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Month: December 2024

Routine prenatal test revealed her ‘hidden cancer.’ A study suggests what doctors should watch for

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy, standard testing to screen for any chromosome abnormalities in the fetus, such as Down syndrome.

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Ukraine and US say some North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russian forces

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military intelligence agency and the Pentagon said Monday that some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region. These are the first reported casualties since the U.S. and Ukraine announced that North Korea had sent 10,000 to 12,000 troops to

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UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has approved the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its 500-year history. Authorities confirmed Monday that the 3.6 billion-pound ($4.6 billion) takeover of Royal Mail’s owner, International Distribution Services,

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Trump promete “contratar estadounidenses”, pero sus empresas siguen contratando trabajadores extranjeros

Por Curt Devine El presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, prometió durante la campaña electoral que haría todo lo que estuviera a su alcance para beneficiar a los trabajadores estadounidenses. “Construiremos productos estadounidenses, compraremos productos estadounidenses y contrataremos estadounidenses”, dijo durante un mitin en agosto. A pesar de esa promesa, las propias empresas de Trump

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Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Amnesty International says Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones. The report published Monday is backed by testimonies of those who claim their phones have been hacked in recent months. Amnesty says the spy software was

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Japan’s largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank, MUFG, said Monday that it was investigating and that “several billion yen” might have been taken. The thefts occurred at two Tokyo branches of the bank,

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US private schools group apologizes after criticism of antisemitic remarks during conference

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A national private school group has apologized for comments made by speakers at a recent diversity and inclusion conference that were criticized by several Jewish organizations as antisemitic and perpetuating an anti-Israel bias. The conference, known as the People of Color Conference, was held earlier this month in Denver

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Prosecutors summon Kosovo’s prime minister in a move his supporters say is politically motivated

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has summoned Prime Minister Albin Kurti to testify in a case that remains unclear, with his supporters saying it’s a politically driven move as the country gears up for election. According to the spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office, Kurti was on a trip abroad Monday and that

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