A former Bond girl has announced she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Olga Kurylenko, who starred as Camille Montes opposite Daniel Craig in the 2008 James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” shared the news Sunday on her official Instagram account. The Ukranian born star who rose from being a model to appearing on television and
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The suspension of the NBA season due to coronavirus isn’t just affecting players and fans, it’s having a sizeable impact on the pay of thousands of hourly employees at basketball arenas across the country. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson and Blake Griffin are just some of the players to publicly announce they’re donating thousands of dollars
Continue Reading The NBA season is suspended. But that doesn’t mean Steph Curry is ready to pack it in. The Golden State Warriors guard and his wife, Ayeesha Curry, are teaming up with a food bank to provide more than 1 million meals to students in Oakland who cannot attend schools due to coronavirus shutdowns. The couple
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The lawyer who was a fixture on television during President Donald Trump’s impeachment proceedings tweeted on Sunday that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is recovering. “My #COVID19 test came back positive. I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support. It means a lot to my family and me,” Daniel Goldman, who
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What can the Federal Reserve do to protect Americans from coronavirus? Not a whole lot — but it can cushion the blow from a sudden slump in economic activity. On Sunday evening, the central bank attempted to do just that, announcing it would undertake several bold measures to buoy the US financial system. Those measures
Continue Reading As the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic intensifies, celebrities are using their platform to urge fans to help curb the spread of the virus by practicing social distancing. On Sunday, Hollywood star-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger casually fed his pet donkey and miniature pony in his kitchen as he asked people to consider the safety of
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Classrooms will be empty from coast to coast in the coming weeks as the novel coronavirus spreads and officials say indefinite closures are a real possibility. If schools were to shut down long term, one of the greatest challenges for teachers, officials and school administrators would come down to ensuring all students have equal education
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Want to fight fat, wrinkles and chronic disease? Consider slashing the amount of added sugar in your diet. The empty calories in sugar definitely contribute to weight gain — and the obesity epidemic — which in turn leads to all sorts of chronic diseases, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and more. Sugar can even make
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President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is undergoing a deep clean after multiple cases of coronavirus were confirmed at the club, a member confirmed to CNN. Members were notified via email that the Palm Beach, Florida, club, including its grand ballroom, will be closed Monday for a cleaning, with the exception of the beach club, which
Continue Reading Google on Sunday announced a nationwide website dedicated to providing Americans with information about the novel coronavirus. But that description stops short of what President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have spent days saying Google was developing very quickly: A website meant to assess patient symptoms and to direct Americans to “testing at
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Dramatic action from the US Federal Reserve to cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic isn’t helping to calm global markets on Monday. In fact, it seems to have made matters worse.
Continue Reading NASA’s Curiosity rover sits on Mars with a view that no human has ever beheld in person. But the cameras that act as its eyes capture the planet’s desolate, craggy, red-washed vistas, and relay these scenes back to Earth in a stream of images each day. But Curiosity’s photography skills aren’t just a window into
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Soccer stars in Brazil wore face masks in protest of having to play a match while the South American country battles with the novel coronavirus outbreak. Players for Braziian club Gremio took to the pitch wearing masks ahead of their behind-closed-doors state championship tie against Sao Luiz on Sunday. Led out by boss Renato Portaluppi,
Continue Reading The White House is likely to ask Congress this week for another round of funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic, two White House officials told CNN. The money would be for the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Veterans Affairs as the administration ramps up resources across the government in preparation for a
Continue Reading Simon Crow is not a professional athlete. But he has spent the last three months running six times a week, clocking in between 40 and 60 miles. Feeling great, Crow was hoping for a new personal best in the Paris marathon next month. And then the novel coronavirus struck and his marathon got called off.
