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Month: October 2023

Lawyers of Imran Khan in Pakistan oppose his closed-door trial over revealing official secrets

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawyers for Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan are opposing his closed-door trial in a case in which he is accused of revealing state secrets after his 2022 ouster, saying it’s aimed at convicting the popular opposition leader quickly. The case is related to Khan’s speech

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Michael Jordan becomes first athlete to rank among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Michael Jordan has reached a new milestone in his entrepreneurial career as the first professional athlete to be ranked among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes. Jordan enters the Forbes 400 list at number 379 having sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets earlier this

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Policía de Baltimore confirma cinco heridos en un tiroteo en la Universidad Morgan State

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Cinco personas recibieron disparos este martes en el campus de la Universidad Morgan State en Baltimore, dijo el comisionado de Policía Richard Worley en una conferencia de prensa nocturna. “Quiero dejar muy claro que todavía estamos investigando y los detalles son muy preliminares en este momento”, dijo Worley. “Cuatro de

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Biden presses student debt relief as payments resume after pandemic pause

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing another $9 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness. The relief will be provided through existing programs, and the details were provided by a White House official who requested anonymity ahead of Wednesday’s planned announcement. Biden has been under pressure to fulfill

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TikTok ends retail business in Indonesia after ban on social media shopping

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms. The decision comes as a big blow for TikTok’s fastest-growing market. The company statement said it will stop facilitating e-commerce transactions in TikTok

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Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says it

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