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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in the bloc’s list of sustainable activities, backing a proposal from the EU’s executive arm that has been drawing fierce criticism from environment groups and now looks set to trigger legal challenges. As
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has launched a scathing attack on the U.S. and NATO, days before a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s comments underscore the increasingly fractious relationship. At last week’s NATO summit in Spain, Blinken accused China of “seeking to
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has filed charges against two of its former directors over their handling of separate border incidents with North Korea in recent years which prompted criticism that Seoul’s previous liberal government improperly appeased the North to improve ties. The
Continue Reading By IRENE YAGÜE and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers erupted in celebration Wednesday as the traditional “chupinazo” firework was ignited to start the San Fermín bull-run festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona, ending a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rain did nothing to dampen the atmosphere
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By Amy Simonson, CNN Bradford Clark Freeman, believed to be the last surviving original member of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Sunday in Columbus, Mississippi. He was 97. Freeman died at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, according to an obituary posted by Lowndes Funeral
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By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Two prime picks for a three-row compact SUV are the 2022 Kia Sorento and 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The Sorento was recently redesigned and features a rugged and modern look. Volkswagen’s Tiguan has also received a significant refresh for 2022. Edmunds compares and contrasts these two seven-passenger SUVs to help you decide
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company in an attempt to cancel the sale of its business in Israel to a local partner that would continue to distribute its products in the West Bank. The Vermont-based ice cream maker filed a complaint Tuesday in the US District Court in
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Twitter has mounted its first legal challenge to the Indian government over official orders to take down content. The social media company has had a tough time in India since last year, spending months locked in a high-stakes standoff with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over freedom of
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as European benchmarks rose in early trading despite looming worries about a global recession that have pushed the euro to a 20-year low against the U.S. dollar. Asian markets finished mostly lower. Oil prices recouped some lost ground. Analysts said markets
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN At last year’s London Marathon, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär set course records in the men’s and women’s wheelchair races respectively. This year, organizers are setting records before the race has even begun, announcing on Wednesday that the 2022 London Marathon will host the richest wheelchair races in history. The
Continue Reading By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling has killed at least seven people over the past 24 hours and wounded 25 more. The country’s presidential office said Wednesday that Russian forces targeted cities and villages in southeast Ukraine, with most civilian casualties occurring in
Continue Reading By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling has killed at least seven people over the past 24 hours and wounded 25 more. The country’s presidential office said Wednesday that Russian forces targeted cities and villages in southeast Ukraine, with most civilian casualties occurring in
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. Only hours before his death, he’d met with Nigeria’s president and spoken in defense of the energy industry amid increasing climate change pressure. Mohammad
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities and the oil cartel announced Wednesday. Only hours before his death, he’d met with Nigeria’s president and spoken in defense of the energy industry amid increasing climate change pressure. Mohammad
Continue ReadingBy Jorge Engels and Nimi Princewill, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) are blaming each other’s military forces after an unconfirmed number of civilians were killed Monday in the country’s Oromia region. The incident appears to be an ethnically targeted attack, according to a statement from the state-appointed
Continue Reading MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five pillars. Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow some 850,000 Muslims from abroad to make the annual pilgrimage, which begins on
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN He came in with a lot of hype and expectation, and in his first professional outing, Chet Holmgren shone. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder donned the blue jersey for the first time on Tuesday in the NBA Summer League. The Summer
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on the legality of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up another high-stakes legal clash over immigration that could impact hundreds of thousands of people. DACA, created in 2012, was intended to provide temporary reprieve to undocumented immigrants
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities announced Wednesday, just one day after he’d met with Nigeria’s president in the capital, Abuja, and defended the energy industry at an oil conference. Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has died, Nigerian authorities announced Wednesday, just one day after he’d met with Nigeria’s president in the capital, Abuja, and defended the energy industry at an oil conference. Mohammad Barkindo, 63, died late Tuesday
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