By Angus Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Australia’s international borders reopened on Monday, ending nearly 20 months of tough restrictions and sparking emotional scenes at Sydney and Melbourne airports as people reunited with their loved ones. At Sydney airport, passengers on flights from Singapore and Los Angeles were met with hugs and tears. Partners tearfully
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Fue en la ciudad de Glasgow donde el ingeniero escocés James Watt mejoró el funcionamiento de la máquina de vapor y, sin saberlo, dio inicio a la Revolución Industrial. Nunca podría haber imaginado que los humanos quemarían tanto carbón, petróleo y gas durante los próximos dos siglos que pondrían en peligro el
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN Thailand has relaxed its quarantine restrictions and is reopening to vaccinated travelers arriving from several dozen countries and territories, providing a much-needed boost for the country’s embattled tourism industry. As of November 1, fully vaccinated travelers who have stayed a minimum of 21 days in one of 63 approved “low risk”
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Long kickoff returns came in bunches over the weekend. Four players ran back kicks 100 yards Saturday. That’s most in a single day since there were five maximum-distance returns Oct. 31, 2015. Two occurred in the same game. SMU’s Bryan Massey ran back the second-half kickoff against Houston
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California receiver Drake London will miss the rest of the season with a broken right ankle. The injury likely ends the collegiate career of one of the nation’s top wideouts this season. London was hurt when he was tackled by Arizona cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace as he crossed the goal line
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid cautious trading ahead of a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting. Benchmarks in Japan and Australia fell in morning trading, while shares rose in South Korea and China. Investors are also watching for any action from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid cautious trading ahead of a Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting. Benchmarks in Japan and Australia fell in morning trading, while shares rose in South Korea and China. Investors are also watching for any action from the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Pfizer reports its third-quarter results Tuesday. The Federal Reserve delivers its latest economic and interest rate policy update Wednesday. The Labor Department issues its October tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday.
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points in a reserve role and Russell Westbrook added 20 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 95-85 victory over the Houston Rockets. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and LeBron James scored 15 points in the star-studded Lakers’ fourth
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking a markedly more humble tone for a U.S. leader on climate change. Biden acknowledged to a U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday that the United States and other energy-gulping developed nations bear much of
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane says he did so with plenty of battery power to spare. Gary Freedman’s 40-minute solo flight came 101 years after the first conventional aircraft flight over the strait that separates New
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first person to fly across New Zealand’s Cook Strait in an electric plane says he did so with plenty of battery power to spare. Gary Freedman’s 40-minute solo flight came 101 years after the first conventional aircraft flight over the strait that separates New
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, too, refusing to let their
Continue ReadingBy BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Carlos Correa and the Houston Astros broke out the bats just in time to extend this World Series. Staggered by Adam Duvall’s grand slam in the first inning, Correa and Alex Bregman ended their slumps in a hurry. They kept swinging, too, refusing to let their
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Fireworks boomed as visitors at Shanghai Disneyland waited for COVID-19 test results, surrounded by health care workers dressed from head to toe in white protective suits. The theme park suddenly locked down late Sunday after learning a recent visitor from another province had tested positive. Park
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Fireworks boomed as visitors at Shanghai Disneyland waited for COVID-19 test results, surrounded by health care workers dressed from head to toe in white protective suits. The theme park suddenly locked down late Sunday after learning a recent visitor from another province had tested positive. Park
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Martín Maldonado is known for his defense but he provided a surprise contribution at the plate to help the Houston Astros stay alive in the World Series. Maldonado drove in three runs in the Astros’ 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5. Maldonado had
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO and MATTHEW CHENG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A trial has begun for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists over their roles in an unauthorized Tiananmen vigil, amid a crackdown on political dissent in Hong Kong. Police last year banned the annual vigil for the first time
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Marwin Gonzalez broke a fifth-inning tie with a two-run single that landed just 235 feet away in left field, leading the Houston Astros’ come back from a four-run deficit in a 9-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. With Houston down 3-2, the Series resumes at Minute
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer DHANBAD, India (AP) — Efforts to fight climate change are being held back in part because coal, the biggest single source of climate-changing gases, provides cheap electricity and supports millions of jobs. It’s one of the dilemmas facing world leaders gathered in Glasgow, Scotland this week in an attempt
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