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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said Tuesday that the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann were cited for their work in “the physical modeling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming.” The second half of the prize was awarded to Giorgio Parisi for “the
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olivertapia París (CNN) — Miembros del clero católico abusaron sexualmente de más de 200.000 menores en Francia durante las últimas siete décadas, estima una encuesta realizada como parte de una investigación independiente sobre abusos dentro de la iglesia, según el jefe de la comisión que produjo el reporte. El histórico informe, que se publicará el
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe. The announcement on Tuesday marks the latest project in the oil-rich federation’s ambitious space program.
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to send a probe to land on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter to collect data on the origins of the universe. The announcement on Tuesday marks the latest project in the oil-rich federation’s ambitious space program. The project targets a 2028
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors have issued an international search warrant for a tenant in an apartment building in Sweden’s second-largest city after an explosion and a fire left 16 people injured last month. Authorities said the man is suspected of attempted murder, arson and general destruction. They also said Tuesday that he should be
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN With another round of international matches looming in the football calendar, questions about players being released to represent their countries remain a headache for the Premier League. Under new guidelines announced last week, several Premier League footballers returning from international duty face 10 days in “bespoke quarantine facilities” — a move
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is facing calls to tighten up defenses against “dirty money” after a leak of offshore data showed how London, in particular, is the venue of choice for some of the world’s richest and most powerful people to conceal their cash. The cache of almost
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is facing calls to tighten up defenses against “dirty money” after a leak of offshore data showed how London, in particular, is the venue of choice for some of the world’s richest and most powerful people to conceal their cash. The cache of almost
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El Congreso de Estados Unidos está contemplando una posible catástrofe financiera sin una resolución clara a la vista. El límite de la deuda debe aumentarse o suspenderse pronto pues la secretaria del Tesoro, Janet Yellen, advirtió a los legisladores que el gobierno federal probablemente se quedará sin efectivo para el 18
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN The ATP is investigating domestic abuse allegations made by world No. 4 Alexander Zverev’s ex-girlfriend, the governing body for men’s professional tennis announced Monday. The ATP said in a statement it “fully condemns any form of violence or abuse and will investigate such allegations related to conduct at an ATP member
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit a record for the third time this month. And new infections once again exceeded 25,000 a day in a surge that comes as vaccination rates in the country remain stagnant. The government has also shunned imposing tough restrictions to stem the
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit a record for the third time this month. And new infections once again exceeded 25,000 a day in a surge that comes as vaccination rates in the country remain stagnant. The government has also shunned imposing tough restrictions to stem the
Continue ReadingCNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The former Facebook employee whose leaks triggered some of the most intense scrutiny in the company’s history revealed her identity Sunday night. Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager with stints at several other big tech companies, went public with an appearance on “60 Minutes.” Haugen is set to
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Paris as the Biden administration seeks to repair damage to relations caused by excluding America’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative. Blinken was meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and President Emmanuel Macron’s national
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed into space to make the world’s first movie in orbit. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off Tuesday for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and docked 3 1/2
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Las redadas comenzaron después de la medianoche en Xinjiang. Cientos de policías armados con rifles fueron de casa en casa en las comunidades uigures en la región del extremo occidental de China, sacando a las personas de sus hogares, esposándolas y encapuchadas, y amenazando con dispararles si se resistían, dijo a
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean, CNN Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras — including nine surrendering former government soldiers and a 17-year-old girl — in Afghanistan’s Daykundi province on August 30, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International. Since the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover there has been concern that long-persecuted ethnic
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The British government says it will bring in tough new laws against disruptive protesters after environmental campaigners blocked roads, highways and bridges to highlight climate change. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government would “close down the legal loopholes” used by protesters, whom she labeled “criminals.”
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director have rocketed to space on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off Tuesday for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
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