By Ben Church, CNN European soccer’s governing body UEFA has opened an investigation after Fenerbahce fans were heard singing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name during a Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv. Turkish side Fenerbahce crashed out of the competition after Ukraine’s Kyiv scored an extra-time goal to win the second leg in Istanbul 2-1
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An appeals court in Kyiv has reduced to 15 years the life sentence of a Russian soldier convicted in the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Critics said the sentencing of Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old contract soldier who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian and was convicted
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN There’s just something about penguins — and for the scientists and conservationists who work with Patagonia’s flightless marine birds, it’s usually love at first sight. Marine biologist Andrea Raya Rey decided on her career at age 10. As an animal lover who wanted to study the unique behaviors of creatures, she
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN There’s just something about penguins — and for the scientists and conservationists who work with Patagonia’s flightless marine birds, it’s usually love at first sight. Marine biologist Andrea Raya Rey decided on her career at age 10. As an animal lover who wanted to study the unique behaviors of creatures,
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN There’s just something about penguins — and for the scientists and conservationists who work with Patagonia’s flightless marine birds, it’s usually love at first sight. Marine biologist Andrea Raya Rey decided on her career at age 10. As an animal lover who wanted to study the unique behaviors of creatures,
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Miami Marlins pitcher Daniel Castano was struck in the head by a 104 mph line drive from the bat of Cincinnati Reds third baseman Donovan Solano in the game’s first inning on Thursday. The ball ricocheted so violently off Castano’s face that it flew to Marlins third baseman Joey Wendle for
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ and JOSH KELETY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When a 10-year-old Ohio girl traveled to Indiana last month to end a pregnancy allegedly forced onto her by a rapist, several conservative politicians and TV pundits called the report a hoax. After horrific details confirmed the case was real, some tried a new
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wells, CNN The people of Lebanon were given a much-needed reason to smile this week after the Cedars — Lebanon’s national basketball team — fought their way to the finals of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup. To get there, they battled down to the buzzer against China, winning 72-69 against the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Europe’s economy grew unexpectedly in the second quarter of this year, allaying concerns — for now — that the continent may have slid into a recession. The European Union’s economy grew at a seasonally adjusted 4% last quarter when compared to the same quarter a year ago
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials say they will open an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers. Video clips from the Cantopop group Mirror concert Thursday night show a massive LED screen suspended above the
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Lebanese authorities need to stifle soaring violence and discrimination against Syrian refugees in the country. A UNHCR spokesperson told the Associated Press on Friday that tensions have worsened between Lebanese and Syrian refugees at bakeries across the country in recent weeks due
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. Blinken said this week that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat says he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner. Blinken said this week that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL and COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the economy managed better-than-expected, if meager, growth in the second quarter. Annual inflation in the
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL and COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency shot up to another record in July, pushed by higher energy prices fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine, but the economy still managed better-than-expected, if meager, growth in the second quarter. Annual inflation in
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As summer edges closer and temperatures gradually rise, more and more of us will take to the water in search of a range of benefits for body and mind. Not a fan of running? Swimming may not merely be a good alternative, but
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Bantock and Louis Leeson, CNN Video by Amy Li, CNN As summer edges closer and temperatures gradually rise, more and more of us will take to the water in search of a range of benefits for body and mind. Not a fan of running? Swimming may not merely be a good alternative,
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a fire killed eight people in a Moscow hostel where bars on the windows prevented occupants from escaping. The hostel was located in a multi-story apartment building in the Russian capital’s far southeast. About 200 people who lived in the building fled the fire. The blaze broke out in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a fire killed eight people in a Moscow hostel where bars on the windows prevented occupants from escaping. The hostel was located in a multi-story apartment building in the Russian capital’s far southeast. About 200 people who lived in the building fled the fire. The blaze broke out in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind and Tal Yellin, CNN If you’re confused about whether the US economy is in a recession, you’re not alone. On one hand, gross domestic product, a key measure of economic output, shrank for the second straight quarter this week, raising fears that the country has entered — or will soon enter —
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