By Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized female pandas were born at the Everland Resort theme park southeast of the capital Seoul on July 7, the zoo said in a statement Tuesday. Video posted
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized female pandas were born at the Everland Resort theme park southeast of the capital Seoul on July 7, the zoo said in a statement Tuesday. Video posted
Continue ReadingLAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police and rescue officials say a fire swept through a house in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore before dawn Wednesday, killing six children and four adults mostly of the same family. Two women, two men and six children between 6 and 16 years old lost their lives, a deputy inspector-general of
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Bulgari has apologized for listing Taiwan and China separately on some of its websites, after Chinese social media users accused the luxury jeweler of treating the island as an independent country. The outcry, which was later fueled by Chinese state media, saw netizens threatening to boycott the Italian brand’s
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Next Monday’s planned city of Bend clearing of the years-long Hunnell Road homeless encampment brought another protest Tuesday in front of the Deschutes County Courthouse, with a petition urging city councilors to change course.
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Turkey and the
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, has committed to maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan, going against a trend of Taipei’s diplomatic allies switching their allegiance to China. Pena, on Wednesday, during a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen affirmed “our commitment as Paraguayans to stand with the people of Taiwan
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As the American Red Cross is in need of blood donors this summer, Bend Fire and Police engaged in a Central Oregon Battle of the Badges blood drive on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Jack Ma’s fortune is estimated to be worth less than half of what it was just three years ago, when he made a pivotal speech that derailed what was supposed to be the world’s biggest share sale at the time. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index projected Wednesday that
Continue ReadingCNN By Kocha Olarn and Michelle Toh, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Burger King is causing a stir in Thailand with its new offering: a burger with no meat and a jaw-dropping amount of cheese. This week, the Thai operator of the fast food chain introduced what it calls the “real cheeseburger,” a bun filled with
Continue ReadingBy JINATAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law and referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling. The commission’s decision
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Lauren Mascarenhas and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic floodwater that damaged or destroyed countless homes in Vermont is slowly receding, but a spate of new threats loom. “This may not be over. With rain in the forecast – and nowhere for it to go – we could see waters rise
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in northern India have killed at least 41 people since the weekend, according to local authorities. Thirty-one people have died in Himachal Pradesh, the state’s Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told reporters Tuesday, while a further 10 have
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Filipinas dictaminó que no hay base para prohibir la película “Barbie” por incluir un mapa que supuestamente muestra la “línea de nueve guiones”, que marca los reclamos territoriales de China en el Mar de China Meridional, dijo la Junta de Clasificación y Revisión de Películas y Televisión (MTRCB) de Filipinas en
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The latest ‘staffer’ at the KIDS Center in Bend, a service dog named O’Malley, has been specially trained to help the children in their care during interviews and medical checkups.
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT JABLON and JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness. On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after spending more than 50 years in prison
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, informó este miércoles que siete “artefactos explosivos improvisados” fueron detonados en Tlajomulco y dejan hasta el momento seis personas muertas y otras 12 heridas. “Es un acto de terror brutal y es un momento en el que en esta mesa estamos cerrando
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Elias Díaz may be the most unlikely All-Star MVP. Just 3 1/2 years after Pittsburgh failed to offer a contract and allowed him to become a free agent, Diaz hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning to lift the National League
Continue ReadingBy ILAN BEN ZION AND ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — Over half a century, Nissim Kahlon has transformed a tiny cave on a Mediterranean beach into an elaborate underground labyrinth filled with chiseled tunnels, detailed mosaic floors and a network of staircases and chambers. He lives in the one-of-a-kind artistic creation, which
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has announced it is backing out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. but was still looking for other partners. Indian officials downplayed the potential impact of its withdrawal. Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology, also known as
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