BERLIN (AP) — Local officials with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have met to consider calls to expel former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The ex-leader’s longstanding ties to the Russian energy sector and refusal to distance himself fully from President Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine have left his political standing in tatters. An arbitration committee
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump will return to Washington on July 26 to deliver what’s being billed as a major policy speech, CNN has learned, marking the former President’s first time back in the nation’s capital since he left office nearly a year and a half ago. Trump will deliver remarks at the America
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The names of the 10 Black people massacred by a white gunman were read aloud outside the Buffalo supermarket where they died, two months after the racist attack. A bell tolled after each name at a ceremony Thursday marking the store’s reopening. Customers will return Friday
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The biggest trend in snacking is something small: Chip bags and sodas are going mini. PepsiCo is seeing “huge growth [in] small-format” snacks, as well as for mini cans of its full-sugar products, CEO Ramon Laguarta said Tuesday on an earnings call. The reason? “Portion control,” Laguarta said. PepsiCo
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The biggest trend in snacking is something small: Chip bags and sodas are going mini. PepsiCo is seeing “huge growth [in] small-format” snacks, as well as for mini cans of its full-sugar products, CEO Ramon Laguarta said Tuesday on an earnings call. The reason? “Portion control,” Laguarta said. PepsiCo has
Continue ReadingThe father of a deceased former choirboy has filed a lawsuit against Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church in an Australian court claiming the parent suffered psychological injury over an accusation that the once-senior Vatican official sexually abused the son. Neither the father nor the son can be named under Australian laws that conceal
Continue ReadingBy MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala is in a race to make his race at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon. The clock is ticking even before the medal contender in the 100 meters is due for his first qualifying heat at Hayward Field
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose for the fifth week in a row while the number of deaths remained relatively stable, the World Health Organization reported Thursday. In the U.N. health agency’s weekly review of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO said there were 5.7 million new infections confirmed last week,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Stark political divides are threatening to overshadow a meeting this week of the nation’s governors. The National Governors Association on Thursday began its summer meeting in person for the first time since 2019 after meeting virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The wails pierced the walls of the walk-in clinic tucked among rundown homes in the heart of Venezuela’s capital. Artemis Parra got one vaccine in each arm, for polio and measles. The shots were free at the government site, and they filled gaps in the
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi offered to step down Thursday after a populist coalition partner refused to vote for a key bill in Parliament, but the nation’s president quickly rebuffed him, leaving one of Western Europe’s main leaders at the helm for now. The rejection of the tendered
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Despite running as a staunchly anti-transgender and anti-abortion candidate, far-right Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake once posted in support of transgender youth and asked her followers about aborting fetuses who would be born with disabilities in social media posts from 2015 and 2016 reviewed by CNN’s KFile. Lake,
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business China’s real estate crisis is escalating, raising concerns about growing risks in the banking system. Desperate homebuyers across dozens of cities are refusing to pay mortgages on unfinished homes, according to state media reports and economists at international banks. In China, real estate firms are allowed to sell homes before
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Hay un factor nuevo y potencialmente muy significativo en la guerra en Ucrania: la capacidad de los ucranianos de utilizar sistemas occidentales recientemente suministrados para atacar puestos de mando, centros logísticos y depósitos de munición rusos mucho más allá de las líneas del frente. En la última semana se produjeron
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Livvy Doherty, CNN Business Emirates airline has blasted one of the world’s busiest airports for its “incompetence” in failing to handle a surge in passengers. The Dubai-based airline on Thursday slammed demands made by London’s Heathrow airport earlier this week that carriers stop selling any more tickets for this summer. The
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known for its
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN With the score level at 2-2, Daniëlle van de Donk fired a perfect strike into the top right-hand corner of the goal from the edge of the penalty box, sealing a 3-2 victory for The Netherlands against Portugal in their Women’s Euro group stage match-up. “I almost never score goals like
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump intentó llamar a un miembro del personal de apoyo de la Casa Blanca que estaba hablando con la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes que investigaba el asalto al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021, le dijeron a CNN dos fuentes
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BEMPOSTA, Portugal (AP) — More than 3,000 firefighters are battling alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes as several wildfires rage across the European Union country. Authorities say 25,000 acres have been scorched and 135 people have been injured by fires this week. Portuguese Prime
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BEMPOSTA, Portugal (AP) — More than 3,000 firefighters battled alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes from several wildfires that raged across the European country on Thursday, fanned by extreme temperatures and drought conditions linked to climate change. The central part of the country has
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