Pakistan: Saudi Arabia to deposit $3 billion with state bank
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says that Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion into its central bank to help bolster the cash-strapped fellow Islamic…
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A 100 días de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, Beijing acelera para controlar el creciente brote de covid-19
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Este miércoles es el comienzo de la cuenta regresiva de 100 días para los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de…
Continue ReadingBeijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…
Continue ReadingIn Somalia, a rare female artist promotes images of peace
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and…
Continue ReadingItaly hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court probes spying charges against government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has established a committee of experts to probe accusations that Prime…
Continue ReadingGreenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
BRUSSELS (AP) — A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe…
Continue ReadingGreenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
BRUSSELS (AP) — A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe…
Continue ReadingSudan arrests 3 coup critics as pressure mounts on military
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Relatives and activists say Sudanese security forces have detained three prominent pro-democracy…
Continue ReadingA decades-old cold case of abandoned infant remains has been solved using DNA evidence. Now a North Carolina couple is charged with a felony
By Rebekah Riess Three decades after infant remains were found in a North Carolina beach town, police say they have arrested and charged a couple…
Continue ReadingHiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the…
Continue ReadingItaly hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders…
Continue ReadingIran’s president says cyberattack meant to create ‘disorder’
By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president is saying that a cyberattack that shut…
Continue ReadingIran’s president says cyberattack meant to create ‘disorder’
By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president is saying that a cyberattack that shut…
Continue ReadingAs trial approaches, judge may allow the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot to be called ‘rioters’ or ‘looters’ — but ‘victim’ isn’t allowed
By Jenn Selva and Kelly McCleary, CNN The men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in August 2020 can potentially be referred to at his trial as…
Continue ReadingMummies found buried in boats in a China desert have unexpected origins
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN Commercial genetic tests can unveil surprising details about your roots. My Chinese mother-in-law, born in Hong Kong, found…
Continue Reading¿Por qué solo los mamíferos tienen colmillos? Estudio rastrea sus sorprendentes orígenes
olivertapia (CNN) — Los colmillos son una característica sorprendente de muchos animales (elefantes, hipopótamos, jabalíes, morsas) y, a…
Continue ReadingGM presenta el Corvette Z06 de 670 caballos de fuerza
olivertapia (CNN) — General Motors ha dicho que su plan es vender solamente vehículos eléctricos para 2035, pero todavía estamos en 2021 y…
Continue ReadingCalifornia police officer convicted of firearm assault in 2018 death, but jury deadlocked on manslaughter charge
By Aya Elamroussi and Sarah Moon, CNN A California police officer was convicted Tuesday of assault with a firearm, but the jury did not reach a…
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Fun Halloween photo stations are back at Bend’s Old Mill District
For the second year in a row, Bend’s Old Mill District is hosting a series of free photo stations throughout the district to help celebrate…
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