By Peter Wilkinson, CNN The embattled chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporaration (BBC), Richard Sharp, resigned on Friday after a report found he failed to disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million to former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sharp claimed the breach was “inadvertent and not material,” but said he
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Any Time, Any Place — just not in Atlanta on Thursday. Boston star Jayson Tatum apologized to Janet Jackson after the Celtics’ 128-120 Game 6 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Jackson had been scheduled to perform a concert at the Hawks’ State Farm Arena on Thursday, but — in a turn
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the BBC has resigned after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for Boris Johnson. The publicly funded national broadcaster has been under pressure after it was
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Europe’s economy avoided a recession over the winter, picking up pace slightly in the first quarter of 2023 despite Russia’s war in Ukraine and sizable interest rate hikes aimed at fighting inflation. Economic output in the European Union rose 0.3% in the first three months of 2023 compared with the previous
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Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A law passed 150 years ago that banned the mailing of contraceptives, lewd materials and drugs that induce abortions could provide a pathway for effectively banning abortion nationwide — even in states where the procedure is legal. When the Supreme Court last summer reversed Roe v. Wade and eliminated constitutional protections that
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed A law passed 150 years ago that banned the mailing of contraceptives, lewd materials and drugs that induce abortions could provide a pathway for effectively banning abortion nationwide — even in states where the procedure is legal. When the Supreme Court last summer reversed Roe v. Wade and eliminated constitutional protections
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Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Sean Lyngaas, Zachary Cohen and Haley Britzky, CNN New details about the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of classified documents online reveal how multiple red flags went unheeded and weren’t enough to prevent the Pentagon from granting him a top-secret security clearance. Officials across the government are now
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire have rocked parts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s rival top generals. The military and the Rapid Support Forces traded accusations of violating the cease-fire on
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN USA Boxing, the national governing body for the sport in the country, terminated its membership of the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA) on Wednesday as a result of the organization’s failure to address issues which saw the IBA’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition suspended in 2019. USA Boxing, which had been
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Kocha Olarn, CNN Thai police say they are investigating whether a woman arrested this week on suspicion of murdering her friend with cyanide may have done the same to at least 12 other victims in a spate of killings that has transfixed the kingdom. The suspect, who police have identified only
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists are staging a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin. They blocked key roads during rush hour and brought parts of the German capital to a standstill on Friday. Members of the group Last Generation glued themselves to the road and caused long traffic jams for commuters driving into the
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Taiwanese defense ministry says China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan. The display between Thursday and Friday morning was the largest since Beijing held exercises earlier this month in response to a meeting between the island’s president and U.S. lawmakers. Six
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The star-studded Prince’s Trust Global Gala raised more than $1.7 million Thursday night at Casa Cipriani in New York City, as a wide range of grantees — past and present — explained how King Charles III’s charity has improved their lives. “Luther” star Idris Elba
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over business. That is clashing with efforts to lure back investors after the end of anti-virus controls. This week, Bain & Co. said police questioned
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II. The city was pockmarked with bomb damage, food supplies were tight and life was dull for children who had never eaten anything so exotic as a banana. But the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II helped lift the
Continue Reading By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Chinese national who was arrested in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy has been released after a court granted him bail. Atif Khan Jadoon, the lawyer for the man who has been only identified as Mr. Tian, said Friday the Chinese national
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