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Month: April 2024

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders on Sunday welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned that passage of the bill would “further ruin” Ukraine and cause more deaths. Ukrainian commanders and analysts say the long-awaited

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La Agencia Mundial Antidopaje defiende el manejo dado a nadadores chinos de élite que dieron positivo por droga prohibida

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — La agencia mundial antidopaje del deporte criticó duramente como “escandalosas” y “totalmente falsas” las acusaciones de que manejó mal un caso de 2021 en el que más de 20 nadadores chinos de élite dieron positivo por una droga prohibida que mejora el rendimiento. La Agencia Mundial Antidopaje (WADA, por sus siglas

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World Anti-Doping Agency defends handling of elite Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned drug

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Global sport’s anti-doping watchdog has slammed as “outrageous” and “completely false” allegations that it mishandled a 2021 case in which more than 20 elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) made the comments after US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) chief

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Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities boycott vote on removing ethnic Albanian mayors

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Residents of four Serb-majority municipalities have overwhelmingly boycotted a vote on removing their ethnic Albanian mayors from office following last year’s mayoral elections. The referendum on Sunday was supported by the West. It was an attempt to diffuse tensions between Kosovo and neighboring

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15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — More than a dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities and the company said. Los Angeles County Fire Department units responded shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday to the theme park in Universal City,

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More progress needed on protecting our oceans, OSU scientists tell global conference in Athens

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean, but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported Wednesday at the eighth Our Ocean Conference in Athens. “Highly protected areas can safeguard against destructive activities such as high-impact fishing, mining and drilling, allowing marine

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Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An acute housing shortage hitting fire survivors on the Hawaiian island of Maui is squeezing out residents even as they try to overcome the loss of loved ones, their homes and their community. The situation is prompting state lawmakers to consider giving counties the authority to phase

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Un muerto y siete desaparecidos tras estrellarse dos helicópteros militares japoneses

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Uno de los tripulantes rescatados falleció, y otros siete están desaparecidos después de que dos helicópteros militares japoneses aparentemente se estrellaran durante un ejercicio, dijo este domingo el Ministro de Defensa de Japón, Minoru Kihara. “Es muy lamentable que la situación haya llegado a este punto”, dijo Kihara a los reporteros.

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