China’s Covid surge hits factories and consumer market | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy is under severe strain as a wave of Covid cases sweeps across the country....
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Police arrest man suspected of planting explosives in Brazil’s capital ahead of presidential inauguration | CNN
São Paulo CNN — Police in Brasilia arrested a man on Saturday suspected of planting and possessing explosive devices one...
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of...
US strike kills 6 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia | CNN Politics
CNN — The US carried out a strike in Somalia that killed six al-Shabaab militants on Friday, US Africa Command...
UK wages next year will be at their lowest level since 2006, report says | CNN Business
London CNN — Brits hoping for a new-year salary bump to offset soaring food and energy costs may be disappointed....
Democracy has its flaws, but it has emerged from the pandemic in much ruder health than the alternative | CNN
CNN — For nearly half a decade, you could be forgiven for thinking just about everything in Western democracy seemed...
Japan’s consumer inflation hits fresh 40-year high | CNN Business
Japan’s core consumer inflation hit a fresh four-decade high as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, data...
As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths | CNN
Beijing CNN — For much of the pandemic, images of overflowing hospitals and busy funeral homes from the United States...
NASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak | CNN
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Why America’s economy remains surprisingly strong — but you don’t realize it | CNN Business
New York CNN Business — Each week brings head-scratching contradictory news about the economy. This past week was no different,...
NFL Sunday Ticket is leaving DirecTV and heading to YouTube TV | CNN Business
New York CNN — The popular NFL Sunday Ticket package is leaving DirectTV and heading to YouTube TV. The NFL...
India on alert for new variants as Covid wave sweeps China | CNN
New Delhi CNN — India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19, including getting vaccinated and...
First on CNN: 2 Americans held by the Taliban have been released, sources tell CNN | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Two Americans who had been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been released and are en...
3M will stop making hazardous ‘forever chemicals’ starting in 2025 | CNN Business
New York CNN — 3M, the conglomerate behind Post-It notes and Scotch tape, will stop making controversial per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
‘One extreme to the other’: Chinese megacity Chongqing says people with Covid can go to work | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — The sprawling Chinese metropolis of Chongqing announced Sunday that public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19...
5 people killed in a ‘horrendous’ condo shooting in Canada, police say | CNN
CNN — Five people were killed in a shooting at a condominium in a Toronto suburb Sunday night, police said,...
Europe finally agrees to cap gas prices | CNN Business
London CNN Business — Europe has agreed to a cap on natural gas prices, following months of debate over whether...
EU agrees to the world’s largest carbon border tax | CNN Business
London CNN — European Union governments have reached a deal on the world’s first major carbon border tax, as part...
China bets on private sector to boost Covid-hit economy | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Beijing has vowed to go all out next year to save its Covid-hit economy by boosting...
‘This is a war’: Californians seek affordable housing alternatives | CNN Business
Los Angeles CNN — At 26, Ixchel Hernandez has become the defender and protector of her family’s modest apartment. In...
