By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A second group of Iraqis has returned home on a repatriation flight after a failed bid to enter the European Union. Over 570 people returned on two flights that landed in Irbil airport in the northern Kurdish-run region Friday morning. Most were Iraqi Kurds. Over a
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Una variante de coronavirus nueva y potencialmente más transmisible identificada por primera vez en Sudáfrica ha provocado una nueva ronda de restricciones de viaje en todo el mundo y ha suscitado preocupaciones sobre lo que podría suceder en la pandemia. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) anunció el viernes que
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As several European nations tighten up or lock down to combat a spike in coronavirus infections, life in Britain is almost back to normal. Pubs, restaurants, theaters and shops are all busy. This is not the first time in the pandemic that Britain has been out of
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CALAIS, France (AP) — French fishing crews are threatening to block French ports and traffic under the English Channel on Friday to disrupt the flow of goods to the U.K. It’s the latest tension point between the neighboring countries. French fishermen are angry at the British government for not granting more licenses to fish in
Continue Reading CALAIS, France (AP) — French fishing crews are threatening to block French ports and traffic under the English Channel on Friday to disrupt the flow of goods to the U.K. It’s the latest tension point between the neighboring countries. French fishermen are angry at the British government for not granting more licenses to fish in
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Lamont Butler had 16 points as San Diego State defeated Georgetown 73-56 at the Wooden Legacy. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with 20 points.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Lamont Butler had 16 points as San Diego State defeated Georgetown 73-56 at the Wooden Legacy. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with 20 points.
Continue Reading By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A second batch of Iraqis have returned home in repatriation flights after a failed bid to enter Europe. Over 170 people returned on a flight that landed in Irbil airport in the northern Kurdish-run region Friday morning. Most were Iraqi Kurds. It was the second flight
Continue Reading By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With a slew of key starters missing, the struggling New Orleans Saints didn’t know who to turn to or where to go on offense against Buffalo. Most of the time they went nowhere, failing to score until the fourth quarter and losing 31-6 to the Bills
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Mary Johnson se dirigía a la casa de una amiga en Oso, Washington, el día antes del Día de Acción de Gracias, pero nunca llegó. Un año después, su desaparición sigue siendo un misterio. Johnson, que entonces tenía 39 años y era ciudadana inscrita de las tribus Tulalip, fue vista por
Continue Reading By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of Thailand’s major fast food chains has been promoting its “Crazy Happy Pizza” this month, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It’s legal but won’t get you high. A spokesman for the purveyors, The Pizza Company, says it is marketed to take advantage of
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN “The past is never dead,” Nobel Prize winning novelist William Faulkner once wrote. “It’s not even past.” That famous quote could apply to many of the winners of this year’s Historic Photographer of the Year contest, in which photographers from around the world shared images of the historic sites, landscapes and
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has significantly recovered from a mid-year spike in coronavirus cases and deaths that was one of the worst in the region, but with its vaccination drive stalling due to logistical challenges and other issues, and with holidays approaching, experts and officials warn
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La isla italiana de Cerdeña se encuentra en medio del mar Tirreno, mirando a Italia desde la distancia. Rodeado por una costa de 1.849 kilómetros de playas de arena blanca y aguas color esmeralda, el paisaje interior de la isla se eleva rápidamente para formar colinas y montañas impermeables. Y
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE and NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For decades, the tiny Marshall Islands has been a stalwart American ally. Its location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has made it a key strategic outpost for the U.S. military. But that loyalty is being tested amid a dispute with
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Five U.S. lawmakers have met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States’ support for the self-governing island. The bipartisan group of lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives touched down in Taiwan on Thursday night and planned
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — A nonprofit teamed up with three Cleveland-area restaurants to ensure that local Afghan refugees could celebrate Thanksgiving with specially prepared halal food. WEWS-TV reports that the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants helped 60 different Afghan families living near Cleveland receive more than 200 Thanksgiving meals. A welcome note and some information
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN Crystal Palace Park, in south London, still hosts the world’s first dinosaur sculptures. They were created in the 1850s based on what were, at the time, very recent scientific discoveries: fossils, unearthed in England just decades earlier. Scientists struggled to make sense of the creatures, and the sculptures were the first attempt
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Osifelo, Helen Regan, Lizzy Yee and Teele Rebane, CNN The Solomon Islands government has declared a nightly curfew and advised all public servants to stay at home as violent protests continued for a third day on Friday, with crowds gathering at the Prime Minister’s residence. Honiara, the Solomon Islands capital, has been hit
Continue Reading NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Samuell Williamson scored a season-high 15 points, Dre Davis scored 12 and Louisville cruised to a 72-58 win over Mississippi State at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. The Cardinals (4-1) play Maryland in the championship game. Williamson scored 10 straight points for Louisville during a 21-5 run that made it
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