By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by in .Officers tracked three suspect containers to the port of Salerno in southwest Italy and found 84 million pills with a market value of €1 billion ($1.12 billion) inside paper cylinders for industrial use, the Guardia di Finanza financial police said in a statement Wednesday.Investigators said the bust is the largest drug haul in the world in terms of both value and quantity.Commander Domenico Napolitano,...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by in .Officers tracked three suspect containers to the port of Salerno in southwest Italy and found 84 million pills with a market value of €1 billion ($1.12 billion) inside paper cylinders for industrial use, the Guardia di Finanza financial police said in a statement Wednesday.Investigators said the bust is the largest drug haul in the world in terms of both value and quantity.Commander Domenico Napolitano,...WW…

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By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet pilot died Monday after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off England, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing.The unit the pilot as 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. Allen arrived at 48th Fighter Wing in February and is survived by his wife and parents, according to a statement.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Allen, and mourn with his family and his fellow Reapers in the 493rd Fighter Squadron,” Col. Will Marshall, 48th...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet pilot died Monday after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off England, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing.The unit the pilot as 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. Allen arrived at 48th Fighter Wing in February and is survived by his wife and parents, according to a statement.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Allen, and mourn with his family and his fellow Reapers in the 493rd Fighter Squadron,” Col. Will Marshall, 48th...WW…

London (CNN)London has recorded zero daily deaths from Covid-19 in a single day for the first time in over six months, official data indicates.Public Health England (PHE) statistics from Sunday showed no fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK capital, while the country as a whole recorded 19 deaths. The last daily record of zero deaths in the capital was on September 14 before a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain.The data for Covid-19 deaths is usually lower on Mondays due to a lag in authorities reporting numbers over the weekend but the latest...…London (CNN)London has recorded zero daily deaths from Covid-19 in a single day for the first time in over six months, official data indicates.Public Health England (PHE) statistics from Sunday showed no fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK capital, while the country as a whole recorded 19 deaths. The last daily record of zero deaths in the capital was on September 14 before a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain.The data for Covid-19 deaths is usually lower on Mondays due to a lag in authorities reporting numbers over the weekend but the latest...WW…

London (CNN)The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week."Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month. The announcement means the UK...…London (CNN)The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week."Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month. The announcement means the UK...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week.“Help is on the way,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week.“Help is on the way,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last...WW…

(CNN)At least five people were killed, including a 9-month-old baby, and several others injured when a man plowed his car into a group of people in a pedestrian zone in the southwest city of Trier on Tuesday, police said.Officers arrested the driver of the car, a 51-year-old German national. He was being questioned by police and will be prosecuted for murder and manslaughter, police said.The chief public prosecutor said the driver was "severely intoxicated" -- with a blood alcohol level of 1.4 -- and there are "indications of psychological illness."Trier police said the motive was unknown,...…(CNN)At least five people were killed, including a 9-month-old baby, and several others injured when a man plowed his car into a group of people in a pedestrian zone in the southwest city of Trier on Tuesday, police said.Officers arrested the driver of the car, a 51-year-old German national. He was being questioned by police and will be prosecuted for murder and manslaughter, police said.The chief public prosecutor said the driver was "severely intoxicated" -- with a blood alcohol level of 1.4 -- and there are "indications of psychological illness."Trier police said the motive was unknown,...WW…

By Zamira Rahim, Stephanie Halasz, , , Emma Reynolds, CNN 12:04 AM ET, Wed November 11, 2020Our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic has moved .61 PostsWearing a mask can help protect you -- not just those around you -- from coronavirus transmission, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in new guidance Tuesday. Previous guidance from the CDC suggested the main benefit of mask wearing was to help prevent infected people from spreading the virus to others. Cloth masks act as “source control” to block virus particles exhaled by the wearer and provide...…By Zamira Rahim, Stephanie Halasz, , , Emma Reynolds, CNN 12:04 AM ET, Wed November 11, 2020Our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic has moved .61 PostsWearing a mask can help protect you -- not just those around you -- from coronavirus transmission, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in new guidance Tuesday. Previous guidance from the CDC suggested the main benefit of mask wearing was to help prevent infected people from spreading the virus to others. Cloth masks act as “source control” to block virus particles exhaled by the wearer and provide...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition politician has been discharged from hospital after his and could potentially make a complete recovery, according to the German hospital which has been treating him since last month.Now he and his team must weigh their next moves.Navalny from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow on August 20. He was initially hospitalized in the city of Omsk, before being flown to Berlin’s Charité Hospital two days later.“The patient’s condition has improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care,” said a statement...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Russian opposition politician has been discharged from hospital after his and could potentially make a complete recovery, according to the German hospital which has been treating him since last month.Now he and his team must weigh their next moves.Navalny from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow on August 20. He was initially hospitalized in the city of Omsk, before being flown to Berlin’s Charité Hospital two days later.“The patient’s condition has improved sufficiently for him to be discharged from acute inpatient care,” said a statement...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Markus Braun, the Austrian tech entrepreneur who built into one of Germany’s biggest companies, has been arrested after a $2.1 billion hole exploded in its accounts.Munich prosecutors confirmed that Braun, Wirecard’s former CEO, was arrested on suspicion of and sales through fake transactions in order to make it more attractive to investors and customers. Prosecutors said that Braun may have acted in cooperation with other perpetrators.Braun will be released from custody Tuesday on bail of €5...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Markus Braun, the Austrian tech entrepreneur who built into one of Germany’s biggest companies, has been arrested after a $2.1 billion hole exploded in its accounts.Munich prosecutors confirmed that Braun, Wirecard’s former CEO, was arrested on suspicion of and sales through fake transactions in order to make it more attractive to investors and customers. Prosecutors said that Braun may have acted in cooperation with other perpetrators.Braun will be released from custody Tuesday on bail of €5...WW…