By Michelle Toh, Laura He and Diksha Madhok, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Move over Evergrande. There is a new poster child of China’s protracted real estate crisis — Country Garden. A financial industry group that makes determinations on credit events ruled Thursday that the property firm had suffered a “failure to pay” episode and
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an American man has been charged with murder and other offenses for attacking two women from the U.S. near Neuschwanstein castle in Germany in June and pushing them into a ravine. One of the women was fatally injured. Prosecutors said Thursday that the indictment against the 31-year-old suspect was filed
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — After months of anticipation, Victor Wembanyama finally made his official NBA debut on Wednesday night in the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The 19-year-old Frenchman finished the game with 15 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block as the Spurs lost 126-119. The
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese crime syndicate. Police said Thursday the arrests came after a 14-month investigation which involved multiple Australian agencies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They said it was the most complex money laundering investigation
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A quick Google search of the phrase “Cher Halloween costume” will produce far more images of Cher impersonators than the Goddess of Pop dressed up as witch or wizard. In her decades-long music career, the global superstar’s glamorous style and chiseled abdomen have become so recognizable, she is now
Continue ReadingBy Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — Togolese German Fashion photographer Delali Ayivi has made a name for herself with some high-profile shoots, including photographing Aminata Touré, Germany’s first Black minister, for the cover of Vogue Germany last year. But her rapid success since starting professionally in 2019 shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: after all,
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday after the latest tumble on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 fell to its lowest level in five months. U.S. futures gained and oil prices were $1 higher as the Israeli military said its troops and tanks had briefly entered northern Gaza.
Continue ReadingBy Marc Stewart, Mengchen Zhang and Nectar Gan, CNN Gobi Desert, China (CNN) — When China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei blasted off into space in 2003, it was a history making moment that declared his country’s arrival as an emerging space power. Two decades on, China has become a major presence in space – a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Fiscales del equipo del fiscal especial Jack Smith instaron a un juez federal este miércoles a restablecer la orden de silencio que emitió sobre Donald Trump en el caso penal de interferencia electoral de 2020 del expresidente, citando sus publicaciones en las redes sociales contra un posible testigo del juicio:
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants who are living in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The government earlier this month announced a crackdown on illegal migration that’s been condemned by the U.N. and Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Authorities say anyone
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Al Jazeera informó que el jefe de su oficina en Gaza, Wael Al Dahdouh, perdió a su esposa, hijo, hija y nieto en lo que, asegura, fue un ataque aéreo de Israel este miércoles. La explosión alcanzó una casa en el campo de refugiados de Nuseirat, en el centro de Gaza, donde
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, John Miller and Eric Levenson, CNN Bowdoin, Maine (CNN) — A manhunt for a suspect accused of killing 18 people in a bowling alley and a restaurant in Maine surpassed 24 hours Thursday evening – on a day that saw law enforcement twice converge on the suspect’s last known address for searches.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb y otros observatorios fueron testigos de una explosión enorme en el espacio que creó elementos químicos raros, algunos de los cuales son necesarios para la vida. La explosión, que se produjo el 7 de marzo, fue la segunda explosión de rayos gamma más brillante que ha
Continue ReadingBy DALATOU MAMANE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Hamsa Diakite can’t remember the last time her family of eight had a good meal. She once sustained them by selling fried bread until a coup in Niger three months ago resulted in sanctions against the West African nation, squeezing incomes in one
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has taken a break from interest rate increases. The pause announced Thursday follows 10 straight hikes, dating back to July 2022. That record pace of hiking was aimed getting painful inflation under control. But now inflation is down, and the Israel-Hamas
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Tara John, Rob Picheta, Paul P. Murphy and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel’s military conducted a “targeted raid” overnight in northern Gaza and vowed on Thursday to continue ground raids in the coming days, as the United Nations General Assembly met to discuss a proposed resolution for
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A new tower being tested and tweaked atop OSU-Cascades’ Tykeson Hall can help researchers track birds, tagged bats – and even dragonflies.
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight, the military said Thursday, engaging with Hamas fighters and targeting anti-tank weapons in order to “prepare the battlefield” before an expected ground invasion. The third Israeli raid since the war began
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu says his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. to combat climate change. He made the remarks on Thursday during a visit to Beijing by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pahlisch Homes said Wednesday it has proudly donated $750,000 to Homes For HOPE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting global poverty in partnership with the home-building industry. This generous contribution was made possible by constructing and selling a specially designed home in Bend. Homes For HOPE is the building industry’s response
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