Francesca Street, CNN The sun was starting to set over Skara Brae, a prehistoric stone village on the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the most northerly tip of Scotland. A lone figure stood alone among the 3,000 year-old stone buildings, cradling a cup of tea in the waning light. Rachael was a history graduate in
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — Maite Rodríguez, de 10 años, quería ser bióloga marina antes de poder decir las palabras. “Ella amaba a los animales”, dijo su prima Destiny Esquivel a Adrienne Broaddus de CNN el lunes. “Era decidida, era inteligente. Iba a ser alguien”. Pero la semana pasada, un hombre armado irrumpió en su clase
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro currency hit a record 8.1% amid surging energy costs prompted in part by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The latest data from European Union statistics agency Eurostat on Tuesday showed that annual inflation in May surpassed the previous
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports after tense negotiations that exposed the cracks in European unity. From the moment Russia invaded on Feb.
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN More than one billion methamphetamine pills were seized in East and Southeast Asia last year, a record figure that the United Nations says highlights a “staggering” increase in the regional synthetic drug trade. Meth production and trafficking is surging in countries in the Lower Mekong region — Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits, three sources with knowledge of the efforts have told CNN.
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer World shares were mixed Tuesday after the European Union agreed to embargo most Russian oil imports by the year’s end, sparking a fresh spike in oil prices. Shares fell in Frankfurt, Paris and Tokyo but rose in London and Shanghai. U.S. futures edged lower ahead of the reopening of
Continue Reading By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has highlighted the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as part of his country’s objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. The insurgent group known as the PKK is designated a terrorist entity by the European Union including Sweden and Finland. But its Syrian wing
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN In a photograph by Tommy Kha, the artist, dressed as Elvis Presley in a bedazzled low-cut white suit, stares at the viewer from behind a table in a retro-looking bright teal kitchen. There’s a sense of the uncanny valley with his blank, unbreaking gaze, and the harsh light flattening his figure. But
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish citizens are voting in a referendum that will decide whether their country will abandon its 30-year-old opt-out from the European Union’s common defense policy. The Danish referendum comes as the latest example of European countries seeking closer defense links with allies in response to
Continue ReadingCNN By Darren Lewis, Sana Noor Haq and Aleks Klosok, CNN Jude Bellingham is just 18, but he’s already reached the brutal conclusion that racist abuse is something as a Black footballer in the 21st century he is going to be confronted with. “After (the) majority of games I’ll get a racist message in my
Continue ReadingBy Darren Lewis, Sana Noor Haq and Aleks Klosok, CNN Jude Bellingham is just 18, but he’s already reached the brutal conclusion that racist abuse is something as a Black footballer in the 21st century he is going to be confronted with. “After (the) majority of games I’ll get a racist message in my Instagram
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year, she looked like a diminutive, sickly woman in her 80s. In reality she was only 15 years old, a victim of progeria, an extremely rare genetic disorder caused by a single mutation in one of 3 billion base pairs that make
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN There is a blame game going on after the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, with differing positions adopted by lawmakers in the UK and France amid allegations of “appalling” and “brutal” treatment of fans. The match was delayed by 35 minutes after Liverpool fans struggled to enter the
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Chinese teenager Zheng Qinwen suffered with menstrual cramps as she lost to Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the French Open fourth round on Monday after taking a set off the world’s number one tennis player. Zheng, 19, looked on track for a major upset when she claimed the opener in a tiebreak before
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and David Close, CNN Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, died in a car crash Monday morning in Dallas, according to the team’s official website. Gladney, 25, was one of two people that authorities had said were killed in the crash that happened around 2:30 a.m., the Dallas County Medical
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Diners in Singapore are bracing for prices of their national chicken-and-rice dish to soar as neighboring Malaysia prepares to block exports starting Wednesday to increase supplies in its own markets and hold down surging prices. Beginning June 1, Malaysia will ban exports of 3.6 million chickens a month until domestic
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Jeff Gladney, esquinero de los Cardinals de Arizona, murió en un accidente automovilístico el lunes por la mañana en Dallas, según el sitio web oficial del equipo. Gladney, de 25 años, estaba entre las dos personas que murieron en el accidente, según WFAA, afiliada de CNN. CNN se ha comunicado con el
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after reports showed China’s manufacturing slowdown is moderating as anti-virus curbs on businesses in Shanghai and Beijing ease. U.S. futures edged higher after markets were closed in New York on Monday for Memorial Day. Oil prices were trading near $120 per barrel following an
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By Travis Caldwell and Rebekah Riess, CNN Ten-year-old Maite Rodriguez wanted to be a marine biologist before she could say the words. “She loved animals,” cousin Destiny Esquivel told CNN’s Adrienne Broaddus on Monday. “She was determined. She was smart. She was going to be someone.” But last week, a gunman stormed into her classroom
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