By Laura He, CNN Business Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee on Friday vowed to strengthen the city’s standing as a global business hub, but he gave no hint of diverging from Beijing’s insistence on strict zero-Covid rules. The former British colony’s reputation as an international financial center has been battered during the last two
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system. It relies on multiple cameras track player movements and a sensor in the ball. Artifical intelligence processes the data to create 3D images analyzed
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Nick Kyrgios thought his first-round match was one of the worst he’s ever played at Wimbledon; his performance against Filip Krajinovic two days later, however, may have been his best. The Australian produced a serving masterclass as he swept aside Krajinovic, a beaten finalist at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tottenham has completed the signing of Brazil forward Richarlison from Everton. The two clubs said Friday that Richarlison has signed a five-year deal with Tottenham, moving to London after four years at Goodison Park. The 25-year-old forward made 152 appearances for Everton in all competitions, scoring 53 goals. He has scored 48
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is marking the 20th anniversary of its establishment, as its prosecutors probe war crimes in countries around the world including what one expert called a “make or break” investigation in Ukraine. The court was long criticized for tackling only crimes in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Bonnie amenaza con recorrer las costas de Centroamérica y el Caribe, llevando fuertes lluvias, inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra a algunos países, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Según la más reciente información del NHC, la
Continue ReadingZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service broadcaster Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The Supreme Board of Radio and Television enforced a February decision requiring international media that air television content in Turkish online to apply for a
Continue ReadingZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service broadcaster Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The Supreme Board of Radio and Television enforced a February warning to the two companies that air television content in Turkish online to apply for
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson, exasesora de la Casa Blanca de Trump, le dijo a la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes sobre el 6 de enero que alguien la contactó para intentar influir en su testimonio, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas con la presentación de la audiencia. La vicepresidenta de la comisión,
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity. In its report Friday, Human Rights Watch called on donor countries to cut off funding to what it called, “abusive Palestinian
Continue ReadingCNN By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week announced Sunday he had tested positive for Covid-19. Steve Ho Chun-Yin said he tested negative on Thursday when he attended the photo session during the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. Interviews by The Associated Press in 11 countries this month show that the most passionate travelers are thronging to locales like the French
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. Interviews by The Associated Press in 11 countries this month show that the most passionate travelers are thronging to locales like the French
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insiders Sham Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old’s business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions as workers hold a strike and protests to demand salary hikes to keep up with record inflation. France’s civil aviation authority said 17% of scheduled flights out of Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris were
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC and BOUBKAR BENZEBAT PARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions as workers hold a strike and protests to demand salary hikes to keep up with record inflation. France’s civil aviation authority said 17% of scheduled flights out of Charles de Gaulle
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader has offered prayers for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul. The tremor in June killed more than 1,000 people. State radio aired Haibatullah Akhundzada’s speech live Friday from the gathering in Kabul, where thousands of Islamic clerics and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their lives since moving from the Chinese mainland in the 1950s, untouched by political campaigns and even Britain’s handover of the city to Chinese control in 1997. Many in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their lives since moving from the Chinese mainland in the 1950s, untouched by political campaigns and even Britain’s handover of the city to Chinese control in 1997. Many in
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the 650-kilometer-long (400-mile-long) River Po, which winds its way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea on Italy’s northeast coast. But a dry winter and spring mean this year it’s in
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