Julia Buckley, CNN That Venice is in peril is indisputable. That it is ultimately saveable is up for discussion. Now, one company thinks they can make a difference to the floating, sinking city — with “flying” boats. Swedish company Candela thinks that its electric boats can help fight “moto ondoso” — the damaging phenomenon of
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN On August 9, Kenyans head to the polls and with soaring food and fuel prices, high unemployment and post-pandemic stagnation, a change in leadership could not come at a more critical time for East Africa’s largest economy. Who are the candidates? Deputy President William Ruto, 55 and veteran
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN A 7-year-old girl from Georgia camping with her family in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was killed Wednesday when a tree fell on their campsite, park officials said. Rangers responded to an emergency call at the Elkmont Campground in Tennessee at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the park said in a news release.
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands by radical farmers protesting against government plans to rein in nitrogen emissions. Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday branded the protests “unacceptable.” Police in the northern province of Friesland say nobody was injured
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands by radical farmers protesting against government plans to rein in nitrogen emissions. Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday branded the protests “unacceptable.” Police in the northern province of Friesland say nobody was injured
Continue ReadingBy Marlon Sorto, CNN Nicaraguan opposition leader Yubrank Suazo, who participated in protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega in 2018, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH) said Wednesday. The sentence was imposed by Judge Ulisa Tapia Silva at a court in the capital, Managua.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La gran mayoría de los casos en el creciente brote de viruela del mono se dan entre hombres que tienen sexo con hombres, de acuerdo con la Organización Mundial de la Salud. El director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, aconsejó el miércoles a los miembros de esta comunidad que limiten
Continue ReadingCNN By Hamdi Alkhshali and Aqeel Najim, CNN Hundreds of angry protesters loyal to the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke into Baghdad’s heavily protected Green Zone on Wednesday, denouncing the nomination of a new prime minister. Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani was formally nominated to lead the country on Monday by the Coordination Framework, the largest Shiite
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner. The move marks another step in the Saudi leader’s diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the Saudi slaying of critic Jamal
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Automaker Stellantis has reported higher earnings in the first half of 2022 compared with last year, pointing to a nearly 50% increase in global sales of battery electric vehicles. The world’s fourth-largest automaker says net revenue reached 88 billion euros. That’s a 17% increase from the first half of last year. Net
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Automaker Stellantis has reported higher earnings in the first half of 2022 compared with last year, pointing to a nearly 50% increase in global sales of battery electric vehicles. The world’s fourth-largest automaker says net revenue reached 88 billion euros. That’s a 17% increase from the first half of last year. Net
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production. Nissan’s April-June net profit totaled 47.1 billion yen, or $349 million,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it was a year earlier, as the COVID-19 lockdown in China and a global semiconductor shortage slammed production. Nissan’s April-June net profit totaled 47.1 billion yen, or $349 million,
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would be directing more than $400 million in loans and grants to support high-speed internet projects for rural communities — funding which is expected to reach about 31,000 families and businesses across 11 states. “Rural communities are the backbone of our nation and have
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden’s onetime hope of stabilizing the world’s most important country-to-country relationship. The two leaders did agree to begin arrangements for a face-to-face summit, their
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Anna Chernova, CNN This week’s trial proceedings in Russia over WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention have shed more light on the details of her arrest, including her testimony that she wasn’t provided key information on her rights granted under Russian law. Seated in a courtroom near Moscow Wednesday, Griner denied accusations
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Australian and a Canadian mountain climber died last week in northern Pakistan while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, officials from the two countries said Thursday. The death of Matthew Eakin was announced by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which expressed
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has signed a $236.7 million agreement with a U.S. government agency to support its energy sector, promote women’s participation and boost development, according to Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani’s office. The deal with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, was signed a day earlier at the American Congress in Washington. Osmani
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has signed a $236.7 million agreement with a U.S. government agency to support its energy sector, promote women’s participation and boost development, according to Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani’s office. The deal with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, was signed a day earlier at the American Congress in Washington. Osmani
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has ordered Samsung to pay $9.8 million in penalties for misleading advertising over how water-resistant some models of smartphones are. Justice Brendan Murphy on Thursday gave South Korea-based Samsung’s Australian subsidiary 30 days to pay the fines. Samsung admitted to making false and
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