Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El líder de la oposición rusa Alexey Navalny, ahora trasladado a una prisión al norte del Círculo Polar Ártico, expresó su “alivio” en su primer mensaje compartido a través de sus asistentes en las redes sociales este martes después de sobrevivir a lo que, según él, fue un traslado de prisión
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu announced it was suspending all vehicle
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has resumed deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The committee meeting on Tuesday comes days after the Turkish president openly linked the Sweden’s admission to U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, setting a new condition. Turkey had lifted its objection
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El premio mayor de Powerball ascendió a un estimado de $685 millones después de que ningún boleto acertara los seis números para llevarse el gran premio durante el sorteo de Navidad de este lunes por la noche. El premio mayor en juego durante el próximo sorteo de este miércoles tiene una
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Asian shares advanced on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains as markets there reopened for what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of trading. U.S. futures were higher and oil prices were steady. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 1.2% to 33,681.24 as details of a policy meeting by the Bank of
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea, both countries said Tuesday, bolstering Ukrainian morale after battlefield disappointments and doubts about the future of Western aid. The planes fired guided missiles at the landing ship Novocherkassk, which is moored at a
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week. In a post on Telegram, Ukrainian Air Force
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un grupo de migrantes que había estado esperando en temperaturas frías en Eagle Pass, Texas, fue autorizado y procesado en los últimos días, pero la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. sigue en alerta debido al aumento en curso de la frontera, dijo un funcionario de CBP a
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $685 million after no ticket matched all six numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night’s Christmas drawing. The top prize up for grabs during the next drawing on Wednesday has a lump-sum option of an estimated $344.7 million, according to
Continue Readingroleaniz Navidad, hoy en día, es sinónimo de excesos. Regalos, preparativos, viajes y, sobre todo, muchas celebraciones alrededor de la mesa. Pero una vez que pasan estas festividades y nos topamos con enero, toca volver a la rutina. Y nuestro cuerpo también necesita un poco de normalidad. Neus Vila, dietista de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra,
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll following the explosion of a smelting furnace at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island rose to 18 on Tuesday, as police ordered the plant to stop operations until an investigation is completed. The blast, which occurred on Sunday, was the latest
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La mayoría de los líderes políticos, espirituales y nacionales globales celebran la Navidad con un llamado a la paz o enfatizando las virtudes de la familia y la unidad. Ese no es el estilo de Donald Trump . El expresidente desató un torrente de furia y amargura en línea, en gran
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the eastern US will face tricky holiday travel after avoiding deadly blizzard conditions and ice that slammed the central US earlier this week. A batch of steady rain will move across the mid-Atlantic through Wednesday afternoon and push into the Northeast by Wednesday evening.
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat. They point to restrictions on protest imposed by the Conservative government that have seen environmental activists jailed peaceful but disruptive actions. The government says it is stopping extremist
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading “Just Stop Oil” off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) –Hace apenas dos semanas, la SPCA del condado de Adams, Pensilvania, estaba casi llena ya que sus perreras estaban llenas de perros que necesitaban un hogar. Ahora, por primera vez en casi 50 años, no hay perros en las instalaciones y los residentes recientes están pasando las vacaciones con sus nuevas familias.
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s more than 54,500 war-wounded include a growing number of amputees who face hard choices and challenges as they try to survive in a war zone. Health officials say overwhelmed hospitals that now lack vascular surgeons at times had to amputate
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press HASLET, Texas (AP) — Worried about his mother’s health, Jacob Mabil tried for months to persuade her to let him start the process that would take her from a sprawling refugee camp where she had spent almost a decade after fleeing violence in South Sudan. He wanted her to come
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