Month: December 2023

Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau’s capital during reported clashes between security forces

December 1, 2023 3:15 AM Associated Press

By DARCICIO BARBOSA Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Gunfire in Guinea-Bissau’s capital erupted late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning in what local media reported as clashes between security forces. The Democrat newspaper reported that the shooting involved members of the National Guard and the Presidential Palace Battalion after two senior government officials

Warplanes hit targets in Gaza as Israel resumes its offensive and warns of attacks to come in south

December 1, 2023 3:08 AM Associated Press

By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory, and Israel dropped leaflets over parts

Western officials warn Ukrainian forces face a difficult winter as Russia plans new strikes on infrastructure

December 1, 2023 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jim Sciutto, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian forces are facing a “tough” winter and a difficult year ahead, as Western intelligence assessments do not expect significant movement on the frontlines in the coming months, two Western officials and a senior US military official told CNN. In the nearer term, Western intelligence agencies expect Russia to expand its bombardment

The Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea

December 1, 2023 2:46 AM Associated Press

By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s

Madagascar’s top court ratifies president’s reelection in vote boycotted by opposition

December 1, 2023 2:40 AM Associated Press

By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s top court has ratified the victory of incumbent President Andry Rajoelina in last month’s election. It gives him a third term as leader following a boycott of the Nov. 16 vote by opposition candidates. The High Constitutional Court said Rajoelina received 58.96% of votes in

Ghostly new figures appear in the waters of the Caribbean

December 1, 2023 2:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — The world’s first underwater sculpture park has just gotten a lot bigger. Created by British sculptor and ecologist Jason deCaires Taylor in 2006, the Molinere Bay Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada is now one of the Caribbean country’s most popular underwater attractions. The captivating installation recently expanded significantly, with

A UN court is ruling on request to order Venezuela to halt part of a referendum on a disputed region

December 1, 2023 2:24 AM Associated Press

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court is set to announce whether it will order Venezuela to halt parts of a referendum planned for Sunday on the future of a disputed territory that makes up two-thirds of Guyana. Venezuela does not recognize the International Court of Justice’s

LSU star Angel Reese scores 19 points in return from mysterious four-game absence

December 1, 2023 2:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese scored 19 points in her return from a mysterious four-game absence on Thursday. The No. 7 Tigers defeated No. 9 Virginia Tech 82-64 in a rematch of last year’s Final Four clash. The reigning national champions improved to 8-1 on the season. Reese,

Meet the Carota Boys, the carrot-clad fan group rooting for Jannik Sinner, Italy’s rising tennis star

December 1, 2023 2:12 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Go to a major tennis tournament and it’s hard to miss the Carota Boys, a team of six men decked in full-body, bright-orange carrot costumes. But you might hear them before you see them. The group of 20-somethings are most likely to be found vociferously supporting world No. 4

Tiger Woods endures rocky finish in first start since Masters

December 1, 2023 1:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf on Thursday at the Hero World Challenge in Albany, the Bahamas. Playing in his first tournament since withdrawing from the Masters in April, the 15-time major champion had an up-and-down first round, finishing with four birdies, five bogeys and a double bogey.

A blind mole that swims through sand has been rediscovered after nearly 100 years

December 1, 2023 1:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A blind golden mole that glides through sand has been rediscovered in South Africa, 87 years after wildlife experts feared it had gone extinct. After a two-year search relying on DNA samples and a sniffer dog, a team of conservationists and geneticists from the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and

‘We owe it to them’: Families of Israelis killed in war find new hope through sperm extraction

December 1, 2023 1:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — As a medical social worker at Israel’s Kaplan Hospital, Prof. Shir Daphna-Tekoah is no stranger to trauma. But when she was drafted in to work on October 7, the day Hamas attacked Israeli farms, villages and a music festival, the scale of the disaster quickly became apparent. “I’ve seen dozens

US fines PwC $7 million for allowing cheating in audit exams in China

December 1, 2023 1:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A US regulator has hit the China arm of prestigious “Big Four” firm PwC with a $7 million fine. The company failed to detect or prevent extensive cheating by its staff during internal training exams in mainland China and Hong Kong, the US Public Company Accounting Oversight

From prison sentence to design excellence: How architect Luyanda Mpahlwa’s pioneering journey fuels social change in South Africa

December 1, 2023 1:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — As a young boy growing up in the 1960s in Mthatha, South Africa, Luyanda Mpahlwa loved to draw houses. “I would draw this house on a slate, and I would show my mother when I got home,” said Mpahlwa, founder and director of the award-winning Cape Town-based architecture firm

El rey Carlos dice en la COP28 que el mundo se dirige a un “peligroso territorio inexplorado” a medida que se agrava la crisis climática

December 1, 2023 1:24 AM CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El rey Carlos III dijo el viernes a los líderes mundiales que se están ignorando las señales de advertencia de la crisis climática y que el mundo se dirige hacia un “peligroso territorio desconocido”, con consecuencias devastadoras para la vida y los medios de subsistencia. En su discurso de apertura

Japan expresses concern about US Osprey aircraft continuing to fly without details of fatal crash

December 1, 2023 1:22 AM Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesperson has expressed concern that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash this week in southwestern Japan despite repeated requests that it do so. Japanese officials say they have asked the

Stock market today: World shares mixed after Wall St ends its best month of ’23 with big gains

December 1, 2023 1:22 AM Associated Press

By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with big gains in November. Germany’s DAX rose 0.6% to 16,309.89 and the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5% to $7,348.88. Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at

Resumen de la guerra entre Israel y Hamas del 30 de noviembre

December 1, 2023 1:10 AM CNN Newsource

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La amenaza de las enfermedades respiratorias ya está en marcha en EE.UU., según la directora de los CDC, al tiempo que aumentan las hospitalizaciones

December 1, 2023 12:59 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Dra. Mandy Cohen, directora de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., informó este jueves a una sumbcomisión del Congreso sobre los casos de enfermedades respiratorias en EE.UU. debidos a tres virus: la gripe, el coronavirus y el virus respiratorio sincitial, o VRS. “La

Louis Vuitton stages dramatic runway show in Hong Kong

December 1, 2023 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephy Chung and Oscar Holland, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Louis Vuitton’s creative director for menswear Pharrell Williams signaled the label’s ambitions in Asia on Thursday evening, staging a playful show under the lights of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. The American musician and designer, who in June shut down Paris’ Pont Neuf bridge to showcase

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