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By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press The FIS race director of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup has said Thursday’s slalom in Zagreb should not have been started and calls the decision-making process “not acceptable.” Race director Markus Waldner was not present at this race and replaced by FIS official Emmanuel Couder. The race in Croatia
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN Just six months after opening, London’s newest tourist attraction is shutting its doors. The much-derided Marble Arch Mound, which cost a reported £6 million ($8.15 million), and was overseen by Westminster Council, will close January 9 after developing a reputation as a major disappointment and having been the source of widespread
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Ha sido una larga espera para Mariah Bell, de 25 años. Por primera vez en los nueve años que ha sido una competidora senior, Bell ganó el título nacional de patinaje artístico femenino de EE. UU. luego de la conclusión del patinaje libre femenino este viernes por la noche, lo que
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. The U.K. Health Security Agency says that for people over 65,
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CNN By Dakin Andone and Adrienne Vogt, CNN Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants. “That one minute represents a
Continue Reading CNN By Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie”
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held a rally in Beirut to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals should have the right to decide whether to be inoculated or not. Vaccination is not compulsory in Lebanon but in recent days authorities have become more strict in dealing with people who are not
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police have intervened to move away protesters at the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party. Police on Saturday used a water cannon truck and tear gas, and scores of officers pushed back hundreds of protesters who had stormed the ground floor of the center-right
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it will hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition. The announcement comes amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup and the prime minister’s resignation last week. The U.N. envoy for Sudan said in a statement the U.N.-facilitated political
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Norte fue arrestado este jueves en relación con el secuestro y asesinato de una niña de 4 años en el condado de Lexington, Carolina del Sur, hace más de tres décadas, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Lexington. Thomas Eric McDowell, de 61 años,
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Foster, CNN Away from questions about whether the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) would take place amid the pandemic, the tiny archipelago nation of Comoros has been preparing for its debut on the continent’s biggest stage. The achievement of qualifying for Africa’s biennial football tournament is difficult to overstate given the size
Continue Reading By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say at least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in Pakistan after being stuck in their vehicles overnight during a heavy snowstorm. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says more than 4 feet of snow fell in the area of the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchas personas escuchan a sus médicos decir que tienen una infección “leve” por covid-19 en medio de una oleada de la variante ómicron del coronavirus, altamente contagiosa, pero su enfermedad puede no parecer tan leve como suena. Así le ocurrió a Michelle Cordes, dietista de un hospital del área de Chicago.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas murieron en una tormenta de nieve en la ciudad turística de Murree, en el noreste de Pakistán. Los turistas, que estaban atrapados en un atasco de tráfico, sufrieron una “crisis alimentaria” después de quedar varados, dijo este sábado el ministro del Interior, Sheikh Rashid, en un comunicado
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Swiss federal court has upheld a freeze on a reported 50 million euros in assets belonging to one of the suspects in a big Holy See fraud trial. The court rejected among other things his argument that he can’t get a fair trial in the Vatican,
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
Continue Reading ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — World Cup overall leader Marco Odermatt led the first run of a giant slalom. He’s aiming to give Alpine ski powerhouse Switzerland its first win in 14 years in its classic home race. Odermatt was 0.31 seconds faster than Alexis Pinturault who is the defending overall World Cup champion. Filip Zubcic
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. The U.K. Health Security Agency says that for people over 65,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris) informó este viernes que han dado luz verde para el uso de emergencia del tratamiento oral para el covid-19 denominado molnupiravir de Merck. La píldora molnupiravir fue aprobada recientemente para su uso de emergencia por parte de la Administración Federal
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