COVID-19 spike worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the…
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Una adolescente de 14 años muere en el vestidor de una tienda de California por el disparo de un policÃa durante un tiroteo
olivertapia (CNN) — Una joven de 14 años que se encontraba en el vestidor de una tienda departamental de California con su madre murió el…
Continue ReadingMore Tiananmen massacre memorials removed in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centered on…
Continue ReadingGreene, Murphy lead USF to 76-69 win over Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Javon Greene scored 18 points, making 7 of 9 at the foul line and USF fended off host Hawaii 76-69 at the Diamond Head Classic.…
Continue ReadingLas aerolÃneas de EE.UU. cancelan más de 400 vuelos de Nochebuena tras el mayor dÃa de viajes aéreos de las fiestas
olivertapia (CNN Business) — Las aerolÃneas estadounidenses cancelaron hasta ahora más de 400 vuelos de Nochebuena, y las principales…
Continue ReadingPassenger seen on video punching flight attendant pleads guilty, DOJ says
By Stella Chan, CNN A woman who punched a flight attendant on a May Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to track Santa around the world, thanks to NORAD
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for…
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Increased emergency SNAP benefits continue in January
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in…
Continue ReadingSpurs rout depleted Lakers 138-110 in last Staples game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping…
Continue ReadingNiners struggle mightily on 3rd down in 20-17 loss to Titans
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa,…
Continue ReadingThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Mahtani, Helen Regan, Joshua Berlinger and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News…
Continue ReadingThe latest on the coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
CNN, WJAR, KCPQ, KTUU By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Mahtani, Helen Regan, Joshua Berlinger and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue ReadingIn UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert…
Continue ReadingIn UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert…
Continue ReadingMyanmar army airstrikes send hundreds fleeing into Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say the military has unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas,…
Continue ReadingSearch to resume for 1887 time capsule under Lee monument
By BEN FINLEY and STEVE HELBER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The spot in Richmond, Virginia, where a towering statue of Confederate Gen.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university
Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to…
Continue ReadingMassive ferry fire kills at least 39 in southern Bangladesh
By ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say a massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh,…
Continue ReadingDeflated health care workers and desperate patients clash over alternative Covid treatments
By Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Dr. Jack Lyons remembers the pandemic’s early days when grateful communities banged pots…
Continue ReadingStocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
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