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Turkey has officially labeled Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a war, in a move that experts said could potentially hinder some of Moscow's military activities in the region. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lhT7Eej

Battered by intense shelling, peppered with gunfire and then ... everything goes quiet. Along Ukraine's strategic Black Sea coast, Russian forces are playing a strange game, testing defenses, spilling blood and raising tensions but failing to drive home any significant gains. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FLNldnf

Climate change is on course to transform life on Earth as we know it, and unless global warming is dramatically slowed, billions of people and other species will reach points where they can no longer adapt to the new normal, according to a major report published Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rKdRA0p

It's time for lunch in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and locals are crowding at Prahalad Tiffin Point, a popular roadside eatery serving regional staples like dosa and idli. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dh07NrP

BP is cutting ties with Rosneft in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NjufqRP

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and aviation bans are creating huge no-go areas in the sky, with major implications for long-haul carriers that normally criss-cross the skies of Eastern Europe en route to Asia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OEMDwB9

Christian Eriksen made his first appearance in a game since suffering a cardiac arrest 259 days ago. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FSwsqlx

This key measure of inflation climbed at the fastest pace since 1982 last month from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JMT1QIC

The West has not gone after Russian oil. But nervous traders have decided they still don't want to touch it, jolting the global energy market at a delicate moment. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RUprl4v

The West's initial salvo of financial sanctions against Russia failed to deter President Vladimir Putin from launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now the United States is taking a punitive approach, announcing another round of sanctions meant to tighten the screws on Russian banks and "corrupt billionaires." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/k1PrK7I

Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, piling pressure on a global economy already reeling from rampant inflation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Njyqw4Q

Less than a month into his presidency, the White House said Joe Biden would "recalibrate" his relationship with Saudi Arabia, effectively refusing to speak to the Kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/a9kP6xl

The Russia-Ukraine crisis is taking place thousands of miles away from the closest major US city. And yet millions of American families would feel the economic consequences of a full-blown conflict. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/UxspSWJ

A number of companies have suspended production or limited manufacturing output in Ukraine because of the Russian invasion early Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8pX4dyZ

Once crowded by too many tourists, the canals of Amsterdam continue to stand empty, even as the Netherlands eases travel restrictions. The infamous Red Light District is also mostly deserted. The Dutch capital remains a ghost town. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2IEMLpB

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout examines the growing economic impact of China's tough "zero-Covid" policies -- from a slump in domestic spending on the Mainland to logistics issues and a "brain drain" of talent in Hong Kong. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Xuxk51d

As oil rapidly approaches $100 a barrel, JPMorgan warned Tuesday that a spike in energy prices and other ripple effects from the Russia-Ukraine crisis could hurt both the stock market and the economic recovery. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KxBTpNE

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized two separatist territories in eastern Ukraine as independent states, ordering the deployment of Russian troops there in a dangerous gambit that defies international law and risks a deadly military confrontation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NEl2aMp

About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing local officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/LPFKAGB

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It was a historic day for Saudi Arabia as the women's national football team played, and won, its first official international match on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5JkxQzo

Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters opposed to a US-funded infrastructure program that was presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal's capital said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/39Ha6DW

The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an airstrike in neighboring Niger, a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency said on Sunday, although Nigeria's armed forces said they were still investigating. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Qgu8dAa

The labor shortage has been a defining feature of the pandemic job market and it's not getting better any time soon. But there is a whole group of workers who are being overlooked even though they could be part of the solution. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/u1hslIo

Nearly four months ago, amid a firestorm of critical coverage stemming from a whistleblower's leaks, Facebook shifted its strategic focus to building an immersive version of the internet it calls the "metaverse" and changed its company name to Meta. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eujBO6E

E-commerce sites operated by China's Tencent and Alibaba Group were added to the US government's latest "notorious markets" list, the US Trade Representative's office said Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PqeE9z7

