Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Cuando la bola cayó en Times Square de la ciudad de Nueva York para anunciar el inicio de 2024, en realidad ya era tarde: en decenas de países alrededor del mundo ya se estaba dando la bienvenida al nuevo año. La Isla de Navidad en Kiribati, un país insular en el
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks against religious clerics, the public, and mosques, a senior Taliban official said Sunday. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Taliban’s appointed defense minister, during a press conference in the capital, Kabul, said dozens of Tajiks and
Continue ReadingBy BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday. The group of 53 men, 39 women and 55 children arrived on Karang Gadih beach in Langkat district late
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Kendall Trammell, CNN (CNN) — When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to ring in the start of 2024, it’ll actually be late -– in dozens of countries around the world already welcoming the new year. Christmas Island in Kiribati, an island country in the central Pacific Ocean,
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — No hubo ningún ganador del premio mayor en el sorteo de Powerball de este sábado, según el sitio web de la lotería. El premio mayor ahora ha aumentado a un estimado de US$ 810 millones, según el sitio web de la lotería. El próximo sorteo está previsto para el 1 de
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN)– El 1 de enero suele ser uno de los días más ocupados del año en el Hi-Lo Diner aquí. Los clientes, algunos todavía en estado de juerga por la noche anterior, llenan los puestos y piden del menú clásicos estadounidenses, incluido el alimento básico del brunch: el Hi-Lo Bloody, que viene con
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Housing economists offering forecasts were wrong about 2023. Few thought home sales would fall off a cliff the way they did this year, dropping by about 17% from their high in February to their low in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. Most thought home
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Hope springs eternal, and for many of us, 2024 is a new dawn. We may have limited time before the bloom of the new year fades and we’re left to confront our untended bad habits and the horrors of the world, so let’s make the most of this fleeting
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí. Una fotografía tomada desde Rafah muestra humo ondeando sobre Khan Yunis en el sur de de Gaza durante el bombardeo israelí el 30 de diciembre de 2023. Crédito: /AFP vía Getty Images Palestinos desplazados, que huyeron de sus hogares
Continue ReadingIstanbul (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for “exploiting” a dispute between two Turkish football clubs and Saudi officials. The Turkish Super Cup final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was postponed indefinitely after Istanbul rivals, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, refused to take to the pitch and returned home.
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Nota del editor: Ana Diamond trabaja con el Laboratorio de Extremismo y Desinformación de Oxford y Red Team Network en OpenAI. También es cofundadora de la Alianza contra la toma de rehenes por parte del Estado y ha soportado más de 200 días en régimen de aislamiento como rehén en Irán entre 2016
Continue ReadingBy Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Making New Year’s resolutions is easy. Keeping them is hard. Too often, we set resolutions to make sweeping, multistep changes that are well-intentioned but unrealistic. One year, I resolved to prep our family meals for the week every Sunday. I bought containers to store each meal, created a menu
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Adrienne Keeler remembers struggling to stay awake in church on New Year’s Eve as a child while her family praised God for carrying them through another year. Back then, Keeler said she couldn’t wait to get to the part of the church service where everyone said, “Happy New Year!” “I just
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime conflict linked to the war in Gaza. “We’re going to act in a self-defense going forward,” a White House
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Corea del Norte ya no buscará la reconciliación y la reunificación con Corea del Sur, declaró Kim Jong Un, mientras su nación prometió poner en órbita tres nuevos satélites espías militares en 2024. Kim dijo que las relaciones intercoreanas se habían convertido en “una relación entre dos países hostiles y dos
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years on Saturday but there have been no reports of any weather-related deaths or injuries. The country’s weather agency said Sunday that 12.2 centimeters (4.8 inches) of snow fell on Seoul the previous
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian border city of Belgorod that killed 24 people Saturday “would not go unpunished.” The Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian
Continue ReadingCNN By Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Dean Jacobowski stands atop the Sydney Opera House as the first glimmer of the day’s summer sun bounces from the famous white sails. It’s early in the morning, three days before New Year’s Eve. The harbor is Jacobowski’s canvas. He plans to paint it with pyrotechnics. “It’s the
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Dean Jacobowski stands atop the Sydney Opera House as the first glimmer of the day’s summer sun bounces from the famous white sails. It’s early in the morning, three days before New Year’s Eve. The harbor is Jacobowski’s canvas. He plans to paint it with pyrotechnics. “It’s the most
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