BERLIN (AP) — One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing for five months starting as the country launches an effort to get its notoriously disruption-prone network into shape. State-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn is closing the route from July 15 to Dec. 14 and plans
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the discovery of human remains at a famous bridge in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera, a 34-year-old Colombian national, was arrested in Bristol early Saturday and charged on Monday, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union later this year. Kallas, Estonia’s first female prime minister, handed in her formal resignation to President Alar Karis during a brief meeting at the Presidential
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un pequeño rincón de Venezuela se extiende lentamente a lo largo de la calle 77 en Bogotá, la capital de Colombia. Los mapas municipales se refieren formalmente a ese barrio como Unir II, pero para muchos de sus habitantes es conocido como Barrio Hugo Chávez, en honor al fallecido presidente
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — After surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump will be at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week to accept his third consecutive GOP presidential nomination. A gathering already marked by one kind of uncertainty, with Trump’s vice presidential pick still a mystery, will
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre fue acusado este lunes de dos cargos de asesinato tras el hallazgo de restos humanos en unas maletas en un emblemático puente del Reino Unido la semana pasada. Según un comunicado de la Policía Metropolitana de Londres, los restos humanos eran los de Albert Alfonso, de 62 años, y
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Donald Trump resurgirá tras un intento de magnicidio como un héroe mítico aún mayor de su movimiento MAGA con la Convención Nacional Republicana que se inaugura este lunes tras dos semanas extraordinarias que han transformado la campaña de 2024. Más de 24 horas después, el horror del tiroteo del sábado
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A 34-year-old man has been charged with murdering two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in southwest England. Yostin Andres Mosquera appeared in court on Monday. London’s Metropolitan Police said that he has been charged with murdering 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth. Police said the victims had previously been
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Oregon State second-baseman Travis Bazzana was the first MLB draft pick, going to the Cleveland Guardians; meanwhile, 135 Oregon Ducks football players turned out at Autzen Stadium on Saturday to help build 200 beds for kids in need, a project of 21 Cares for Kids partner Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As dramatic images of the failed assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump spread around the world Saturday, news of the attack also sparked immerse online interest – as well as pointed criticism of the US – on China’s heavily censored internet. Discussion of the assassination
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. This is his fourth time serving as prime minister
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Rwanda’s presidential election, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of
Continue ReadingAsian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as investors grappled with the weak economic data from China and waited to see the outcome of a top Communist Party policy meeting in Beijing. U.S. futures rose while oil prices fell. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% to 41,399.72 after reopening from a holiday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has detonated his explosives-laden vehicle and some other insurgents opened fire near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least four soldiers and wounding dozens. There was no immediate comment from the military about the early Monday attack that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines taking to the streets to revel in their Copa América triumph late Sunday inhabit a very different place now than they did 19 months ago, when their World Cup win sent millions surging into the same Buenos Aires square in a howl of collective celebration. “Glorious,” Diego
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians have voted for members of a new parliament in an election that was expected to hold few surprises. The outcome could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad, whose term would end in 2028 under the current term limits. Monday’s
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Argentina sabe de finales peleadas, agónicas. Tanto en el triunfo como en la derrota, pero la Argentina de Lionel Scaloni solo sabe ganar. Y esta vez triunfó haciendo valer su dominio en el fútbol en la última década, cerrando —quizá— una era histórica con jugadores legendarios y repitiendo un campeonato
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Al menos 22 personas murieron este sábado en un ataque que alcanzó una mezquita improvisada en un campamento de desplazados en el oeste de la ciudad de Gaza , según un funcionario del hospital que trata a las víctimas. El jefe de la sala de emergencias del Hospital Al-Ahli, Dr. Amjad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas. Blue tarp covered much of the torn off roof. Gaido scheduled cleanup shifts for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) — Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company. A decade ago, he’d just finished the first year of an international business degree in Amsterdam as a step toward that lofty goal. But the 18-year-old dual Dutch American citizen’s future — whatever it may have held
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