Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa. The shot is already used in the U.S. and elsewhere as a treatment for the virus that causes AIDS, and drugmaker Gilead is testing it for prevention. In
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The French Alps bid to host the 2030 Winter Games has been approved by the International Olympic Committee with conditions attached. French President Emmanuel Macron helped present the bid to IOC members and gave assurances that the national government being formed in office after the 2024 Summer Games in
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN O2 Arena, London (CNN) — The USA’s women’s basketball team finalized preparations for Paris 2024 with a resounding 84-57 victory over Germany at the Basketball Showcase in London. It was far from a vintage USA performance – the first half in particular was below the lofty standards the team has set
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local roads, surfers, residents and workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the commencement of the Paris Olympics to brace themselves— and the island— for the upcoming surfing competition. In preparation, athletes have been
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Michael Williams and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out against protests of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, broadly disparaging anti-Israel protesters as “Iran’s useful idiots” in an address to Congress on Wednesday. Netanyahu’s address to Congress comes at a crucial crossroads for the war. US officials have voiced optimism about the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Kit Maher, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — Donald Trump stepped onto the campaign trail Wednesday to an entirely new race and a political landscape once again irrevocably altered by an unprecedented election year. The former president’s rally here was his first since President Joe Biden abruptly ended his
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese officials have warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country. The delegation of influential business people, including the CEOs of Fedex and Micron, followed a top-level meeting last week where ruling
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is crawling back to normalcy after more than a week of chaos triggered by student protests over a quota system in government jobs. Most of the country remained without internet access on Wednesday but thousands of cars were on the streets of the capital Dhaka after authorities relaxed
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una persona sobrevivió al accidente de Saurya Airlines, informó la Autoridad de Aviación Civil en un comunicado. Todos los pasajeros -18 nepalíes y un ciudadano yemení- eran empleados de la compañía, según la policía. Las imágenes de la policía nepalí mostraban una densa humareda que salía del avión en llamas en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and Singapore have signed a defense pact that will allow their militaries to broaden their engagement, but few details were given about how the agreement could help address their security concerns in a region rife with conflicts. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. signed the memorandum of understanding
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dropped in Thursday morning trading, with Tokyo’s benchmark losing more than 1,000 points at one point and closing down more than 3%, as pessimism set in over a nose-dive on Wall Street. U.S. stock indexes suffered their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and
Continue ReadingBy Aishwarya Iyer, Esha Mitra and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — At least 18 people were killed after a small plane skidded off the runway in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, local officials said. The pilot, who has been hospitalized, is the sole survivor of the Saurya Airlines crash, said Gyanendra Bhul, a spokesperson for Tribhuvan
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man who was living at a licensed day care facility at the time of his arrest in late May pleaded not guilty Monday to 20 first- and second-degree felony counts of encouraging child sexual abuse and one misdemeanor count of encouraging the sexual assault of an animal. Deschutes County
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister says he is seeking “common ground” in talks with his Chinese counterpart on ending his country’s war with Russia. Video released by Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry showed Dmytro Kuleba arriving at the meeting venue in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Wednesday and exchanging remarks with China’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Globos norcoreanos cargados de basura fueron encontrados en el recinto de la oficina presidencial de Corea del Sur, según informaron las autoridades este miércoles, el último de una serie de incidentes que han elevado las tensiones y la retórica en la península coreana. Más de 3.000 globos norcoreanos, a menudo
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say climate activists have glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany forcing the suspension of flights. Police said five people glued themselves to a taxiway at the airport early Wednesday morning. Flights were suspended for about three hours from about 5:45 a.m. while officers worked to remove
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week. Preliminary data released Wednesday by Copernicus shows the global average temperature Monday was 17.15 degrees Celsius, which beats Sunday’s record by 0.06 degrees Celsius.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Rare footage captured by a camera strapped to the back of an endangered shark shows the jarring moment it was struck by a boat — prompting the animal to dash into deep waters and rest for hours. It’s not clear whether the massive 23-foot (7-meter) animal, known as a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas (PFAS), denominadas “sustancias químicas eternas” por su larga permanencia en el cuerpo humano y el medio ambiente, son un problema sanitario cada vez mayor. Presentes en la sangre de aproximadamente el 98% de los estadounidenses, estas sustancias químicas alteradoras de las hormonas son tan preocupantes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish bill aimed at regulating the country’s millions of stray dogs has moved closer to becoming law as animal rights advocates fear many of them will be killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling party proposed the bill, says that “although
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