-offs. The Dow dropped 1,191 points on Thursday, in its worst one-day point drop in history, while the S&P 500 posted its worst day since 2011. Stocks are on track for their worst week since the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las sobredosis de drogas pueden poner en peligro la vida, pero para dos mujeres que accidentalmente recibieron fuertes cantidades de LSD, la experiencia les cambió la vida, y en el buen sentido. Una mujer de 46 años esnifó 550 veces la dosis recreativa normal de LSD y no solo sobrevivió, sino que descubrió
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Disney’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando may be known as “The Most Magical Place on Earth,” but for some visitors riding the Jungle Cruise on Thursday, the experience was a bit less magical and a lot more wet. The ride takes passengers on an adventure through the world’s exotic rivers with a humorous skipper as the
Continue Reading Dale Hudson had planned to go out for an after-work drink at a bar near Milwaukee on Wednesday. His usual Miller High Life Light was waiting on ice — but he never showed up. Bar owner Kim Thompson found out Thursday that her friend and ice fishing partner was one of five people shot dead
Continue Reading China’s smartphone market, the biggest in the world, is set for a massive plunge due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Smartphone shipments in China will likely fall 40% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period last year, according to a new report from research firm IDC. That means Chinese consumers will
Continue Reading Big European companies have started to ban or restrict business travel for hundreds of thousands of employees as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates. The restrictions are piling pressure on airlines and the broader travel industry, which faces a monthly hit of more than $46 billion from the coronavirus, according to the Global Business Travel Association, a
Continue Reading Sarah Boone called 911 and said her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, court records show. The Florida couple had been drinking Chardonnay and doing puzzles Sunday night in their Winter Park apartment. They thought “it would be funny” to hop in a suitcase as a part of
Continue Reading Earlier this year, a family of three women from New Zealand — a mom and her two adult daughters — made headlines around the world when they were denied the business class seats they’d paid for on a Thai Airways flight because they were too big to fit into them. Ironically, the family — Huhana
Continue Reading A Texas art teacher who was placed on administrative leave after talking about “her future wife” in class hopes her settlement with a school district will change the lives of other LGBTQ people. Stacy Bailey, who was on paid leave, reached a $100,000 settlement with the Mansfield Independent School District last week, her attorney said.
Continue Reading Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned that the novel coronavirus will spread in US communities, and a case announced on Wednesday might be the country’s first instance of it. Now, health officials say, is the time for people in the United States prepare — for canceled events, closed schools
Continue Reading Britain has threatened to walk away from trade negotiations with the European Union if sufficient progress hasn’t been made by June, raising the stakes just days before the country begins crucial talks with its largest export market. Negotiators will sit down Monday for the first round of discussions on a trade deal between the United
Continue Reading A neo-fascist party, whose leader is on trial for hate speech, has big hopes for the general election in Slovakia this weekend. If things go as some opinion polls suggest, the party could even become a decisive factor in forming the Eastern European country’s next government. Political scientists here say People’s Party Our Slovakia, known
Continue Reading A Hong Kong tycoon known for his outspoken support of the city’s pro-democracy movement and criticism of China was arrested Friday, along with two other prominent pro-democracy figures. A police spokesman said that three men aged 63 to 72 have been arrested for “illegal assembly” in relation to a protest march on August 31, 2019.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El primer caso confirmado de coronavirus en Nigeria es un ciudadano italiano que viajó a Lagos, dijo el Ministerio de Salud del país africano en un comunicado. La persona trabaja en Nigeria y había regresado de Milán a Lagos el 25 de febrero, dijo el ministerio. “El paciente es clínicamente estable, sin síntomas
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Cámara de diputados de la Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó la creación de una Comisión Especial de Antejuicio y Desafuero contra el diputado y expresidente del Parlamento Norman Quijano. La Fiscalía General solicitó a los diputados en enero retirar la inmunidad de Quijano porque una investigación penal reveló posibles vínculos
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un denunciante del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) está buscando protección federal después de que se quejó de que más de una docena de trabajadores que recibieron a los primeros estadounidenses evacuados de Wuhan, China, carecían de la capacitación o el equipo de protección adecuados para
Continue Reading A plan is in the works to evacuate quarantined foreign diplomats from North Korea, a source inside the country has revealed, as concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus grow. North Korea has not confirmed a single case of the virus inside its borders, but global health experts have warned the country is highly
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