BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France have launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris. The new connection was hailed Monday as a symbol of the two countries’ close friendship and a sign of Europe’s potential to attract more travelers to the rails — but it is unlikely to be a game-changer. At about
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s not March 2020, but it sure feels a lot like it for Herschel Wilson. Wilson started building up a small stockpile of essential goods for his three pets and family of five based in Tacoma, Washington, in August, after Donald Trump had been named the Republican
Continue ReadingPor Curt Devine El presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, prometió durante la campaña electoral que haría todo lo que estuviera a su alcance para beneficiar a los trabajadores estadounidenses. “Construiremos productos estadounidenses, compraremos productos estadounidenses y contrataremos estadounidenses”, dijo durante un mitin en agosto. A pesar de esa promesa, las propias empresas de Trump
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Amnesty International says Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones. The report published Monday is backed by testimonies of those who claim their phones have been hacked in recent months. Amnesty says the spy software was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria. They want guarantees from Syria’s new leaders that they are preparing for a peaceful political future where extremism and former allies Russia and Iran can play no role. The new leadership has yet to lay out a clear
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank, MUFG, said Monday that it was investigating and that “several billion yen” might have been taken. The thefts occurred at two Tokyo branches of the bank,
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — A perfectly twirled bite of spaghetti hangs off a fork mid-air. Next to it, a bowl of ramen and a katsudon — freshly cooked eggs and pork cutlet – fall fresh out of the pan. Plates are stacked high with colorful sashimi and elaborate parfaits. It’s a feast for
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A national private school group has apologized for comments made by speakers at a recent diversity and inclusion conference that were criticized by several Jewish organizations as antisemitic and perpetuating an anti-Israel bias. The conference, known as the People of Color Conference, was held earlier this month in Denver
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old boy in New Mexico has been charged with killing four members of his family, state police said on Sunday. Authorities in Valencia County received a 911 call in the early hours of Saturday when, according to state police, teenage suspect Diego Leyva said he had killed his
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers eased to a 116-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday as LeBron James returned to the team following a two-game absence. The 39-year-old missed the Lakers’ recent games against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves due to personal reasons and injury management
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Brad Lendon and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — As pressure mounts on federal officials to address ongoing concerns about possible drone sightings, East Coast residents, especially in New Jersey, remain on edge, with similar reports emerging in Ohio that prompted a temporary airspace closure over a vital military base. Federal officials have
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, Elizabeth Grantham decided she didn’t want to rent much longer, so she moved from her hometown in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area to Washington state to save up to buy a home. “Our rent was getting raised every year. Even the cost of the parking
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — A major rescue operation is underway in a cave northeast of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a woman who was injured in a fall and became trapped while exploring with eight other people. Ottavia Piana, 32, remained blocked deep inside the Bueno Fonteno cave, where the temperatures were ranging from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and was a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that followed the Great Depression. Biden made the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — It’s a problem as intractable as the riddle of the Sphinx: How do you make a vegan cheese that people actually want to eat? Formo, a Berlin-based biotechnology company, thinks it has found the answer in a minuscule fungus, Koji, that has given that distinctive umami flavor to
Continue ReadingPor Sofia Benavides, CNN en Español El último ciclo electoral en América Latina ha reconfigurado el panorama político de la región, marcando tanto continuidades como cambios notorios. Tanto países como El Salvador, Venezuela, México y Uruguay, que acudieron a las urnas en 2024, como Argentina y Brasil, que votaron antes, forman parte de este contexto
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The archbishop who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England is facing calls to resign over his handling of the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct. The BBC reported Monday that Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell let a priest remain in his post despite
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since assuming office that focused on shoring up ties as concerns grew over China’s influence in the region. Modi said Monday that India and Sri Lanka will establish electricity grid connectivity and
Continue ReadingPor Nectar Gan En los primeros años de la guerra de Xi Jinping contra la corrupción, el líder chino consolidó el control sobre el Ejército más grande del mundo derrocando a generales poderosos de facciones rivales y reemplazándolos por aliados y protegidos leales. Una década después, después de haber reformado la estructura del Ejército Popular
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, health officials in the embattled territory said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground. Qatar, Egypt and the United States have renewed efforts to broker a
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