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urielblanco (CNN) — Los amantes del espacio pronto tendrán la oportunidad de ver docenas de meteoros surcando el cielo cuando la lluvia de meteoros anual de las Gemínidas alcance su punto álgido. Según EarthSky, las Gemínidas alcanzarán su máximo nivel de actividad a las 2:27 p.m. ET de este jueves. En otros países, esto se
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By Rebecca Cairns CNN; Video by Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — Silently padding through the jungle, the tiger slinks between tree trunks and hanging vines, her stripes a seamless veil among the dappled shadows on the forest floor. Hard to spot for a human — harder still if you’re a deer — but not so
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to a military camp next week as part of preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris. The official cited a need to instill mental toughness in athletes who he says have underachieved
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are struggling to keep their two most elementary promises to Ukraine at war intact — to give it the wherewithal to stave off the Russian invasion and maintain its hope of joining the wealthy bloc. The threat to that commitment does not come from
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. report says Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence. Before the Taliban seized power in 2021, there were 23 state-sponsored specialized women protection centers in Afghanistan where survivors of gender-based violence could seek refuge. Now there are none, the U.N. report said Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman 20 years after a jury found her guilty of killing her four children. Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned at the New South Wales state government’s direction and released from prison in June based on new scientific
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers, even as it faces mounting international calls for a cease-fire and unease on the part of its closest
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers HONG KONG (AP) — The World Bank is forecasting that China’s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling to 4.5% from 5.2% this year. The report issued Thursday said the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy from setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other
Continue Reading By Chris Lau and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Famously one of life’s only two certainties, “tax” has been chosen by the Japanese public as its word of the year, reflecting rising costs of living and much-discussed tax reforms in the world’s third-largest economy. The kanji, or character, for tax topped an annual poll
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are struggling to keep their two most elementary promises to Ukraine at war intact — to give it the wherewithal to stave off the Russian invasion and maintain its hope of joining the wealthy bloc. The threat to that commitment does not come from
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party is visiting rival China less than one month before the self-governing island republic holds elections for president and the legislature. In a news release Thursday, the party said vice chair Andrew Hsia and his delegation departed for China
Continue ReadingARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — John Shear, who began as an exercise rider and later worked in the paddock where he was run over by a horse while saving a child during a 67-year career at Santa Anita, has died. He was 102. Shear died of natural causes Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility in Arcadia, his
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — China superó a Estados Unidos como el mercado de cafeterías de marca más grande del mundo por puntos de venta, según un informe de World Coffee Portal. El número de cafeterías de marca en la segunda economía más grande del mundo creció un 58% en los últimos 12 meses hasta llegar
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents involving female students, including an apparent attempted abduction, authorities said. The incidents all took place within a mile of campus in the past week, Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Christopher Dennison
Continue Reading KGUN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The University of Arizona is ramping up security as police search for a suspect in a series of incidents involving female students, including an apparent attempted abduction, authorities said. The incidents all took place within a mile of campus in the past week, Tucson Police Department Assistant Chief Christopher
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Antes de que la guerra entre Israel y Hamas acaparara prácticamente toda la atención de la comunidad internacional, la invasión rusa de Ucrania era la crisis más apremiante que los diplomáticos buscaban resolver. En Bruselas, esta semana había sido prevista como un gran momento para la europeización de Ucrania, ya que
Continue ReadingBy HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held his end-of-year news conference Thursday — and this year, ordinary citizens have the chance to phone in questions along with those asked by journalists. Putin was greeted with applause as he arrived in the hall in central Moscow, a short distance from
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s regional governments have issued a record amount of special bonds to support troubled smaller banks, as they try to fend off potential systemic risks that could be triggered by a prolonged real estate crisis. So far this year, at least 15 provinces have issued 205 billion
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy have signed an agreement to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced jet fighter, as the countries push to strengthen their cooperation in the face of growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea. The three countries
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La colisión de un vehículo de carga contra otras 15 unidades provocó este miércoles un incendio en la autopista Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, a la altura del sector Araguaney, sentido Caracas – Guarenas, informó en X el gobernador de Miranda, Héctor Rodríguez. Por el incidente, se reportaron 8
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