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By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says a woman who was the only person pulled from a sinking dinghy in the Atlantic Ocean told her rescuers that the boat had left Africa a week earlier carrying 53 migrants. A merchant ship spotted the inflatable dinghy 255 kilometers (158
Continue Reading By PHILIP MARCELO and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions Friday as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the Northeast coast. Henri was expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday, the U.S.
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Two former officers with the Torrance Police Department were charged Thursday with vandalism for allegedly spray-painting an impounded vehicle with a swastika, authorities said. In addition, Torrance Police Chief Jeremiah Hart said that he has relieved 13 other officers of their duty because of an ongoing investigation into messages that he
Continue Reading By MATTHEW CHENG and JANICE LO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s granting of a quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is drawing criticism from lawmakers as the city tightens entry restrictions for international travelers to control the coronavirus. Kidman, who reportedly flew to Hong Kong last week from coronavirus-hit Sydney, was
Continue Reading By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Reports of targeted killings in areas overrun by the Taliban mounted Friday, fueling fears that they will return Afghanistan to the repressive rule they imposed when they were last in power, even as they urged imams to push a message of
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olivertapia Washington (CNN) — Un grupo de diplomáticos estadounidenses escribió un cable clasificado al secretario de Estado Antony Blinken a mediados de julio advirtiendo que era necesario tomar medidas rápidas porque creían que la situación en Afganistán podría deteriorarse rápidamente y temían una catástrofe. Explicaron cómo el departamento debería actuar rápidamente para procesar y evacuar
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Continue ReadingBy Sarah Moon and Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has been accused of battery by an employee following a dispute in the singer’s California home on Monday, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department told CNN. The staff member alleges they were struck by Spears, according to investigators who are still looking into the
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marked the anniversary of a poisoning attack against him by urging global leaders Friday to put more attention on combating corruption and to target tycoons close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In an article published in three European newspapers, Navalny chided
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in Uganda have suspended more than 50 civic groups for allegedly not complying with regulations, dealing a blow to hundreds of thousands of people who directly benefit from the organizations’ activities. The suspensions, which target agencies ranging from rights watchdogs to women’s groups, were announced
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BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many train drivers at Germany’s national railway operator is calling members out on a new strike. The head of the GDL union said drivers of passenger trains will strike from 2 a.m. Monday to 2 a.m. Wednesday. Freight train drivers will start their strike on Saturday afternoon. It’s the
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many train drivers at Germany’s national railway operator is calling members out on a new strike. The head of the GDL union said drivers of passenger trains will strike from 2 a.m. Monday to 2 a.m. Wednesday. Freight train drivers will start their strike on Saturday afternoon. It’s the
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — A medida que los niños regresan a la escuela cada año, los padres generalmente están preparados para que el sistema inmunológico de sus hijos se enfrente a unas pocas semanas de resfriados y otras enfermedades. Añade este año a esa lista: una pandemia mortal, con algunos síntomas que pueden imitar otras
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en Español) — El ministro de Salud de Colombia, Fernando Ruiz, informó este jueves a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que se abre la vacunación contra el covid-19 para jóvenes de entre 15 y 19 años. La vacunación para las personas de este rango de edad comenzará a partir del 21
Continue Reading olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Cuando la variante delta del nuevo coronavirus, que es altamente infecciosa, se afianzó en China el mes pasado, Zhang Wenhong, un respetado experto en enfermedades infecciosas en Shanghai, le dijo a un preocupado público chino que se preparara para vivir con el virus a largo plazo. Pero su franqueza tuvo
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The news this month that two Nigerian schoolgirls had made it to freedom, more than seven years after they were kidnapped by Boko Haram extremist rebels, has kindled new hope among parents whose daughters are still missing. Of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from their school in
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shares in British supermarket chain Morrisons spiked higher Friday after New York-based private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice trumped a previous offer for the company with a 7 billion-pound ($9.5 billion) bid. Morrisons’ board has accepted the offer and said shareholders should vote in favor of
Continue ReadingBy Nilly Kohzad, CNN Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing provincial capitals at lightning speed, it’s been difficult to get a picture of what life is like for Afghans outside the capital, Kabul. Especially for women. On Thursday, CNN reached three women — all in their mid-20s and well-educated — to get
Continue ReadingCNN By Nilly Kohzad, CNN Since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, seizing provincial capitals at lightning speed, it’s been difficult to get a picture of what life is like for Afghans outside the capital, Kabul. Especially for women. On Thursday, CNN reached three women — all in their mid-20s and well-educated — to
Continue ReadingBy Steven Jiang and Jill Disis, CNN Business China has passed sweeping new rules about the collection and use of personal data as Beijing toughens its regulation of the country’s tech companies. The Personal Information Protection Law — which was approved Friday by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, and which will take
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