By Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz and Ulrike Heil, CNN Germany has agreed to deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday, a move that underscores a major shift in its approach to providing military help to Ukraine. The commitment to deliver the Gepard anti-aircraft systems was announced by defense minister Christine
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent monitor of Britain’s use of surveillance cameras has asked for the government to clarify its positions on buying equipment from a Chinese company accused of involvement in “appalling human rights abuses.” Fraser Sampson, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, said he raised concerns with senior
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent monitor of Britain’s use of surveillance cameras has asked for the government to clarify its positions on buying equipment from a Chinese company accused of involvement in “appalling human rights abuses.” Fraser Sampson, the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner, said he raised concerns with senior
Continue ReadingBy MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press In our world of disposable things, it’s easy to forget that previous generations kept nearly everything. Furniture was made to last. Pieces of crystal or china were investments passed down. Even bowls and mixers might be used for decades. Now many of these items are sitting in cardboard boxes in
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A mother bear with a plastic lid stuck around her neck has been freed. An agent from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission tranquilized the bear Sunday to remove the lid after trying to set traps to capture the bear
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The winner of last weekend parliamentary vote in Slovenia says he hopes to have a new government formed by mid-June. Robert Golob is the leader of the Freedom Movement party and he spoke after meeting with President Borut Pahor on Tuesday. The meeting was Golob’s first public appearance since he had
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — The winner of Slovenia’s weekend parliamentary election says he hopes to have a new government formed by mid-June. Robert Golob met with President Borut Pahor on Tuesday. It was Golob’s first public appearance since he tested positive for the coronavirus in the days before Sunday’s vote. His liberal-green party, the Freedom
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Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Experts said school threats are increasing across the country. In Western North Carolina, WLOS has reported on eight this year, seven of which have taken place within the last three weeks. Two Yancey County schools were on lockdown for much
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business US home prices continued to surge higher in February. Prices rose 19.8% year-over-year in February, an even higher rate than the 19.2% growth seen in January, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index. Phoenix, Tampa and Miami reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 US
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN Atlanta is “The Big City” to Deep South residents. But once you leave the region, it starts to feel smaller. It’s only the seventh-largest metro area in the United States. And it doesn’t even crack the top 40 in metro areas worldwide. But once again, Atlanta can boast of having
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Atlanta is “The Big City” to Deep South residents. But once you leave the region, it starts to feel smaller. It’s only the seventh-largest metro area in the United States. And it doesn’t even crack the top 40 in metro areas worldwide. But once again, Atlanta can boast of having the
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice says countries in Europe’s passport-free travel area cannot continually renew ID checks at borders. The “Schengen” zone is made up of 26 countries — 22 EU nations plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Normally, people and goods move freely between these countries
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, mantendrá este viernes una reunión bilateral virtual con su par de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció este martes la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki. “En este evento virtual, los dos líderes discutirán su visión para la Novena Cumbre
Continue ReadingOpinion by Levar Stoney and John Giles for CNN Business Perspectives Families across America are precariously perched on the edge of a hunger cliff. With inflation on the rise and supply chain backlogs, more families have been turning to food banks, forcing programs nationwide to ration supplies and cut services. And now the war in
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Josh Campbell, CNN A day after releasing videos and documents related to the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza told NBC’s “Today” that text messages are “concerning” and the investigation continues into who brought live ammunition on set. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has parted ways with coach Torben Beltz six months after hiring him. The 19-year-old British player said Tuesday she’s seeking “a new training model” despite rising to a career-high ranking of No. 11 this week after reaching the quarterfinals at the Stuttgart Open. Raducanu had split with
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Among the sites of the former Soviet Union’s “frozen conflicts,” a long and narrow strip of land in Moldova has been the most stable for three decades. Trans-Dniester hasn’t seen fighting since the end of a separatist war in 1992. But explosions in the past two days have raised concerns that
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is indicating his willingness to mend badly strained ties with South Korea, saying relations between the two U.S. allies are crucial when the rules-based international order is threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kishida made the comments after meeting with a delegation
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama fast-food worker who allegedly threw hot grease on a customer during a dispute over service in the drive-thru line is facing an assault charge. Police say the 50-year-old woman was charged Monday following a confrontation that occurred Saturday afternoon at an Arby’s restaurant in suburban Birmingham. Authorities say the
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