By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union expects Russia’s war in Ukraine to wreak havoc with the economic recovery for the foreseeable future through lower annual growth and record-high inflation. The EU said Thursday that summer figures for the 19-nation eurozone predict inflation reaching an average of 7.6% this year, a major
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has opened an investigation into four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s allegations that he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child. The inquiry comes after Farah, 39, revealed in a documentary that a woman he didn’t know brought him to the U.K. when
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police Service has opened an investigation into four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah’s allegations that he was trafficked to the U.K. as a child. The inquiry comes after Farah, 39, revealed in a documentary that a woman he didn’t know brought him to the U.K. when
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy. Nearly 46,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2020, which is about one death every 11 minutes, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Worldwide,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hot, dry weather conditions are making it harder for firefighting crews battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park in California that is threatening a grove of giant sequoia trees, most of which are more than 2,000 years old. The Washburn Fire has ballooned to at least 4,261 acres since it was
Continue ReadingBy Iqbal Athas, Rhea Mogul and Rukshana Rizwie, CNN Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has tendered his resignation in a letter sent by email to parliamentary speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardenena, according to an announcement from the speaker’s office Thursday. Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on a flight from Maldives earlier after fleeing his country in the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Deutsche Telekom says it is selling a majority stake in its German and Austrian cellphone tower business to American and Canadian investors for $17.5 billion. The Bonn-based telecommunications company said U.S.-based DigitalBridge and Canada’s Brookfield would take a 51% share in GD Towers while it would retain the remaining stake “with significant
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Deutsche Telekom says it is selling a majority stake in its German and Austrian cellphone tower business to American and Canadian investors for $17.5 billion. The Bonn-based telecommunications company said U.S.-based DigitalBridge and Canada’s Brookfield would take a 51% share in GD Towers while it would retain the remaining stake “with significant
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain have knocked another contender out of the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Attorney General Suella Braverman secured the fewest votes from her colleagues Thursday and was eliminated from the race, leaving five contenders. Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is battling to
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says it has reached a preliminary agreement on a $6 billion bailout package for Pakistan. Thursday’s announcement sets the stage for the revival of the 2019 accord with the IMF for this majority Muslim nation. Pakistan has been facing a serious economic crisis
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, and was told he would face trial next year. Spacey, 62, stood in the dock and spoke clearly as he replied “not guilty” to each of
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Shohei Ohtani is on a tear like no one else in Major League Baseball. And on Wednesday, a few days after being named an All-Star as both a pitcher and a hitter, Ohtani continued his hot steak — once again making history — this time matching two historic feats. The two-way
Continue ReadingPAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Bulls from Spain´s revered Miura ranch starred in a fast and uncomplicated final running of the bulls at this year’s San Fermín Festival on Thursday. The Navarra regional government said six people were treated for minor injuries following Thursday’s run that lasted just over two minutes. Initially, the Spanish Red Cross
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS and RAF CASERT Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Belgium are commemorating the deadly floods that hit a year ago and warning that countries must improve climate disaster prevention plans. High-profile memorials took place Thursday to pay tribute to the more than 230 people who lost their lives on July 14-15,
Continue ReadingBy JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s Bastille Day has been shaken by the war in Ukraine. France celebrated its national holiday Thursday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris alongside allies from Eastern Europe. The parade also featured warplanes, military vehicles and a drone to show
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Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — Brittney Griner’s drug possession trial resumed Thursday with the head of the Russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from that squad testifying in support of her character and what the WNBA star has meant for women’s basketball in the country. Griner,
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — Brittney Griner’s drug possession trial resumed Thursday with the head of the Russian club she plays for in the offseason and a teammate from that squad testifying in support of her character and what the WNBA star has meant for women’s basketball in the country. Griner,
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The World Athletics Championships in Eugene, July 15-24, will feature some of the planet’s greatest track athletes competing at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, with tens of thousands of expected attendees coming from across the country and the world. For scientists who track the spread of diseases, the event also
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Travis Caldwell, CNN Ten Kansas City Royals players have been placed on the restricted list and will be ineligible to play in the team’s four-game series this week against the Toronto Blue Jays, team manager Mike Matheny said on Wednesday. All 10 are unvaccinated against Covid-19 and ineligible to play in
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