Sol Amaya (CNN) — Una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer / BioNTech tiene una alta eficacia (95,6%) en un ensayo de fase 3, anunciaron las compañías este jueves. Señalaron que “la eficacia fue constante independientemente de la edad, el sexo, la raza, la etnia o las condiciones comórbidas”. El
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CNN Story by Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Video by Sean Clark, Frank Fenimore & Matt Gannon, CNN Business When Amazon opened a sprawling warehouse in her community in March 2020, Jennifer Bates never guessed she’d find herself testifying before members of Congress one year later about the “grueling” conditions she experienced working inside it.
Continue Reading Story by Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Video by Sean Clark, Frank Fenimore & Matt Gannon, CNN Business When Amazon opened a sprawling warehouse in her community in March 2020, Jennifer Bates never guessed she’d find herself testifying before members of Congress one year later about the “grueling” conditions she experienced working inside it. Bates,
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a new low point since the pandemic erupted, evidence that layoffs are declining as companies hold onto workers. Unemployment claims dropped 6,000 to 290,000 last week, the third straight drop, the Labor Department said
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The global supply chain is struggling under the weight of a series of disruptions, including a shortage of truck drivers and other workers as well as massive port congestion. The issues are forcing large and small companies alike to re-think what they need to do to keep manufacturing facilities humming.
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian separatist leader accused of instigating violence in country’s southeast has pleaded not guilty to terrorism and treason charges in a court in the capital, Abuja. Amid heavy security presence, Nnamdi Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, was brought into the court for his trial.
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Facebook says it’s struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by people on the social network. The company said Thursday that it inked the licensing agreement with a group representing 300 French publishers to “improve the quality of online
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Facebook says it’s struck a deal with a group of French publishers to pay for links to their news stories that are shared by people on the social network. The company said Thursday that it inked the licensing agreement with a group representing 300 French publishers to “improve the quality of online
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Facebook failed to provide crucial details about its “Cross-Check” program that reportedly shielded millions of VIP users from the social media platform’s normal content moderation rules, according to the company’s oversight board. The tech giant “has not been fully forthcoming on Cross-Check,” the oversight board said in a report published
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was found to have a high efficacy — 95.6% — against Covid-19 in a Phase 3 trial, the companies announced on Thursday. They noted that “efficacy was consistent irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity or comorbid conditions.” The trial included more than 10,000
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer WeWork will become a publicly traded company Thursday after a spectacular collapse during its first attempt to do so two years ago. WeWork is emerging more than a year into a pandemic that closed millions of square feet off office space and the hope is that a work environment
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EL PASO, Texas — Seeing your teen get behind the wheel can be nerve-racking, especially if they’re picking up the phone while driving. But there’s an app out there that can help and give them something in return. The app, Teens in the Drivers Seat, was developed last year by Texas A&M Transportation Institute which
Continue Reading By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya is hosting an international conference aimed at resolving the country’s thorniest issues ahead of general elections in December. Western, regional and United Nations representatives are meeting Thursday in the capital, Tripoli. On the table are several contentious issues, including maintaining the country’s ceasefire, uniting the many
Continue Reading ATHENS Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will seek the leadership of the once-powerful Socialist party founded by his father, in an effort to revive its popularity that plummeted during a recent financial crisis. Papandreou’s father Andreas and grandfather George also served as prime ministers in liberal and Socialist governments. Family ties still
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN A man charged with the murder of British politician David Amess had links to the ISIS terror group and targeted the MP due to his support for air strikes on Syria, a court in London heard Thursday. Ali Harbi Ali, 25 and from London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for a
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 25-year-old man with the murder of a Conservative lawmaker, alleging that the killing was an act of terrorism by a supporter of the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Ali Harbi Ali, a man from London with Somali heritage, had
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KITAKYUSHU, Japan (AP) — Angelina Melnikova of Russia won the women’s all-around final to claim the first gold medal of the gymnastics world championships. Melnikova built up a solid lead with high scores on the vault and uneven bars and finished with 56.632 points. Defending champion Simone Biles and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines earned $169 million in the third quarter, but the delta variant of COVID-19 slowed down its recovery from the pandemic. The third-quarter profit was possible because American got nearly $1 billion in pandemic relief from the federal government. American said Thursday that revenue in the fourth quarter will
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines earned $169 million in the third quarter, but the delta variant of COVID-19 slowed down its recovery from the pandemic. The third-quarter profit was possible because American got nearly $1 billion in pandemic relief from the federal government. American said Thursday that revenue in the fourth quarter will
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Coronavirus infections and deaths in Ukraine have surged to all-time highs amid a laggard pace of vaccination, with overall inoculations among the lowest in Europe. Ukrainian authorities on Thursday reported 22,415 new confirmed infections and 546 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest numbers since
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The mask mandate for students in some South Florida schools could soon be eased as local rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to fall. Miami-Dade school Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says the number of students being quarantined has dropped significantly since school started. He says a decision will be based on the
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When WeWork’s plans for a blockbuster initial public offering imploded in 2019, the company became a poster child for the excesses of venture capital and startup culture in the post-2008 era. “What happened to WeWork is not just a failure of this particular set of individuals,” wrote Shira Ovide, a
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police say a gas station attendant in Germany has been punched and kicked by a customer after an argument over the latter’s failure to wear a mask. The incident in Bremen came about a month after a gas station clerk was fatally shot in western Germany by a man who refused to
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines says that its recent service problems, which prompted it to cancel more than 2,000 flights over a four-day period, cost the airline $75 million. That’s just one of the headwinds facing the discount airline. Southwest warned Thursday that it believes revenue will take a $100 million hit this
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN As we head into what was supposed to be the fall recovery, the world is still reeling from Covid-related anxiety. It shows up in tepid job recovery and stock market tremors as well as in disagreements over masks and vaccine requirements in our schools and communities. It’s not just Covid–19 that’s
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN As we head into what was supposed to be the fall recovery, the world is still reeling from Covid-related anxiety. It shows up in tepid job recovery and stock market tremors as well as in disagreements over masks and vaccine requirements in our schools and communities. It’s not just Covid–19 that’s
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of environmental group Greenpeace has warned against efforts by countries and corporations to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks. The summit in Glasgow is expected to see a flurry of new commitments from governments and businesses to reduce
Continue Reading The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Passenger revenue almost tripled and Southwest Airlines posted a smaller loss that most had expected in the third quarter despite the spread of the delta variant that slowed air travel again. Net income was $446 million, or 73 cents per share, bouncing back from a loss over the same
Continue Reading The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Passenger revenue almost tripled and Southwest Airlines posted a smaller loss that most had expected in the third quarter despite the spread of the delta variant that slowed air travel again. Net income was $446 million, or 73 cents per share, bouncing back from a loss over the same
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Origin stories are a powerful part of celebrity culture that can help fans identify with the stars. Now it appears that one global star shares a curious connection with Ireland, and the country’s flag carrier airline in particular. Charles Hamar Delevingne, father of model and actress Cara Delevingne, has suggested that
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