By George Ramsay, CNN Rafael Nadal dropped his opening set at the US Open but recovered to defeat Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3. It means Nadal remains unbeaten in his 20 grand slams matches this year having triumphed at the Australian Open and French Open before withdrawing from the Wimbledon semifinals due
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets declined Wednesday after strong U.S. jobs data fueled expectations of more interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices lost more than $1 per barrel. U.S. government data Tuesday showed
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming has promised $172 million over 20 years to fight the next pandemic in Australia’s largest ever donation to medical research. The donation on Wednesday to Melbourne’s The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, also known as the Doherty Institute, will go toward creating the Cumming Global
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN It was a night to forget for two of tennis’ biggest names as Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu both crashed out of the US Open first round on Tuesday. On a rainy night in New York, Osaka was beaten by American Danielle Collins in straight sets — 7-6(5) 6-3 — while
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election to fill Alaska’s House seat for the remainder of 2022, according to unofficial results released by the Alaska Division of Elections, halting former Gov. Sarah Palin’s bid at a political comeback. Palin, the Republican Party’s 2008 vice presidential nominee, will get another shot at
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1%, up from 8.9% in July, according to the latest figures
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un poco de té caliente en tu taza favorita parece curar el alma, y un nuevo estudio encuentra que también puede ser bueno para tu cuerpo. Beber dos o más tazas de té negro al día se asocia con un menor riesgo de muerte por todas las causas, según el estudio publicado
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tourism came back with a vengeance to France this summer, sending revenues over pre-pandemic levels. That’s according to government data released this week. Crowds packed Paris landmarks and Riviera beaches, notably thanks to an influx of Americans benefiting from the weak euro. There
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Mahtani, CNN If you’ve ever been bitten by a mosquito, you know how frustrating their bites can be. The little red bumps swell up almost immediately, creating an itch that once you start scratching only seems to get worse. The more you scratch, the more they itch — starting a vicious cycle that
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide. The World Meteorological
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s Supreme Court has started hearing arguments in challenges to the presidential election. Losing opposition candidate Raila Odinga is among those challenging the results and alleging a range of problems with the election process. Deputy President William Ruto was declared the winner earlier this month with just over 50% of votes.
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Miller, Judson Jones, Sophia Saifi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Swaths of the country are now underwater, after what United Nation officials have described
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a woman 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging the kingdom through social media. The decision marks the second such sentence that has drawn scrutiny of Saudi Arabia this month. An official charge sheet seen by The Associated Press
Continue Reading BEKASI, Indonesia (AP) — A truck transporting iron on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital has crashed at a bus stop in front of a school and killed at least 10 people, most of them elementary students. The students were waiting for a ride home after finishing classes when the truck smashed at a bus stop
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV (AP) — A convoy of jeeps carrying United Nations nuclear inspectors was crossing Ukraine early Wednesday toward the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia power plant, holding the world’s hope that it could help secure the safety of the facility in the middle of a war zone and avoid any nuclear catastrophe. Yet
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un pastor negro en Alabama dice que fue arrestado mientras regaba las flores de su vecino, y su abogado calificó el incidente de “irracional, irresponsable e ilegal”. En las imágenes de la cámara corporal de la policía de mayo y publicadas la semana pasada, se ve a un agente acercándose al hombre,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the German government are close to reaching a deal over the long-disputed amount of the compensation. Several German and Israeli media reported Wednesday that Germany increased its offer to the families to around 28
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday. The filing by Rosmah Mansor cites a loss of confidence after an alleged guilty judgment against her was leaked online. Rosmah Mansor faces three charges
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday. The filing by Rosmah Mansor cites a loss of confidence after an alleged guilty judgment against her was leaked online. Rosmah Mansor faces three charges
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