AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving. A third Japanese manufacturer, Mitsubishi Motors Corp., has joined the Nissan-Honda partnership, sharing the view that speed and size are crucial in responding to dramatic changes
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China’s Liu Yukun won the men’s 50m 3 positions final, ahead of Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish and India’s Swapnil Kusale.
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China’s Zheng Qinwen served the Olympic tennis tournament a shock on Thursday when the sixth seed defeated top seed Iga Swiatek of Poland in an epic semifinal battle, 6-2, 7-5.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement came a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader. The rapid events this
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A full breakdown of all the Olympic 3×3 basketball action, from the women and the men, on Aug. 1.
Continue ReadingBy Dana Karni, Sophie Tanno and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military has said that one of the reported masterminds of the October 7 attacks, Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif, was killed in a strike it carried out in southern Gaza last month. The claim of Deif’s death comes a day after Hamas’ political leader,
Continue ReadingBy Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — Building with 3D printers has matured rapidly in recent years, as advances in technology and material science allow for grander and more ambitious designs. The potential uses are also increasingly varied, from affordable housing to a planned NASA base on the Moon. Most 3D-printed structures are built using concrete or
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Taylor Swift warned fans who traveled to her concert in Warsaw on Thursday to expect loud sirens in the afternoon honoring a key World War II anniversary. When the moment came, many of the fans who arrived for the concert also stood in tribute. The Polish capital held observances
Continue ReadingBy Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent (CNN) — On some parts of an overheating Earth, the old complaint that “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” gets truer by the year. But in the hottest big city in the US, where sunbaked concrete sprawls across bone-dry desert, Phoenix is setting records in both high
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Israel no será invitado a la ceremonia de paz de este año en conmemoración del bombardeo atómico de Nagasaki en 1945 para promover una “atmósfera pacífica y sombría” en el acto del 9 de agosto, según declaró el alcalde de la ciudad a los medios locales este miércoles. La decisión
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Dallas Wings star Satou Sabally scored a tournament-high 33 points as Germany moved to 2-0 in Group C with a hard-fought win over Japan.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “tiny mindless minority” behind unrest that has plagued several cities after a horrific stabbing at a children’s dance class and vowed to put a stop to it as the 17-year-old suspect was named Thursday in part to counter misinformation blamed as one cause
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Top seed Iga Swiatek ousted by China’s Zheng Qinwen in shocking semifinal upset, 6-4, 7-5. Zheng will contend to become the first Chinese person, man or woman, to win a medal in tennis.
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The U.S. women’s 3×3 basketball team’s rough start to the Paris Games continued against Australia, as Rhyne Howard’s late rally fell short in a 17-15 loss.
Continue ReadingBy Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Tucked away in the mountainous highlands of Chiapas in southern Mexico, around 150 coffee farmers on the Edelmann family farm work with their hands for hours on end. The shade of tree canopies is the only barrier between their bodies and the summer sun. Tomas Edelmann, a fourth-generation coffee
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Sweden’s flair in its attack and defense was enough to beat South Korea 27-23 in a group stage match in the women’s handball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN) — A simple vista parece que los estadounidenses están dejando de lado los Big Macs, las bebidas alcohólicas e incluso Starbucks. La temporada de resultados de las principales empresas de alimentación y bebidas ha comenzado esta semana, pero ya estamos viendo cómo evolucionan los hábitos de gasto de los
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore has seen record-high rainfall, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life. The downpour, which started before dawn Thursday, is expected to continue for a week at intervals, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
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Cuba’s Jorge Alayo and Noslen Diaz made easy work of Mohamed Abicha and Zouheir El Graoui, defeating the Moroccans in straight sets, 21-14, 21-11, for their third Pool D victory at the Paris Olympics.
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Ecuador’s Brian Pintado won his first Olympic medal on Thursday morning, breezing to victory in the men’s 20km race walk. Pintado, 29, finished in 1:18.55, just off the Olympic record set by China’s Chen Ding at the 2012 London Games.
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