Hong Kong seizes smuggled Australian lobsters amid China ban
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong and mainland authorities have seized about $540,000 worth of smuggled Australian lobsters…
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Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop
By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The husband of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be…
Continue ReadingChina enviará a mujer astronauta a su nueva estación espacial
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — La primera mujer asignada para trabajar en la nueva estación espacial de China estará a bordo cuando la nave…
Continue ReadingUK: 43,000 may have received false negative COVID results
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British health officials say an estimated 43,000 people may have been wrongly told they don’t have…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What exactly is a check-swing?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’s always been one of the most murky areas in baseball: What exactly constitutes a check-swing? Suffice to say, a lot of…
Continue ReadingLa administración de Biden se alista para revivir la polÃtica ‘Permanecer en México’ de la era Trump en noviembre
olivertapia (CNN) — La administración Biden se está preparando para revivir a mediados de noviembre una polémica polÃtica fronteriza de la…
Continue ReadingAustralian leader Scott Morrison will attend COP26 climate summit
By Angus Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday he will travel to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit…
Continue ReadingLinkedIn is shutting down its China platform because of a ‘challenging operating environment’
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business LinkedIn will shut down the local version of its service in China, marking a significant retreat for one of the few…
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria’s troubled northwest, phone blockades hurt locals
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In response to growing violence across Nigeria’s northwest and central states, governors…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Red Sox and Astros open ALCS, Cards’ Shildt out
By The Associated Press For the second time in four seasons, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros are set to play for the American League pennant.…
Continue ReadingBritish queen appears to show irritation at climate inaction
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has appeared to criticize the global lack of action on climate change in comments caught on microphone. The…
Continue ReadingMo Salah might be the best Premier League player ever but is the ‘unprecedented’ Liverpool forward still underrated?
By Jack Bantock, CNN Still only 29, he’s one of the two greatest Premier League players of all-time, yet is Mohamed Salah still undervalued?…
Continue ReadingS Korea seeks Interpol notice for two cyber gang leaders
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it’s asked Interpol for help to arrest two foreigners including a…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘net zero’ to ‘mitigation,’ here’s how to sound smart on climate
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing…
Continue ReadingWhat does ‘net zero’ mean? Our climate change glossary will help you sound smart
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that…
Continue ReadingNorway town absorbs horror of local’s bow-and-arrow attack
By NICOLAE DUMITRACE and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) — Residents of a Norwegian town are grappling with the horrible…
Continue ReadingUS plans to reinstate ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy next month
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration says it plans to reinstate a Trump-era border policy next month to make…
Continue Reading#MeToo, 4 years in: ‘I’d like to think now, we are believed’
By JOCELYN NOVECK and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The #MeToo reckoning hits its four-year mark this week, and Charlotte…
Continue ReadingEl ahogamiento de niños indÃgenas desata acusaciones sobre minerÃa ilegal en Brasil
olivertapia (CNN) — El ahogamiento de dos niños pequeños en un rÃo en el estado brasileño de Roraima tiene a los lÃderes comunitarios…
Continue ReadingLebanon buries 7 killed amid street battles over port probe
By SARAH EL DEEB and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Funerals have taken place across Lebanon for seven people killed in gunbattles on…
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