Continue Reading One after the other, many gig companies have said in recent days that they will compensate workers diagnosed with coronavirus or placed under quarantine by public health authorities. Putting aside the fact a diagnosis may be difficult to prove given availability and criteria for a test, many workers can’t afford to stop working, yet fear
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(CNN) — A medida que el coronavirus se propaga por todo el mundo, la compañía de alquiler de vacaciones Airbnb expandió su política de circunstancias atenuantes ayer, permitiendo que casi todos los viajeros cancelen sus reservas sin penalización. Ahora la mayoría de los viajeros que reservaron con la compañía calificarán para reembolsos sin penalización por reservas,
Continue Reading Millions are waking up to news of widespread closures, postponements and cancellations as the world continues to battle the coronavirus. 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
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EL PASO, Texas — Public places and businesses are closing down or changing protocols across the country. In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti has ordered the temporarily closure of bars, nightclubs and gyms to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In El Paso, one local gym owner says he has not seen a decrease in
Continue Reading Former Vice President Joe Biden brought olive branches to Sunday night’s debate. But Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders preferred what might be one final fight. The 11th Democratic presidential debate took place as the nation confronts the coronavirus pandemic, with the candidates’ podiums set six feet apart serving as a reminder of the global public health
Continue Reading (CNN) — Con cerca de 5.300 casos reportados de nuevo coronavirus en Francia y 127 muertes, algunas de las marcas de lujo más famosas del país están cambiando de perfume a desinfectante para manos. El conglomerado de artículos de lujo LVMH, la empresa matriz de Christian Dior, Guerlain y Givenchy, quiere ayudar a las autoridades
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — El exvicepresidente Joe Biden dijo el domingo que elegiría a una mujer para ser su compañera de fórmula presidencial. “Si soy elegido presidente, mi gabinete, mi administración se verá como el país, y me comprometo a nombrar a una mujer para que sea vicepresidenta”, dijo Biden en el debate de CNN-Univision en
Continue Reading (CNN) — Érase una vez cuando alcanzar el pico más alto de la Tierra se consideraba una hazaña que solo unos pocos elegidos podían lograr. Ahora avancemos hasta hoy. Aunque sigue siendo un esfuerzo costoso, y a veces mortal, es logísticamente fácil de organizar. Más de 4.000 aventureros han subido a la cima del Monte
Continue Reading Some states are ordering the closure of bars and restaurants and hospitality giants Disney and MGM are shuttering their resorts as coronavirus continues to spread across the United States and officials try to contain it. Disney said Sunday it was closing all of its stores in North America and Disney owned and operated locations at
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los inversores no quedaron tranquilos tras la noticia de que la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos reducirá las tasas de interés casi a cero. Los futuros de acciones estadounidenses cayeron un 5% el domingo por la noche, llegando al “límite inferior”, lo que significa que no pueden caer más. Los
Continue Reading As Americans are being urged to keep their distance from one another, travelers returning on flights from Europe say they are being made to wait for hours in close quarters at US airports to get screened for coronavirus. When they arrived in Dallas, Chicago and New York, they faced long lines and confusion, several travelers
Continue Reading Parts of the Las Vegas Strip are going dark. MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts will close their Las Vegas properties as of March 17 in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn Resorts indicated Sunday that it would close Wynn Las Vegas and Encore “as part of its continuing effort to reduce the spread of
Continue Reading Xiong Qingzhen, a drone engineer in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving treatment for Covid-19, the respiratory disease causing a global health crisis. Every morning and evening, the 38-year-old was handed a bag of brown soup — a traditional Chinese remedy blended from
Continue Reading CNN Opinion asked commentators to weigh in on the Democratic debate — and what it may mean for the primary ahead. The views expressed in this commentary are their own. Nayyera Haq: Biden shows he can evolve The challenge with having two septuagenarian, long-term senators on the debate stage is that serious discussion of the
Continue Reading The Peace Corps is suspending its global operations and evacuating all volunteers as concerns mount about the coronavirus pandemic, the organization said Sunday. “As COVID-19 continues to spread and international travel becomes more and more challenging by the day, we are acting now to safeguard your well-being and prevent a situation where Volunteers are unable
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