China’s Xi unexpectedly skipped a key BRICS event. No one is saying why
By Nectar Gan and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped a business forum of the BRICS economic…
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Pakistani children rescued from a broken cable car say they repeatedly feared they would die
By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Schoolchildren who were rescued from a broken cable car dangling high above…
Continue ReadingSuspected Chinese dissident rides jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country…
Continue ReadingSuspected Chinese dissident rides jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country…
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Unsealed documents detail how authorities justified the raid of a Kansas newspaper
By Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Newly unsealed court records provide insight into how law enforcement justified a highly unusual raid of the…
Continue ReadingAt least 17 killed as under construction bridge collapses in northeast India
By Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — More than a dozen workers have been killed after a bridge under construction collapsed…
Continue ReadingSurprisingly durable US economy poses key question: Are we facing higher-for-longer interest rates?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A year ago, Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning: To fight persistently high…
Continue ReadingTwo tankers collided in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly disrupting traffic in the vital waterway
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say two tankers have collided in a single-lane stretch of the Suez Canal, briefly…
Continue ReadingOpinion: Russia’s neighbors have a message for Putin
Opinion by Frida Ghitis Riga, Latvia (CNN) — Just below the surface of life’s deceptively normal rhythms in countries bordering Russia, the…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong court refused to ban a protest song. Now the government has been allowed to appeal
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government has been given the green light to appeal a court’s refusal to ban a…
Continue ReadingJapan’s military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds
By Jessie Yeung and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A new report into Japan’s military has found what it says is an entrenched culture of…
Continue ReadingIran sentences 8 to prison over paramilitary’s death during last year’s nationwide protests
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced seven men and a woman to prison after their convictions over…
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Special counsel investigating false statements made by Trump employees in classified documents case
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is continuing to investigate whether two employees of Donald Trump gave…
Continue ReadingConstruction platform at railroad bridge being built in India collapses, killing at least 26 workers
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Police say that a construction platform at a railroad bridge being built in northeastern…
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The latest developments in the Fulton County election subversion case
By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The first four of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants…
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A new scooter every 90 seconds. India’s EV revolution has begun
By Michelle Toh, Kunal Sehgal and Ivan Watson, CNN Hosur, India (CNN) — At a startup factory in Hosur, a southern Indian city not far from…
Continue ReadingOpinion: Young Colombians had high hopes for their first leftist president. It didn’t last
Opinion by Kristina Foltz Bogotá (CNN) — A few years ago, the international district where I live was a creative hub of harmonious chaos.…
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Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN)…
Continue ReadingBus veers off main highway to Nepal’s capital. At least 8 killed and many more injured
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A passenger bus veered off a key highway and crashed in Nepal, killing at least eight people and injuring many more. Police…
Continue ReadingIndia lands a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club
By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday after Wall Street rallied to its best day since June after…
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Localizan con vida a funcionaria del Ministerio Público secuestrada en oficina de la región de Tierra Caliente, Guerrero
macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Fiscalía General de Guerrero, México, informó este miércoles en un comunicado que fue localizada con vida Patricia…
Continue ReadingPhilippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ and AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP CABRA (AP) — As a United States Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats…
Continue ReadingAs oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites, a small Ugandan community feels besieged
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press BULIISA, Uganda (AP) — Alex Wakitinti is worried about the sacred natural sites he tends in the large swath of…
Continue ReadingHawaii officials urge families of people missing after deadly fires to give DNA samples
By AUDREY McAVOY, GENE JOHNSON and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities in Hawaii are pleading with…
Continue ReadingFour years into crisis, Lebanon’s leaders hope tourism boom will help bypass reforms in IMF bailout
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four years into its historic economic meltdown, Lebanon’s political elites, masters at…
Continue ReadingVoting extended after delays as Zimbabwe president known as ‘the crocodile’ seeks a second term
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delays of up to 10 hours in mostly opposition strongholds have forced electoral officials…
Continue ReadingHow Ron DeSantis used Florida schools to become a culture warrior
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer Ron DeSantis ’ path to national prominence started in Florida’s classrooms, where he harnessed culture war…
Continue ReadingTaliban carried out hundreds of extrajudicial killings after seizing power, UN says
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Taliban fighters have committed hundreds of extrajudicial killings since taking power in Afghanistan in 2021,…
Continue ReadingIn deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
By REBECCA BOONE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, CLAUDIA LAUER and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood,…
Continue Reading Reportan un raro virus transmitido por mosquitos en Alabama y Nueva York, con una muerte
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los funcionarios de salud de dos estados advierten a la gente que tome precauciones contra las picaduras de mosquitos…
Continue ReadingHow Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Battling anxiety and nausea, they huddled together in the ruptured cable car,…
Continue ReadingTsai renews her pledge to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense during her visit to war memorial
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has renewed her pledge to strengthen Taiwan’s…
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A’s top Royals 5-4 to spoil Zack Greinke’s return from the injured list
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers homered for the second consecutive day, and the Oakland Athletics spoiled…
Continue Reading Soler slugs his 33rd HR, Luzardo works 6 strong innings as the Marlins blanked the Padres 3-0
By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jesús Luzardo threw a two-hit shutout over six innings and Jorge Soler hit his 33rd homer…
Continue Reading Reds spoil Mike Trout’s return to the Angels’ lineup with a 4-3 victory
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ashcraft racked up a career-high 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the…
Continue Reading 5 formas de identificar a un narcisista
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — No todos los narcisistas son CEO, famosos o personajes de una serie policíaca. De hecho, pueden estar más cerca de…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 person is dead and 2 are missing as Tropical Storm Franklin batters Dominican Republic
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tropical Storm Franklin unleashed heavy…
Continue ReadingMLK’s dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have…
Continue ReadingProsecutor says 3 men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer wanted to start a civil war
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor says three men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
Continue ReadingAt March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial…
Continue ReadingAt March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off…
Continue ReadingAllies say Guatemala election winner is a highly qualified peacebuilder, but opponent’s still silent
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo’s experience in peacebuilding and…
Continue ReadingWho takes advantage of Donald Trump’s absence and other things to watch in the Republican debate
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eight presidential candidates will meet on the debate stage for the first time in…
Continue ReadingRepublican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate
By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the…
Continue ReadingThaksin moved from prison to a hospital less than a day after his return to Thailand from exile
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s divisive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from…
Continue ReadingChinese-backed port project in Peru to be the ‘gateway from South America to Asia,’ official says
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CHANCAY, Peru (AP) — Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of…
Continue Reading Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Svitlana Vlasova, Mariya Knight, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eve Brennan, Olga Voitovych and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN…
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China’s Evergrande says losses narrowed by 50% in the first half of 2023 as shares plunge
CNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted real estate developer, has reported a significant…
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‘My hands were throbbing and burning’: The Michelin-starred chef fighting toxic kitchen culture
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, on his first day of work at a fine-dining restaurant, rookie chef Simon Rogan was led out…
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