BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up unexpectedly after a six-month slide. The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence increased to 95.7 points in January from 94.8 in December. Economists had forecast another slight dip to 94.5. The index was led higher by
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony Music. The recording company described the deal for 60 years worth of music as a “landmark agreement” in a statement. The deal was concluded in July last year, but announced Monday. The deal includes “the entirety of Bob
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The United States team for next month’s Olympics lost one of its top medal prospects when downhill racer Breezy Johnson said injury will force her to miss the Beijing Games. Johnson placed second in each of the three World Cup downhills she started this season. She then crashed in training
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By Ben Morse, CNN A love of fishing, a flowing mullet and a friendly personality: Cameron Smith is a one-of-a-kind golfer. The Australian can often be seen on his Instagram page on a boat with fishing gear or one of his catches. Between a smiley disposition and his ‘business at the front, party at the
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque anunció este lunes que Euclides España, alias ‘Jhonnier’, considerado uno de los cabecillas de las disidencias de las FARC, fue muerto en el corregimiento de Tacueyó, en el departamento del Cauca. Esto ocurrió, según el mandatario, tras una operación conjunta de las Fuerzas
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden se enfrenta a una serie de crisis y focos globales distintos pero interconectados, con enemigos estadounidenses que se alinean para poner a prueba el temple de un líder bajo presión y su propia sensación de que Estados Unidos es una potencia global en retirada. Biden tomó
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Think all IT specialists are paid the same? Think again with Twingate’s roundup using Bureau of Labor Statistics reports of the 25 states with the highest-paid IT specialists.
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Alcohol consumption has been on the rise with binge-drinking increasing by 21% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zinnia Health explored binge-drinking trends and how they vary across several states.
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Sunday Citizen consulted international dictionaries and cross-cultural websites to identify words in other languages related to wellness that don’t directly translate to English.
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Despite the glaring uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employees at federal agencies appear to be highly satisfied with their jobs. Stacker delved into exploring federal agencies with high employee satisfaction and what drives the best engagement at these workplaces.
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Rafael Nadal remains on track to make history at this year’s Australian Open after beating Denis Shapovalov in five sets — 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 — on Tuesday. The Spaniard is bidding to break the record for most men’s grand slam singles titles, a landmark he currently shares with Roger
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb alcanzó su destino final, casi un mes después de su lanzamiento. Desde que despegó de la Guayana Francesa el 25 de diciembre, el telescopio desplegó su parasol del tamaño de una cancha de tenis y un enorme espejo dorado que le ayudará a estudiar el universo de
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By Brynn Gingras, Travis Caldwell and Emma Tucker, CNN The second New York Police Department officer who was shot while responding to a domestic incident in Harlem last week has died, the NYPD commissioner said. “It’s with great sadness I announce the passing of Police Officer Wilbert Mora,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said on Twitter.
Continue Reading By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios handed over a racket as a sympathetic gift for accidentally hitting a young fan and the umpire left her chair to check on the boy’s condition. And that was all in the opening few games of the latest version of tennis played in a
Continue Reading By Angus Watson, CNN The Australian Open will allow people to wear shirts that say “Where is Peng Shuai?” CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday. His comments come several days after security guards shut down a small protest in support of the Chinese tennis player, in which protesters unfurled
Continue Reading At a press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said that some nurses don’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccines because they are trying to get pregnant. However, current studies show there is no established link between Covid-19 vaccines and infertility.
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN Florida is closing its monoclonal antibody treatment sites, health officials announced late Monday, citing the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision to limit the use of certain versions of the treatments that were found less effective against the now-dominant Omicron variant of coronavirus. “Unfortunately, as a result of this abrupt decision
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Widespread power outages have been reported on Tuesday in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Interfax news agency said that a significant number of the 2 million residents of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, found themselves without electricity on Tuesday. Kazakh news site Orda.kz reported that outages also occurred
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to descendants of the original Native American inhabitants. Save the Redwoods League said it would transfer to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council a 523-acre property it recently acquired on the Lost
Continue Reading By Aleks Klosok, Joel Kouam and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said a report into a stadium crush in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé will center on who closed the gate at the Olembe Stadium. At least eight people were killed and 38 injured in Monday’s incident
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Oscar Holland, CNN Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending a longstanding battle over the design. In a deal worth more than 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million), Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government secured the rights from Indigenous artist Harold Thomas, who created
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in muted trading, as many stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that will indicate how aggressive it will be in fighting inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell in morning trading, while shares gained in South Korea and
Continue Reading SUBANG, Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian carrier, SKS Airways, took to the skies Tuesday with short-haul flights to holiday island resorts as domestic travel rebounds after months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. SKS launched its maiden flight from the smaller Subang airport near Kuala Lumpur to Pangkor, a northern tax-free island,
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were discovered at a public housing estate. Hong Kong has maintained a similar “zero-tolerance” approach to the virus as mainland China. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said a second residential block at the
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have a big weekend ahead on the hardwood in the latest incarnation of their cross-conference challenge. Auburn puts its new No. 1 ranking on the line against Oklahoma, fourth-ranked Baylor faces Alabama, No. 13 Texas Tech plays Mississippi State, No. 18 Tennessee heads
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a career-high five assists, Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and three assists, and the Calgary Flames routed the St. Louis Blues 7-1. Tkachuk ended a four-game goal-scoring streak but was happy to spread the wealth. Four of his assists came in the second period, when Calgary outshot St.
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal fended off Denis Shapovalov in five sets to reach the Australian Open semifinals for the seventh time and keep his bid on track for a men’s-record 21st Grand Slam singles title. Nadal shares the men’s record with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Neither
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 16 points and No. 15 Southern California shook off a slow start to defeat Arizona State 78-56. The Trojans, playing their third game in five days, fell behind by 12 midway through the first half. They missed 15 of their first 18
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Stacker compiled a list of the largest sources of immigrants in Texas in 1900 using data transcribed from the 1900 U.S. Census.
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer As Mariah Bell ripped through two brilliant routines to win her first national championship earlier this month, the guy by the end boards wildly celebrating drew almost as much attention. That was simply Adam Rippon being himself. And being so satisfied to see Bell being herself. Rippon has been
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