Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un ciudadano estadounidense de 78 años fue condenado a cadena perpetua por un tribunal chino acusado de espionaje. John Shing-Wan Leung, también residente permanente en Hong Kong, fue declarado culpable de espionaje y condenado a cadena perpetua este lunes por el Tribunal Popular Intermedio de la ciudad oriental de Suzhou, según
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ambitions to build factories to boost job creation and make his country’s economy more independent. It’s a big challenge, as France reels from protracted protests, rising food and energy prices and other fallout from the Ukraine war. Macron is wooing
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Health officials say Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. Monday’s death was the latest in a spiral of violence that has rocked the region. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the 22-year-old was killed after being shot in the chest in the flashpoint
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister and Kostan Nechyporenko, CNN Russia’s air force may have just suffered one of its worst days since the Ukraine war began. Unconfirmed reports say that four of its aircraft were shot down within Russian territory, in what would mark a significant coup for Ukraine. There are conflicting accounts about how many
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum has launched a two-year effort to preserve 8,000 shoes that belonged to children before they were murdered at the Nazi German death camp. In all, about 110,000 shoes of victims remain at Auschwitz, some on display in a large room where visitors
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN A school teacher is presumed dead after he was attacked by a shark while surfing on Saturday, according to authorities, who’ve found fragments of a wetsuit and the suspected remains of his surfboard. Emergency services were called to reports of a shark attack at Walkers Rock Beach, on the west coast
Continue ReadingCNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the United States — is shaping up to be busy. At airports, it’s likely to be busier than it was in 2019 pre-pandemic, according to the AAA travel forecast released Monday. The automotive and trip-planning group expects
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN A 78-year-old American citizen has been sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who is also a Hong Kong permanent resident, was convicted of espionage and given a life sentence Monday by the Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern city of Suzhou, according
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El ciclón Mocha azotó este domingo la costa entre Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) y el municipio de Kyaukpyu (Myanmar), convirtiéndose en uno de los más fuertes registrados en el país, según la Oficina de Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) de la ONU en Myanmar. A lo largo del domingo se registraron lluvias
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have fled Sudan to its northern neighbor Egypt, amid brutal fighting between Sudan’s military and powerful paramilitary force. The displaced arrive exhausted after days on the chaotic roads that lead them to the southern Egyptian city of Aswan. Typically a tourist
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Polo Sandoval, Rosa Flores, Andrea Cambron and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Despite warnings of a potential crush of migrants that sent thousands of federal personnel to the southern border and US cities scrambling to prepare, the days after the expiration of Title 42 saw a much narrower influx of migrants than expected. Officials
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La expiración de una política de restricción fronteriza relacionada con covid conocida como Título 42 trajo hasta ahora menos llegadas de migrantes de lo esperado, pero las comunidades fronterizas del sur siguen preocupadas por el hacinamiento en los centros de procesamiento y detención de migrantes. El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a vertical city like New York, any serious effort to address climate change has to focus on the greenhouse gas emissions caused by buildings. Mainly that means emissions released from giant boilers that heat water for people’s showers, sinks and radiators. The boilers generally
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored three goals for his second career postseason hat trick as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 6 of their second-round series to advance to the Western Conference final. Reilly Smith and William Karlsson also scored for the Golden Knights, and Ivan Barbashev had
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Searchers have found what appear to be pieces of the wetsuit and surfboard belonging to a 46-year-old surfer who was attacked by a shark off South Australia’s coast, and police said they were continuing to search for his remains Monday. School teacher Simon Baccanello was attacked Saturday while surfing with others near
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN A heated online debate on the definition of sexual harassment has broken out in China in the wake of a series of allegations made against an influential screenwriter, rekindling interest in the country’s struggling #MeToo movement. Shi Hang, 52, a well-known figure in China’s media and literary circles, lost work with
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it. The idea is to make conservation “equal” in priority to other uses of public lands such as drilling
Continue ReadingCARSON, Calif. (AP) — Martín Cáceres and Dejan Joveljic scored second-half goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. The Galaxy (2-6-3), off to the worst start in club history with six points through their first 10 matches, grabbed the lead in the 60th minute when Cáceres
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is edging higher Monday ahead of reports that will show how much a slowing economy is hurting what’s prevented a recession so far: solid spending by U.S. households. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in its first trading after closing out a second straight
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