PARIS (AP) — Five people, including a child, died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Tuesday, just hours after the British government approved a migrant bill to deport some of those who entered the country illegally to Rwanda. The prefecture responsible for the north of France
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul and Noemi Cassanelli, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s capital choked on toxic fumes Tuesday, as a thick and pungent haze spread from a fire at a towering trash dump, the latest in a series of landfill blazes that authorities have struggled for years to bring under control. Sections of the Ghazipur
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A legendary rugby player has cited the fear and anxiety that has invaded his life among the reasons for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Wally Lewis was known as “The King” when he played rugby league for Queensland state and Australia
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te says an $8 billion defense package approved by the U.S. House over the weekend will “strengthen the deterrence against authoritarianism in the West Pacific ally chain,” in a reference to key rival China. It will also “help ensure peace and stability across
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Las autoridades alemanas arrestaron provisionalmente al asistente de un diputado alemán del Parlamento Europeo, bajo sospecha de espiar para China, dijo la fiscalía federal de Alemania. El ciudadano alemán Jian G. fue detenido por la Policía criminal del estado de Sajonia en Dresde, según informó la fiscalía a primera hora del
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los pacientes tienen derecho a la intimidad en lo que respecta a su información médica, incluso cuando viajan a otro estado para someterse a un aborto, a un procedimiento de fertilización in vitro, a un control de natalidad u otros tipos de atención de la salud reproductiva, declararon funcionarios federales
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a man who works for a prominent German far-right lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China. The detention came less than 24 hours after three people were arrested for spying for China in a separate German case.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers have begun trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance, which faces challenges from China’s growing regional influence. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press appear to show a new compound of tents being built near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip as the Israeli military signals that it plans an offensive on the city of Rafah. Khan Younis has been targeted by repeated Israeli military operations over
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — To celebrate World Book Day on April 23, SELCO Community Credit Union announced that it collected 1,100 new and lightly used children’s books — and SELCO employees volunteered en masse to sort and clean many of them — during its recent book drive benefiting SMART Reading, a statewide children’s literacy nonprofit.
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares rose on Wednesday, led by an 2% gain in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after U.S. stocks rallied for a second straight day Tuesday, blunting the blow from what’s been a rough April. U.S. futures rose while oil prices edged lower. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Officers are searching for a man accused of murdering two people and kidnapping a 1-year-old in eastern Washington. West Richland police received a tip that he was possibly sighted on Hayden Island in North Portland, KGW reported. A clerk at a Plaid Pantry on Hayden Island told police that he may have seen
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — What should a comedian do when a baby cradled in its mother’s arms starts making noises in the middle of a set? American comedian Arj Barker was faced with that awkward situation during a show in Australia on Saturday night at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. In the middle
Continue ReadingAngelaBonachera (CNN Español) — Cada 23 de abril se celebra el Día Internacional del Libro, pero ¿por qué fue elegido este día en especial? La Unesco lo explica en su página web: el 23 de abril es “un día simbólico” para la literatura mundial “ya que ese día en 1616 fallecieron Cervantes, Shakespeare e Inca
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A U.S.-based rights group says the World Bank has suspended funding for a tourism project in Tanzania that allegedly caused the suffering of tens of thousands of villagers. The Oakland Institute says the World Bank’s decision to suspend the $150 million project, which aims to improve
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea claims it tested a new nuclear weapons command-and-control system Monday, with the firing of projectiles carrying simulated nuclear warheads from multiple rocket launcher units. Leader Kim Jong Un directed the drill, which simulated a nuclear counterattack, according to a report from the state-run Korean
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Dos helicópteros de la marina de Malasia chocaron en el aire durante un ensayo para un desfile naval este martes, matando a los 10 miembros de la tripulación a bordo, dijo la marina en un comunicado. El incidente ocurrió en la base naval de Lumut en el estado occidental de Perak a
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La Universidad de Columbia enfrenta un séptimo día de tensas manifestaciones pro palestinas mientras las protestas de solidaridad se han extendido a otras universidades y han provocado arrestos en la Universidad de Nueva York y Yale. Cuando la semana de la Pascua comenzó este lunes, las crecientes tensiones en el campus
Continue ReadingBy Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — Teenage Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, became the youngest player to claim the men’s Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Canada Sunday. The 17-year-old grandmaster’s win sets up an opportunity to dethrone reigning world champion Ding Liren of China at the 2024 World Chess Championship later
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Green Team student groups at Bend-La Pine Schools are working to reduce food waste throughout the district. and the efforts are showing success, officials said in an Earth Day update Monday. Student leaders, with the help of the sustainability department, have implemented waste audits, started and maintained composting programs, and promoted
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