BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a man who was convicted of killing the son of former German President Richard von Weizsaecker in 2019 has been found dead at the psychiatric facility where he was sent. The German man was convicted of murder and attempted murder in July 2020 and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Berlin
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Paul Pogba might have played his last game for Manchester United. He came off injured in the 4-0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday and United manager Ralf Rangnick says Pogba will take at least four weeks to recover. The France midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan describes four islands whose ownership it disputes with Moscow as “illegally occupied by Russia” in the latest version of a diplomatic report released Friday, using stronger language to describe the territorial flap than other recent versions and underscoring the chilled relations between the two sides amid
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights office has pointed to what it says is growing evidence of war crimes since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, declaring that humanitarian law appears to have been “tossed aside.” Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said Friday that “our work to date has detailed
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man who killed five people and wounded four others in southern Norway last year when he attacked strangers with a bow and arrows and knives was charged Friday with murder and attempted murder. He is scheduled to stand trial next month. The suspect, Espen Andersen Bråthen, has confessed to the
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN It’s been more than a year since adults first got Covid-19 vaccines, but about 18 million children under 5 in the US are still waiting — and will probably have to wait until the summer, despite some predictions that shots would be available in the first part of 2022. While Moderna
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Mwai Kibaki, one of the biggest names in Kenyan politics and the nation’s third president, has died, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. He was 90. His political career spanned decades, including serving as vice president to Daniel arap Moi, the man he replaced as president of the East African nation
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has announced that beginning next month, visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer have to undergo any test or quarantine on arrival. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says the new regulations will help boost the economy because the country relies heavily on tourism. Unvaccinated travelers will still need
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has announced that beginning next month, visitors who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will no longer have to undergo any test or quarantine on arrival. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says the new regulations will help boost the economy because the country relies heavily on tourism. Unvaccinated travelers will still need
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — La administración de Biden tomó varias medidas para facilitar que los beneficiarios de préstamos estudiantiles estatales reciban la condonación de la deuda a la que ya pueden tener derecho en virtud de los programas existentes. Los últimos movimientos, anunciados a principios de esta semana, ayudan a los prestatarios inscritos
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s vision for France — if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s presidential runoff — would include no Muslim headscarves in public, schoolchildren in uniforms and laws passed by referendum. Polls portray the centrist French President Emmanuel Macron as the front-runner, but the race is tight
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The French military says it has videos of Russian mercenaries burying bodies near an army base in northern Mali which it says is part of a smear campaign against the French who handed control of the base to Malian forces earlier this week. Aerial surveillance
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix shares plunged this week after the platform reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. One factor the company pointed to as hurting revenue: widespread password sharing. Does this mean the streamer is about to kick millions of viewers off shared accounts? Not quite. But it could
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you saw a shooting star last night, it might have been from the Lyrid meteor shower — a collection of bright and fast meteors that reached its peak overnight. For those who missed the exciting moment, we have good news! You may have an opportunity to catch an even better
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you saw a shooting star last night, it might have been from the Lyrid meteor shower — a collection of bright and fast meteors that reached its peak overnight. For those who missed the exciting moment, we have good news! You may have an opportunity to catch an even
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you saw a shooting star last night, it might have been from the Lyrid meteor shower — a collection of bright and fast meteors that reached its peak overnight. For those who missed the exciting moment, we have good news! You may have an opportunity to catch an even
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ascenso meteórico del gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, al grupo de posibles candidatos presidenciales del Partido Republicano ha sido una de las tramas secundarias más fascinantes de la política: lo puso en un curso de colisión directa con el expresidente Donald Trump mientras dirigía la brigada contra el uso
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox, CNN New audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released on Thursday night reveals he did consider asking then-President Donald Trump to resign in the days after the January 6 riot — contradicting his office’s earlier denials of New York Times reporting that he had done so. In the audio, which
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cleared his schedule to undergo medical checks on his right knee. Strained ligaments have made walking, standing and getting up from his chair increasingly difficult and painful. Francis’ mobility has been greatly curtailed of late, with his already pronounced limp from sciatica seemingly aggravated.
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