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By Simon Usborne, CNN (CNN) — Few things appear to soothe the existential anxieties of the super rich like a bunker designed to withstand anything short of total nuclear Armageddon. Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to stick an impenetrable safe room in the basement where it might sit empty forever. In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel. Turkey’s ambassador to The Netherlands submitted a declaration of intervention at the U.N. court in The Hague on Wednesday. Turkey is one of the fiercest critics of Israel’s actions
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By Christian Edwards, CNN Rotherham, England (CNN) — Like many nondescript hotels in provincial cities around the UK, the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham has been used for years by the British government to house asylum seekers trapped in administrative limbo. There have been hostile protests here before. But none, residents say, like the spasm
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Julia Hernández (CNN)– El Premio Nobel de Economía conocido como el “banquero de los pobres” intentará llevar la estabilidad a tras responder a la petición de los manifestantes estudiantiles de que dirija temporalmente el convulso país después de semanas de mortíferas manifestaciones antigubernamentales. Muhammad Yunus, de 84 años, encabezará un gobierno interino tras el derrocamiento
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN (CNN) — An Olympic story of hope and perseverance quickly turned to one of heartbreak after an Indian wrestler known for her role in anti-sexual harassment protests was disqualified from the gold medal match of the women’s 50kg freestyle category. Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman to
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda reported Wednesday that its profit rose 8.7% in the April-June quarter as strong sales of hybrid vehicles in Japan and the U.S., and motorcycles in India and Brazil, boosted the Japanese automaker’s earnings. Honda Motor Co.’s profit in the last quarter totaled 394.7 billion yen ($2.7 billion), up
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Hace poco más de un año, la luchadora india Vinesh Phogat dormía en las calles de Nueva Delhi como parte de una protesta liderada por atletas para denunciar las acusaciones de acoso sexual dentro de su deporte. Ahora tiene garantizado que saldrá de los Juegos Olímpicos de París con una
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Lamont, California, on Tuesday night and rumbled through a broad stretch of Southern California, including Los Angeles. The US Geological Survey reported the earthquake’s epicenter hit about 15 miles southwest of Lamont – and roughly 25 miles south of Bakersfield – around 9:09 p.m.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million cars in China for a remote software upgrade to ensure that they warn the driver when the trunk is not locked shut. An announcement late Tuesday from China’s market regulator also said that vehicles with faulty trunk latches will be repaired free of charge. The
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China has reported its exports rose 7% in July from a year earlier, below economists’ forecasts for growth closer to 10%. Imports climbed 7.2%, gaining momentum on stronger trade with other Asian countries. Exports to the United States rose 2.4% year-on-year, while shipments to Southeast Asian countries, now Beijing’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines are staging joint air force and naval drills in what they say is a show of force to promote the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea, where China has increasingly asserted its territorial claims. In an apparent response,
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The ex-partner of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández has accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her. The allegations were in a court order issued Tuesday that has shocked the country and threatened to further stain the reputation of the moderate leftist whose government many Argentines blame for deepening their
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer. Ethan Guo, who turned 19 last month, began his quest in May in Memphis, Tennessee. The plan
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude temblor stuck at 9:09 p.m. and was centered near Mettler, an unincorporated area in Kern County about 85 miles
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude temblor stuck at 9:09 p.m. and was centered near Mettler, an unincorporated area in Kern County about 85 miles
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North Carolina will be a boon for rafters, kayakers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOONE, N.C. (AP) — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North Carolina will be a boon for rafters, kayakers
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristopher Sánchez pitched six strong innings, Edmundo Sosa and Kyle Schwarber homered back-to-back in the ninth and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the National League’s top two teams. A preliminary magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck in the middle
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say that part of a hotel in western Germany collapsed, leaving two people dead and trapping seven others in the wreckage for hours. Fourteen people were in the hotel in the winemaking town of Kroev on the Mosel River when one story of the building collapsed at about 11 p.m. Tuesday.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer GUARULHOS, Brazil (AP) — As she practiced her complex moves and somersaults, aspiring gymnast 14-year-old Manuela Kriegel kept gazing at one of the walls of the Bonifácio Cardoso gym outside the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo. It featured a painting of a national hero — Olympic champion and hometown favorite Rebeca Andrade
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