LONDON (AP) — Chipmaker Intel has won a fresh victory in a long-running battle against European Union competition watchdogs after the bloc’s top court confirmed a lower tribunal’s decision to overturn a billion-euro antitrust penalty. The EU’s Court of Justice said Thursday it upheld the decision to annul the fine issued more than a decade
Continue ReadingKAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presided at the closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, hailing its role as a counterbalance to the West. The three-day summit in the city of Kazan was attended by leaders or representatives of 36 countries, highlighting the failure of U.S.-led
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes even as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia. The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, voted quickly on Thursday to endorse the “comprehensive strategic partnership” treaty
Continue ReadingStory by Associated Press (AP) — A Polish radio station has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.” Weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched this week, with what it said was “the first experiment in Poland in which journalists … are virtual characters created by
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating incidents of arson, vandalism and attempted burglary at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday. Investigators haven’t said if they believe the incidents at the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City – which was founded in 1740 and is the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities. The move comes two weeks after it set a nationwide deadline for removal of lead pipes. A final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency limits lead dust on floors
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El canciller colombiano, Luis Murillo, informó este jueves que las autoridades venezolanas no tienen ninguna información sobre Iván Márquez, ante reportes en medios sobre la supuesta muerte del líder guerrillero colombiano en ese país. El Gobierno de Colombia dijo el miércoles que enviaría una nota diplomática para pedir información sobre Márquez. “La
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and cleaning up the harmful dust in certain homes and child-care facilities across the country, finalized Thursday by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Even low levels of lead exposure are known to be
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Ninguna candidata presidencial en la historia tuvo que responder a preguntas sobre los precios de los alimentos y el supuesto fascismo de su oponente en el mismo acto. Pero la vinculación casi absurda entre estos dos temas a los que debe enfrentarse Kamala Harris cuenta a la perfección la historia de
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (AP) — Las inundaciones generalizadas y los corrimientos de tierra generados por una tormenta tropical en el noreste de Filipinas dejaron este jueves al menos 24 muertos, arrastraron coches y obligaron a las autoridades a buscar lanchas motoras para rescatar a los habitantes atrapados, algunos en los tejados. El gobierno cerró escuelas y
Continue ReadingTA KHMAU, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian investigative reporter who was charged with a criminal offense after exposing online scams and corruption has been released on bail. Mech Dara told reporters Thursday after his release that he had a small health problem. He looked tired and deathly pale as he spoke, saying “I thank you
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (AP) — Ron Ely, el actor alto y musculoso que interpretó al personaje principal en la serie de la NBC de los años 60 “ Tarzán ”, murió a los 86 años. La hija de Ely, Kirsten Casale Ely, dijo a The Associated Press este miércoles que su padre murió el 29 de
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona teen has been indicted on terrorism charges after allegedly planning to launch deadly explosives at the Phoenix Pride Festival last weekend. The teenager has been charged with one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman | Video by Mark Baron and Agne Jurkenaite, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its troops in harm’s way, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and five former detainees
Continue ReadingCNN By Mick Krever, Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman | Video by Mark Baron and Agne Jurkenaite, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its troops in harm’s way, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and five former
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has raised the possibility of supplying Ukraine with weapons while stressing that his government “won’t sit idle” as North Korea allegedly sends troops to support Russia’s aggression toward its neighbor. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to reporters after a meeting with Polish President
Continue ReadingAPIA, Samoa (AP) — Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Feleti Teo, alongside senior officials from Vanuatu and Fiji, backed a new report from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina State University quarterback Grayson McCall has retired from football after suffering a concussion he “cannot come back from,” the 23-year-old announced on Wednesday. The senior was stretchered off the field during the Wolfpack’s game against Wake Forest on October 5 after taking a hit to the head.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Por primera vez se descubrieron fósiles de dinosaurio en Hong Kong, en una remota isla de la campiña de la capital financiera. Los fósiles fueron hallados en marzo por el Departamento de Agricultura, Pesca y Conservación de Hong Kong en Port Island, una extensión de rocas inhabitables en las aguas del
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MAPLETON, Ore. (KTVZ) — One driver was killed and a second seriously injured Tuesday when a log truck had its engine fail and left a 200-yard oil slick in a tunnel on Highway 126 in Lane County, Oregon State Police reported. Troopers responded around 3:15 p.m. to the four-vehicle crash on the highway near milepost
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