By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch data protection watchdog has issued a damning report on the country’s tax office, saying it breached the country’s privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters. It was another blow for the scandal-plagued Dutch tax office that is embroiled in
Continue ReadingBy Isaac Dovere, CNN Barack Obama is headed to next week’s big climate conference in Glasgow to try and convince the world that America is more about Joe Biden than Donald Trump. At least when it comes to fighting climate change. And at least when you judge the country as a whole and not just
Continue ReadingBy Allison Hope, CNN At dinnertime, you nab the best-looking pork chop for yourself from the family-style platter. When it’s time to watch TV, you snatch the remote control before anyone else can get to it. Or maybe you take the last bit of hand sanitizer from the store shelf with little regard for whether
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German broadcaster Deutsche Welle says its online service and several other news portals have been blocked by Belarus. DW said Friday that Belarus authorities stated on the website of the country’s Ministry of Information that access to several news portals had been restriction because they allegedly linked to websites spreading extremist material.
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, Martin Goillandeau and Nada Bashir, CNN The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a French court over allegations of illegal fishing, as the war of words between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights escalated on Friday. French authorities seized the vessel, fined another
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Ellidy Pullin, the partner of Australian Olympic snowboarder Alex “Chumpy” Pullin, has given birth to their daughter 15 months after his death last year. Pullin, a two-time world champion snowboarder died while spearfishing in his native Australia in July 2020. The snowboarder, 32, was the Australian flag bearer at the 2014
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Massive amounts of volcanic pumice pebbles spewed from an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean have been piling up on southern Japanese coasts, damaging ports and fishing boats, and prompting the central government to establish a task force to deal with the unwanted arrivals as a natural
Continue Reading By WASBIR HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Tensions are high in parts of India’s northeastern Tripura state after a string of attacks against minority Muslims seen as retaliation for the violence against Hindus in neighboring Bangladesh earlier this month. On Friday, state authorities deployed police and paramilitary troops and banned
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district attorney over the misdemeanor forcible touching allegation that his office had filed in an Albany court against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Sheriff Craig Apple said the charges had
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, Monica Garrett and Jason Hanna, CNN A powerful storm is flooding some Mid-Atlantic coastal areas Friday evening, and flooding is expected to continue in Washington, DC tonight — part of what forecasters said could be the area’s worst tidal flooding in the past two decades. Strong winds are pushing water into
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says its director-general is running unopposed for a second five-year term. The U.N. health agency made the announcement Friday after the deadline for candidacies for the next five-year term expired on Sept. 23. The formal selection of the next director-general takes place at the WHO’s next assembly in
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it hopes to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, after previously acknowledging it would fall short of the international community’s goal. Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv to demand action ahead of next week’s U.N. summit on climate change. As a small country, Israel contributes little to global
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you’re sleep deprived — and who isn’t these days? — you’re probably familiar with the impact on your body and psyche. You’re plagued by sleepiness and yawning, you may suffer headaches, and you can easily feel anxious, irritable or depressed. You can now add an unsteady walk to that list.
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Last year, Mike Winkelmann — better known as Beeple — joined the world’s most valuable living artists when he sold an NFT for a record-breaking $69.3 million. Now, the graphic designer is back with a new multi-million-dollar creation: A video installation depicting an astronaut-like figure striding through a dystopian landscape. Dubbed “Human
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet regulator plans to require companies to obtain government approval to transfer data deemed important abroad. Rules announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might disrupt operations for international corporations. The agency said the measure is needed to “safeguard national security.” President Xi Jinping’s
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet regulator plans to require companies to obtain government approval to transfer data deemed important abroad. Rules announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China would tighten Beijing’s control over information and might disrupt operations for international corporations. The agency said the measure is needed to “safeguard national security.” President Xi Jinping’s
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN The gun supervisor for the film “Rust,” on which a crew member was killed after a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin went off during rehearsal, has no idea where the real bullet came from, she says. Hannah Gutierrez Reed was responding to “untruths that have been told to the media,”
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they are investigating an incident off the coast of Crete, following reports in the local news media that a cargo ship carrying a large number of migrants was stranded in bad weather. An official from the Merchant Marine Ministry said Friday that the coast guard was monitoring an
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By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN In the wake of a sexual assault investigation, the largest fraternity at Boston University has been suspended after breaking a moratorium on all activities that was imposed by the Dean of Students, the university said. “Effective immediately and until further notice, your organization, the Mu Psi Chapter of
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s environment minister has pledged to retaliate if France carries through on threats to block U.K. ships from French ports. He warned Friday that “two can play at that game’’ in the worsening dispute rooted in Britain’s departure from the European Union. Britain summoned the French ambassador
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