A weeks-long blockade in the Canadian capital has led to almost 200 arrests and prolonged suffering for businesses caught in the middle of protests against Covid-19 mandates. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jrdGI8s

Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising hopes that thousands more artifacts could finally be returned to their ancestral home. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/CEKOluY

Sisters Fazila and Shagufa Haidary once travelled the world as flight attendants, rubbing shoulders with politicians and pop stars. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dJ6ebCk

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday vowed there would be a "swift, severe and united" response if Russia invades Ukraine and assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the US "stands with Ukraine." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dJSXu6s

An indigenous language from South America's extreme south has all but vanished after the death of its last living speaker and guardian of its ancestral culture. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1kD6mGJ

He risked his life fleeing from one of the world's most repressive regimes, traversing a militarized stretch protected by barbed wire fences. Then a year later, he went back -- the way he came. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0bfmHrM

A Chinese warship used a laser to "illuminate" an Australian Air Force jet in what Canberra called a "serious safety incident" in a statement released on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rviFz4K

Twelve people are still missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday, Greek authorities said on Saturday, as firefighters battled to control the flames. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/l38txyF

When British newspapers go in for the kill, they don't hold back. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/s97tyu4

Police in Ottawa are making clear they are prepared to end a protest over Covid-19 regulations which has shut down portions of the capital and impaired the daily lives of residents for nearly three weeks. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/43cSwLI

Malawi's health authorities have declared a polio outbreak after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe, the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nqWlR2C

It's a job seekers' market, and employers are stepping up their benefits in a bid to attract and retain workers. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eM6yzKQ

Eviation, the company behind what is supposed to be the world's first all-electric passenger airplane, has undergone an unexpected change in leadership just before the plane's projected first flight -- and the company and the now-former CEO are offering different takes on the situation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/vCf8lZo

What's the perfect accompaniment to Europe's gradual easing of its pandemic rules? A burgeoning international rail network for 2022. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/xDgBKJb

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on a major shopping spree. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/srZKFjg

While protesters objecting to Covid-19 safety measures continue to idle trucks and camp out in downtown Ottawa, other blockades situated at the Canadian-US border this week are standing down. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/tGd2wPH

Xiechi Lake, also known as Yuncheng Salt Lake in China's Shanxi province, has become popular on Instagram and other social media websites in recent years thanks to eye-popping aerial photographs of its colorful surface. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/CIK2lxf

The former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, opted on Tuesday to surrender to US authorities a day after they issued an extradition warrant for him. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/bupKOg4

Canada has invoked the country's Emergencies Act for the first time ever in an attempt to sever financial support for protesters' costly blockades at US border crossings over Covid-19 mandates. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mvgsXtz

For followers of freestyle skiing and fashion alike, the buzz surrounding Winter Olympian Eileen Gu at this year's Games has come as little surprise. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/D1VqcNg

At least seven people, including two children, were killed in an explosion in the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque in France on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/YDFaMzR

Nigeria's 'super cop' Abba Kyari, has been declared wanted over his alleged involvement in a cocaine deal, the country's drug law enforcement agency, said Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/e9sTm2D

British tax authorities said on Monday they had made their first seizure of non-fungible tokens in a crackdown on suspected criminal activity to hide money. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1HZ9Srq

The speed of the shifts in the Middle East's geopolitical scene is enough to give even the most seasoned regional observers whiplash from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ydRfVet

U.S. arms maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Sunday it terminated its plan to acquire rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc for $4.4 billion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TWLxIOV

Most companies have reported fourth quarter earnings. The biggest takeaway for investors? This is a stock picker's market. Some companies are thriving while their competitors are not. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/bAjpIhB

Tesla is recalling over 500,000 vehicles in the United States due to its Boombox feature, a 2020 update that allows drivers to play sounds such a bleating goat or a fart noise outside the vehicle. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3127m4D

This time last year Nalin Yadav was detained in an Indian prison, not knowing when he would be let out. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/T903VyU

