olivertapia (CNN) — El futbolista belga Miguel Van Damme murió de leucemia, dejando atrás a su esposa e hija pequeña, dijo el martes su club, el Cercle Brugge. Tenía 28 años. “Es con la mayor tristeza que informamos que nuestro amigo y compañero de equipo Miguel Van Damme perdió la pelea en su larga y
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ezra Miller, quien protagoniza la próxima película de DC “The Flash”, fue arrestado en Hilo, Hawai, la madrugada del lunes. Fue acusado de alteración del orden público y acoso después de un incidente en un bar, según la policía. El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Hawai, South Hilo, respondió a un
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters and Angela Dewan, CNN Business The world generated a record 10% of its electricity from wind and solar in 2021 and clean sources accounted for 38% of total power supply — even more than coal. That’s according to a report published on Wednesday by Ember. The independent climate think tank found that
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Después de pasar 355 días sin precedentes en el espacio, el astronauta de la NASA Mark Vande Hei y los cosmonautas rusos Anton Shkaplerov y Pyotr Dubrov extraídos de la nave espacial Soyuz MS-19 y parecen estar en buenas condiciones. La Soyuz aterrizó en posición vertical pero acabó de lado debido a
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN Business Germany issued an “early warning” of possible natural gas shortages on Wednesday over a payments dispute with Russia that could lead to energy rationing in Europe’s biggest economy. Moscow said last week that it wanted to be paid in rubles, rather than US dollars or euros as per existing gas
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s flagship airline has announced a plan to raise $1.5 billion to hire more staff, buy new planes and expand its routes as it seeks to rebuild from deep losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Air New Zealand’s shares were put in a temporary
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s flagship airline has announced a plan to raise $1.5 billion to hire more staff, buy new planes and expand its routes as it seeks to rebuild from deep losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Air New Zealand’s shares were put in a temporary
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has conducted its first successful launch of a solid-fuel rocket in what it calls a major step toward acquiring a space surveillance capability amid rising animosities with North Korea. The launch comes six days after North Korea conducted its first intercontinental
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three deadly attacks in Israel in a week are raising doubts over Israel’s approach to its conflict with the Palestinians. Israel has for years sought to sideline the issue and focus instead on other regional priorities. The attacks by Palestinians, including the most recent one
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Kris Bryant signed a seven-year, $182 million deal to power the Colorado Rockies to the playoffs. He’s been there six of seven years over his career and Colorado hasn’t visited since 2018. The arrival of the 30-year-old slugger follows the departure of Trevor Story, the infielder
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Austria have activated early warning plans amid concerns that Moscow could cut natural gas deliveries. Together with France, they also urged consumers to conserve energy. Poland announced steps to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end. The moves are fresh signs
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul, CNN Firefighters in India’s capital said Wednesday they are close to extinguishing a fire at a landfill site that has been burning for nearly two days, cloaking the area in a toxic haze and choking residents. The blaze broke out Monday at the Ghazipur landfill east of New Delhi,
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four is either unprecedented or pretty close. North Carolina is making a record 21st appearance in the Final Four. Its semifinal opponent, Duke, is waiting with the sport’s winningest coach. Mike Krzyzewski surpassed 1,200 victories during this postseason run. Kansas arrives having recently taken over the
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has announced steps to end all Russian oil imports by year’s end as Germany issued a warning over natural gas supplies. Also Wednesday, the German government called on people to conserve energy. They are new signs of how Russia’s war in Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A World Cup like no other in its 92-year history will take shape this week at an unprecedented tournament draw. When FIFA and host nation Qatar stage the draw ceremony show Friday three of the 32 entries will be placeholders. That’s because the three-year qualifying
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph for conservation efforts to save the critically endangered animal from extinction. The female rhino was born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra’s Lampung Province
Continue ReadingBy NEBI QENA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is at a “turning point” in the war with Russia. Speaking late Wednesday in a video address to the nation, Zelenskyy said he stressed the importance of the moment in talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower after Chinese manufacturing weakened and Russian shelling around Ukraine’s capital jolted hopes of progress in peace talks. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo declined while Seoul gained. Oil fell nearly $7 per barrel in New York but stayed above $100. Wall Street’s
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are lower after Chinese manufacturing weakened and Russian shelling around Ukraine’s capital jolted hopes of progress in peace talks. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo declined while Seoul gained. Oil fell nearly $7 per barrel in New York but stayed above $100. Wall Street’s
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The military and police say militants have attacked a headquarters of the paramilitary security forces in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a shootout in which at least six troops and three insurgents were killed. The Pakistani Taliban, who are also known as the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group, claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack
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