West pushes Russia into its first foreign debt default since 1918
CNN By David Goldman and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution more…
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Angry farmers block Dutch highways to protest pollution plan
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Farmers driving tractors are blocking highways in the Netherlands in the latest protest sparked by a government…
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Angry farmers block Dutch highways to protest pollution plan
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Farmers driving tractors are blocking highways in the Netherlands in the latest protest sparked by a government…
Continue Reading 4 injured as apartment building roof collapses in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The roof and part of the front of an apartment building in the Hungarian capital have collapsed, injuring four pedestrians…
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Putellas to lead Spain at women’s European Championship
MADRID (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will lead Spain’s squad at the women’s European Championship in England next month. Putellas…
Continue Reading NATO to boost rapid reaction force, Ukraine military support
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops…
Continue Reading They danced and died: Tragic teen party mystery in S. Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African authorities were seeking answers Monday, a day after 21 underage…
Continue Reading Netflix co-founder helps direct startups amid tech turmoil
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Video streaming service Netflix has transformed entertainment, but it probably…
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US and European officials eye summit for progress for Finland and Sweden joining NATO
By Kylie Atwood and Kevin Liptak, CNN European and US officials do not expect that Turkey’s concerns about Finland and Sweden joining NATO will…
Continue Reading Lamar closes Glastonbury with call for women’s rights
LONDON (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar has closed this year’s Glastonbury Festival with a powerful headline set that saw him chant “Godspeed for…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II travels to Scotland for week of events
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has traveled to Scotland and attended a ceremony as part of a week of traditional events. The 96-year-old monarch…
Continue Reading Price cap on Russian oil could shake up the market
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe and the United States have barred the import of Russian oil to cut off a crucial revenue source for the…
Continue Reading Nigeria’s chief justice resigns amid corruption allegations
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An official says the Chief Justice of Nigeria has resigned, a week after facing corruption…
Continue Reading Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pelé or whoever it was decades ago that first…
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Zelensky dice a los lÃderes del G7 que quiere que la guerra con Rusia termine a finales de año
Juan Pablo Elverdin Telfs-Buchen, Austria (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, dijo a los lÃderes del G7 durante una reunión…
Continue Reading Russian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall in Ukraine
By YURAS KARMANAU and FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — Russian long-range bombers struck a crowded shopping mall in…
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Billie Joe Armstrong says he’ll renounce his US citizenship over Roe v. Wade reversal
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has told fans at a concert that he intends to renounce his United States citizenship…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar closes Glastonbury with blood-soaked plea for women’s rights
CNN By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar closed his headline Glastonbury set with an impassioned plea for women’s rights. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 27: Roe v. Wade, Ukraine, Covid, North Korea, Stanley Cup
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A summer of joy is what we need… now. Like many of us, you may be disheartened — maybe even overwhelmed…
Continue Reading Could you land a plane in an emergency?
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN It’s a nightmare scenario: the pilot of your flight is incapacitated and someone has to get in their seat and land the…
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