Egypt’s inflation reaches record high of 38.2% in July, government data shows
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s national statistics bureau says inflation has reached a record high in July. It said Thursday that consumer prices rose…
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Hong Kong police arrest 10 people accused of supporting overseas activists after 2019 protests
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested 10 people on suspicion of endangering national security through…
Continue ReadingNetherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn delighted by ‘big mouth’ US’ elimination from Women’s World Cup
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World…
Continue ReadingRussia’s military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civilians
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly…
Continue ReadingWestern officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention
By SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Phillies’ Michael Lorenzen throws no-hitter against Washington Nationals
By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington…
Continue ReadingBullets hit Lebanese defense minister’s car as he was on the road near Beirut but no one was hurt
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese security official says two bullets hit the car of the country’s caretaker…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift announces ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ at Eras Tour show in Los Angeles
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift closed the 2023 U.S. leg of her landmark Eras Tour Wednesday night in Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks decline after US inflation edges higher
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets declined Friday after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the…
Continue Reading17 dead after Rohingya boat from Myanmar capsizes on the way to Malaysia
By Su Chay, Heather Chen and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Rescue teams have found at least 17 bodies on Myanmar’s shores after a Rohingya boat…
Continue ReadingMatan a Fernando Villavicencio, candidato presidencial de Ecuador, en un atentado
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Fernando Villavicencio, candidato presidencial de Ecuador, fue asesinado en un atentado este miércoles, en el…
Continue ReadingPutin profits off US and European reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
By MARTHA MENDOZA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear…
Continue ReadingManhattan rents hit a record high for the third time in four months
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Rents in Manhattan hit another all-time high in July, the third record high in the past four months,…
Continue ReadingEl Gobierno de Bukele detiene a asesor de seguridad por supuesta filtración de información a expresidente Mauricio Funes
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, informó este miércoles que detuvo al asesor de seguridad…
Continue ReadingThe wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and reduced communities to ashes
By Christina Maxouris, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires that have been scorching Maui for…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces kill a Palestinian militant in the West Bank, the latest death in a wave of violence
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian militant group says Israeli forces have shot and killed one of its members in the occupied West Bank. The…
Continue ReadingPrimero cayó una serpiente del cielo. Luego una abuela de Texas se encontró en medio del caos de un halcón que fue tras su presa
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Lo único que Peggy y Wendell Jones querÃan era terminar su jornada de trabajo de jardinerÃa bajo el intenso calor…
Continue ReadingA billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials have broken ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight…
Continue Reading53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down
By TY O’NEIL, CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A search of the wildfire…
Continue ReadingA year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women…
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