BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The Serbian player who needed a kidney removed during the Basketball World Cup has been discharged from a Philippines hospital and was able to join his team for its silver-medal celebration in Belgrade. Borisa Simanic told Radio Belgrade that he must rest for three months and then the process of determining
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian space launch facility where President Vladimir Putin has hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reflects an ambitious attempt by Moscow to burnish its scientific glory that faded after the Soviet collapse. The Vostochny project cost billions of dollars but has been dogged by continuous delays, workers’ protests over wage
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Security guards from the Syrian president’s Baath party have fired shots at protesters trying to raid its local headquarters in southern Syria, wounding at least three people, activists said. The incident Wednesday marked a major escalation in anti-government protests over the past month that have otherwise been
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Lee are starting to lash Bermuda as big surf pounded the island, with the Category 2 storm expected to make landfall on the coast of New England or Atlantic Canada over the weekend. The storm was located about 380
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, Benjamin Brown, James Frater and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — A luxury cruise ship that ran aground off Greenland’s eastern coastline earlier this week has been successfully freed, Denmark’s military Joint Arctic Command said on Thursday. The Ocean Explorer – carrying 206 passengers and crew – ran aground in Alpefjord on Monday.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Libia se apresura a enterrar a sus muertos mientras los cadáveres se amontonan en las calles de Derna, la ciudad costera del norte devastada por las inundaciones después de que un aguacero torrencial destrozara dos represas, arrastrando casas al mar. Las morgues están llenas en los hospitales que permanecen fuera
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande has revealed she’s taken a hiatus from lip fillers and Botox injections in recent years. Grande’s comments came during a video made for Vogue about her beauty secrets, during which she got candid — and emotional — about how her relationship with beauty has shifted over time.
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan rescuers have been joined by crews from Spain, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as they dig through rubble for bodies still buried in devastated communities in the Atlas Mountains. Food and water has finally arrived in those
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it’s upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an “all weather” partnership. That’s a label reserved for a select few of Beijing’s diplomatic partners. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is on a state visit to China’s capital, his fifth as president. State broadcaster CCTV reported that he met with
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Kokomo, Indiana (CNN) — Normally a new, $2.5 billion factory, complete with 1,400 expected jobs, would be considered a good thing for a local economy. But not the battery plant in Kokomo, Indiana. “It’s a spit in the face,” said Gary Quirk, president of United Auto Workers Local 685. That’s because
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Germany snapped its five-game winless streak with a shock 2-1 victory against France on Tuesday. Versatile veteran Thomas Müller opened the scoring for Germany inside the opening five minutes of the match in front of a lively Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. As the game was nearing its conclusion,
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian politicians have denounced dozens of Palestinian academics who criticized President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent remarks on the Holocaust. They lambasted on Wednesday the open letter signed earlier this week by over a hundred Palestinian academics, activists and artists based around the world as “the statement of shame.” The letter was
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is focused on a new objective weeks after his standout debate performance, when he just wanted to get his name out. Now he’s looking to differentiate himself from former President Donald Trump, display his policy chops and establish himself as an authentic MAGA-aligned
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press MINSK MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — South Korean premier is in Poland for talks on regional security amid war in neighboring Ukraine and also to discuss military and nuclear energy cooperation as the two countries continue to strengthen their ties. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and his Polish counterpart,
Continue ReadingBy Abby Turner and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Jon Tester failed to fulfill multiple promises he made in a public ethics pledge during his first Senate campaign in 2006, including a vow to publicly post meetings between members of his Senate staff and lobbyists. CNN’s KFile reviewed lofty promises made by the
Continue ReadingBy ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet Making more than the maximum income level for Medicaid isn’t necessarily a deal breaker. After a long pause during the COVID-19 public health emergency, states have resumed checking whether Medicaid beneficiaries’ income meets the eligibility requirements. People whose income has gone up in the past couple of years could be
Continue ReadingBy NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds The Nissan Ariya is an all-new electric SUV for the 2023 model year. It’s Nissan’s second EV and serves as a roomier and more powerful complement to the brand’s pioneering Leaf hatchback. However, it’s also going up against many recently introduced competitors, one of which is the Ford Mustang Mach-E. On
Continue ReadingBy Norma Galeana and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from a US prison after serving nearly two years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges, a prison official said Wednesday. Coronel was sentenced to three years in prison in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La fenilefrina, un ingrediente popular en muchos medicamentos de venta libre para las alergias y el resfriado, es ineficaz en forma de tableta, coincidió este martes un comité asesor independiente de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas e inglés). La fenilefrina es el ingrediente
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British economy shrank by 0.5% in July after a series of strikes, particularly by doctors at the start of their careers, and unseasonably wet weather. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that the strikes by so-called junior doctors weighed on health sector activity, while the sixth wettest July on record
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