UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to vote on May 10 on a country to replace Russia on the world organization’s leading human rights body. It had been suspended over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Assembly spokeswoman Paulina Kubiak said Thursday that the Czech Republic was
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police have searched offices of Deutsche Bank in connection with a money laundering investigation. The bank confirmed Friday that its offices had been raided. In a statement Deutsche Bank said that the probe by the Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office was “in connection with suspicious activity reports filed by the bank.” It
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Vargas, CNN Not every urban metropolis is known as the City in the Forest like Atlanta is. So tree loss is something the city takes seriously. And now arborists in Atlanta are teaming up to save the city’s trees by setting an ambitious goal. The firm Peachtree Arborists, with help from the
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktor appeared nervous as masked Ukrainian security officers in full riot gear, camouflage and weapons pushed into his cluttered apartment in the northern city of Kharkiv. His hands trembled and he tried to cover his face. The middle-aged man came to the attention
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN Over the next couple of months, one man will attempt to row close to 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Peter Harley, 61, hopes to set sail next week, weather permitting, from Virginia Beach and make his way to La Trinité-sur-Mer, France. He told CNN on Thursday he estimates the entire
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — En el Parque de la Victoria, al oeste del centro de Moscú, se eleva un enorme obelisco en cuya base hay una estatua de San Jorge, el santo patrono de Rusia, clavando su lanza en un dragón adornado con la cruz esvástica, un símbolo de la victoria soviética sobre la Alemania
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Mira aquí el resultado de la votación en vivo de las elecciones en Colombia este 29 de mayo. (CNN Español) — El 29 de mayo los colombianos vuelven a las urnas, esta vez para elegir al próximo presidente y vicepresidente de Colombia. Casi 39 millones de electores están citados el último domingo
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Han pasado poco más de dos años desde que las mascarillas se volvieron parte de la vida diaria de millones de personas en todo el mundo. Ahora, debido al descenso de casos de covid-19, y campañas de vacunación que han protegido a los ciudadanos del covid-19, muchas ciudades y
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An aid group dedicated to child protection says assaults and sexual abuse of children have surged in Pakistan. The Sahil organization says the number of cases increased by 30% in 2021, compared to the year before. The group has been tracking child sexual abuse
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN J.D. Vance’s bid for the Ohio Republican Senate nomination has turned into the clearest early test in this year’s midterm elections of former President Donald Trump‘s influence over the candidates whom GOP primary voters back and the policies that animate the party. Trump plucked Vance from a pack
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexican investigators struggle with the so-far inexplicable death of an 18 year-old woman, the odds of an answer are slim: The large majority of homicides in Mexico go unsolved and even nationally notorious cases tend to wind up as mysteries. Poor evidence handling, intentional distortion
Continue ReadingBy Laura Vargas, CNN Not every urban metropolis is known as the City in the Forest like Atlanta is. So tree loss is something the city takes seriously. And now arborists in Atlanta are teaming up to save the city’s trees by setting an ambitious goal. The firm Peachtree Arborists, with help from the nonprofit
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN It was 2014 and Diamond Joe was having a moment. The muscle-car-revving, hair-metal-blasting party animal, conceived as satire by The Onion as Joe Biden’s alter-ego, had suddenly become the toast of Washington — never mind the actual Joe Biden doesn’t drink and has remained happily married for four decades. Still, the
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Europe’s soccer leagues have title duels and top-of-the-table showdowns this weekend with runaway leaders also set to be crowned. The season is entering a final month that will peak with the Champions League final on May 28. Real Madrid is poised to seal the Spanish league
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland’s new attorney general is pushing parliament to give his office more tools to fight white-collar crime. Stefan Blaettler wants a more robust legal arsenal to help him combat financial malfeasance that has often blighted Switzerland’s financial and business image. In an interview on the sidelines
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of
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Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Benjamin Brown, CNN West Ham United are investigating an incident in which two German commentators were allegedly attacked inside the London Stadium during the team’s Europa League semifinal first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. Tim Brockmeier and Philipp Hofmeister, working for German broadcaster Hessischer Runfunk, said their headsets were ripped
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