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olivertapia Washington (CNN) — La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki, elogió el martes al intérprete afgano escondido que ayudó a rescatar al entonces senador Joe Biden durante una misión de rescate en 2008 mientras reafirmaba el compromiso de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los aliados afganos. “Nuestro mensaje para él es:
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer One of the most exciting transfer windows for years has closed with spending in the Premier League again topping 1 billion pounds (about $1.4 billion) during the pandemic. High-profile players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Jack Grealish and Raphael Varane have joined new clubs. The 2 1/2-month period has
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By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France on Wednesday started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions as the delta variant spreads in the country. France is the first big EU country to introduce widespread booster shots, and several other European
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden puede haber terminado con la “guerra eterna”, pero los peligrosos cabos sueltos que dejó en Afganistán aún podrían frustrar su intento de dedicarse a sus objetivos nacionales de máxima prioridad. En un ejemplo por excelencia de un enfoque que podría denominarse “los estadounidenses primero”, Biden pasará de
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — Cuando Mohammed Iqbal Selanee y Josh Rodríguez se abrazaron en Washington esta semana, fue un abrazo que se estaba preparando desde hace años. Como intérprete de las fuerzas estadounidenses en Afganistán, Selanee trabajó junto a Rodríguez cuando fue enviado a la provincia de Kunar, ayudando a innumerables soldados estadounidenses a
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) — Oksana Masters has won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. That brings her career total to four gold and 10 medals overall in both summer and winter events. She won the women’s hand-cycle road race in her class to go with
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says thanks to surgery that removed a portion of his colon he can now eat whatever he wants. The pope said in a radio interview broadcast on Wednesday that before the operation on July 4 in Rome “it was not possible” to eat everything.
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 122,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, all with varying legal statuses and needs as many of them arrive in the United States. Some are US citizens, others Afghan interpreters who worked alongside US troops and were granted a special visa as a result, and others still are refugees
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of killing his wife and young child. City police in Zwickau said Wednesday that the German citizen went to the emergency department of a local hospital overnight and told summoned officers that he had harmed his family. Police later found his
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By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after the government eased restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A surge that began in April sent new cases and deaths soaring, and department stores, restaurants, parks and other gathering places in Bangkok
Continue Reading By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after the government eased restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A surge that began in April sent new cases and deaths soaring, and department stores, restaurants, parks and other gathering places in Bangkok
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — AC Milan is aiming to strengthen its presence in the Middle East by signing a partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai. Milan says the deal is part of its continued push to promote the club in what it sees as “a key market.” The Rossoneri have played several friendly matches in the region
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Jake Kwon, CNN Business Google and Apple will have to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under legislation just passed by South Korea that could set the stage for similar action in other countries. The amended Telecommunications Business Act was approved by the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, with
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Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to discuss the Chinese government’s alleged genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwest Xinjiang region. The three-day conference at Newcastle University brings together dozens of speakers, including senior British judges and lawmakers,
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN An oil spill that originated from Syria’s largest refinery is growing and spreading across the Mediterranean Sea, and could reach the island of Cyprus by Wednesday, Cypriot authorities have said. Syrian officials said last week that a tank filled with 15,000 tons of fuel had been
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Los organizadores del Festival anual de música y arte de Bonnaroo en Tennessee cancelaron el evento de este año, citando las inundaciones causadas por las fuertes lluvias. Es el segundo año consecutivo en que se cancela el festival. El evento del año pasado fue cancelado debido a la pandemia de coronavirus. “Estamos
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Police outnumbered demonstrators at several of Italy’s main train stations as COVID-19 vaccination or tests became mandatory Wednesday for long-distance travel within the country. Threats by some of the rule’s opponents to block railroad tracks apparently fizzled. On the eve of the requirement’s taking effect, Premier Mario
Continue Reading By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus off Afghanistan this month and “the real litmus test” for the new Taliban government will be how it treats women and girls. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason of Ireland said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their limits treating the influx of patients — and five states are nearly out of ICU beds. Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Florida and Arkansas have less than 10% left of their ICU bed capacity, according to
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