COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end, with the two countries agreeing on Tuesday to divide the tiny island between them. Under the agreement, a border will be drawn
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court has rejected a Jewish man’s bid to have a 700-year-old antisemitic statue removed from a church where Martin Luther once preached. The Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld rulings by lower courts on the sculpture on the Town Church in Wittenberg —
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN The Golden State Warriors are now just one win away from a fourth NBA title in eight seasons after a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Finals. After a masterful 43-point performance in Game 4, Steph Curry endured a gruesome shooting night on Monday, going 0-for-9
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El tiempo está excepcionalmente cálido y húmedo para cualquier época del año. Eso es mucho calor. Punto. “No cambiamos nuestros criterios según la época del año”, dijo Matt Beitscher, meteorólogo del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) en St. Louis, a CNN Clima. Un domo de calor que comenzó la semana pasada
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says the death toll from tribal clashes over the past week in Sudan’s Darfur region has reached at least 125. It’s the latest surge in violence in the war-wracked region. It erupted following a land dispute between Arab and African tribes in the town
Continue ReadingBy Alexa Mikhail, CNN Many people dread the blaring sound of an alarm clock, signaling the start of a busy workday. Others wish that they weren’t already awake and that the sound had actually woken them up. Waking up minutes or even hours before the alarm is not a new phenomenon, sleep experts tell CNN,
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Tech companies are constantly hyping the capabilities of their ever-improving artificial intelligence. But Google was quick to shut down claims that one of its programs had advanced so much that it had become sentient. According to an eye-opening tale in the Washington Post on Saturday, one Google engineer said
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli legislator has come under fire for saying that if he could push a button to make all Palestinians disappear, he would. Deputy Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana made the remarks to high school students in a West Bank settlement. His comments were caught
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has started her campaign for a second independence referendum. Sturgeon argues that Scotland would be economically better off outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon leads the Scottish National Party as well as the devolved government in Scotland. She released on Tuesday the first
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has started her campaign for a second independence referendum. Sturgeon argues that Scotland would be economically better off outside the United Kingdom. Sturgeon leads the Scottish National Party as well as the devolved government in Scotland. She released on Tuesday the first
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45% this decade but are currently
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations has warned of a “dangerous disconnect” between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that global greenhouse gas emissions need to drop by 45% this decade but are currently
Continue Readingolivertapia Tokio (CNN) — El parlamento de Japón aprobó el lunes una ley que sanciona los “insultos en línea” con pena de prisión en medio de la creciente preocupación pública por el ciberacoso tras el suicidio de una estrella de telerrealidad que había enfrentado abusos en las redes sociales. Según la enmienda al código penal
Continue ReadingBy KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and millions of other diners has been towed from its Hong Kong harborfront location after falling victim to the pandemic. The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant couldn’t find a
Continue ReadingBy KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A floating restaurant that fed Cantonese cuisine to Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise and millions of other diners has been towed from its Hong Kong harborfront location after falling victim to the pandemic. The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant couldn’t find a
Continue ReadingKathleen Magramo, CNN A turtleshell-shaped box and a sacrificial altar are among a treasure trove of 13,000 relics dating back over 3,000 years discovered by archaeologists in southwest China. The relics — many made of gold, bronze and jade — were unearthed in six sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui archaeological site, near Chengdu, Chinese state
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka and Helen Regan, CNN More than 11 years after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes. Kazunori Iwayama, a former resident of Katsurao village, which lies about 40 kilometers (24
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president has presented suggestions regarding the disputed maritime border with Israel to the U.S. envoy mediating between the two countries. Amos Hochstein’s meetings in Beirut on Tuesday followed an invitation by the Lebanese government after Israel set up a gas rig at its designated location at
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Wedding season is in full swing after two years of delayed or pared down “micro” ceremonies, and one thing is clear: Classic is out, wear-what-you-want is in. For the big celebrity unions of the season, that shift has brought us Kourtney Kardashian’s corseted Dolce & Gabbana mini dress with a dramatic long
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized truckers in South Korea have ended an eight-day strike that caused major disruptions to domestic production and cargo transport. Thousands of truckers had joined the nationwide strike, calling for an extension of temporary guarantees of minimum wages amid soaring fuel prices. Representatives of the
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