YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s leader says he will not take part in next week’s summit of a Moscow-led security alliance, the latest in a series of moves suggesting a growing strain in relations with longtime ally Russia. A statement from the office of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he informed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko
Continue ReadingBy ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A flagship EU law intended to push European companies toward net zero faces being seriously weakened by member states, a confidential document passed to The Associated Press reveals, with firms seemingly no longer forced to implement Paris Agreement goals. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive was designed
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — US officials are finalizing an agreement with China to crack down on the export of the source chemicals used to make fentanyl, according to two people familiar with the matter. The deal, which has been a priority for the Biden administration, is expected to be finalized and announced in
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the medication Zepbound last week to treat chronic obesity. The injectable drug, made by the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, has the active ingredient tirzepatide, which had been approved in May 2022 to treat type 2 diabetes under the name Mounjaro. Tirzepatide joins
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have adopted a series of amendments to a draft law on online child pornography as they try to find a balance between protecting children and protecting privacy. Under the the draft position adopted by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson, Rebecca Wright, John Torigoe and David Shortell, CNN Gaza (CNN) — The Israeli military’s focus on hospitals in Gaza is growing more intense as its campaign to eliminate Hamas from the enclave enters a sixth week. The IDF invited news media to visit a medical center for children on Monday, where a
Continue ReadingCNN By Nic Robertson, Rebecca Wright, John Torigoe and David Shortell, CNN Gaza (CNN) — The Israeli military’s focus on hospitals in Gaza is growing more intense with a spokesperson inviting news media to visit a medical center for children on Monday, where he alleged parts of the basement had been a Hamas “command and
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — “You have pretty hair,” my colleague said. “Is it your natural color?” “I…. don’t know?” I responded. That wasn’t supposed to be a funny answer. It was the truth. Three years ago, I went through treatment for cancer. The disease took many things from me — one
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users. It’s the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine. A magistrate at Moscow’s Tagansky district court on Tuesday fined Google about $164,200
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — In the latest clear evidence that the world remains wildly off track when it comes to tackling the climate crisis, the UN has found that even if countries enact all of their current climate pledges, planet-heating pollution in 2030 will still be 9% higher than it was in 2010.
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU The Associated Press Countries’ climate action plans are still far behind what’s needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday. The report looked into the
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — YouTube will soon require disclosures on videos that contain content generated by artificial intelligence and could mislead viewers. The Google-owned platform has long prohibited technically manipulated content that could mislead viewers and “pose a serious risk of egregious harm.” But with a new policy update announced Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There are a lot of sporting superstitions involving clothing. Tiger Woods is well known for wearing red shirts on the final day of golf tournaments, while Michael Jordan is said to have worn a lucky pair of blue basketball shorts from his University of North Carolina days under his
Continue ReadingBy Sugam Pokharel and Akanksha Sharma, CNN London/Hong Kong (CNN) — Nepal has decided to ban TikTok because the popular short video app was disrupting social structures in the South Asian nation, government officials say. A number of countries have placed restrictions on the use of Tiktok, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Bytedance
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the law that governs presidential elections putting new restrictions on media coverage, according to local news agencies. The changes, reported Tuesday, come ahead of the election to be held in March in which Putin, who has ruled Russia for the last 24 years, is
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Guyana has urged judges at the United Nations’ highest court to call a halt to parts of a Venezuelan referendum about a territorial dispute between the South American neighbors. Guyana representatives have called the planned vote an “existential threat” designed to pave the way for
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz suffered defeat on his ATP Finals debut on Monday, as Alexander Zverev battled back from a set down to win 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-4. The loss was the 20-year-old’s third in a row. It is the first time since 2021 – when he was ranked outside the
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new international report says the world is off track in its efforts to curb global warming in 41 of 42 important measurements and is even heading in the wrong direction in six crucial ways. Tuesday’s report shows the only bright spot is global sales of electric passenger vehicles
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harm that is “already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States,” a massive new government report says. The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five years, was released Tuesday with details that
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una escuela judía en Montreal fue atacada con disparos por segunda vez en menos de una semana mientras la ciudad enfrenta un aumento de los delitos antisemitas e islamófobos, dicen las autoridades. Se está llevando a cabo una investigación en la Yeshiva Gedola, que fue alcanzada por disparos la madrugada de este
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