Billionaire Foxconn founder drops out of Taiwan’s presidential race
By Wayne Chang and Michelle Toh, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, withdrew…
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Weekly Park Pick: An eye toward preservation — Al Moody Park
This week, Eric Oren visits Al Moody Park, located near Pilot Butte! This great park includes the traditional amenities, but also has an eye toward…
Continue ReadingOscar Pistorius to be released on parole as Reeva Steenkamp’s mother warns he has not been rehabilitated after murder
By Simon Cullen and Peter Wilkinson, CNN (CNN) — Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole in January, prison authorities announced Friday,…
Continue ReadingDespite criticisms from the West, the UAE’s oil chief is proving popular in the developing world
By Elizabeth Wells, CNN (CNN) — When the Seychelles government announced it would allow a Canadian company to explore for oil in its waters…
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Below average temperatures and chilly nights ahead
Happy Friday, friends! Expect patchy freezing fog before 2pm. After that, conditions should clear a bit and we may even see some clear skies…
Continue ReadingThe second installment of Sri Lanka’s bailout was delayed. The country hopes it’s coming in December
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says he is confident it will receive…
Continue ReadingMúsica compuesta en los campos de concentración de Auschwitz sonará por primera vez tras ser restaurada
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La próxima semana se interpretarán por primera vez fragmentos de partituras musicales descubiertas en…
Continue ReadingUkraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia tries to capture a destroyed eastern city
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials say Ukraine has launched one of its biggest drone attacks on the…
Continue ReadingFrench pilot sentenced after accidentally killing skydiver with plane’s wing during jump
By Xiaofei Xu, Maya Szaniecki and Claudia Colliva, CNN Paris (CNN) — A 64-year-old French pilot has been given a one-year suspended prison…
Continue ReadingThe three-year cruise is canceled
Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — They had signed up for the experience of a lifetime: three years traveling the world from the comfort of a cruise…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Distraught by a romantic breakup, 16-year-old Kenny Batson vented his hurt by stomping out the windshields of cars…
Continue ReadingVietnam’s plan for spending $15.5 billion for its clean energy transition to be announced at COP28
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been…
Continue ReadingThe Netherlands’ longtime ruling party says it won’t join a new government following far-right’s win
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senator from the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom was appointed Friday to…
Continue ReadingDallas Cowboys rout Washington Commanders on Thanksgiving but Dolly Parton steals the show with halftime performance
By Homero De la Fuente and Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Cowboys feasted early on Thanksgiving in the team’s dominant 45-10 victory…
Continue Reading‘I’ve dedicated my life to this mission’: Sara Sabry on making space exploration more accessible
By Arya Jyothi and Maheshpreet Narula, CNN (CNN) — Last year, Sara Sabry made history when she became the first Egyptian, the first Arab woman…
Continue ReadingNissan will invest $1.4 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars at its UK factory
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric…
Continue ReadingIndian authorities release Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah after 21 months in prison
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly two years…
Continue ReadingFrom Dec. 1, citizens of five European countries and Malaysia can enter China without a visa
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage…
Continue Reading¿Quién es Nicolás Posse, el futuro jefe de Gabinete del gobierno de Javier Milei?
JoaquÃn Caballero (CNN Español) — Las decisiones suelen definir a los lÃderes polÃticos. Y a sus entornos también. El presidente electo…
Continue ReadingRescuers in India trying to evacuate 41 workers from a collapsed tunnel are delayed again
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescue teams trying to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks…
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