By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British airline easyJet said it has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach as it announced plans to raise another 1.2 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) from shareholders to shore up its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement Thursday, the company said its board had “unanimously” rejected the
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN For around three centuries, the girl reading a letter in the dimly-lit solitude of a Johannes Vermeer painting gave no indication of what the message contained. Facing an open window, her figure gently curved as she scanned the note in her hands, her body appeared slight against the vacant wall behind her.
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party is fighting and was always aware that it wouldn’t “automatically” hold on to Germany’s top job after her 16 years in power. Merkel was downplaying alarming poll ratings as the country’s election nears. Recent polls have shown Merkel’s Union bloc under
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party is fighting and was always aware that it wouldn’t “automatically” hold on to Germany’s top job after her 16 years in power. Merkel was downplaying alarming poll ratings as the country’s election nears. Recent polls have shown Merkel’s Union bloc under
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An estimated 200 foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international commercial flight, marking the first large-scale evacuation since U.S. and NATO forces left Afghanistan last week. Their departure represented a breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders. The
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks is still incomplete. While the memorial plaza and several towers at the site have been finished for years, construction is ongoing at a planned performing
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even after two decades, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks is still incomplete. While the memorial plaza and several towers at the site have been finished for years, construction is ongoing at a planned performing
Continue ReadingELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France paid tribute Thursday to screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo, whom President Emmanuel Macron portrayed as the nation’s Everyman. The ceremony at the site of Napoleon’s final resting place combined military pomp with the emotion of adoring fans, with 1,000 allowed to attend. Others watched on a big screen
Continue ReadingATHENS Thousands of people have turned out on the southern Greek island of Crete to pay their final respects to Greek music great and politician Mikis Theodorakis. The composer is to be buried in a village near the city of Chania in accordance with his last wishes. Theodorakis, an integral part of the Greek political
Continue ReadingMUNICH (AP) — Former Germany and Bayern Munich player Jérôme Boateng has been found guilty of domestic violence against his former partner and ordered to pay a fine of 1.8 million euros ($2.1 million). It was the highest possible financial damages that could be imposed by the Munich District Court. The public prosecutor had been
Continue ReadingCNN By Jason Hanna, CNN Tropical Depression Mindy was dropping heavy rain on southern Georgia and parts of South Carolina on Thursday morning and could produce scattered flash flooding and a few tornadoes as it pushes to the coast, forecasters said. Mindy, which formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday afternoon and made landfall
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For nearly two decades, Israelis and Palestinians have watched Zakaria Zubeidi’s progression from a child actor to a swaggering militant, to the scarred face of a West Bank theater promoting “cultural resistance” to Israeli occupation. In his latest act, Zubeidi has emerged as one of Israel’s most
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — La adopción de bitcoin por parte de El Salvador como moneda de curso legal puede haber sido un momento decisivo para las criptomonedas. Pero en Estados Unidos, aunque puedes usar criptomonedas para comprar y vender productos o servicios, no pienses ni por un minuto que es como el dinero en efectivo,
Continue ReadingBy Jill Disis and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Business Media companies in Australia are liable for the comments that Facebook users post under their articles, the country’s highest court ruled this week. The decision could have widespread consequences for how Australian publishers interact with their readers on social media. The High Court of Australia on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make the first appearance in his second spell at Manchester United in the Premier League game against Newcastle on Saturday. The Portugal star has been the talk of the town since his stunning transfer from Juventus was completed last week with United maximizing the
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A key International Atomic Energy Agency official says objective, science-based monitoring is the key to safely carrying the planned release of treated but still radioactive water at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. A three-member IAEA team is in Japan for a five-day visit for preliminary talks and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency official says objective, science-based monitoring is the key to safely carrying out the planned release of treated but still radioactive water at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. A three-member IAEA team is in Japan for preliminary talks and a visit to the
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
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