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Month: August 2023

DC United and Taxi Fountas agree to end his contract after MLS found ‘credible allegations’ he used ‘discriminatory language’

By Ben Morse and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — DC United and Taxi Fountas have “mutually agreed” to terminate the Greek forward’s contract after Major League Soccer found “credible allegations” that the 27-year-old used “prohibited and discriminatory language” against another player. Fountas was placed on administrative leave by MLS on July 21 following an incident

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Family of US publishing exec killed in Italy boat incident urges full investigation, accountability

ROME (AP) — The family of a U.S. publishing executive killed in a boating incident in southern Italy is urging Italian authorities to fully investigate the death. A statement to The Associated Press from the husband of Adrienne Vaughan says the family is cooperating with Italian authorities and hopes they will hold accountable anyone who

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

China dice que desenmascaró a un trabajador de una compañía militar como espía de la CIA

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La agencia de espionaje civil de China desenmascaró a un ciudadano chino por supuestamente proporcionar información militar confidencial a la CIA, la última de una serie de acusaciones de espionaje muy públicas entre Washington y Beijing. En un comunicado publicado este viernes, el Ministerio de Seguridad del Estado de China

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Malaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a breach of contract. The 1975’s lead singer Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate and slammed Malaysia’s anti-gay laws during their July 21 performance. Homosexuality is a crime in Malaysia, punishable

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Cyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says it’s “extremely concerned” over the return of more than 100 Syrian nationals from Cyprus to Lebanon without screening to determine whether they need legal protection and who may be deported back to their war-wracked homeland. The UNHCR

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Stock market today: Global stocks lower after US inflation edges up, fueling unease about economy

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets declined Friday after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy. London, Shanghai, Paris and Hong Kong fell. Wall Street futures were mixed. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday. Oil prices edged lower. Wall Street’s benchmark

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