By Olesya Dmitracova and Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — Consumer prices in the 20 countries that use the euro rose 5.3% on average this month compared with a year ago, preliminary estimates by Europe’s statistics office showed Thursday. That was unchanged from the annual rate of inflation in July. Core inflation, which excludes volatile
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El número de muertos en el incendio de un edificio de cinco plantas en el centro de Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, ascendió a 73, según los servicios de emergencia de la ciudad. El número de heridos pasa de los 50, según el portavoz Robert Mulaudzi. El incendio ya fue extinguido, según los
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The opponent names will become more recognizable for USA Basketball now. Nikola Vucevic awaits on Friday, Jonas Valanciunas on Sunday, and if the Americans keep progressing through this FIBA World Cup the challenges will only get tougher. That’s OK with them. Second-round play at the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Wozniacki has continued her remarkable comeback to tennis by claiming a big win at this year’s US Open. The former world No. 1 beat 11th-seeded Petra Kvitová in straight sets, 7-5 7-6, on Wednesday in what was her first victory over a player in the Top-20 in almost
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — As AI-generated images and deepfake videos become increasingly realistic, tech companies are scrambling to find reliable ways to identify and flag manipulated content. This week, Google unveiled an invisible, permanent watermark on images that will identify them as computer-generated but cautioned that “the technology isn’t perfect.” Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is selling department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co. to a U.S. investment fund, as the labor union went on strike ahead of the announcement. The transfer to Fortress Investment Group will be completed Friday, according to Seven &
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s staunchest Cabinet allies has been named defense U.K. secretary. Grant Shapps has been a member of the Cabinet since 2019, most recently serving as secretary of state for energy security and net zero. Sunak has begun a Cabinet reshuffle ahead
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations are participating in a combat exercise on Indonesia’s main island of Java amid concerns about China’s aggression. The annual live-fire drill that American and Indonesian soldiers held since 2009 was expanded last year with Australia, Japan and
Continue ReadingBy James Jeffrey, CNN (CNN) — The Camino de Santiago is arguably the world’s most famous pilgrimage. At least in terms of ones that must be taken on foot, across hundreds of miles, while carrying your simplified, reduced world in a rucksack on your back. When most people talk about “the Camino,” they are referring
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Factory activity in China contracted for a fifth straight month in August, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus measures to bolster the faltering economy. The official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — which surveys larger companies and state-owned enterprises — stood at 49.7 in
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian driver slammed his truck into soldiers at a busy checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, killing one of them before being shot dead. The bloodshed on Thursday was the latest in a relentless cycle of violence to roil the region.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Idalia, now a post-tropical cyclone, is moving farther away from North Carolina’s coast after unleashing heavy rains and powerful winds across the Southeast this week and leaving parts of Florida’s west coast with “significant damage.” It was the most powerful hurricane to slam its Big Bend
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said. Soldiers on Wednesday ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich country
Continue ReadingCNN By Coy Wire and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Billie Jean King is one of tennis’ original revolutionaries but her influence has been felt far beyond her own sport. The American great not only fought for equality for women’s tennis, including helping to secure equal pay at the US Open, but she inspired a
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Billie Jean King is one of tennis’ original revolutionaries but her influence has been felt far beyond her own sport. The American great not only fought for equality for women’s tennis, including helping to secure equal pay at the US Open, but she inspired a generation
Continue ReadingBy Akanksha Sharma and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities. Marcelo Ragundiaz, fire brigade chief for Barangay Tandang Sora district,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines has become the latest of China’s neighbors to object to its new national map, joining Malaysia and India in releasing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory. China published a new version of its national map on Monday, as it has regularly done since at
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — No es solo el título de una película del llamado Brat Pack de la década de 1980: el fuego de San Telmo es el nombre que se le da a los destellos brillantes y repentinos de aparentes relámpagos que pueden bailar a través de un cielo nublado cuando hay tormentas cercanas.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Friday as investors looked toward a United States jobs report being released later in the day. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in morning trading to 32,820.80. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.4% to 7,278.30. South Korea’s Kospi was virtually unchanged, inching
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss banking giant UBS has announced plans to save $10 billion in costs, including through 3,000 staff reductions in Switzerland as it moves ahead with “full integration” of longtime rival Credit Suisse’s domestic operations following a takeover. The announcement on Thursday came as the Zurich-based bank reported
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