By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s commitment to remaining nuclear-free means it won’t play a role in Australia’s defense plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, the leaders from both countries said Wednesday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made his first official visit to New Zealand since becoming leader last year
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Smooth, sleek and chic is the look for the next Olympic torch. Unveiling his creation in Paris on Tuesday, French designer Mathieu Lehanneur said he drew inspiration from three themes of next year’s Games: equality, water and peacefulness. “For Paris 2024, and for the first time in its history,
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (CNN) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Wednesday he would step down, and that his son Hun Manet would take over in the coming weeks. “Hun Manet … will become the prime minister in the coming weeks,” he said, adding the new premier will be appointed on
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (CNN) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a speech on Wednesday he would step down, and that his son Hun Manet would take over in the coming weeks. “Hun Manet … will become the prime minister in the coming weeks,” he said, adding the new premier will be appointed on
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The widely anticipated move comes after the autocratic Hun Sen’s
Continue ReadingBy Robert North and Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The CEO of one of the biggest banks in the United Kingdom has resigned after admitting she leaked details about the closure of Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage’s accounts to a BBC journalist. Alison Rose, the boss of NatWest, will step down after almost four years
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un sistema vital de corrientes oceánicas podría colapsar en unas décadas si el mundo continúa generando contaminación que calienta al planeta, advierten los científicos. Un evento que sería catastrófico para el clima global y “afectaría a todas las personas en el planeta”. Según un nuevo estudio publicado este martes en la
Continue ReadingBy Sofia Cox, CNN (CNN) — An independent panel of experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers’ college in Mexico announced they’re withdrawing from their probe because the government had failed to give them access to vital information. The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), a committee of jurists and
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN McINTYRE Associated Press DUNEDIN, New Zealand (AP) — Hikaru Naomoto and Aoba Fujino scored two minutes apart in the first half to lead Japan to a 2-0 Women’s World Cup victory over Costa Rica on Wednesday, and the Japanese qualified for the knockout stage later when Spain beat Zambia. Japan and Spain, 4-0
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population has declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its population of foreign residents reached a new high of almost 3 million people, highlighting the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in the shrinking and aging country.
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University football player Lloyd Yates joined CNN Primetime on Monday for an interview to discuss the lawsuit he filed against the school in which he alleges he was subject to sexual assault by his teammates as part of ritual hazing. “I’d say first that I
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Observant visitors to the area around the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday afternoon were treated to a unusual sight: an unmistakable funnel cloud extending diagonally from the sky and seemingly almost reaching the tip of the Capitol dome itself. The funnel cloud never touched down on the ground and therefore can’t be
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman’s double in the 10th inning scored Chris Taylor with the winning run and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Dodgers trailed 7-3 but sent the game into extra innings with four runs in the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks held steady Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to their highest level in more than two decades, just as Wall Street expected. The S&P 500 slipped 0.71, or less than 0.1%, to 4,566.75, remaining near a 15-month high. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has a new central bank governor. Pan Gongsheng, who has managed the world’s largest foreign exchange reserves for seven years and was credited with arresting a slide in the value of the yuan currency in 2016, was appointed the governor of the People’s Bank of China
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot grew to a whopping $910 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Tuesday night’s drawing, according to a news release on the Mega Millions website. The numbers drawn Tuesday were 3, 5, 6, 44, 61 and mega ball 25. The massive prize,
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Rose Lavelle says she hopes she’s a smarter player in the years since she was a breakout star for the U.S. in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands. The midfielder was just 24 years old and one of the teams’
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea. The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died, others are hurt and it is working to save the vessel from sinking. Boats and helicopters
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — NatWest, one of Britain’s biggest banks, says its chief executive has left her job after discussing personal details of a client — the populist politician Nigel Farage — with a journalist. The bank said Alison Rose was leaving Wednesday “by mutual consent.” The surprise early-morning statement came
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 3202, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, with bipartisan support. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement in support of the legislation, which seeks to hold China accountable for the proliferation of illicit fentanyl and fentanyl precursors. “The fentanyl crisis continues poisoning Oregonians and
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