By Oliver Briscoe and Jack Guy, CNN Paris/London (CNN) — France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry. Under the scheme, which was announced by secretary of state for ecology Bérangère Couillard Tuesday, discounts varying from €6
Continue ReadingMADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News outlets reported the fire broke out around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center in Madeira Beach, near St. Petersburg on Florida’s Gulf Coast. “We suffered from
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been welcomed in Zimbabwe by people singing songs criticizing the West. He arrived on Thursday for what’s expected to be the last stop of a three-nation Africa trip. Raisi was greeted at Harare’s international airport by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow American women and girls to obtain contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin and eyedrops. The Food and Drug Administration cleared once-a-day Opill to be
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous weather could bring more flash floods to Vermont – just as the state begins its long recovery from devastating rainfall that deluged the region earlier this week. At least one person died in the recent storms and flooding, the Vermont Department of Health said in a news release.
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the Federal Reserve’s attempt to cool it by raising interest rates. U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 12,000 to 237,000 for the week ending July 8, from 249,000 previous week,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to a trio of digits — 988 — the past year has been “transformative” in the United States’ ongoing efforts to tackle the nation’s mental health crisis, according to health officials. But as it heads into its second year of existence, the three-digit number for
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) – – Este año, en Argentina hay elecciones primarias y elecciones presidenciales y legislativas. La Constitución Nacional y la ley determinan que el voto es obligatorio. ¿Qué pasa si no voto? Hay algunos motivos por los que no ir a votar puede justificarse ante el Estado. Si es por una cuestión
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — “What have I done?” That’s the question “Oppenheimer” star Matt Damon says he asked himself after he “fell into a depression” while filming a movie. The American actor spoke about the experience during a conversation on the best advice a significant other has given. He made the comments on
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah Dean, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s holds on hundreds of senior military nominations are a “national security issue.” “This is a national security issue. It’s a readiness issue. And, we shouldn’t kid ourselves. I think any member of the Senate Armed Services Committee knows
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two passengers and two flight attendants were being treated for injuries in St. Petersburg, Florida, after Allegiant flight 227 from Asheville hit “severe” turbulence Wednesday, July 12, 2023, airline officials said. Ambulances and medical teams met Allegiant flight 227 upon
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Remote work risks wiping $800 billion from the value of office buildings in major cities worldwide by 2030 as the post-pandemic trend pushes up office vacancy rates and drives down rents, according to a new report. Office attendance has stabilized at 30% below pre-Covid norms and only 37%
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press More than one third of all U.S. energy consumption, and thus a significant source of climate change, is from heating and cooling homes and buildings. Air source heat pumps are a trending topic as a solution, but experts say geothermal pumps are a more efficient option. For the geothermal pumps,
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A brawl has erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country’s north. Kosovo opposition parties have criticized Kurti’s policies in the north that have strained relations with
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — When Henry Czerny got the call asking him to reprise an iconic role from 1996 in the latest Mission: Impossible film, he was in the middle of shredding tax documents. “I thought my rep was joking,” the Canadian actor told
Continue ReadingBy Tara De Boer Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — If you’re fortunate enough to have access to home air conditioning (AC), perhaps the recent sweltering temperatures across Canada haven’t been too unbearable. The downfalls to using AC include increased electricity demand, especially when everyone cranks them up at the
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic will carry winning streaks of 33 matches in a row at Wimbledon and 26 in a row at all Grand Slam tournaments into the semifinals at the All England Club. He faces Jannik Sinner on Friday for a berth in the final. The
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic will carry winning streaks of 33 matches in a row at Wimbledon and 26 in a row at all Grand Slam tournaments into the semifinals at the All England Club. He faces Jannik Sinner on Friday for a berth in the final. The
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has presented a long-awaited strategy for relations with China that points to a “systemic rivalry” with the Asian power and a need to reduce risks of economic dependency, but highlights Berlin’s desire to work with Beijing on challenges such as climate change and maintain
Continue ReadingBy Merlin Delcid and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Guatemalan court has suspended the party of one of the candidates in next month’s presidential run-off election, raising questions over the vote. In a video posted on the Twitter account of the Guatemalan Public Ministry, Rafael Curruchich, the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against
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