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By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press NURPUR NOON, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani prime ministerial hopeful says the country must invest in climate resilience for its survival. Unprecedented downpours in 2022 washed away homes and schools while also displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari revealed Wednesday he had been ready to quit the government
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona suffered its second disappointing cup defeat in as many weeks on Wednesday, falling to a 4-2 quarterfinal away loss against Athletic Bilbao in extra time. With the game locked at 2-2 after 90 minutes, goals from the sibling duo of Iñaki and Nico Williams gave Bilbao the win
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, afirmó este miércoles que “aún no se puede decir nada” sobre si el derribo de un avión militar en la región de Belgorod afectaría los intercambios de prisioneros con Ucrania. “Nadie puede decir cómo afectará esto a las perspectivas de continuar este proceso”, dijo Peskov
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A judge has proposed that Spain’s former soccer boss, Luis Rubiales, should stand trial for giving an unwanted kiss to star forward Jennifer Hermoso after the national team’s 2023 Women’s World Cup victory, the National Court press office in Madrid said in statement Thursday. In a five-page ruling, viewed
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man who fatally stabbed two college students and a man months from retirement in the British city of Nottingham has been told he would “most probably” spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility. The judge told Valdo Calocane
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine and a woman convicted of a bomb attack which killed a pro-war blogger were jailed by Russian courts Thursday. The Moscow City Court has convicted a former Ukraine rebel leader who called President Vladimir Putin cowardly of extremism
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Melanie, a singer-songwriter behind 1970s hits including “Brand New Key,” has died. Melanie’s publicist tells The Associated Press that she died Tuesday. She was 76. Born Melanie Safka, the singer rose through the New York folk scene and was one of only three solo women to perform at Woodstock.
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By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Lanny Smoot has been an inventor for as long as he can remember. He told CNN one of his fondest childhood memories was the day his dad brought home a light, batteries, a bell and wire. “I probably was five or six years old, and he got the light to light up, the bell to ring – and
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Sales problems in China. Patent lawsuits in the US. Behind in generative AI. It’s only a few weeks into 2024, and Apple’s year ahead is paved with trouble. The tech giant’s barrage of challenges impact many parts of its overall business. Just last week, Microsoft took Apple’s spot
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Between “Wednesday” and her previous forays with the “Scream” franchise, Jenna Ortega might be enjoying a pop-culture moment, but even that star power can’t overcome the flaws in “Miller’s Girl,” a sort-of psychological, semi-erotic drama that, despite its literary pretensions, possesses roughly the intellectual heft of a perfume
Continue ReadingBy Amy Fraher (CNN) — The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on January 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all 737 MAX 9
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement — 150 years after the items were looted from the Asante people during Britain’s colonial battles in West Africa. The British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, together
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new pro-European Union government and conservative opposition disagree on whether two opposition politicians pardoned this week can still serve as lawmakers. Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government has moved to reverse policies of his predecessors that led to conflicts with the EU. The previously ruling right-wing Law and Justice party, frustrated
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The number of antisemitic acts registered in France and Belgium have risen sharply since Hamas’ attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza. That’s according to figures released on Thursday in both countries. In France, data from the Interior ministry and the Jewish Community Protection Service watchdog
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man has been charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder for allegedly causing a fire at an apartment building in South Africa last year that was one of the country’s worst disasters. The suspect was also charged on Thursday with arson
Continue ReadingCNN By Callum Sutherland and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — For Manchester City star Phil Foden, two major influences have shaped his soccer career: his late grandfather and current manager Pep Guardiola. His grandfather passed away aged 47, the same number that the midfielder wears on his jersey as a tribute. “He always said to
Continue ReadingBy Callum Sutherland and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — For Manchester City star Phil Foden, two major influences have shaped his soccer career: his late grandfather and current manager Pep Guardiola. His grandfather passed away aged 47, the same number that the midfielder wears on his jersey as a tribute. “He always said to me
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy Idol normally takes advantage of riding his motorcycle on the open road knowing there’s hardly any traffic because millions are usually glued to watching the Super Bowl. But this year, Idol’s bike won’t be leaving his garage on game day. Instead, the legendary
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the U.S. of abusing international law with its military maneuvers in the western Pacific, one day after an American naval destroyer sailed through the politically sensitive Taiwan Strait. Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said Thursday that U.S. warplane and warship activity “on China’s doorstep”
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Decenas de miles de embarazos han sido el resultado de violaciones en estados donde el aborto no es una opción legal, estiman los investigadores en un nuevo estudio. En el estudio, publicado este miércoles en la revista JAMA Internal Medicine, investigadores de Planned Parenthood, Resound Research for Reproductive Health e instituciones académicas
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