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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump seized the spotlight at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, swooping overhead in his private plane just as his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was flipping pork chops and greeting potential GOP caucus-goers. The 2024 Republican presidential race played out in close quarters
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, TWITTER, @IASTARTINGLINE, Twitter/@iastartingline By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump seized the spotlight at the Iowa State Fair this weekend, swooping overhead in his private plane just as his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, was flipping pork chops and greeting potential GOP caucus-goers. The 2024 Republican presidential race
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden, one of China’s top property developers, suspended trading in 11 of its onshore bonds on Monday, adding to speculation the company may be preparing to restructure its debt as it struggles to raise enough cash in time to avoid default. Shares in Country Garden plummeted
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden, one of China’s top property developers, suspended trading in 11 of its onshore bonds on Monday, adding to speculation the company may be preparing to restructure its debt as it struggles to raise enough cash in time to avoid default. Shares in Country Garden
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is to be sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister to head a caretaker national government that will oversee parliamentary elections. The vote has to be held in the next 90 days under the constitution. The latest development comes a day after Kakar quit as the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is visiting Russia and Belarus in a show of support for those nations which the West has sought to isolate over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ministry said Li departed Monday on the six-day trip, during which he will deliver an address at the Moscow Conference
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s official unemployment rate of 33% is the highest in the world, outstripping those of Gaza and the West Bank, Djibouti and Kosovo. Economists say it’s even higher, around 42%, if you count those who have given up looking for work and have dropped out of
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Far-right populist Javier Milei rocked Argentina’s political establishment Sunday by emerging as the biggest vote-getter in primary elections to choose presidential candidates for the October general election in a nation battered by economic woes. Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, says Argentina’s
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A record number of people have registered to become candidates in Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March that will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year. The Interior Ministry website said on Monday that nearly 49,000 people filed paperwork seeking to run as candidates during a one-week
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry has arrested nine members of the Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing. A state newspaper said Monday the arrested people, mostly members of one family, had roles in smuggling medicine though a network of pharmacies. It said they bribed medics to send clients to
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By Berry Wang, CNN (CNN) — A controversial lesson on sexual harassment at a middle school in southern China has stirred online debate about victim-blaming, with many criticizing both the school and what they say is an inadequate response from officials. The school, located in Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province, had held a “mental health
Continue ReadingBELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A pilot and crew member escaped serious injury when they ejected from a vintage jet that crashed during a Michigan air show Sunday, officials said. The MiG-23 demonstration plane crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show shortly after 4 p.m., the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement. The
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the requirement to wear masks in hospitals and other healthcare facilities would
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The military junta that seized power in Niger says it plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason” and undermining state security. The announcement came after the mutinous officers said they were open to dialogue with West African nations to resolve the regional crisis.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — “Barbie” ha batido numerosos récords desde su estreno el 21 de julio y el éxito de taquilla del verano está cerca de romper otro. Detrás de “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” por un estimado de US$ 48 millones, “Barbie”, de la escritora y directora Greta Gerwig, parece destinada a
Continue Reading By Olga Voitovych, Mariya Knight and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has claimed “partial success” at a village along the southern front, as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues to struggle to make significant progress. Elsewhere, Russia is attacking near Kupiansk in the northeastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia, an area that has seen significant shelling and
Continue Reading Manuela Castro (CNN Español) — No sin sorpresas, las elecciones primarias abiertas, simultáneas y obligatorias (PASO) empiezan a dejar las claves del año electoral en Argentina. En diálogo con CNN, Andrés Oppenheimer y María O’Donnell analizan los primeros resultados. Javier Milei se consolida como el precandidato más votado del país, superando las expectativas, y su
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal and plastic into poisonous, particulate matter-filled smoke. Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un objeto cósmico con la forma de un signo de interrogación brillante se robó el protagonismo en una de las más recientes imágenes capturadas por el telescopio espacial James Webb de la NASA, y los científicos creen que saben lo que podría ser. La imagen original en el infrarrojo
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing, and a search and rescue operation was underway on Monday, a rescue official said. The incident occurred in Hpakant, a remote mountainous town in Kachin state about 950 kilometers (600 miles) north
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