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Month: September 2023

Fieles a la realidad, pero sin el elevado precio, ni funcionalidad: así son las armas señuelo que Ucrania quiere que Rusia destruya

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estas armas fueron creadas con un único objetivo: ser destruidas lo más rápido posible. Y en eso, se jacta la empresa siderúrgica detrás de ellas. Estas armas señuelo tienen un éxito notable: cientos han sido atacadas por las fuerzas rusas casi tan pronto como fueron desplegadas. Cañones D-20 ucranianos, obuses

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House GOP’s government shutdown threat set to collide with demands for Biden impeachment

By Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party’s moderates. Congress is already facing a chaotic work period, with

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Europe’s economic outlook worsens as high prices plague consumer spending

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economic outlook just took a turn for the worse. The European Union’s executive commission on Monday cut its forecast because high inflation is still discouraging consumers from spending money. The European Commission now expects economic growth of 0.8% this year for the 20 countries

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Australians start applying for mail-in ballots ahead of Indigenous Voice referendum

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Voters have begun applying for mail-in ballots ahead of the Oct. 14 referendum that would create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Australians will vote whether to enshrine in the constitution a collection of appointed Indigenous advocates aimed at giving the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more

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Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul kick off at Supreme Court a day before crucial hearing

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli protesters have flooded the streets outside Israel’s Supreme Court, a day before it hears a pivotal case against the curbing of the high court’s powers by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. Beating drums, brandishing signs saying “Freedom” and “Hands off our Supreme Court!” and waving blue-and-white Israeli flags,

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Encuentran al perro de una pasajera de Delta que desapareció en el aeropuerto de Atlanta hace 3 semanas

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Después de soportar casi un mes de dolor y ansiedad, la dueña de un perro finalmente puede descansar después de que su mascota desaparecida fue encontrada sana y salva en el aeropuerto Hartsfield-Jackson de Atlanta este sábado, según funcionarios del aeropuerto. Maia, la perra de seis años de la pasajera de

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Roadside bombing in northwestern Pakistan kills a security officer and wounds 9 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bombing has targeted Pakistani security forces in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing a security officer and wounding nine people, including three civilians. The Pakistani Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack. Police say the improvised explosive device went off near a van belonging to the Frontier Corps as

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday, where he is expected to hold a rare meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential

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BMW to build new electric Mini in England after UK government approves multimillion-pound investment

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BMW has announced plans to transform its Mini factory in Oxford, England, to produce nothing but electric vehicles. The German automaker said Monday that it would invest 600 million pounds ($751 million) in the project, allowing the factory to begin making two new all-electric models in 2026

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Why this artist won’t quit on Lagos

By Kaito Au, CNN (CNN) — Abdulrahman Adesola Yusuf, the artist also known as Arclight, recalls growing up in a Lagos characterized largely by systemic issues and economic inequality. Despite this, he says the very same city contained boundless optimism. Capturing that contradiction has become his motive and the city, his muse – combining dark

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again after months of quiet

By Melissa Alonso, Raja Razek and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again after nearly three months of quiet, with glowing lava flows bursting within one of its craters Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption started around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i

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In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partners

By JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden has wrapped up a five-day diplomatic sprint through Vietnam and India that put a spotlight on complicated relationships he believes will be crucial for global stability. The whirlwind visit demonstrated that as Russia’s war on Ukraine plods on, Biden appears

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The search for Cyprus’ missing goes high-tech as time weighs on loved ones waiting for closure

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press EXO METOCHI, Cyprus (AP) — A bright yellow machine resembling a cross between a vacuum cleaner and a small scooter scrapes a narrow village road in Cyprus, working to solve a painful mystery from the divided island nation’s conflict-ridden past. It uses radio waves to detect any disturbances in the

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Former CEO of China’s Alibaba quits cloud business in surprise move during its leadership reshuffle

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The former CEO of Alibaba has resigned as head of its cloud computing business in a surprise move as the Chinese e-commerce empire wraps up a leadership reshuffle. The company’s Hong Kong-traded shares sank 3.5% after Monday’s announcement. Alibaba said Daniel Zhang stepped down on

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