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Month: July 2023

Germany’s central bank says the economy apparently returned to growth in the 2nd quarter

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says the country’s economy appears to have returned to slight growth in the April-June period after shrinking for two consecutive quarters. Germany’s national statistics office said in late May that Europe’s biggest economy contracted by 0.3% in the first three months of this year, marking the second consecutive decline

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Spanish activists vandalize superyacht in Ibiza believed to belong to billionaire Walmart heiress

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Spanish environmental activists spray-painted a superyacht moored in Ibiza on Sunday. Activists from the environmental group Futuro Vegetal posted a video showing them standing in front of the superyacht named Kaos, holding a banner that says: “You Consume Others Suffer.” The activists then sprayed the vessel with red and

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Spanish activists vandalize superyacht in Ibiza believed to belong to billionaire Walmart heiress

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Spanish environmental activists spray-painted a superyacht moored in Ibiza on Sunday. Activists from the environmental group Futuro Vegetal posted a video showing them standing in front of the superyacht named Kaos, holding a banner that says: “You Consume Others Suffer.” The activists then sprayed the vessel with red and

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Turkish President Erdogan visits Gulf Arab states, seeking funds for ailing economy

By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has begun a three-stop tour of Persian Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy. Erdogan arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday accompanied by an entourage of some 200 businesspeople. Business forums have been arranged in Saudi Arabia,

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Taiwan’s vice president expected to transit US as Biden administration works to regularize diplomacy with China

By Kylie Atwood and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-Te is expected to transit the US next month en route to Paraguay, the island’s presidential office announced at a news conference Monday. The Biden administration expects the transit to occur “without incident,” a senior administration official said Sunday. The transit comes

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Estados Unidos da “luz verde” a los países europeos para entrenar a los ucranianos en aviones de combate F-16, dice un funcionario de Biden

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos permitirá que los países europeos entrenen a los ucranianos en aviones de combate F-16, confirmó este domingo un alto funcionario de la administración Biden, una bendición potencial para los esfuerzos de Ucrania para contrarrestar la superioridad aérea de Rusia. “El presidente ha dado luz verde y permitiremos, apoyaremos,

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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 17 de julio: la advertencia de Putin con las bombas de racimo

Gonzalo Jimenez La Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya niega demanda de Nicaragua sobre mar de San Andrés, Colombia. Surge una revelación clave en el caso Cecilia Strzyzowski en Argentina. Carlos Alcaraz revela el secreto para controlar sus nervios en Wimbledon. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Putin

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Israel’s governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s governing coalition is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. That’s despite growing opposition from within the countryand a wave of mass protests expected this week. A parliamentary committee was meeting Monday to prepare a bill that would limit judicial

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