By HERNÁN MUÑOZ and TALES AZZONI Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar says in court in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona in 2013 that he knew little about the negotiations and his father was always in charge of his contracts. Neymar and his father were
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two Spanish tourists were killed and three others were injured on Tuesday when a hot air balloon made a hard landing following a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in central Turkey, officials said The accident occurred in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, in Nevsehir province, where balloons fly above scenic canyons and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Paris auto show is back. Tuesday’s opening is the first for the show since 2018, with it previously held every two years but the pandemic canceling it in 2020. This year’s show will be shorter and some major carmakers are skipping it as auto
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Paris auto show is back. Tuesday’s opening is the first for the show since 2018. Before the pandemic the Mondial de l’Automobile was held every two years but the pandemic cancelled it in 2020. This year’s show will be shorter and some major carmakers
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin, CNN Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood was remanded into custody on Monday after he appeared in court charged with attempted rape, Britain’s PA news agency reported. The 21-year-old striker was also charged with controlling and coercive behavior and Section 47 assault of a woman — or assault occasioning bodily harm — England’s
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies do not further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest. At the same time, they need to keep all 27 members united in their opposition to
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders enter a crucial stretch this week to make sure runaway energy prices and short supplies don’t further tank their struggling economies and foment unrest. At the same time, they need to keep all 27 members united in their opposition to Russian
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Decenas de países y territorios tienen las puertas abiertas para que los colombianos puedan viajar sin visa en estadías de corto plazo. Aunque aún hay una gran cantidad de países y territorios que exigen visa, en los últimos años esa cifra ha disminuido. El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro,
Continue ReadingCNN By Katharina Krebs, CNN At least 14 people have died after a Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the western city of Yeysk during a training flight Monday, according to Russian officials and state media. The incident was due to one of the engines catching fire, reported state-run news agency
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish officials have confirmed that there has been “extensive damage” to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea off Denmark and that the cause of the damage was “powerful explosions.” In a statement Tuesday, the Copenhagen Police said it had carried out a number of preliminary
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. The move marks another hiccup in the country’s long-running plan to end the use of atomic energy. Here is a look at Germany’s politically charged debate
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations for all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April. The move marks another hiccup in the country’s long-running plan to end the use of atomic energy. Here is a look at Germany’s politically charged debate on nuclear power. COLD WAR
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose on strong corporate profit reports. Tokyo advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. The yen stayed near a two-decade low near 149 to the dollar. Oil prices gained. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.1%
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose on strong corporate profit reports. Tokyo advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. The yen stayed near a two-decade low near 149 to the dollar. Oil prices gained. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.1%
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Airstrikes cut power and water supplies to hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians on Tuesday, part of what the country’s president called an expanding Russian campaign to drive the nation into the cold and dark and make peace talks impossible. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said in a statement Monday. He was 93. McDivitt was surrounded by his family and friends when he died Thursday, according to NASA. Selected to join
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and Singaporean leaders have announced what they describe as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined their so-called Green Economy Agreement between the two countries
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian and Singaporean leaders have announced what they describe as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined their so-called Green Economy Agreement between the two countries
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A helicopter bringing Hindu pilgrims from a popular temple site in the Indian Himalayas crashed Tuesday in foggy weather and killed all seven people on board. Uttarakhand state’s aviation secretary says the helicopter caught fire and broke into pieces after hitting the ground. Officials said the
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say two Indian laborers have been killed in a grenade attack in disputed Kashmir, two days after assailants fatally shot a Kashmiri Hindu man. Police say the suspect arrested in Monday’s attack was an undercover militant. The two victims were day laborers from Uttar Pradesh. Rebels in the Indian-controlled portion
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