BEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As skaters and sledders vie for medals at the Beijing Olympics, another extraordinary event is quietly…
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BEIJING SNAPSHOT: N. Korea not at Games but diplomat remains
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — As skaters and sledders vie for medals at the Beijing Olympics, another extraordinary event is quietly…
Continue ReadingOlympic ski halfpipe qualifier filled with scary crashes
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen’s first run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying wasn’t picture…
Continue ReadingRapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The use of rapid home tests has surged in India on the back of omicron…
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Miho Takagi of Japan bests USA’s Brittany Bowe in 1000m win
Speed skater Miho Takagi of Japan bested Dutch skater Jutta Leerdam and Brittany Bowe of the United States for the 1000m gold medal. Takagi set the…
Continue ReadingTakagi wins 1st individual Olympic gold, Bowe breaks through
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Miho Takagi of Japan has won her fourth speedskating medal of the Beijing Games and the first…
Continue ReadingDriver who killed 4 in Berlin after seizure convicted
BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man has been convicted Thursday of negligent homicide for crashing his Porsche SUV into a group of pedestrians…
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Japan’s Miho Takagi wins gold, Brittany Bowe of U.S. captures bronze in 1000m
Japan’s Miho Takagi won the women’s 1000m gold medal after previously earning three silvers at the 2022 Winter Olympics. American Brittany Bowe…
Continue ReadingThai royalists submit petition to oust Amnesty International
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai royalists have stepped up their campaign to drive out the country’s branch of rights group Amnesty International, handing…
Continue ReadingBiden announces $1 billion in infrastructure funding to clean up the Great Lakes
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $1 billion in funding from his administration’s signature…
Continue ReadingVatican tries to reboot priesthood amid crisis over abuses
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has opened a three-day conference on rebooting the Catholic priesthood amid a drop in…
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Sweden finishes women’s curling round robin with win
Sweden defeated South Korea 8-4 on Thursday in the final game of round robin play. Sweden will now move on to the tournament semifinals. South Korea…
Continue ReadingLa inmunidad híbrida ofrece una mayor protección que es más duradera contra la reinfección por covid-19, según estudios
olivertapia (CNN) — La vacuna de ARNm de covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech proporciona una capa adicional de protección contra la reinfección para…
Continue ReadingSearch ends for survivors from sunken Spanish fishing vessel
MADRID (AP) — Canadian rescuers called off the search for 12 missing crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off…
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Aaron Blunck outscores Nico Porteous in halfpipe qualifying
Aaron Blunck of the U.S. (92.00), New Zealand’s Nico Porteous (90.50) and Blunck’s teammate Birk Irving (89.75) posted the best three scores of…
Continue ReadingSingapore president stops execution of 2 death row inmates
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A lawyer says Singapore’s president has ordered a delay in the execution of two men on death row who are believed…
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Brittany Bowe earns bronze medal in 1000m for the U.S.
United States speed skater Brittany Bowe earned the bronze medal in the women’s 1000m race at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 33-year-old entered her…
Continue ReadingGu talks about goal at Olympics and beyond: ‘Glad you asked’
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking. Eileen Gu has bigger goals than…
Continue ReadingOlympic semis lack US and Canada for 1st time since 2006
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The semifinals of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics does not include the United…
Continue ReadingIsrael to scrap COVID passport system as omicron wanes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says the country’s coronavirus vaccination “green pass” system will be suspended as new daily…
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