By Melanie Nagy, Vancouver Bureau Chief, CTV National News and Denio Lourenco, Digital Content Editor Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The Afghan interpreters who aided the Canadian military are desperately trying to leave the country as the Taliban swept through Afghanistan’s capital on Sunday. “I am hiding in
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A recent study has pinpointed the group of neurons that are affected during opioid overdose deaths. Opioids affect the human body by binding onto certain proteins in the brain and nerves, called opioid receptors. When certain receptors become
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Rivers and Jack Guy, CNN A tropical storm system is threatening to unleash flash flooding and mudslides on the area of Haiti where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed almost 1,300 people on Saturday. Tropical Depression Grace was approaching the southern coast of Hispaniola, the island comprising Haiti and the Dominican Republic, early Monday
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business It’s a tough moment to predict the future of the travel industry. Just look at Airbnb’s stock. What’s happening: The company had a huge second quarter, with revenue soaring nearly 300% as spring and summer bookings jumped. But shares remain almost 30% below the all-time high they hit in February.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal after a costly two-decade war. The insurgents stormed across the country, capturing all major cities in a matter of days as Afghan forces trained and equipped by the U.S. and its
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the action Monday in a posting on its website. The agency says it has identified
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia has convicted a former Bosnian Serb policeman and soldier of war crimes and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. The Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday found Rade Garic guilty of atrocities in the eastern town of Vlasenica in 1992 and later in Srebrenica in 1995. The
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting five people, three fatally, outside a San Antonio sports bar following an argument has been arrested. The shooting happened about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the Boom Boom Sports Bar parking lot. Police Chief William McManus says the man went to his car, got a rifle and
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Toh and Lauren Lau, CNN Business Major international airlines are scrambling to reroute flights away from Afghan airspace as the country falls to the Taliban, disrupting passenger services to India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and Flydubai all announced changes to flights to or
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s president has presented a grim picture of the club’s financial situation. Joan Laporta says its debt has risen to $1.6 billion. He blamed the previous administration of Josep Bartomeu for the club’s “dramatic” situation that ultimately led to Lionel Messi’s departure. Laporta accused Bartomeu of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los fabricantes de vacunas se preparan para una posible próxima fase del lanzamiento de una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19. La Administración de Alimentos Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó el jueves terceras dosis de las vacunas contra el coronavirus Pfizer/BioNTech o
Continue Readingolivertapia (Reuters) — El FC Barcelona comenzó el domingo su era sin Lionel Messi con una victoria por 4-2 como local sobre la Real Sociedad, en su primer partido de la temporada de La Liga. Un cabezazo de Gerard Piqué dio la ventaja a los culés en el minuto 19 para deleite de los 20.000
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Todas las noches, antes de acostarse, Anushka Sachan saca su teléfono para conectarse a una aplicación. “Se convirtió en una especie de hábito”, dice esta estudiante de 20 años de la Universidad de Hong Kong. “Antes de dormir, digo: ‘Bueno, a revisar’”. La plataforma que utiliza Sachan pertenece a una marca china
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La debacle de la derrota de Estados Unidos y la retirada caótica en Afganistán es un desastre político para Joe Biden, cuyo fracaso en orquestar una salida urgente y ordenada sacudirá aún más una presidencia plagada de crisis y manchará su legado. Pero una sorprendente guerra relámpago talibán siguió a más
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics because of the coronavirus pandemic just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics. The Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes. That is a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics because of the coronavirus pandemic just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics. The Paralympics open on Aug. 24 with about 4,400 athletes. That is a far smaller event than the Olympics with 11,000 athletes. But the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The only definitive fossil evidence that points to the existence of Denisovans — an enigmatic group of early humans first identified in 2010 — comes from five bones from the Denisova cave in the foothills of Siberia’s Altai mountains. The fragments are so tiny that they can all fit in the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has decided that a coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept. 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned. With the virus continuing to spread in the country, the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and three
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has decided that a coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept. 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned. With the virus continuing to spread in the country, the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and three
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