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CNN By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people in an area blighted by poor infrastructure, as the country faces dire economic and hunger crises. The slow response, exacerbated by international
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Who are the richest self-made women in America? To find out, Stacker analyzed data from Hurun Research Institute’s 2023 report.
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It’s the sport of celebrity pro-am tournament standouts—from other sports. Curated found that many pro athletes who aren’t pro golfers play the game very well.
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Stacker compiled a comprehensive timeline of the primary events of World War I, modern history’s first global conflict, using a series of government, academic, and historical resources.
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Stacker looked at population change due to migration in counties with the greatest and lowest climate risk between 2015-2019, citing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index data and U.S. Census Bureau net migration data.
Continue ReadingBy Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN Millions of people across India and Bangladesh have been affected by raging floods and landslides that left more than 100 people dead and entire communities devastated. The South Asian nations, home to more than 1.3 billion people, have been particularly badly hit by the rains, prompting some of
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday as markets shrugged off a Wall Street rally and awaited congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.4% to finish at 26,149.55. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 6,508.50. South Korea’s Kospi tumbled 2.7% to 2,342.81.
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday as markets shrugged off a Wall Street rally and awaited congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.4% to finish at 26,149.55. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 6,508.50. South Korea’s Kospi tumbled 2.7% to 2,342.81.
Continue Reading By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Some young girls are still auctioned off into marriage for cows in South Sudan — one of the social challenges that activists had hoped to highlight during Pope Francis’ now-postponed visit. The price of a daughter, determined in negotiations between her father and would-be husband,
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Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Ankara, making his first visit to Turkey following the slaying of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeted the prince at the gates of his presidential palace on Wednesday.
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olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Después de días de creciente presión pública, la policía china finalmente emitió una actualización sobre la investigación de un brutal ataque en un restaurante en Tangshan, pero la declaración hizo poco para calmar la indignación pública o abordar las preocupaciones de las víctimas. El asalto, que tuvo lugar en la
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave last week that reached northern Germany and high fuel costs for aircraft needed to fight wildfires have heightened concerns across Europe this summer. And it’s only June. “Much of the continent is in drought,”
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Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Sebastian and Anastasia Graham-Yooll, CNN It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a wrong way to load a dishwasher, an awkward silence followed by a polite request to pack your bags. CNN spoke to half a dozen newly-arrived refugees from Ukraine
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty in New Zealand to their involvement in running the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload. The pleas by Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk at the Auckland High Court ended their 10-year legal battle on charges that included racketeering.
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty in New Zealand to their involvement in running the once wildly popular pirating website Megaupload. The pleas by Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk at the Auckland High Court ended their 10-year legal battle on charges that included racketeering.
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 18 months in prison after an Alibaba employee went public about being sexually assaulted at a business dinner. The man represented a supermarket in talks for business dealings with the Chinese e-commerce giant and met the Alibaba employee
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 18 months in prison after an Alibaba employee went public about being sexually assaulted at a business dinner. The man represented a supermarket in talks for business dealings with the Chinese e-commerce giant and met the Alibaba employee
Continue Reading By FAZEL RAHMAN FAIZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says at least 255 people have killed in an earthquake that struck the country’s eastern Paktika province. The state-run Bakhtar news agency reported the death toll Wednesday and said rescuers were arriving by helicopter. Information remained scarce on the magnitude 6
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