BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has hired Sandro Schwarz as its new coach after narrowly escaping relegation from the Bundesliga. Schwarz is the latest in a string of coaches tasked with bridging the gulf between Hertha’s grand ambitions of establishing itself as a major European club and its years of underachievement on the field. Hertha
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Sophia Saifi and Azaz Syed CNN The alleged gang-rape of a woman on a moving train has sparked anger in Pakistan, putting the spotlight on the South Asian nation’s poor record with women’s rights. Three men — one of them a ticket checker — have been accused of raping the woman, a
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II stepped gingerly onto the Buckingham Palace balcony Thursday, drawing wild cheers from the tens of thousands who came to join her at the start of four days of celebrations of her 70 years on the throne. Her fans sported Union Jack
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The independence of Poland’s courts is at the heart of a dispute with the European Union, which has withheld billions in pandemic recovery funds to Warsaw over the matter. The EU’s executive branch finally approved Poland’s funding late Wednesday but said its release depends on Warsaw
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Wayne Chang, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” is now showing Taiwan’s official flag after an outcry, putting its release in mainland China in jeopardy. The box office mega-hit — which is by far Tom Cruise’s biggest-ever commercial debut — now features his character sporting the flag on his iconic bomber jacket,
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Indian foreign ministry officials are visiting Kabul for talks with the Taliban and international organizations involved in the distribution of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. The External Affairs Ministry says India has dispatched wheat, medicines, COVID-19 vaccine and winter clothing to Afghanistan to meet shortages there and plans to send more assistance.
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana. The US Transportation Department (USDOT) issued the order at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL KHALIQ Associated Press WASHIR, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have begun a campaign to eradicate poppy cultivation, aiming to wipe out the country’s massive production of opium and heroin, even as farmers fear their livelihoods will be ruined at a time of growing poverty. On a recent day in Washir district in
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — For many Libyans, clashes that erupted in the capital of Tripoli last month were all too familiar — a deja vu of street fighting, reverberating gunfire and people cowering inside their homes. A video circulated online on the day, showing a man shouting from a mosque loudspeaker
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore. “Whenever our government would clash with Malaysia’s, we were told that there would be no more meat or fish or vegetables coming in from Malaysia to feed our families. Water would
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Concerns are growing for Australian TV host Cheng Lei, who has been detained in China for nearly two years, following an interview with her partner in which he claimed authorities had cut her access to embassy officials and tightened her food supply. Cheng, a former business anchor for China’s state broadcaster
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19 restrictions easing in China. Trading was closed in China for the Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday. Benchmarks in the rest of the region edged higher, cheered by a rally
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday amid mixed signs for investors such as rising energy prices and COVID-19 restrictions easing in China. Trading was closed in China for the Dragon Boat Festival, a national holiday. Benchmarks in the rest of the region edged higher, cheered by a rally
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian during fighting in the occupied West Bank and another near Israel’s separation barrier. The two are among four Palestinians who have been killed in the last two days at a time of heightened Mideast tensions. The Israeli military says
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia and China are continuing their tit-for-tat diplomatic rivalry in the Pacific as the foreign ministers from each country pay separate visits to island nations. In Samoa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced Thursday that her country would donate a patrol boat to replace a
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Members of the French diplomatic corps dropped their traditional reserve Thursday to go on strike, angered by a planned reform they fear will hurt their careers and France’s standing in the world. It was the second strike by diplomats in 20 years. Some ambassadors and numerous diplomats,
Continue ReadingBy JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Across France, more than 300 people have reported being pricked out of the blue with needles at nightclubs or concerts in recent months. Doctors and multiple prosecutors are on the case, but no one knows who’s doing it or why, and whether the victims have been
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies requested the public’s help Wednesday night in finding a missing Bend-area man last seen at midday Tuesday. Jason R. Smith, 36, was reported missing Wednesday morning, Sgt. Nathan Garibay said. He was last believed to be at Peter Skene Ogden Wayside (the “High Bridge” over the Crooked
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building Wednesday did so after he blamed one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery, a police chief said Thursday. The shooter, Michael Louis, who police said killed himself after
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — Sony celebra este 2 de junio un nuevo State of Play, el evento en el que la compañía japonesa acostumbra a presentar nuevos anuncios de videojuegos, tráileres y más para sus consolas PlayStation 5 y PlayStation 4. Tal y como anunció la compañía, la presentación volverá a ser retransmitida por
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