China gave huge loans to some countries. Now it’s spending billions to bail them out
By Jessie Yeung, CNN For the past decade, China has lent massive sums to governments across Asia, Africa and Europe, growing its global influence…
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Former Taiwan leader begins mainland tour at historic tomb
By HAN GUAN NG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press NANJING, China (AP) — Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou began a 12-day tour of China with a…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu may have tough time saving judicial plan
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put his contentious judicial overhaul plan on hold this week,…
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Why does Russia want tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus?
By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of…
Continue Reading One in 5 young people in Chinese cities are out of work. Beijing wants them to work in the fields
CNN By Laura He, CNN As the jobless rate among China’s youth soars, the country’s richest province has offered a highly controversial…
Continue Reading China’s new premier rolls out the welcome wagon for foreign companies
By Laura He, CNN China’s new premier, Li Qiang, has offered a hearty welcome to foreign companies in an effort to arrest a slump in business…
Continue Reading Shattered: Catholic community confronts its founder’s lies
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROCCA DI PAPA, Italy (AP) — The findings of an initial expert report were astonishing: One of the 20th…
Continue Reading A cheetah relocated from Namibia to India as part of conservation efforts has died
By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN A Namibian cheetah relocated to India last year as part of plans to reintroduce the species on the…
Continue Reading ‘Our heart is broken,’ Nashville mayor says as city comes together to grieve 6 killed in school shooting
CNN By Eric Levenson, Jeff Winter and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Grief-stricken Nashville residents came together for a vigil Wednesday to mourn three…
Continue Reading Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say
By Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed as anxiety over banks starts to fade
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as anxiety about the global financial system began to fade…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed as anxiety over banks starts to fade
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as anxiety about the global financial system began to fade…
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Mas de 30 muertos en incendio en centro de migración de Ciudad Juárez, México
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La gobernación del estado de Chihuahua, en México, informó este martes a través de un comunicado que se registran…
Continue Reading Evanston City Council votes in favor of expanding its reparations program to repair housing discrimination
CNN By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN As a child, Robin Rue Simmons didn’t know the Evanston neighborhood she called home was an area where Black…
Continue Reading Feel the Force: Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas. “Proceed…
Continue Reading Feel the Force: Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — “Attention. Air raid alert,” the voice says with a Jedi knight’s gravitas. “Proceed…
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Snow turns to rain; windy
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up to chilly temperatures and snow across the High Desert. The snow will continue for some of us in the…
Continue Reading Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press CAPE COAST, Ghana (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has visited a site in Ghana where…
Continue Reading Las amistades fuertes y estables pueden ser un activo para su salud física, según un estudio
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los buenos amigos y la buena salud física pueden estar más estrechamente relacionados de lo que se pensaba, según un…
Continue Reading Philadelphia says the city’s tap water is safe to drink after a chemical spill in the Delaware River
By Celina Tebor, Danny Freeman and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN After a chemical spill last week in the Delaware River spurred fears of tap water…
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