By Swati Gupta, CNN India is to begin granting tourist visas for foreign visitors after an 18-month pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s government announced Thursday. Tourists arriving by chartered flight will be able to do so from October 15, according to a press release from India’s Ministry of Home Affairs. Other arrivals
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A soccer club official who was banned for life for offensive comments on social media that were not related to sport has challenged UEFA at court. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Nurlan Ibrahimov’s appeal was heard over 2 ½ hours. No timetable was given for a verdict by the
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN There’s a week to go before the world’s newest airline launches, and it’s promising to bring some dolce vita back to the skies. From October 15, ITA — Italia Trasporto Aereo — will be the new state-owned carrier for Italy, following the closure of bankrupt Alitalia on October 14. It’s been a
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Senate voted along party lines to raise the debt ceiling on Thursday, authorizing $480 billion in borrowing that avoids a looming US government default but sets up another showdown in early December. Investors no doubt should be relieved. Alarm bells had been ringing on Wall Street for weeks, and
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PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
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PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
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President Biden’s 2020 victory was in large part due to his ability to win the center, emerging with a 13-point win with independent voters. CNN’s Harry Enten breaks down what his diminishing approval among independent voters means now.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mark Warschauer, profesor de educación de la Universidad de California en Irvine, estaba “tremendamente emocionado” por la autorización de las vacunas contra el covid-19, y feliz cuando pudo recibir sus primeras dosis. Y también estaba en primera fila para recibir un refuerzo. “Estábamos muy preocupados por el covid”, dijo a
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott, CNN For journalist Maria Ressa, reporting the news has always been the priority. But the newly honored Nobel Peace Prize winner says she has been forced to “become the news” simply because of her determination to do the job properly and defend the rule of law. A day before receiving the Nobel
Continue Reading By Leyla Santiago, Gregory Lemos, Kristina Sgueglia and Travis Caldwell, CNN Police in North Port, Florida, were surveilling Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, as best as they could legally before he vanished, police spokesperson Josh Taylor told CNN’s Randi Kaye on Thursday. Laundrie had returned alone to his family’s North Port home September 1 following
Continue Reading By Dan Merica, CNN Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity. The Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, who has acknowledged that President Joe Biden’s election was legitimate, is digging into his call for an audit of the voting machines used in the 2020 election — a reflection of how former President
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense ministry says a company of the military’s guard battalion has been suspended from official duty amid an investigation of initiation rituals, suspected sexual abuse and far-right activity. A ministry spokesperson said Friday the internal investigation covers “several dozen” soldiers. He says the alleged incidents came to light as a result
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government protests with water cannons and tear gas on the eve of a major European Union summit in the country earlier this week. The demonstrations were the third in a month against virus measures and the use of
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large multinationals at a minimum rate of 15% and require companies to pay taxes in the countries where they do business. Estonia, Hungary and — most notably — Ireland joined the agreement Thursday.
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large multinationals at a minimum rate of 15% and require companies to pay taxes in the countries where they do business. Estonia, Hungary and — most notably — Ireland joined the
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from two founding members of the European Union have expressed fears that a Polish court’s ruling that Poland’s Constitution has supremacy over EU laws could trigger the the country’s exit from the 27-nation bloc. France’s Europe minister insisted that the decision by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has expressed concern over the “sudden” replacement of three out of seven board members at the suspended Russian anti-doping agency. WADA says it will look into the process by which three new supervisory board members were appointed Wednesday after three others resigned. WADA says it is concerned by
Continue Reading By Dominic Rech, CNN An annual list of the world’s coolest neighborhoods has been revealed, based on local intel from more than 38,000 city-dwellers. Has your community made the cut? Here are the top 10. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also
Continue Reading Tropical development is possible off the East Coast as the intermountain West sees its first major snowfall. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
Continue Reading The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which presented the award in Oslo on Friday, said the prize was awarded for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression. Every year the Norwegian Nobel Committee recognizes a person or organization for their outstanding efforts and actions in the promotion of peace.
Continue Reading CNN’s David McKenzie reports from Ghana as the country’s parliament is set to debate a bill that critics from the LGBTQ+ community call a “homophobe’s dream.”
Continue Reading CNN’s Manu Raju says that while the Senate has agreed on a deal that will temporarily raise the US debt ceiling preventing the country from defaulting on its debts, lawmakers will find themselves in the exact same position come December when the deal ends.
Continue Reading The Senate Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report detailing how President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election. CNN’s Jessica Schneider has more.
Continue Reading A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to two defense officials. CNN Oren Liebermann reports.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — El submarino de la Armada de EE.UU. que chocó con un objeto sumergido en el Mar de China Meridional el pasado fin de semana estaba operando en uno de los entornos submarinos más difíciles del mundo, uno lleno de ruido de los barcos por encima y un fondo
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los secretarios estadounidenses de Estado, Antony Blinken; de Justicia, Merrick Garland, y de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, se reunirán con sus homólogos mexicanos el viernes en México para discutir un nuevo acuerdo de seguridad llamado “Marco Bicentenario México-Estados Unidos para la Seguridad, Salud Pública y Comunidades Seguras”, dijo el jueves un
Continue Reading LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government protests with water cannons and tear gas on the eve of a major European Union summit in the country earlier this week. The demonstrations were the third in a month against virus measures and the use of
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer KAMINO KAWA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the work, including welding and mounting. They not only do the paint job; they also inspect their own paint job. The assembly line for the Ariya sport-utility vehicle at Nissan’s Tochigi plant, set
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