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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — For years, residents of the small fishing town of Saint-Louis in Senegal have been struggling. Climate change, foreign industrial trawlers and the COVID-19 pandemic have made it hard to earn a living on the water. When officials announced a new gas project off the coast in
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AP) — When the gas rig arrived off the coast of Saint-Louis, residents of this seaside Senegalese town found reason to hope. Fishing has long been the community’s lifeblood, but the industry was struggling with climate change and COVID-19. Officials promised the drilling would soon bring thousands of
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un hombre de 35 años es la primera víctima mortal de la viruela símica en Panamá, informó este jueves el Ministerio de Salud de ese país. El paciente estaba hospitalizado desde el 17 de febrero en el Complejo Hospitalario Arnulfo Arias Madrid, a donde fue llevado por la evolución de
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By Chris Youd, CNN The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in the Fulton County Jail last year, is demanding a criminal investigation into his death and for the facility to be closed and a new one to be built. Family attorney Michael Harper, speaking at a news conference Thursday, blamed unsanitary conditions
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un tribunal de derechos humanos dictaminó que México violó los derechos de dos personas que estuvieron en prisión preventiva durante más de 17 años. La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) dijo este miércoles que el Gobierno de México es responsable por “la violación de los derechos a la integridad personal,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile has defended the Dalai Lama over a video in which the spiritual leader kisses a child on the lips and then asks him to “suck my tongue.” The Dalai Lama’s actions were “innocent” and had been misinterpreted, Penpa Tsering told reporters at an event in
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Corea del Norte dijo que lanzó un nuevo misil balístico intercontinental (ICBM) Hwasong-18 de combustible sólido este jueves (hora local), según informó el medio estatal KCNA. El líder norcoreano, Kim Jong Un, dirigió el “primer lanzamiento de prueba del nuevo misil balístico intercontinental” y el lanzamiento no tuvo un “impacto negativo”
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN MLB umpire Larry Vanover, who was hit in the head by a throw during Wednesday’s New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians game, remains hospitalized on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. In the top of the fifth inning, Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez tried to make a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Donald Trump compareció este jueves como parte de un caso civil de alto riesgo presentado por el estado de Nueva York contra el expresidente, algunos de sus hijos y su extenso imperio empresarial. El expresidente respondió a numerosas preguntas en la declaración ante la Fiscalía General de Nueva York, dijo una
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By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not return to the team next year, ending a wildly successful run that included three Stanley Cup championships in 15 seasons. General manager Kyle Davidson says the team will not re-sign its longtime center, who turns 35 on April 29. Toews
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to evacuate or stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers. In New Mexico, emergency crews rescued people from at least two vehicles from
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to evacuate or stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers. In New Mexico, emergency crews rescued people from at least two vehicles from
Continue Reading By LEKSHMI GOPALAKRISHNAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Nearly two years ago, Mary Sebastian was hoisted on a chair and carried by a policeman in waist-deep floodwaters, leaving behind her now damaged home where she had spent more than 70 years of her life. She never thought she would return. So, when
Continue Reading By ELAINE GANLEY and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 have marched in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Demonstrators targeted the Central Bank
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Wayne Sterling, CNN New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir has been suspended for six regular season games after using a racial slur during Saturday’s Major League Soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, the league announced. Vanzeir will also be fined an undisclosed amount and be required to
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most powerful tropical cyclone in eight years lashed its northwest coast with winds gusting to an apparent record of 289 kilometers (180 miles) per hour Friday but skirted larger population centers and resulted in no immediate reports of injuries. Cyclone Ilsa crossed the Pilbara coast
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams already had baseball on his mind when the anesthesia was wearing off following colon cancer surgery two weeks ago. “I woke up and I asked what time batting practice was. I let my brother know that I
Continue Reading A Moscow court on Thursday again fined Wikipedia for a Russian-language article it refused to remove about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest in a series of government moves to silence objective reporting or criticism of the war and restrict the Russian public’s access to information. The court fined Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs
Continue Reading Carolina Calero (CNN) — La Agencia Espacial Europea envió una nave espacial para explorar Júpiter y tres de sus lunas más grandes e intrigantes. La misión Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, o Juice, se lanzó este viernes a las 8:14 a.m. ET a bordo de un cohete Ariane 5 desde el puerto espacial europeo de Kourou,
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large, unmasked religious services must pay $1.2 million in fines, a judge has ruled. Calvary Chapel in San Jose was fined last week for ignoring Santa Clara County’s mask-wearing rules between November 2020 and June 2021. The
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