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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Take the dogs for a walk or play a round of golf? Why not both, said Pádraig Harrington. Playing in a Pro-Am event ahead of his home tournament at the DP World (European) Tour’s Irish Open on Wednesday, the Dublin-born golfer brought along his two Bernese Mountain Dogs to
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and onetime attorney to Donald Trump, owes millions of dollars in legal fees, a source familiar with the matter told CNN, a debt that Giuliani hopes to eat into Thursday night at a fundraiser at Trump’s Bedminster
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By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — One day, we could be Martians. Not the luminous green blobs with three eyes and wobbly antennae, but humans, born and raised on the Red Planet. NASA researchers are currently spending a year in a simulated Mars habitat in Texas, in preparation for the space agency’s ambitious plan to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — It’s never been easy for the leaders of the world’s largest economies to find common ground, but Russia’s war on Ukraine has made it even harder for the Group of 20 meeting to reach meaningful agreements this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this year’s host,
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Heavy rain in Hong Kong and southern China overnight flooded city streets and some subway stations, with hundreds evacuated and two deaths reported in Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities said during a joint news conference Friday that the extreme weather was expected to last until at
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which operates the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has started the process of closing down its office in Shanghai, in another sign of big global companies pulling back operations in the world’s second largest economy. The firm, which manages Norway’s $1.4 trillion
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The dramatic ocean saga that led to three men being rescued this week from a sinking inflatable catamaran off the Australian coast has been pinned on an unusual culprit: a small, cigar-shaped shark that leaves such perfectly round wounds it’s called the cookiecutter. The sailors, two Russians and one
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police are scouring scoured a huge London park on Friday for an ex-soldier who escaped from prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges. The Metropolitan Police force confirmed Friday that the search of Richmond Park with helicopters and officers on foot is connected to the hunt for Daniel Abed Khalife. The
Continue Reading CNN, KYW, WPVI By Aya Elamroussi, Brian Todd and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — As the manhunt for a convicted killer who slipped out of a Pennsylvania prison continues for the 10th day Saturday, authorities conducting an intense 24-hour operation now have nearly 400 officers on search efforts. Officials assigned additional law enforcement personnel to
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea claims to have launched a new “Korean-style” tactical nuclear attack submarine that it says heralds “the beginning of a new chapter” for its navy. But analysts say those claims should be taken with a large pinch of salt, with South Korean
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MCGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The discovery of drone debris on Romanian territory this week has left some local residents fearing that the war in neighboring Ukraine could spread into their country, as Russian forces bombard Ukrainian ports just across the Danube River from NATO-member Romania. Ukrainian officials
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster and Fidel Gutierrez, CNN (CNN) — The organizers of the Mexico City Marathon are investigating reports of “unsportsmanlike conduct” at August’s race following reports of cheating at the event. The Sports Institute of Mexico City (INDEPORTE) said it is “proceeding to identify those cases where participants … have demonstrated an unsportsmanlike attitude
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — SK Hynix, a South Korean chipmaker, is investigating how two of its memory chips mysteriously ended up inside the Mate 60 Pro, a controversial smartphone launched by Huawei last week. Shares in Hynix fell more than 4% on Friday after it emerged that two
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Clashes have resumed in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, with heavy gunfire and shelling wounding at least 20 people. The outbreak prompted residents of the camp and the surrounding areas to flee on Friday. Earlier this summer, several days of street battles had
Continue Reading By Mostafa Salem, Celine Alkhaldi and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers are rushing to save an American man trapped in the third-deepest cave in Turkey after he became ill, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Some 150 rescuers are involved in a “complex” operation to save Mark Dickey, who was part of a research team
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One person was shot and critically wounded at a concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday night, police and local media said. The Memphis Police Department posted on social media that officers responded to a report of a shooting at 10:23 p.m. at 191 Beale Street, which
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell Friday in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last quarter. Oil prices declined, while U.S. futures edged higher. Japan, the world’s third largest economy, grew at a 4.8% annual pace in the April-June quarter, below the earlier estimate of 6%
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A helicopter crashed off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, with two pilots now missing. Authorities said Friday that the crash happened offshore, though the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority did not specify where. It identified the aircraft involved as a Bell 212, which can carry 14 passengers
Continue ReadingBy Rob McLean, CNN New York (CNN) — Square, the digital payments company, experienced outages on several services Thursday. “We are currently experiencing issues with multiple Square services. We understand how important it is for your business that our services be up and running, and we are actively working toward a fix,” the company tweeted
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities after years of development. Leader Kim Jong Un described the milestone as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. The North’s official Korean
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