By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo told financial leaders of the Group of 20 industrial economies that countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic. Widodo said the pandemic was far from over and “winter is coming.” The G-20 gathering comes as many economies
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo told financial leaders of the Group of 20 industrial economies that countries must avoid tensions and cooperate to support a recovery from the pandemic. Widodo said the pandemic was far from over and “winter is coming.” The G-20 gathering comes as many economies
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world’s largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power. Two diplomats told The
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world’s largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power. Two diplomats told The
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Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi earned her first career Olympic individual gold medal in the women’s 1000m. She set the Olympic record in the 13th pairing to win by 0.64 seconds.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN en Español) — El ministro de Gobernación y Desarrollo Territorial de El Salvador, Juan Carlos Bidegain, informó el jueves a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que los bomberos se encuentran combatiendo incendios forestales en cinco puntos del país. Incendios forestales en Argentina han devastado más de 485.000 hectáreas Bidegain agregó que
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With a 9-4 win over the ROC Thursday, Great Britain officially earned its spot in the women’s curling semifinals.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Visa Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. have agreed to allow customers to use Visa cards on Amazon sites worldwide without additional fees. Visa said the companies also agreed to collaborate on product and technology initiatives for “innovative payment experiences.” Under the agreement, Amazon’s amazon.co.uk site in Britain will no longer turn off
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire offerings. But good old-fashioned photography skills and instinct are integral to making them. The use of robotics began out of necessity, when there were to be no catwalks at the 2012
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire offerings. But good old-fashioned photography skills and instinct are integral to making them. The use of robotics began out of necessity, when there were to be no catwalks at the 2012
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire offerings. But good old-fashioned photography skills and instinct are integral to making them. The use of robotics began out of necessity, when there were to be no catwalks at the 2012
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Losing Brianna Decker to injury in the women’s hockey tournament opener turned out to be too much to overcome for the United States in the gold-medal game at the Beijing Olympics. The U.S. could have used Decker’s scoring touch and more in a 3-2 loss to
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Despite a win in the final game of round robin play, Canada’s women’s curling team was eliminated following a tiebreak. Great Britain and Japan took the final two spots in the semifinals.
Continue Readingolivertapia Moscú (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, es un hombre al que le gusta mantener abiertas sus opciones, y la crisis de Ucrania no es una excepción: mientras el líder del Kremlin señala su voluntad de participar en el frente diplomático, también está defendiendo la guerra. Consideremos la situación en Donbas, los
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Meteorologists warned Thursday that northern Europe could be battered by a series of storms over the coming days after strong winds swept across the region overnight and killed at least five people. The storm toppled trees, downed power lines and caused widespread travel delays to rail and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to enter each day and reducing quarantine requirements following criticism that its current policy is unscientific and xenophobic. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the daily entry cap will be raised to 5,000,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan will ease its tough COVID-19 border controls by increasing the number of people allowed to enter each day and reducing quarantine requirements following criticism that its current policy is unscientific and xenophobic. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the daily entry cap will be raised to 5,000,
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After a hard-fought battle in the gold medal game, the U.S. and Canadian women’s hockey teams received their medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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The second semifinal of women’s ski cross came down to a three-way photo finish between Daniela Maier (GER), Fanny Smith (SUI) and Brittany Phelan (CAN) with spots in the big final on the line.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — No, English speakers and others using the Roman alphabet aren’t going to have to start calling the Thai capital by its local name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, and drop the more familiar “Bangkok.” That’s the message from Thailand’s Royal Society after a seemingly innocuous
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