5 things to know for August 12: Covid-19, Trump, Ukraine, Student loans, Anne Heche
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells CNN Business his company wants to develop and continuously update a yearly single-dose vaccine that can cover the…
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Three Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants say they will remove their shares from the New York…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Did Kylie Jenner channel another famous Kylie?
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…
Continue Reading Officials refuse to answer key questions about Uvalde response probes as anger grows
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…
Continue Reading Officials refuse to answer key questions about Uvalde response probes as anger grows
As students prepare to go back to school, Uvalde parents expressed their frustration to the school district after they shared their new security…
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El nuevo virus Langya encontrado en China podría ser solamente la “punta del iceberg”, advierten investigadores
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Un nuevo virus detectado en docenas de personas en el este de China podría no causar la próxima pandemia, pero…
Continue Reading Amsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travelers hit by chaos
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of…
Continue Reading Tom Brady taking leave of absence from Tampa Bay Buccaneers to ‘deal with personal things’
By Ben Morse, CNN Tom Brady is taking some time away from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to “deal with personal things,” according to the…
Continue Reading NBA to retire Bill Russell’s No. 6 jersey throughout the league as tribute to the 11-time champion
By Matt Foster, CNN The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced on Thursday it will permanently retire Basketball Hall of Famer Bill…
Continue Reading ‘Moon Man’ is just what China’s box office needs after months of lockdowns
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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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…
Continue Reading 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 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…
Continue Reading ‘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…
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…
Continue Reading 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…
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