By George Ramsay, CNN He was nicknamed Lewangoalski by former teammate Thomas Müller — and now Barcelona fans see why. New signing Robert Lewandowski continued his fast start to the season as he scored twice in Barça’s impressive 4-0 win against Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou. It was the second time in as many
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China. The maneuvers that start on Thursday reflect increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine.
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China. The maneuvers that start on Thursday reflect increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine.
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine by announcing that its mission of top experts “is now on its way” to the facility even as renewed shelling
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine by announcing that its mission of top experts “is now on its way” to the facility even as renewed shelling
Continue ReadingMegan C. Hills, CNN Taylor Swift went full glam at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night, in an Oscar de la Renta mini dress draped in crystal chains. Featuring a high halter neckline and no shortage of sparkle, the look balanced elegance with sexiness as it provided peekaboo glimpses of the singer’s torso.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El corredor novato de los Commanders de Washington Brian Robinson Jr. recibió un disparo el domingo en la capital de Estados Unidos, en lo que las autoridades creen que pudo haber sido un intento de robo o robo de auto, dijo la policía. Sufrió dos heridas de bala en las extremidades inferiores
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Karim Benzema scored two late goals as Real Madrid beat against Espanyol on Sunday to maintain its perfect start to the La Liga season. The game looked to be heading towards a draw after Vinícius Jr.’s opener was canceled out by Joselu in the first-half, but Benzema was on hand to
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares declined Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The fall in Asian and European markets followed a drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares declined Monday after the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated high interest rates will continue for some time to curb inflation. The fall in Asian and European markets followed a drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sixteen rights groups have urged Yemen’s Houthi rebels to end their years-long siege of the country’s third-largest city. In a joint statement Monday, the groups said the Houthi blockade of Taiz has resulted in severe restrictions on freedom of movement and impeded the flow of essential goods, medicine, and humanitarian aid to
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities have charged 28 people and detained eight police officials following a brutal assault on a group of women earlier this summer that shocked the country and provoked widespread anger. The attack at a barbecue restaurant in the early hours of June 10 in the northeastern city of Tangshan saw
Continue Reading By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president is warning that any roadmap to restore Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers must see international inspectors end their probe on man-made uranium particles found at undeclared sites in the country. In a rare news conference Monday marking his first
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said
Continue ReadingCNN By Camilo Rocha and Maija Ehlinger, CNN The last remaining member of an uncontacted Brazilian indigenous tribe has died, Brazil’s indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Saturday. Known as the “Man of the Hole,” he had lived in complete isolation for the past 26 years on the Tanaru indigenous land, deep in the Brazilian Amazon
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — An employee of an animal park in southwestern Sweden has been gored to death by an eland. The park’s owner said the man, a foreign national, was taking animals, including the large antelope, into stables after the Oland Animal and Entertainment Park on the southwestern island of Oland had closed late Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN An increasing number of little children are eating small lithium batteries, also known as “button” batteries, that power many of our consumer devices, with potentially serious consequences, even death, a new report found. Despite public information campaigns warning parents about the dangers, an estimated 7,032 visits were made to emergency rooms
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers admitted to misleading the media about his Covid-19 vaccination status last season during an appearance on the ‘Joe Rogan Podcast’ on Saturday. In August last year, Rodgers said he was “immunized” against the virus. A few months later, he missed an NFL game due to
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities said Monday that 28 people have been charged and 15 officials including police are being investigated for corruption two months after a brutal attack on several women in the northern city of Tangshan that sparked outrage and safety concerns. The investigation has gone beyond the actual attack to encompass broader
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency has identified a second Ukrainian who it alleges was involved in the killing of the daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologue. The FSB said that Bogdan Tsyganenko helped prepare the killing of Darya Dugina, the daughter of Alexander Dugin, who was described by some in the West as
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