CNN By Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue ReadingCNN By Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue ReadingCNN By Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue ReadingCNN By Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your
Continue ReadingBy Dominic Rech, CNN A dog named Baekgu, credited with saving his 90-year-old owner, has been appointed as South Korea’s first honorary rescue dog. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The foreign minister of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, is urging the Taliban to respect the rights of women and not allow Afghanistan to become a breeding ground for extremist activities. Retno Marsudi made the comments after meeting with Australia’s foreign and defense ministers,
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Daniella Diaz, CNN A group of economists urged congressional leadership to add a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants to a budget reconciliation bill, arguing that it would bolster the US economy, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The more than 50 economists, including former President Barack Obama’s top economic
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN The House Democrats’ campaign arm is amplifying their warnings that the GOP’s dangerous rhetoric and misinformation about Covid-19 is threatening to harm public health and thwart economic progress — a preview of how Democrats on the campaign trail plan to address a crisis that is still consuming both the country and
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party says the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union could collapse the Belfast government and trigger a new era of violence and instability. Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said Thursday that the agreement known as the Northern
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party says the U.K.’s divorce deal with the European Union could collapse the Belfast government and trigger a new era of violence and instability. Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said Thursday that the agreement known as the Northern
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business More than two decades ago, India began its transformation into a global IT powerhouse, ushering in an era of wealth and job creation never before seen in the country. Now, Asia’s third largest economy is ready for the next big frontier in tech: Coming up with a new generation of
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Las hospitalizaciones por covid-19 para los menores de 17 años alcanzaron su punto máximo a fines de agosto a un ritmo que se acerca al doble del brote de principios de invierno de este año, según datos de los CDC, a medida que muchas de las escuelas del país vuelve a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El “Día del bitcoin” de El Salvador no salió del todo bien. La celebrada adopción de esa criptomoneda como moneda de curso legal el martes en este empobrecido país se vio empañada por protestas en las calles, fallas técnicas y una caída extrema del valor de la controvertida moneda digital. ¿Qué fue lo
Continue ReadingBy FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A delegation of West African leaders is to go to Guinea to meet with the junta that toppled President Alpha Conde in a coup earlier this week. Top officials of West Africa’s influential economic bloc, ECOWAS, are expected to meet in Conakry, Guinea’s capital, with the
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Senate voted has rejected a media bill seen as targeting a U.S.-owned television network’s ability to keep broadcasting independent news. However, the Senate has no power to stop it altogether. The bill is to return to parliament’s lower house and if it passes there, it
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Senate voted has rejected a media bill seen as targeting a U.S.-owned television network’s ability to keep broadcasting independent news. However, the Senate has no power to stop it altogether. The bill is to return to parliament’s lower house and if it passes there, it
Continue ReadingBY DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says it is dialing back some of its massive emergency pandemic support for the economy. The move comes amid signs of increasing business activity and consumer readiness to spend as the 19 countries that use the euro rebound from the coronavirus
Continue ReadingBY DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says it is dialing back some of its massive emergency pandemic support for the economy. The move comes amid signs of increasing business activity and consumer readiness to spend as the 19 countries that use the euro rebound from the coronavirus
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — China proporcionará casi 31 millones de dólares en alimentos, suministros para el invierno, vacunas y medicinas al Afganistán controlado por los talibanes, dijo el miércoles el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China. Hua Chunyin, portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, dijo que la decisión fue anunciada durante la primera reunión de los
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said the incident took place in the Russian-built Zvezda module and occurred as the station’s batteries were
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