By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of retail workers have walked off the job across Spain in a new round of strikes against the fashion giant H&M Group. The move Monday is extending a series of store closures in the middle of the summer sales season. Spanish store workers at the Swedish
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Christine Dawood, whose husband Shahzada and son Suleman died aboard the Titan submersible, has revealed that the 19-year-old was a Rubik’s Cube obsessive who could solve the puzzle in 12 seconds. “Suleman did not go anywhere without his Rubik’s cube,” Dawood told the BBC in her first interview
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Christine Dawood, whose husband Shahzada and son Suleman died aboard the Titan submersible, has revealed that she had intended to take part in the doomed expedition but stepped aside so her son could go instead. The family had been planning a trip on the Titan submersible for some time,
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard will be backed by some of the best riders in the world as he bids to retain his title. Team Jumbo-Visma’s selection of riders for cycling’s biggest race was unveiled Monday. It provides a well-balanced roster of experience and huge talent that will offer Vingegaard close
Continue ReadingBy ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A billionaire Israeli movie mogul has taken the stand for a second day in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial. Arnon Milchan acknowledged in his testimony on Monday that the long list of champagne, cigars and jewelry he systematically gave to the Israeli leader may have
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Ruoning Yin had yet to even start playing golf when Shanshan Feng clinched the 2012 Women’s PGA Championship to become the first Chinese player to win a major. Just 11 years on at the same tournament on Sunday, a 20-year-old Yin carded a nerveless final round to join her
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials say all equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will be ready for an inspection by Japanese regulators this week. The plan has faced fierce protests from local fishing groups and
Continue ReadingBy Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Athens, Greece (CNN) — Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the leader of Greece’s center-right New Democracy party, has comfortably won a second four-year term as prime minister, on a night that also saw gains for the far right. Mitsotakis is set to return to the prime minister’s office in a stronger position with his
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los precios del petróleo estuvieron estables este lunes, mientras que los precios del gas natural y el trigo subieron a medida que los inversores reaccionaron a la breve y caótica insurrección del fin de semana en Rusia. Los mercados se centraron en gran medida en si la agitación en Moscú
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Federal jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will soon decide whether to sentence the convicted gunman to death or life in prison – two potential avenues for justice that in the years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history have found varying levels of support in an
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says that its fighters shot down an Israeli drone that was flying near the border and over southern Lebanon. The group gave no further details about the type of the drone that it claimed was downed on Monday. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The incident comes
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Ireland great Robbie Keane has been hired to coach Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. It will be his first job leading a team that plays in European soccer competitions. The club says Keane signed a two-year contract and will arrive in Tel Aviv in the coming days. Maccabi will
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un edificio de 13 plantas se derrumbó este lunes en la ciudad egipcia de Alejandría, según informó en Facebook la página oficial de la gobernación de Alejandría. Las unidades de protección civil están buscando personas entre los escombros, ya que no está claro si había residentes en el interior del edificio
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Generally, it’s best to leave the money in your retirement accounts safely tucked away. Withdrawing money early can trigger taxes and a 10% penalty, plus it can cut into what you otherwise would’ve had for retirement. There are exceptions to the 10% penalty, though, and Congress has added more. Even
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter crushed the women’s course record at the Western States 100-mile race in California, taking more than an hour off the previous best time. Dauwalter finished the Western States 100 – the world’s oldest 100-mile race – in 15 hours, 29 minutes and 34 seconds, almost
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS and SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writers SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama has some bad news for France. The No. 1 draft pick told L’Equipe newspaper he won’t play with his national basketball team at this year’s World Cup in order to protect his still developing body, and will instead take that
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — A robot is combing the ocean floor for debris from the Titan submersible as authorities continue to investigate what caused the vessel to implode on its expedition to the Titanic. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Russia
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de 7.800 vuelos en todo Estados Unidos se han retrasado o cancelado este lunes tras las fuertes tormentas que azotan parte del país, principalmente el sureste y el valle de Ohio. Los datos de FlightAware muestran que en la tarde de este lunes al menos 6.196 vuelos dentro, hacia o
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN (CNN) — PwC, one of the world’s big four consulting firms, is selling its government advisory business in Australia for just cents after a scandal left its reputation there in shreds. The company announced its “exit from all government advisory work” Sunday after a former tax partner was allegedly found to
Continue ReadingBOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France (AP) — After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One. F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors. French automotive company Renault Group — Alpine’s parent company — said Monday that the
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