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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find solutions for a material that’s responsible for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find solutions for a material that’s responsible for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police have offered a reward and asked possible witnesses to come forward with information regarding an arson attack on a synagogue in the northern city of Oldenburg last week. An unknown person threw an explosive device at the synagogue, causing minor damage. No events were taking place there at the time,
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The start to The Masters has been delayed and patrons will be admitted to the first major of the calendar later than expected due to bad weather at Augusta National, organizers said. The tournament is scheduled to tee off on Thursday when showers and storms are mainly forecast before
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The start of the Masters has been pushed back to 10:30 a.m. local time Thursday because of weather that threatened the pristine grounds of Augusta National, though the majority of the heavy rain and winds tracked south of the course. Tournament officials said that patron
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian court has rejected a case brought by five women seeking compensation from Qatar Airways over invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s airport in 2020, but their case against the airport’s operator is going ahead. The five women were among hundreds who were forcibly removed from planes on
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Argentina atraviesa un histórico brote epidémico de dengue con más de 232.900 casos en lo que va de la temporada sanitaria 2023/2024 y 161 muertes por la enfermedad transmitida por el mosquito Aedes aegypti, de acuerdo con el último boletín epidemiológico difundido por el Ministerio de Salud de la Nación,
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Por un breve instante, un alemán logró su sueño: que su obra de arte colgara en un famoso museo. Pero pocas horas después, las esperanzas de este aspirante a artista se desvanecieron cuando su hazaña le metió en un buen lío con su empleador y con la Policía. El 26
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon was sentenced to death in the country’s biggest ever financial fraud case, underlining an intensifying anti-corruption drive in the southeast Asian nation. Truong My Lan, a high-profile businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, offices and shopping malls,
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnam court has sentenced real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in the country’s largest financial fraud case. The 67-year-old chair of real estate company Van Thinh Phat was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP.
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain on Thursday will deport more than 60 Bolivians who arrived last week by cruise ship in the northeastern port of Barcelona. The Bolivians ere not allowed to disembark because their visas were false. The plane will be paid for by the company that owns the ship in which they arrived from
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say an avalanche near the Austrian ski resort of Soelden has left one person dead. Rescuers were searching Thursday for another two people believed to be buried under the snow. The mountain rescue service said a fourth person was partly buried and recovered with injuries. The avalanche apparently happened near a
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law on how the country will call up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces that are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance. The law was passed on Thursday against a
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei of Argentina kicked off a visit to the United States, where he’ll meet with tech billionaire Elon Musk, as the libertarian leader seeks an infusion of cash to overhaul Argentina’s embattled economy. Milei started his four-day trip in Miami, where he received
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By Heather Law and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, will begin rationing water this week as several of its reservoirs face unprecedented lows amid a drought made worse by the El Niño climate pattern. Speaking to the media on Monday, Bogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán said reservoirs had reached “historically low” levels and been worsened
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has announced rare sanctions against two U.S. defense companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing claims the self-governing island democracy as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, Kareem Khadder, Zeena Saifi and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Wednesday, with Haniyeh insisting their deaths would not affect ongoing ceasefire and hostage talks. Four of Haniyeh’s grandchildren were also killed in the attack, according to
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean voters have handed liberals extended opposition control of parliament in what looks like a massive political setback to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. Some experts say the results of Wednesday’s parliamentary elections make Yoon “a lame duck” — or even “a dead duck”
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign
Continue ReadingBy KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tax pros say there are a few tips parents should keep in mind when filing their tax returns this year. The child tax credit is lower than in recent years, but it’s still up to $2,000 per child. And it can be claimed alongside your standard
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