The US is "actively working" for the release of an American citizen who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in early December, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oyQazfL

The United States' largest trading partner isn't China, or Mexico. It's Canada. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kXbMxS8

Network gear maker Cisco Systems has made a takeover offer worth more than $20 billion for software maker Splunk, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GUryVCB

A former Amazon employee was sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined $50,000 for an international fraud and bribery scheme, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1SARIFp

Major Chinese streaming platforms have censored an LGBTQ plotline in the popular TV series "Friends," causing fans of the show to express their anger on social media. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/u10My9m

With Russian troops massed on Ukraine's borders, the United States and its allies are scrambling for the right formula to communicate to Russian President Vladimir Putin their determination to prevent war -- and dissuade him from launching an invasion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nAasX9I

Australia on Friday listed koalas along much of its east coast as endangered after the native marsupial's habitats were hit by prolonged drought, bushfires and developers cutting down trees. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3yZWNrC

France has announced plans to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors in a move that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a buffer against volatile energy prices. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ADvbhMe

After a year of computer chip shortages, supply chain problems and temporary plant closings, this was about the last thing the auto industry needed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2OJCoZb

Anheuser-Busch, known for beers like Budweiser, Busch and Stella Artois, is shining a light on its canned cocktails with a new Super Bowl ad. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ZczsxgB

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fond of saying the United Kingdom has the fastest growing economy in the G7. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Wn1tfOh

Nicaragua's former foreign minister Francisco Aguirre Sacasa and journalist Miguel Mendoza have been found guilty of conspiracy to undermine national integrity by the Nicaraguan judicial authority. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/BwAOHc9

As world leaders scramble to find a diplomatic solution over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, talk has turned to the 2015 Minsk Agreement as a possible way out of the crisis. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ME5rVIw

As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China's ruling Communist Party -- and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he said is "ignoring" the safety of the country's athletes by prioritizing business and "standing next to the authoritarians." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/I8J5ZOs

From Joe DiMaggio to Albert Einstein, Princess Diana to Victoria Beckham, watchmaker Patek Philippe has long been a celebrity favorite. But the Swiss brand's reputation has taken an unexpected turn in recent years. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gGeNJOn

A 16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in excess of $10 million after it was initially purchased at a yard sale for just $30 in 2017. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3NZC5Vo

When a trailer for the new Hulu series "Pam & Tommy" dropped in November, screenshots of Lily James' mesmerizing transformation into the "Baywatch" icon Pamela Anderson immediately went viral. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4Ahu0ye

For centuries, medieval castles -- hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry -- have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are the perennial backdrops for period dramas and children's books, travel brochures and fashion spreads. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lgPHtrz

Canadian protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have captured attention in the US and abroad -- and prompted a flurry of misinformation, including a false claim that was promoted by prominent podcaster Joe Rogan and on Fox. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/SxPvhGs

North Korea boasted on Tuesday that it is one of only a handful of countries in the world to field nuclear weapons and advanced missiles and the only one standing up to the United States by "shaking the world" with missile tests. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TgULmFO

Pope Benedict XVI has pushed back against accusations that he knew in 1980 that a priest under his control was an abuser, while denying he had intentionally concealed his presence at a meeting about the priest that year. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gf04pnd

Iran and the United States return to Vienna on Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement abandoned by the Trump administration. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6vNEuB8

Canadian protesters have blocked access to the busiest international crossing in North America in yet another demonstration of their grievances against the nation's Covid-19 preventative measures. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3T2LChM

Three Palestinian militants have been shot dead by Israeli counter-terror police in the West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Authority Foreign Ministry accused Israel of carrying out an assassination. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/QG8CZFr

A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent years, with Mexico now a "dominant source" of the country's fentanyl supply and synthetic opioids rapidly saturating drug markets. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RDqPyV3

