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Month: July 2023

Greek wildfires reach the outskirts of Athens. EU agency records a huge spike in carbon emissions

By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Wildfires have reached the outskirts of Athens as strong wind gusts cause flare-ups around Greece, disrupting highway traffic and rail services. The fires have raged across parts of the country during three successive Mediterranean heat waves over two weeks, leaving five people dead.

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Church sex abuse revelations are unwelcome distraction as Pope Francis visits scandal-hit Portugal

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — When a panel of experts read aloud some of the harrowing accounts they had collected from recently discovered victims of child sex abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church, the country’s senior bishops squirmed in the auditorium’s front-row seats. During a live television broadcast, the experts reported

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EU opens antitrust investigation against Microsoft over Office and videoconferencing Teams bundling

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is opeing a formal antitrust investigation targeting Microsoft into the software company’s Teams messaging and videoconferencing app over concerns that its bundling with its Office productivity sofware suite gives it an unfair edge over competitors. The European Commission said Thursday that it would carry

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Corea del Norte, China y Rusia conmemoran el “Día de la Victoria” de hace 70 años, mientras se alinean en la guerra de Ucrania

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Delegaciones de Rusia y China, aliados clave de Corea del Norte en la Guerra de Corea, se reunieron en Pyongyang esta semana para celebrar el “Día de la Victoria” de Corea del Norte en la guerra que asoló la península coreana hace siete décadas, mientras se

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