December 2023

Eurostar trains were were cancelled on Saturday due to flooded tunnels

Flooded tunnels force cancelation of Eurostar trains linking UK to Europe

December 30, 2023 5:26 am CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — Flooded railway tunnels forced the cancelation of all services on Saturday linking Britain to Europe,…

Albania’s ex-Prime Minister Berisha put under house arrest while investigated for corruption

December 30, 2023 5:13 am Associated Press

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A court in Albania on Saturday ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali…

Texas envía solicitantes de asilo a las principales ciudades en autobús sin previo aviso. Estos alcaldes quieren pisar el freno

December 30, 2023 5:11 am CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Frustrados por los “autobuses deshonestos” de Texas que dejan a miles de inmigrantes, los alcaldes de Nueva York, Chicago…

US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching

December 30, 2023 5:01 am Associated Press

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S.…

American animator and producer Walt Disney is pictured drawing Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie Ca 1943. The early version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1

An early version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain on January 1

December 30, 2023 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — In just a few short days, an early version of Disney’s most iconic character will join the public domain for…

In this NOAA image taken by the GOES satellite

The year’s most extreme weather shows what a warming planet is capable of, and what’s to come

December 30, 2023 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — In the hottest year on record, the fingerprints of a changing climate in a warming world were all…

Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally

December 30, 2023 4:49 am Associated Press

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!”…

A deadly Australia eastern brown snake is photographed in Sydney in this 2012 file photo. This type of snake slithered onto the tennis court during the Brisbane International qualification match between Dominic Thiem and James McCabe

‘Really poisonous snake’ holds up Dominic Thiem’s Brisbane International qualification match

December 30, 2023 4:46 am CNN Newsource

By John Sinnott, CNN (CNN) — Tennis star Dominic Thiem’s opening qualfying round at the Brisbane International tournament on Saturday was…

Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing

December 30, 2023 4:26 am Associated Press

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing,…

Eurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London

December 30, 2023 4:21 am Associated Press

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train…

Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion target bank and block part of highway around Amsterdam

December 30, 2023 4:08 am Associated Press

By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former…

‘Time Bomb Y2K’ ignites the media hysteria around the 20th century’s final freakout

December 30, 2023 4:00 am CNN Newsource

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Time Bomb Y2K,” an HBO documentary about the panic related to the calendar switch to 2000 and the…

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and celeb divorces: These are 2023’s defining pop culture moments

December 30, 2023 4:00 am CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — We’re crawling to the end of 2023, and thank goodness we made it. We lived through a lot…

‘Perfect on the skis’: Mikaela Shiffrin caps record-breaking year with brace of dominant victories

December 30, 2023 3:55 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For American Mikaela Shiffrin, 2023 was the year in which she sealed her place in the record books, overtaking the…

Flash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say

December 30, 2023 3:40 am Associated Press

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal…

A new group of migrants arrives in Chicago on November 20.

Texas is sending asylum seekers to major cities by bus with little notice. These mayors want to pump the brakes

December 30, 2023 3:40 am CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York,…

A new rule requiring companies to disclose how much they pollute is coming in 2024

December 30, 2023 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Securities and Exchange Commission will decide by next spring on a rule to make public companies disclose…

Envía tu nombre a Europa, la luna de Júpiter, antes de que acabe el año

December 30, 2023 2:10 am CNN Newsource

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Aunque todavía no es posible que los humanos se aventuren a los intrigantes mundos oceánicos de nuestro sistema…

How long does it take to form a habit?

December 30, 2023 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Kasandra Brabaw, Anastasia Buyalskaya, Angela Duckworth and Katy Milkman, CNN (CNN) — As you’re drafting your New Year’s resolutions,…

Air raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants

December 30, 2023 1:53 am Associated Press

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border…

Month: December 2023