Emergency rescuers were struggling on Monday to reach parts of Madagascar ravaged by a cyclone over the weekend because many roads and bridges were impassable, while rising river levels were threatening to displace more people, officials said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/xZFR6H3

Israel's government is set to consider opening a commission of inquiry into the police amid growing anger over the alleged police use of Pegasus hacking software against a wide array of senior public figures. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AibXtYx

Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said -- following through on a promise to hold a meeting with the athlete who has been at the center of international concern. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8QT9brG

Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant manipulated search results. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/cXNKq3H

Ahead of its 2012 initial public offering, Facebook was in trouble. Its revenue growth was slowing, expenses were surging and it was falling behind competitors in the transition to smartphones and other mobile devices. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Fv4rQaT

Stocks tumbled sharply in January and the market has remained choppy in February. There are worries globally about earnings, inflation, interest rates and Omicron. But some market experts think investors shouldn't be too concerned. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/tD2osL4

Almost two years after the pandemic upended labor markets, job openings are plentiful in many advanced economies, yet workers have not fully returned. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/u4arIi5

Australia will open its borders to fully vaccinated international travelers from late February, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday, February 7 after a meeting of the government's national security committee. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/V7lId6r

Britain's Prince Andrew has agreed to give a statement under oath on March 10 in the UK as part of the civil case against him, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eA6Lyin

Senegal defeated Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations championship match on Sunday, winning the continental championship for the first time on penalty kicks at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/91OIHrf

One person was killed and four others injured in an avalanche in western Austria on Saturday, police said, a day after two other avalanches killed seven skiers as heavy snowfall followed by warmer weather made for unusually dangerous conditions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ACL2E4i

Russia has one obvious ally to turn to as geopolitical sparks fly with the West over Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/MrXYOxf

French lawmakers last month voted to ban women and girls from wearing hijab while playing sports -- showing the world once again that when it comes to further politicizing, targeting and policing European Muslim women, our clothing choices and bodies, France is in a league of its own. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mgnIALC

Rotterdam is considering a request to dismantle part of an historic bridge to allow a yacht reportedly owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to leave the shipyard where it is being built. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VgySnuo

A spill of more than 100,000 dead fish in the Atlantic Ocean off the French coast has been described by the French Maritime Minister as "shocking" in an incident that has drawn the attention of environmental activist groups. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VpPXRKo

It was August 26 in Kabul, just barely evening, and Nasema was holding on tightly to two of the most important things in her life, not knowing that she would lose one of them before the sun completely set. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/prJxZYv

Some 50 members of Iran's 290-seat parliament have contracted Covid-19, a senior MP said on Saturday as the Omicron variant spreads unabated across the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eEktKIW

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/SmnOKfE

Iceland says it will end whaling from 2024 amid dwindling demand and continuing controversy. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/sOXKDFf

The highest glacier on the world's tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of human-induced climate change, a new study shows. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/f3IkKwA

Here's one big reason oil prices are near a seven-year high: OPEC and Russia are producing less than they promised. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/uLrfjQg2a

It's like seeing double. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nciC60Agz

Last year was a historic year for American jobs. A record number of workers quit their jobs while US employers had more positions to fill than ever before. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1FADv3BXe

Stocks haven't experienced a start to the year this rough in a very long time. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4wG8ohcrF

At least 22 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on Monday in Quito, Ecuador, authorities said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rSesZjzFx

The UK government has threatened to take action against Kremlin-linked oligarchs who have turned London into their playground if President Vladimir Putin orders an invasion of Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/R3OqPHmbl

Qatar is on its way to becoming a major non-NATO ally of the United States, a sign of its growing relevance to Washington's global agenda. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/o8Ib9le34

As war talk over Ukraine reached fever pitch and invasion fears crested over the past week, one world leader remained decidedly above the fray: Russian President Vladimir Putin. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/98Up14Cvw

India is planning to launch a digital version of the rupee, becoming the latest country to join the rush to create state-backed virtual currencies. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/suvV68Y7M