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Month: August 2023

Assassinations cast a grim shadow as Ecuador selects a new president

By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorians are voting in presidential and legislative elections that have been overshadowed by political assassinations and violence driven by criminal organizations vying for control of the country’s drug trafficking routes. Nearly 100,000 troops will be dispatched to ensure public safety and order across Ecuador on election day, Ecuador’s government

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First on CNN: Biden wades into GOP primary with $25 million ad blitz, starting with economy focus

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is preparing to blanket the airwaves with a $25 million television and digital ad campaign in battleground states this month as Republicans are set to face off in their first presidential primary debate. The first minute-long ad, titled “Fought Back,” which was first obtained by

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Egyptian journalist briefly detained following mysterious plane coverage, his employer says

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities briefly detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was seized in Zambia along with its cargo after making a stop in Cairo. The platform, Matsda2sh, or Don’t Believe, said security forces arrested Karim Asaad early Saturday from his home in al-Shorouk neighborhood

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Evacúan a más de 12.000 personas, pero mejora la situación de los incendios forestales en Tenerife, dicen las autoridades

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Más de 12.000 personas han sido evacuadas debido a los incendios forestales en curso en la isla española de Tenerife, pero la situación mejoró de la noche a la mañana, dijeron las autoridades locales este domingo. Según datos policiales, 12.279 personas han sido evacuadas, según el cabildo insular de Tenerife. Si

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Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says

By ARTURO RODRÍGUEZ and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The Canary Islands leader says police have confirmed that a wildfire on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands was started deliberately. Regional President Fernando Clavijo said Sunday police had opened three lines of inquiry but did

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The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. Rutte met with Zelenskyy at a Dutch air base on Sunday. The Dutch leader said the planes would be delivered once unspecified conditions are

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Las escuelas están enseñando ChatGPT, para que los estudiantes no se queden atrás

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Cuando el administrador de la universidad, Lance Eaton, creó una hoja de cálculo funcional sobre las políticas de Inteligencia Artificial generativa adoptadas por las universidades la primavera pasada, estaba llena en su mayoría de entradas sobre cómo prohibir herramientas como ChatGPT. Pero ahora la lista, que es actualizada por educadores de

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Denmark and Netherlands pledge to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits

By MIKE CORDER and KARL RITTER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an important motivation for his country’s forces, embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia. The promise of new fighter jets came

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Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country’s president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France, an official said. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity

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Electric cars are breaking sales records, but here’s why they’re not replacing gas cars anytime soon

By Christopher Hickey, CNN More shoppers are choosing electric vehicles so far this year than ever, according to vehicle sales data from Cox Automotive. While EV sales have been growing healthily for the past couple of years, that trend has accelerated this year. US consumers bought nearly 300,000 new battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in the second

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Muere Lolita, una querida orca del Miami Seaquarium que iba a ser liberada en el océano

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Lolita, una ballena orca que había vivido en cautiverio en el Miami Seaquarium desde 1970, murió el viernes por la tarde, según informó el acuario. Lolita comenzó a mostrar “signos graves de incomodidad” en los últimos días, según una publicación de Instagram del Miami Seaquarium. Después de ser tratada “inmediata y

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