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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were trading mixed Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on Wall Street. Stocks rose in Paris, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong but fell in Tokyo, London and Sydney. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices declined. The European economy
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — West Ham ended its 43-year wait for a major trophy after beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. The Premier League club scored a late winner through Jarrod Bowen to seal the famous victory, sparking frenzied celebrations inside the Fortuna Arena in Prague. “This is
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By John Allen, Valentina Di Donato and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis was recovering well in a Rome hospital on Thursday, the day after the 86-year-old had abdominal surgery that renewed health fears. “The night went well,” said Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni, in a statement on the Vatican’s press office Telegram account.
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For days, images of New York choking in smoke have stunned the United States, as residents struggle to deal with the unfamiliar challenge of severe air pollution. The smoke, originating from wildfires in Canada, has prompted authorities to issue air quality alerts down the East Coast
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Durante días, las imágenes de Nueva York ahogándose en esmog han dejado atónitos a Estados Unidos, mientras los residentes luchan por lidiar con el desafío desconocido de la severa contaminación del aire. El humo, originado por los incendios forestales en Canadá, ha llevado a las autoridades a emitir alertas sobre
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is defending his government’s decision to stop subsidizing fuel in the West African nation even as more states seek ways to cushion the resulting hardship on millions. Tinubu told governors Wednesday that the money saved by ending the subsidy and other government
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and beginning of 2023. The revised figures released Thursday underline the impact of the loss of Russian natural gas and high inflation on consumer spending. The economic growth figure for the 20 countries that use the euro currency has been
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LONDON (AP) — The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and beginning of 2023. The revised figures released Thursday underline the impact of the loss of Russian natural gas and high inflation on consumer spending. The economic growth figure for the 20 countries that use the euro currency has been
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An attacker with a knife wounded children and adults in a town in the Alps on Thursday before he was quickly arrested, France’s interior ministry said. Interior Minster Gerald Darmanin said the attack took place in a square in the lakeside town of Annecy. In a short
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. will provide nearly $150 million in aid for areas in Syria and Iraq that were liberated from the Isamic State extremist group. He spoke at a ministerial conference hosted by Saudi Arabia on combatting the group. IS
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — What do late former US president George H. W. Bush, ’60s muse Jane Birkin and rapper Wiz Khalifa all have in common? Despite their vastly differing personal styles and occupations, they have all been spotted in a pair of Gucci horsebit loafers. This year marks the 70th anniversary of
Continue Reading CNN By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. Rescuers are trying to evacuate thousands of people in
Continue Reading KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Five residents of a Russian-occupied city next to a breached dam have died in massive flooding triggered by the catastrophe, its Kremlin-appointed mayor said Thursday, the first official report of deaths from one of the largest environmental crises since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than 15 months ago. Vladimir Leontyev, the
Continue ReadingBy Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — The 20 countries that use the euro fell into a mild recession around the turn of the year, as high inflation discouraged consumer spending and governments tightened the purse strings. In the first three months of the year, economic output in the eurozone dropped 0.1% compared with the
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Al menos ocho personas, entre ellas niños, resultaron heridas este jueves por un individuo armado con un cuchillo en la ciudad francesa de Annecy, según informó el ministro del Interior de Francia, Gérald Darmanin, en su cuenta oficial de Twitter. “Varias personas, entre ellas niños, han resultado heridas por un individuo
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony. Thursday’s explosion near Nabawi mosque rattled the funeral service for Mawlavi Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, the deputy governor of Badakhshan who was killed in a car bomb explosion on Tuesday. The earlier blast in Faizabad, the capital
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova, Xiaofei Xu and Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — Four toddlers were hospitalized after a brutal stabbing attack on Thursday in Annecy, France, that triggered a wave of panic in the Alpine town. Two adults were also injured in the attack, at least one of them requiring surgery, Annecy mayor François Astorg said.
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, Michelle Watson, Elizabeth Wolfe and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The human remains found in southeastern Minnesota this week are of Madeline Kingsbury, a mother who was last seen alive on March 31, police confirmed Thursday. “Unfortunately, while this discovery is not what we were hoping for, we are thankful to
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que los funcionarios estatales elevan el nivel de advertencia por la erupción del volcán Kilauea en Hawai, destacan una serie de lugares seguros para los miles de personas que se espera que acudan en masa al área para disfrutar de la magnífica vista. El Volcán Kilauea vuelve a
Continue ReadingKGO By Chris Liakos, Tara John, Michael Conte and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — An Air India flight sent to the remote Russian city of Magadan to pick up its stranded passengers has landed safely in San Francisco, the airline said Thursday. “All our passengers are being extended maximum on-ground assistance with clearance formalities and
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