Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Japan and Australia have agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over China’s recent incursions into Japanese airspace and territorial waters. Japan’s foreign minister and defense minister met on Thursday for a regular summit with their Australian counterparts in the Australian coastal town
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious by other men has testified in a court in France about her yearslong ordeal. Gisèle Pélicot spoke on Thursday in a calm and clear voice, recounting how her world collapsed when
Continue ReadingBy Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s consulate in New York has denied reports that its top diplomat was removed in the aftermath of an alleged Chinese agent bust, saying the consul general is “performing his duties as usual.” “Consul General Huang Ping is performing his duties as usual.
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze. “Back then,” he said, “I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me — to the
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze. “Back then,” he said, “I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me — to the
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It’s a common quandary: a traveler planning a vacation wants to be responsible, stay at a locally-owned hotel instead of a big chain and hire local guides who can take them off the typical tourist trail. But how? Mark Olsen, CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, has a name
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner, a hospital official confirmed Thursday. She was 33. Owen Menach, a spokesperson at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill to expand birth control access, while a judge struck down decades-old restrictions on who could perform abortions in the state. The competing developments came Wednesday. The Republican governor’s veto stunned supporters of the measure, which would have forced insurance companies to
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El tifón Yagi se ha intensificado rápidamente hasta convertirse en un súper tifón mientras avanza hacia la isla turística china de Hainan, donde se prevé que toque tierra hacia finales de la semana. Según el Centro Conjunto de Alerta de Tifones (JTWC, por sus siglas en inglés), Yagi tiene vientos de
Continue ReadingAIN TAYA, Algeria (AP) — In the weeks since Algeria’s Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing, athletes and coaches in the North African nation say national enthusiasm is inspiring newfound interest in the sport, particularly among women. Khelif’s image is practically everywhere, featured in advertisements at airports, on highway billboards and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Los abogados de Donald Trump pidieron este miércoles a un tribunal federal de apelaciones que detenga su sentencia hasta que los jueces puedan escuchar el argumento legal del expresidente para trasladar el caso de dinero para su silencio a un tribunal federal. La solicitud de último momento se produce después de
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — En la cervecería Throwback, Kamala Harris dio un giro hacia el futuro, separándose un poco más de la “Bidenomics”. Mientras, intenta presentarse como candidata del cambio frente a un Gobierno en funciones. Esto está llevando a Donald Trump a la distracción. La vicepresidenta hizo este miércoles una parada en Nueva Hampshire
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners returned to two recent controversies on Wednesday, first agreeing to apply for a limited state parks planning grant for a proposed RV campground off Fort Thompson Lane, north of Bend = but focused on whether Highway 97 access is even possible. After that debate and 3-0 vote, they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for letting his son possess a weapon, authorities said. It’s the latest example of prosecutors holding parents responsible for their
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China is enjoying its “best in history” ties with African nations, leader Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as he pledged $50 billion in financial support for the continent in addition to military aid. China and Africa should rally their populations together to become a “powerful force” and write
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, Kathleen Magramo, Masrur Jamaluddin, James Legge and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Since his papacy began in 2013, Pope Francis has signaled his intention to build bridges with other faiths. The global growth of Islam, and the rise of extremism across religions, also made this an urgent priority. On Thursday,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — School and work in parts of southern China are on hold as Typhoon Yagi moves in. Landfall is expected on Friday along the coastal area of the island province Hainan. With maximum sustained windspeeds of 130 mph, it has the potential to be the most powerful storm there in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — some 7,000 judges —stand for election. While some countries like the United States and Switzerland elect some judges at the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — La Junta de Supervisión de Meta determinó que la frase “Del río al mar”, utilizada para expresar el apoyo a Palestina, no infringía las políticas de incitación al odio de la empresa. Los detractores de la frase, que se refiere a la tierra entre el río Jordán y el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NGĀRUAWĀHIA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori monarch, Kīngi Tūheitia, has been laid to rest atop a sacred mountain as his youngest daughter, Ngā wai hono i te po, became the second Māori queen in a tradition dating back to 1858. The king died last Friday following heart surgery, just days after
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