ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two rescue operations are underway for migrants crammed on sailboats, one far off the coast of a western Greek island and the other off the coast of a Cycladic island. The Greek coast guard says a group of 76 people were rescued from a sailboat in distress 64 nautical miles southwest
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Environmental group Greenpeace has released an animated video showing a massive amount of oil flooding the field for the upcoming opening game of the Rugby World Cup in a campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of big sporting events. The video takes aim at event sponsor TotalEnergies. The film shows
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Australia fijó la fecha para su primer referéndum en 24 años, mientras las encuestas sugieren que el Gobierno está camino al fracaso a menos que pueda revertir la caída del apoyo de la consulta. El 14 de octubre, más de 17 millones de votantes registrados en todo el país votarán
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates are urging Bangladesh to suspend legal proceedings against Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for pioneering the use of microcredit to help impoverished people. The leaders, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.N. Secretary-General
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — US Women’s National Team (USWNT) star Megan Rapinoe, a two-time Women’s World Cup winner, will play one more international match before she retires from the game. The 38-year-old, who will finish her international career with 203 caps, will be honored in her “Farewell Game” against South Africa on September
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health authorities say the death toll from Legionnaires’ disease has risen to 16 with another 140 people infected in the southeast region close to the border with Ukraine. Laboratory tests have confirmed the presence of germs in the water pipeline system in Rzeszow. Authorities are still looking for the source
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Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Another game, another blowout for the U.S. at the Basketball World Cup. And now the competition figures to get considerably tougher. Anthony Edwards scored 22 points and the Americans completed an easy march through the group stage by beating Jordan 110-62 to improve to 3-0
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Authorities are warning of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds” when Idalia hits Florida. Residents in
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A former member of Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko’s special security forces is set to face trial in Switzerland next month for the forced disappearances of political opponents in the late 1990s. Activists on Wednesday have called it a “watershed moment” in international justice that
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium is imposing a ban on providing shelter for single men seeking asylum, arguing its insufficient reception capacity should be freed for families, women and children first. Aid organizations condemned it as reneging on international commitments. Belgium has long come under criticism for failing to provide enough
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for a failed plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the 2020 presidential election, capping one of the most significant prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s largest wildfire since the bloc started keeping records more than two decades ago shows no signs of abating in northeastern Greece, despite the efforts of a multinational firefighting force of hundreds of people on the ground and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft. Now in its 12th day, the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue coach Ryan Walters is settling into his dream job. When he walks onto the practice field, he sees his players chasing his vision with a plan he started compiling more than a decade ago. His office overlooks the tunnel at his new home
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams’ record-extending 24th appearance in the US Open singles draw came to an early end on Tuesday as she suffered a heavy first-round defeat against Belgium’s Greet Minnen. The 43-year-old Williams, handed a wild card entry to the tournament, was beaten 6-1 6-1 by Minnen at Arthur Ashe
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv Contrabandista con vínculos con ISIS ayudó a migrantes a ingresar a EE.UU. Extraen por primera vez un gusano parásito de ocho centímetros del cerebro de una mujer. ¿Se puede detener un huracán? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. La superluna empeorará la marejada de Idalia La
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court. The new rule would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mutinous soldiers who led an attempted coup in Gabon say President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest after a coup in the African nation. The statement, carried on state television, added that other people in the government have been arrested on various charges. The coup
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented a series of measures meant to counter the impact of inflation. They include a three-year cap on rent increases for many apartments and a freeze on fees to use highways. The package presented on Wednesday foresees a 5% cap on annual rent increases in 2024-2026 even if
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi la mitad de todas las muertes por ciclones tropicales se deben a marejadas ciclónicas. Si bien muchas personas se centran en la velocidad del viento de las tormentas, el mayor peligro a menudo proviene del agua que fluye desde el océano. “Una marejada ciclónica es un aumento en el
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