10 fans of Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv sentenced in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A Greek court on has handed down suspended sentences and fines to 10 fans of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv after…
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Argentina hikes interest rates to 69.5% as inflation hits 20-year high
By Reuters Argentina’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 950 basis points on Thursday as the country struggles to keep a lid…
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Ship reaches Ukraine to load up with wheat for hungry Africa
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A ship docked in a Ukrainian Black Sea port on Friday to begin loading up with wheat for…
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South Korea pardons Samsung’s Jay Y Lee in bid to revive the economy
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Business The de facto leader of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, was pardoned by South Korea’s…
Continue Reading South Korea pardons Samsung’s Jay Y Lee in bid to revive the economy
By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Business The de facto leader of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, was pardoned by South Korea’s president on Friday for…
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House passes Democrats’ health care and climate bill, clearing measure for Biden’s signature
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives voted Friday to pass Democrats’ $750 billion health care, energy and…
Continue Reading UK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June. It’s a smaller-than-expected contraction but adds to…
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‘Please don’t forget about us,’ says Ukrainian soccer legend Andriy Shevchenko about ongoing war effort
By Ben Church, CNN As he urges the world not to forget about those still facing imminent danger from Russian forces, Ukrainian soccer icon Andriy…
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Here’s how credit card debt varies by state in 2022
See how you compare to the average in your state with this analysis of credit card debt across the U.S. compiled by…
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Average mortgage debt rose 14% over the past 5 years
How has the average mortgage debt grown in the past five years? Experian analyzed data collected from mortgage holders across the U.S. to find…
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Quality of life signs to check for your aging pet
Native Pet curated a list of recommendations from expert and veterinary resources for evaluating the quality of life of aging…
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From butterfly gardens to throwback hotels: 10 airport attractions worth checking out
Bounce searched for some of the most interesting and unique attractions found in airports around the…
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The 38 greenest cities in North America
Of the more than 19,000 towns and cities in North America, 38 are greener than the rest, according to a list compiled by Calgary.com based on data…
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Richest wrestlers in America
Who are the wealthiest wrestlers? Stacker ranks the top 20 professional wrestlers by net worth per data from Celebrity Net…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Schroeder sues to restore official perks
BERLIN (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by…
Continue Reading China’s Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in…
Continue Reading La Fiscalía de México solicita audiencia para presentar cargos contra dueño de mina accidentada
olivertapia (CNN) — La Fiscalía General de la República de México (FGR) solicitó una audiencia judicial para acusar al presunto dueño de…
Continue Reading Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of Kenya’s electoral commission says vote-tallying in the country’s close…
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A firefighter battling a wildfire in Oregon has died after he was struck by a tree, officials say
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A firefighter died while battling a wildfire in southwestern Oregon after he was struck by a tree,…
Continue Reading Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told citizens they need to leave eastern Ukraine, because they can’t be supported through winter. Yet some…
Continue Reading August 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Heather Chen, Jack Bantock, Hafsa Khalil, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading New Langya virus found in China could be ‘tip of the iceberg’ for undiscovered pathogens, researchers say
By Simone McCarthy, CNN More surveillance is needed of a new virus detected in dozens of people in eastern China that may not cause the next pandemic…
Continue Reading Wall Street extends winning streak to 4th week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with a broad stock market rally Friday, as the…
Continue Reading Dairy farm in Ukraine’s Donbas region struggles to survive
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern…
Continue Reading “No se espera que Anne Heche sobreviva”, dice la familia de la actriz, quien permanece hospitalizada tras accidente
olivertapia (CNN) — Anne Heche, quien permanece hospitalizada después de chocar su vehículo contra una residencia de Los Ángeles la semana…
Continue Reading European drought dries up rivers, kills fish, shrivels crops
By SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press LUX, France (AP) — Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish…
Continue Reading Ukrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, gives his assessment of the risk posed to the nuclear power plant that…
Continue Reading Hong Kong suffers biggest ever population drop as exodus accelerates
By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong has recorded its sharpest annual drop in population, with experts blaming the decline on strict…
Continue Reading In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap…
Continue Reading Ukrainian nuclear plant facing ‘grave hour,’ UN watchdog says
By Richard Roth and Jonny Hallam, CNN The “alarming” situation at a Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine had…
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