By Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke and Nimi Princewill, CNN Kenya‘s electoral officials on Friday blamed the delay in announcing the result of the country’s presidential election on candidates’ agents for slowing down the national tally of votes. The chair of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) accused party agents of approaching the process like
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By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step of issuing $1 billion in debt to help stabilize other nonprofits in June 2020. The move delighted investors and inspired several other large foundations to follow suit. Two years later, the foundations all stand by their decisions to take
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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Two Belgian strikers are likely to be in focus when the Italian league season starts Saturday. Returning Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has already shown what he can do in Serie A but compatriot Charles De Ketelaere is something of an unknown quantity for city rival
Continue Reading Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer. Talc will be replaced by cornstarch, the company said. The company has faced litigation alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian
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CNNEE Nueva York (CNN Business) — Johnson & Johnson abandonará el talco para bebés a base de talco el próximo año y en su lugar lo fabricará con almidón de maíz. Su polvo a base de talco, que no se vende en Estados Unidos y Canadá desde 2020, está en el centro de decenas de
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By Ben Church, CNN Raheem Sterling says he didn’t think twice about joining Chelsea this season despite receiving racist abuse at Stamford Bridge previously in his career. Chelsea banned a fan for life from its stadium following an incident during an English Premier League match in December 2018. The individual was found to have used
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Britons are bracing themselves for more tough times ahead as the economy starts to shrink and a new forecast suggests average annual energy bills could exceed £5,000 ($6,000) next year. Official data published on Friday showed that the country’s GDP dropped by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year.
Continue Reading By Dan Berman, CNN Former President Donald Trump is reportedly nearing a decision on when to announce a 2024 bid to return to the White House, but his legal troubles continue to build — not just with the recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. Multiple federal and state investigations are ongoing regarding the January 6, 2021,
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN Large swaths of England have officially descended into drought, authorities announced Friday, urging residents and businesses in affected areas to conserve water in the driest summer in 50 years. The Environment Agency announced that England’s south, southwest and southeast are in drought, along with central and eastern regions, after convening the
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El Paso, Texas- After strong thunderstorms moved across Hudspeth county; a lot of the ground is heavily saturated and we’re expecting another round of thunderstorms this afternoon, which could lead to flooding across poor drainage areas. A lot of today’s precipitation chances will develop in the higher terrain and then move down to the lower
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Johnson & Johnson is abandoning talc-based baby powder next year and instead will make it with cornstarch. Its talc-based powder, which hasn’t been sold in the United States and Canada since 2020, is at the center of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women who have developed ovarian cancer
Continue Reading BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar kicks off in 100 days and Human Rights Watch on Friday has again urged FIFA and the host nation to improve compensation for migrant workers and their families. The rights group calls for comprehensive remedy for deaths, injuries, and wage theft for workers who worked on
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business There appears to be some confusion about the trajectory of prices in the US. That’s partially because month-over-month inflation eased in July while year-over-year, it remained near historic highs. That raises an important question for consumers and investors alike: Is inflation peaking or not? The answer, according to the market
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has sold off even more of its club assets so it could meet the Spanish league’s financial rules and clear Robert Lewandowski and other newcomers to play in the season opener. Barcelona sold 24.5% of its Barça Studios production hub for 100 million euros ($103
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The red supergiant Betelgeuse, a colossal star in the Orion constellation, experienced a massive stellar eruption — the likes of which have never been seen before, according to astronomers. Betelgeuse first drew attention in late 2019 when the star, which glitters like a red gem in the upper-right shoulder of Orion,
Continue Reading Monsoon rain continues for the Southwest as warmer temperatures are forecast for parts of the West and Southeast. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the latest details.
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue Reading Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, gives his assessment of the risk posed to the nuclear power plant that is located in Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
Continue Reading In a news conference at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Federal Bureau of Investigation has filed a motion to unseal the search warrant of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. He also spoke out about allegations made against the FBI about the purpose of the search.
Continue Reading Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells CNN Business his company wants to develop and continuously update a yearly single-dose vaccine that can cover the flu, Covid-19, and other respiratory illnesses.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants say they will remove their shares from the New York Stock Exchange amid a dispute between Washington and Beijing over whether U.S. regulators can see records of their auditors. PetroChina Ltd., China Life Insurance Ltd. and China Petroleum & Chemical Co.
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told citizens they need to leave eastern Ukraine, because they can’t be supported through winter. Yet some residents are not leaving even in places where the shelling is heaviest. CNN’s Nic Robertson has more.
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Megan C. Hills, CNN Kylie Jenner has made a strong case for glamorous party tops, channeling a disco ball and another famous Kylie, singer Kylie Minogue, at once. The reality star took date-night dressing to the next level Tuesday, wearing a glittering chain mesh top with a cowl neck and striking hood ahead of a
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out through leaks and incomplete official reviews, it’s still not clear more than two months later to what extent any of the agencies involved are investigating individual and systemic mistakes in
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As students prepare to go back to school, Uvalde parents expressed their frustration to the school district after they shared their new security measures.
Continue Reading olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Un nuevo virus detectado en docenas de personas en el este de China podría no causar la próxima pandemia, pero sí sugiere cuán fácilmente los virus pueden pasar desapercibidos de los animales a los humanos, dijeron científicos al advertir que es necesaria mayor vigilancia. El virus, denominado Langya henipavirus, infectó
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of lengthy delays that have plagued the busy European hub for months. Schiphol’s announcement Thursday night heads off a possible mass claim for compensation by passengers who saw their holiday plans evaporate amid hourslong delays
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Tom Brady is taking some time away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to “deal with personal things,” according to the team’s head coach Todd Bowles. The 45-year-old quarterback missed practice on Thursday, and Bowles told reporters that he will not return until after the team’s second preseason game on August 20.
Continue Reading By Matt Foster, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday it will permanently retire Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell‘s No.6 jersey throughout the league. Russell, who passed away on July 31 at the age of 88, won 11 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and becomes the first player to have his
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business A Chinese sci-fi comedy about an astronaut stranded on the moon has shattered summer box office records in China, providing much-needed lift to the world’s second largest cinema industry that continues to grapple with Covid lockdowns. “Moon Man,” which was adapted from a webtoon of the same name by Korean
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