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Month: February 2024

An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park, officials say

BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman told The Associated Press that the tourist went missing in the vast rainforest

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Oil slick in the Red Sea from a British-owned ship attack by Yemen’s Houthis, US military says

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday. It also warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel’s cargo of fertilizer. The Rubymar, a British-registered, Lebanese-operated cargo vessel, was

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This soccer star has been handed a six-year prison sentence in absentia for trafficking cocaine. He’s still playing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — He’s seemingly led an extraordinary double life. Quincy Promes is a successful soccer star, playing as forward with major European clubs Ajax and Sevilla and now Spartak Moscow, as well as representing the Netherlands at the international level. Promes played 50 times for the Netherlands and, according to the respected

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European leaders arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Western leaders descended on Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled overnight to Kyiv by train along with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Canadian Prime Minister

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Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building

WCBS, DAVID BARRET@BIRDCENTRALPARKMOLLY BANGLES, X.COMMELISSA BREYER, CNN, David Barret@birdcentralparkMolly Bangles/X.comMelissa Breyer By Dalia Faheid and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he fled from a Central Park Zoo enclosure after it was vandalized. Flaco, dubbed “one of New York’s Flyest”

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Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ever since Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks, Thwel sees very few options. The 25-year-old schoolteacher in Myanmar’s southern Mon state believes she must flee the country or face fatal consequences. She’s a supporter of the Civil Disobedience Movement, which carries out

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Fulton County DA’s office rejects Trump claims that cell phone data undercuts Georgia prosecutors’ testimony

By Zachary Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers representing the Fulton County district attorney’s office are forcefully pushing back on allegations from former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants that cellphone data suggests the relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her top prosecutor in the Georgia

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

ANÁLISIS | Dos años de guerra en Ucrania han sumido a Rusia aún más en la oscuridad

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Hace dos años, cuando Rusia lanzó su invasión a gran escala de Ucrania, me encontraba entre los muchos observadores veteranos del Kremlin que se equivocaron. Pocos podían entender por qué Vladimir Putin, el calculador líder ruso, se embarcaría en una aventura militar tan arriesgada, especialmente cuando la mera amenaza de

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Alabama lawmakers scramble to protect IVF after ruling, while AG’s office says it has ‘no intention’ of prosecuting families

By Jason Hanna, Meg Tirrell and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Fallout continues after the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling last week that frozen embryos are children – an unprecedented decision that critics say could have a chilling effect on access to IVF treatments in the state. Here are the latest developments: Legislation to protect in

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