Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Escenas de edificios reducidos a escombros dieron la vuelta al mundo esta semana tras el terremoto de magnitud 7,5 que sacudió el lunes la prefectura de Ishikawa, en la costa occidental de Japón. Aún se desconoce el alcance total de los daños. Según las autoridades, al menos 270 viviendas de
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — She couldn’t go back there. She just couldn’t. Every time she left her house, the high schooler would scan for people reaching into backpacks. In public buildings, she’d calculate the nearest exit. She couldn’t even hear the rumbling of a plane – so similar to the helicopters and SWAT
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after one of its planes made an emergency landing in Oregon Friday, officials said – an incident that a passenger says involved a panel and window blowing out in
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press It has only taken 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft, preparing to take off to deliver urgent aid to quake-hit central Japan,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The death toll from a fire in a hospital in Germany this week has risen to five. All of the victims were patients. Investigators are seeking to understand the cause of the blaze that broke out late Thursday at the hospital in Uelzen, southeast of Hamburg. Emergency workers arrived to flames and
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners have attended a funeral for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in broad daylight on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad. The funeral of Masoodur Rehman Usmani was held on Saturday, a day after unidentified gunmen shot and killed him and wounded his driver in the neighborhood of Ghauri
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the same area. The
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a solemn ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis has presided over Epiphany Mass, the last major Christmas season holiday. In his homily on Saturday, Francis warned against “mere outward appearance” in practicing one’s faith. He also cautioned against what he called “basking in some
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Raising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an average of 31% reduced consumer purchases of those drinks by a third, according to a new analysis of restrictions implemented in five US cities. “What we measured is how consumers change their consumption
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Mark Cuban, who recently sold a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks franchise, surprised Mavs employees on Friday when he informed them that the team would distribute more than $35 million in bonuses, a spokesperson for the team told CNN Sport. In an internal memo obtained by ESPN’s Tim
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more. The latest Mideast mission by America’s
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una tormenta invernal va en curso de colisión con el Atlántico Medio y el Noreste de Estados Unidos el sábado, y hay otra más fuerte pisándole los talones. La primera tormenta arrojará hasta 30 cm de nieve y hielo significativo hasta el domingo y podría causar interrupciones en los viajes
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s rivals have sharpened their attacks on the former president as they blanket Iowa just over a week before the state’s caucuses kick off the Republican presidential nominating race. But in the shadow of the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol,
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials say the death toll from an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing has risen to at least 91. State TV on Saturday quoted a spokesman for the country’s emergency services as saying an 8-year boy and a 67-year-old man who were wounded in Wednesday’s attack have now died. He said
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Despite falling just short of winning a historic world title, teenage darts sensation Luke Littler has seen his life change forever. The 16-year-old, largely unknown before this year’s World Darts Championship, has been catapulted into global stardom after showcasing his amazing ability on a fairytale run to Wednesday’s final.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La conexión que proporcionan los amigos, la familia y la pareja no solo es agradable, sino que es crucial. Casi uno de cada cuatro adultos de todo el mundo ha declarado sentirse muy o bastante solo, según una encuesta de Meta-Gallup 2023. “Durante demasiado tiempo, la soledad ha permanecido en
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La primera semana del año, en la que muchos intentamos poner en marcha nuevos propósitos, está llegando a su fin. Al elaborar esos propósitos, puedes pensar que hacen falta 21 días de repetición de una acción para que esa acción se convierta en un hábito. Así que te propones ir
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers have plunged into the wintry waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. Hasina is seeking to return to power
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month. That trial likely includes a prominent activist lauded by rights group abroad. The state-run
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