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Month: July 2023

Climate activists disrupt London Pride march to protest corporate sponsorship

LONDON (AP) — Climate activists have briefly halted the dance-filled London Pride march by blocking a float sponsored by Coca-Cola. Seven members of the group Just Stop Oil were arrested on Saturday after protesting march organizers for accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries.” The protest stopped the march for a little more than 15 minutes

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Toronto Blue Jays recall RHP Thomas Hatch from Triple-A, demote RHP Trent Thornton

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays recalled right-hander Thomas Hatch from Triple-A Buffalo and optioned right-hander Trent Thornton to Triple-A before Saturday’s game against Boston. Hatch has no record and hasn’t allowed a run in four relief appearances in two previous stints with Toronto this season. The four-year veteran has walked three and struck

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Beatriz dissipates after brushing Mexico’s Pacific coast as a hurricane, while Adrian also weakens

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Beatriz has dissipated after brushing Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast as a hurricane, dumping heavy rain across coastal areas. Hurricane Adrian, meanwhile, also weakened into a tropical storm out in the Pacific Saturday while continuing to move farther out into the ocean far away from land. Beatriz weakened into a

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El presidente de Belarús pide a los mercenarios de Wagner que entrenen a sus militares

Alejandra Ramos Atlanta/Hong Kong (CNN) — El presidente de Belarús, Aleksandr Lukashenko, invitó a mercenarios del grupo Wagner a su país para entrenar a sus militares. Lukashenko aludió a la invitación en un discurso el viernes dedicado al Día de la Independencia de Belarús, según la agencia estatal de noticias Belta. “Desafortunadamente, ellos (los mercenarios

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Sierra Leone’s main opposition calls for presidential election re-run after incumbent named winner

By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is demanding a re-run of last weekend’s presidential election even though incumbent President Julius Maada Bio already has been sworn into office for his second term. A statement from the opposition All People’s Congress, or APC, party on Saturday accused

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