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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Fondo Monetario Internacional aprobó este miércoles un total de US$ 7.500 millones para Argentina, tras concluir el directorio ejecutivo del FMI la quinta y la sexta revisión del Servicio Ampliado del Fondo (SAF) a 30 meses para el país, informó el FMI en un comunicado. Indicó el Fondo que
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Lionel Messi y el Inter Miami siguen encontrando el camino de la victoria. Inter Miami derrotó al FC Cincinnati en una tanda de penales después de un empate de 3-3, con lo que el equipo completó una milagrosa remontada en la semifinal de la US Open Cup este miércoles en el
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen Thursday as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin. The founder of the Wagner military company and six other passengers were on a private jet
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Yaw-Miller (CNN) — The sneaker resale market is a fast-moving beast. For years, Nike’s ubiquitous Dunks would be snapped up as soon as they dropped on the brand’s sneakers app, often to be sold on the secondary market for double the price. Today, sportstyle footwear — fashion-forward adaptations of trail, running or hiking shoes
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks will be weighed anonymously before boarding their flights. Although potentially uncomfortable, the policy has nothing to do with body shaming, but rather about obtaining data on the aircraft’s fuel needs and weight distribution on board. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires that for days have burned forests and homes in northeastern Greece and on the fringes of the country’s capital. The wildfires have left 20 people dead over the last week. Eighteen of
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets authority says an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted this spring found that “a large number” failed to meet basic requirements for analyzing the risk of money laundering. The authority, known as FINMA, says the review was prompted by repeated signs of
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria’s capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped. At least 37 people have been pulled alive from the rubble as crews continue rescue efforts Thursday. The building in the densely populated
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway will reportedly donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, whose forces are embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia. The reports come as Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visits Kyiv. There was no official confirmation of the plan, which was reported by Norwegian broadcasters NRK and TV2. Norway would
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks will be weighed anonymously before boarding their flights. Although potentially uncomfortable, the policy has nothing to do with body shaming, but rather about obtaining data on the aircraft’s fuel needs and weight distribution on board. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — A fortnight ago, Motswedi Modiba was a South African singer showing signs of a promising career in her home country. Now she’s a breakout hit on one of China’s largest reality TV shows after wowing millions with her performance in Mandarin. Modiba, reported to be the first Black and
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage points, in a new sign of a return to more traditional economic policies. The bank hiked its policy rate to 25% on Thursday. The bank is backtracking from a rate-cutting course set
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is delaying a crucial ruling on an appeal from the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan against his recent conviction and three-year sentence in a graft case. The ruling, which was expected Thursday, has been delayed until Friday.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich must stay in jail on espionage charges until the end of November, Russian state news agency Tass reported. Gershkovich has been sitting in jail since the end of March when he was detained in the city of Yekaterinburg, almost 2,000km
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch again in the 2023 MLB season after suffering a tear to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian confirmed. The 2021 American League MVP started the first game of the Angels’ doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hospital care across England is coming to a standstill as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike amid an ongoing dispute over pay. Thousands of hospital doctors are walking out and say they will only provide emergency care, and the National Health Service warned patients to expect major
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a building collapse in Nigeria’s capital left two people dead while many others are feared trapped. At least 37 people have been pulled alive from the rubble as crews continue rescue efforts Thursday. The building in the densely populated
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries set to join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in the BRICS economic bloc from next year, the bloc announced Thursday, a move that will likely throw more scrutiny on Beijing’s political influence in the
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a top court in Pakistan’s capital is expected to issue a crucial ruling on an appeal from the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan against his recent conviction and three-year sentence in a graft case. The expected ruling comes more than two weeks after
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump was set to turn himself in Thursday to authorities in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a
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