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Month: December 2023

Russia brings new charges against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by Russian prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, Navalny said he had been charged under

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They just want to go to class: These college students are stuck in the middle as the Israel-Hamas conflict spills onto campus

By Jeff Winter and Ray Sanchez, CNN New York (CNN) — Beyond Columbia University’s heavy iron gates emblazoned with the words “May All Who Enter Here Find Welcome and Peace,” a 25-year-old graduate student said he felt immense pressure to “pick a side” in the Israel-Hamas war. The student, who is working on a PhD

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A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in central Europe

BERLIN (AP) — Munich’s airport has canceled all flights for the day after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria and Switzerland, affecting travel across the region. Trains to and from Munich’s central station were also halted and Germany’s national railway advised passengers to delay or reroute their journeys. Other

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Police raid Moscow gay bars after a Supreme Court ruling labeled LGBTQ+ movement ‘extremist’

By The Associated Press Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted

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Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite its appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila did not identify the two Filipinos, citing the wishes of their families for privacy. It

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US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the rule will sharply

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Macaulay Culkin recibe una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama con un emotivo mensaje de su madre en “Home Alone”

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Es el niño que quedó abandonado a su suerte en la comedia navideña favorita de todos, y el viernes obtuvo cierto reconocimiento en Hollywood. Macaulay Culkin, protagonista de los clásicos de los 90 “Home Alone” y “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, entre otros muchos títulos, recibió esta semana

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Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago. The 15-member council unanimously voted Friday night in favor of the British-drafted resolution to lift the weapons

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