Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is still without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests. This comes after a curfew with
Continue ReadingBy Sean Coppack, CNN Kaptagat, Kenya (CNN) — In northern Kenya, under a sunny May sky that offers a rare respite during the worst rainy season in recent memory, Faith Kipyegon pursues a singular goal: “It’s history I’m looking for,” she says. But for the 30-year-old middle distance superstar, success is no longer simply measured
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European planemaker Airbus plans to show off its newest passenger jet with daily flight demonstrations during one of the world’s biggest aviation trade fairs. But an ongoing safety and manufacturing crisis has rival Boeing keeping a lower profile at the Farnborough International Air Show. The beleaguered American company isn’t
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a man has died after being hit by lightning near the summit of Germany’s highest peak. The 18-year-old resident of western Germany was one of a group of three young men who took the mountain railway up the Zugspitze late Sunday afternoon and then continued to the summit, which is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The money will go to 25 projects targeting greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, electric power, commercial and residential buildings, industry, agriculture and waste and materials management. The grants are paid
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — With his exit from the presidential race, President Joe Biden has set the stage for his Democratic successor to answer for the country’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Biden’s statement, posted on X Sunday afternoon, touted his administration’s economic policies. “Today, America has the strongest economy in the world,”
Continue ReadingCNN, WSB, WCBS, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, GETTY IMAGES, DELTA AIRLINES, KYW By Zoe Sottile, Lauren Mascarenhas and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of US flights were canceled Monday as carriers, particularly Delta Air Lines, work to recover four days after a global tech outage caused massive delays and left travelers stranded at
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In Albania’s capital Tirana, where a spate of new towers will soon transform the skyline, architects have revealed plans for a new double skyscraper that will bend elegantly like a ballet dancer’s plié, or a lover leaning in for a kiss. These were two of the visual cues for Bond Tower,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A top Chinese university has fired a professor a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment and posted recordings online as evidence. The woman said the professor and former vice dean at Renmin University of China physically and verbally abused her. The school concluded her accusations
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — There’s a lot happening in Paris this summer. The Olympic Games are coming to the French capital and homes have been found for all 32 sporting disciplines. Many of the venues existed before the Games – the only permanent sports facility built for the Olympics is the Aquatics Center,
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities say Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with Germany over its failure to prevent protesters getting into the grounds of the Pakistani consulate in Frankfurt, demanding action against “a gang of extremists” that it says breached security and endangered the lives of its staff. It is unclear what prompted the demonstrators
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jim Dolan estaba a punto de jubilarse y sentía que su futuro estaba más o menos trazado. Él y su esposa Som Dolan construirían una casa en el país natal de ella, Tailandia, y dividirían su tiempo entre el destino del sudeste asiático y Estados Unidos. Pero la pareja acabó
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MONUMENT, Ore. (KTVZ) – The 4-day-old lightning-sparked Boneyard fire about 10 miles north of Monument has grown to nearly 15,000 acres, destroying a home and two outbuildings while prompting evacuations ahead of Sunday’s red flag warning and threat of more lightning. https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or95s-boneyard-fire https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563332514107 Here’s Sunday evening’s update on the fire: MONUMENT, Ore. – The Oregon
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden anunció este domingo que no buscará ser reelegido como presidente en 2024, y respaldó a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris para convertirse en la candidata demócrata. Pero la decisión del presidente de 81 años —a poco más de 100 días de las elecciones— dio lugar a muchas
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Kamala Harris ha pasado mucho más tiempo de su vida como fiscal que como senadora o vicepresidenta, y es exactamente así como ahora se presentará contra Donald Trump. En sesiones que se desarrollaban silenciosamente en el Observatorio Naval incluso antes del desastroso debate de Joe Biden, Harris y su círculo íntimo
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuatro días después de que una actualización de software defectuosa de una empresa de ciberseguridad dejara inesperadamente fuera de servicio ordenadores y sistemas técnicos en todo el mundo, las aerolíneas y algunas otras empresas siguen experimentando retrasos y otros problemas técnicos. El “mayor apagón informático de la historia” —provocado por
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. The order triggered a new flight of Palestinians, many of whom had taken refuge
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As temperatures soared across parts of central China’s agricultural heartland last month, farmers struggled with day after day without rain. In sweltering Henan province, many scrambled to irrigate parched crops during what is usually a key growing period, while authorities ordered water use to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Rescuers are searching for dozens missing after heavy rains caused flash flooding and a bridge collapse in different parts of China, killing at least 25 people. Flash flooding tore through a village in Sichuan province Saturday, and rescuers said 10 people died and they were searching for 29 missing. Days of rain
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Veteran environmentalist Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland on Sunday and faces possible extradition to Japan allegedly over anti-whaling activities in the Antarctic years ago, his organization said in a statement. The 73-year-old Canadian-American dual national was detained by police when his ship docked in the Greenland capital Nuuk
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