LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Former world champion weightlifter Boyanka Kostova has been banned for eight years for doping after making her comeback from an earlier sanction for performance-enhancing drug use at the Olympics. The International Testing Agency says Kostova tested positive for the traces of the steroid stanozolol on her way to winning the European
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La financiación del gobierno de Estados Unidos expira a la medianoche y el Congreso aún no ha aprobado un proyecto de ley de financiación provisional para evitar un cierre, aunque los líderes demócratas están en camino de hacerlo más tarde este jueves. Los legisladores están acelerando el proceso y se espera que
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Officials in Germany are investigating why a huge wind turbine collapsed just hours before it was due to be officially inaugurated. The turbine toppled over late Wednesday in a forest near the western town of Haltern. German news agency dpa reported Thursday that police do not suspect sabotage. The wind turbine has
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid. He has decided to appeal the ruling. The court said Thursday he would be allowed to serve the sentence
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The five Nordic countries want the International Handball Federation “to review uniform rules in accordance with gender equality” after the Norway team was punished for wearing shorts instead of the mandated bikini uniform. Norway’s women were fined by European handball authorities for “improper clothing” after wearing shorts in the European beach
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in the Netherlands and Germany say they have have arrested nine suspected members of a gang responsible for a string of robberies targeting ATMs in Germany and for setting up a training center for blowing up cash machines. European Union police agency Europol says
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The discovery of a chamber at least 40,000 years old in a Gibraltar cave previously inhabited by Neanderthals could lead to groundbreaking new finds about their lifestyles, according to researchers. Archaeologists from the Gibraltar National Museum have been working since 2012 to find potential chambers and passages blocked by sediment in
Continue Readingolivertapia París (CNN) — El expresidente de Francia Nicolas Sarkozy fue declarado culpable el jueves de financiación ilegal de campañas en su fallida candidatura a la reelección en 2012. A principios de este año, Sarkozy recibió una sentencia de tres años de prisión, dos de los cuales fueron suspendidos, por corrupción y tráfico de influencias,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing sharp downturn in relations. The video conference held Tuesday and Wednesday was led by Maj. Gen. Huang Xueping, deputy direct of the People’s Liberation Army’s Office for International Military Cooperation,
Continue ReadingMONACO (AP) — An investigation into two Belarus team officials who tried to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya on a flight from the Tokyo Olympics will now be run by track and field authorities. World Athletics says its independent integrity unit is taking over the case from the IOC. Belarus’ treatment of Tsimanouskaya created a diplomatic
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Girls from the Afghanistan national soccer team who were recently granted asylum in Portugal have had a surprise visit from the captain of the senior team. Farkhunda Muhtaj flew into the Portuguese capital Lisbon for an emotional reunion with the girls’ team late Wednesday. She is a professional player who from
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Girls from the Afghanistan national soccer team who were recently granted asylum in Portugal have had a surprise visit from the captain of the senior team. Farkhunda Muhtaj flew into the Portuguese capital Lisbon for an emotional reunion with the girls’ team late Wednesday. She is a professional player who from
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Britney Spears obtuvo una victoria legal el miércoles en su lucha por recuperar el control de su vida. La jueza de Los Ángeles suspendió a Jamie Spears, el padre de la cantante, como tutor de su patrimonio y designó un reemplazo temporal para supervisar sus finanzas hasta el 31 de
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El problema del covid prolongado podría ser más grande de lo que pensamos. Un estudio ha revelado que uno de cada tres sobrevivientes de covid-19 ha sufrido síntomas de 3 a 6 meses después de infectarse, con problemas respiratorios, síntomas como dolor abdominal, cambio de hábitos intestinales y diarrea, fatiga, dolor, ansiedad
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB has seen its in-store sales rise 14% to 55.6 million kronor ($6.3 million) in the third quarter as pandemic restrictions are eased in many markets. The Stockholm-based retailing group said about 100 stores remain closed. It added that online sales soared 22%. H&M CEO Helena
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Morse, CNN He may only be 37 years old, but Dustin Johnson was the elder statesman of the US Ryder Cup team. But that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down one bit. Johnson led from the front in an historic effort, winning all five of his matches as the US romped to a
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN He may only be 37 years old, but Dustin Johnson was the elder statesman of the US Ryder Cup team. But that doesn’t mean he’s slowing down one bit. Johnson led from the front in an historic effort, winning all five of his matches as the US romped to a record-breaking
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to spectators — but only if they live in mainland China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday, as organizers gave a first glimpse into the country’s plans to hold the event while enforcing a strict zero-Covid strategy. Under Covid-19 protocols unveiled by
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los demócratas tienen una fe casi mística en la capacidad de Nancy Pelosi para contar votos, acorralar a su bancada y aprobar legislaciones históricas. Pero su reputación se enfrenta a la prueba más dura cuando la presidenta de la Cámara, atrapada entre demócratas progresistas y moderados, lucha por salvar la agenda
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer MITO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s next prime minister says he believes raising incomes is the only way to get the world’s third-largest economy growing again. Growth had stalled even before the pandemic hit, stymied by longstanding problems including a shrinking population, growing inequality and stagnant incomes. Fumio Kishida won
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