By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily. The arrival of some 120 rickety iron boats that converged on Lampedusa in just over 24 hours has taxed the ability of coast guard and border
Continue ReadingBy Mengchen Zhang and Donald Judd, CNN Beijing/Washington (CNN) — China hasn’t issued any laws or rules to ban the use of iPhones or any other foreign phone brand, a Chinese government spokesperson said on Wednesday. “We have always been open to foreign companies and welcome them to seize the opportunities and share the fruits
Continue ReadingBy James Frater and Mark Thompson, CNN Brussels/London (CNN) — The European Union is launching an investigation into China’s state support for makers of electric vehicles as soaring imports of their cars stoke fears for the future of European auto manufacturers. Speaking to the European Parliament Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Two Russian warships were damaged after Ukraine launched an extensive assault on a Russian ship repair base in Crimea early Wednesday morning, officials said, in what appears to be Kyiv’s most ambitious strike on the port since the war began. Russia’s Defense
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Berlin police are praising the actions of about 40 people who lifted a bus to free a young man trapped under the vehicle. Police in Germany’s capital said the 18-year-old got stuck by a tire of the rear axle when he fell down while running to catch the bus as it pulled
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Wang Bin, the former chairman of one of China’s biggest life insurers, will spend the rest of his life in jail after a court found him guilty of corruption. Wang, 64, was given a death sentence, suspended for two years, at the end of which he will
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden convened a meeting of his Cancer Cabinet on Wednesday in the latest attempt from the administration to refocus the national conversation around the president’s domestic agenda.Th The event marked Biden’s first public appearance since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced plans to open an impeachment inquiry into
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Kayla Tausche and Jasmine Wright, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is assembling top donors in Chicago this week amid significant headwinds in his bid for reelection, including his age and approval rating, with questions looming about how the campaign’s high dollar and grassroots donor operations will fare as a key
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says two land mines exploded along the Lebanon-Syria border wounding three Syrians trying to illegally cross into Lebanon. The army said Wednesday that the mines exploded on the Syrian side of the border and that the wounded were rushed by the Lebanese Red Cross to a hospital in northern
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that global markets are flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars that receive huge state subsidies. China’s leaders have made the country the biggest market for electric vehicles
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A huge bushfire raging for over a week in central Australia has come dangerously close to the popular tourist town of Tennant Creek, as authorities warn that changing wind conditions could pose a risk to residents. Acting Northern Territory Chief Minister Nicole Manison declared an emergency situation for the
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French regulators have ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure. The company disputed the findings and said the device complies with regulations. The National Frequency Agency on Tuesday called
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — *NSYNC, una de las principales boy bands de los 90, se reunió por completo —sí, eso significa que Justin Timberlake estaba allí— durante los MTV Video Music Awards que se llevaron a cabo este martes. Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez y Timberlake aparecieron en el escenario de
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ending a global guessing game on when and where they would meet, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held talks at a rocket launch facility in the Russian Far East. The two isolated, nuclear-armed leaders were expected to discuss
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of Fujian and self-governing Taiwan, touting the benefits of closer cross-strait cooperation while sending warships around the island in a show of military might. The directive, issued jointly by the Chinese
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with containment lines as a huge wildfire threatens the remote community of 3,000. The fire had scorched 3,900 square miles of grass and scrubland by Wednesday in the Northern Territory east of Tennant
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. The death toll rose to over 6,000
Continue ReadingCNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. Morgues are full in hospitals that remain out of service despite the
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people. The Mediterranean city of Derna has
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated across the U.S. in August, but not by much more than expected. The subdued increase in prices eased worries over the likelihood of another interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, leading Tokyo’s
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