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By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Keep your hands steady: a scoop of this exquisite delight is probably going to cost more than all the ice cream you will have throughout multiple summers. The frozen dessert, called byakuya – “white night” in Japanese – is currently fetching 880,000 yen ($6,380) for a serving, officially making
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — It is a historic year for African cinema at the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, showcasing more films and filmmakers associated with Africa than ever before. Films with connections to the continent include selections from Tunisia, Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Cameroon, along with off-screen recognition for legendary
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By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite inflicting the most crushing defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will seek a second election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone. Mitsotakis was handed the mandate to form a
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By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Despite inflicting the most crushing defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he will seek a second election within weeks, as he lacks the majority in Parliament to govern alone. Mitsotakis was handed the mandate to form a
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinian officials say three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in a West Bank refugee camp. The Palestinian Health Ministry says the raid took place early on Monday in Balata, near the city of Nablus. The ministry said six people were wounded, including
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela first began evacuating Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war on their country, he wasn’t intending to make a film. He was one of the many Poles extending humanitarian aid to neighbors under attack, and had turned down an offer to film a television
Continue Reading By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Delegates from the Group of 20 nations have arrived in Indian-controlled Kashmir to participate in a tourism meeting condemned by China and Pakistan. The meeting scheduled for later Monday is the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of semi-autonomy
Continue Reading By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Delegates from the Group of 20 nations have arrived in Indian-controlled Kashmir to participate in a tourism meeting condemned by China and Pakistan. The meeting scheduled for later Monday is the first significant international event in Kashmir since New Delhi stripped the Muslim-majority region of semi-autonomy
Continue Reading The Commerce Department delivers data on new home sales in April on Tuesday and its April snapshot of U.S. consumer spending and inflation on Friday. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday releases minutes from its policy meeting earlier this month.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia. Macron met with his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Sunday in the capital Ulaanbaatar and pledged cooperation on the extraction and trade of minerals used in satellites, cell phones and
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia. Macron met with his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Sunday in the capital Ulaanbaatar and pledged cooperation on the extraction and trade of minerals used in satellites, cell phones and
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los Foo Fighters han encontrado a su nuevo baterista tras la repentina muerte de su viejo amigo y batería Taylor Hawkins, en Bogotá en marzo de 2022. Durante el evento “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts”, que sirvió de adelanto del undécimo álbum de estudio del grupo, “But Here We Are”,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has apologized to journalist Stan Grant, who accused the network of failing to defend him from racist abuse, some of which followed his commentary on the coronation of King Charles III. Grant, who is one of the country’s most famous newscasters and a
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time after returning home from work trips in Africa and Asia. The 71-year-old prime minister posted a photo of a positive antigen rapid test on Facebook early Monday. He said he was generally feeling OK and
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El tifón Mawar sigue fortaleciéndose y también disminuyó su velocidad, según la última actualización del Centro Conjunto de Alerta de Tifones (JTWC). Mawar tiene ahora vientos ligeramente inferiores a 160 km/h, lo que equivale a un huracán de categoría 2 en el Atlántico. Las bandas exteriores están empezando a afectar a
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive fire tore through Manila’s historic post office building overnight, slightly injuring seven people and razing the nearly 100-year-old landmark in the Philippine capital, police and postal officials said Monday. The fire started before midnight in the basement of the neoclassical, five-story building and was brought under control Monday morning
Continue Reading By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Among the eight people killed when a gunman opened fire at a Texas shopping mall earlier this month were Kyu and Cindy Cho and their 3-year-old son, James. Their family’s only survivor that day was their 6-year-old son. He was wounded. Those who knew Kyu and Cindy
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US chip maker Micron says a ban on selling to Chinese companies working on key infrastructure projects could cost it as much as a “high single digit” percentage of its annual revenue. Beijing announced the sanctions on Sunday, in a major escalation of an ongoing battle between
Continue Reading By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “Don’t say gay.” Regulation of books and classroom discussion. Teachers, parents and school librarians all navigating new and uncertain ground. LGBTQ+ rights under attack. A very public spat between state government and Disney. And at the center of it all is a governor who has emerged as
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Cada vez son más los estados que aprietan las tuercas a las grandes tecnológicas, internet y las redes sociales. El miércoles, Montana se convirtió en el primer estado en prohibir por completo TikTok, aunque muchos se muestran escépticos sobre la aplicabilidad de la nueva y controvertida legislación. Otras medidas incluyen leyes que
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