By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican prosecutor has asked a court to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of more than $460 million to pay the Holy See back for large
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Hamdi Alkhshali, Martin Goillandeau, Isa Soares, Sugam Pokharel, Elinda Labropoulou, Chris Liakos, Hande Atay Alam and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Two elderly people found burned to death in their home in Italy are among at least 40 people killed as wildfires rage across huge swaths of the Mediterranean. Countries including
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear appeals against a controversial new law that curbs its power, setting up a showdown with the government over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plans to weaken the judiciary. The court said it would debate the
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Amir Tal and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would hear appeals against a controversial new law that curbs its power, setting up a showdown with the government over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plans to weaken the judiciary. The court said it would debate the
Continue ReadingFUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Mollie O’Callaghan of Australia has set a world record in the 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships. She finished in 1 minute, 52.85 seconds on Wednesday. The 19-year-old O’Callaghan broke the old record of 1:52.98 set by Italian Federica Pellegrini in 2009. Fellow Australian Ariarne Titmus led for most of
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, Mick Krever, Radina Gigova and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3,000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said. Rescue boats and helicopters were used to get the 23 crew members off
Continue ReadingBy Martin Goillandeau, Mick Krever, Radina Gigova and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3,000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said. Rescue boats and helicopters were used to get the 23 crew members off
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La mayoría republicana de la Cámara de Representantes se está convirtiendo en el brazo armado de la candidatura de Donald Trump a un segundo mandato en la Casa Blanca, mientras trata de arrastrar al presidente Joe Biden a un pantano de acusaciones de corrupción hasta ahora infundadas. El presidente de
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un poderoso tifón generó inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra generalizados en Filipinas este miércoles, matando al menos a una persona, dijeron las autoridades del país. El tifón Doksuri, conocido como Egay en Filipinas, causó inundaciones en cinco regiones y más de una docena de deslizamientos de tierra generados por la
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Samsung is doubling down on its foldable smartphones with a range of new features, but it’s not updating what’s arguably been the single biggest deterrent for customers: the high price tag. At its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, held in Samsung’s home country of South Korea for the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando Rusia lanzó su invasión a gran escala de Ucrania en febrero de 2022, una gran cantidad de empresas occidentales se marcharon en protesta. Pero algunas de las firmas más grandes del mundo, incluidas Nestlé, Heineken y el fabricante de refrigerios Mondelez, se quedaron. Más de un año después, las
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Mountain rescuers came to the aid of a woman and her pet parrot in the United Kingdom this week after she became stranded trying to find one of her feathered friends, who was scared off by a peregrine falcon. The woman was part of a group of parrot owners
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further four days in August as their pay dispute with the government shows few if any signs of resolution. The junior doctors are fresh from a five-day walkout that was described
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s official watchdog says it has opened a probe into the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people in the Mediterranean Sea. Migrant crossings in unseaworthy boats organized by
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Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Paris plans to bring back swimming in the River Seine after it was banned 100 years ago due to pollution. Clean-up efforts are underway to make use of the river during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will subsequently “pave the way for aquatic leisure,” city officials said. Here’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Paris plans to bring back swimming in the River Seine after it was banned 100 years ago due to pollution. Clean-up efforts are underway to make use of the river during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will subsequently “pave the way for aquatic leisure,” city officials said. Here’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Paris plans to bring back swimming in the River Seine after it was banned 100 years ago due to pollution. Clean-up efforts are underway to make use of the river during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will subsequently “pave the way for aquatic leisure,” city officials said. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Paris plans to bring back swimming in the River Seine after it was banned 100 years ago due to pollution. Clean-up efforts are underway to make use of the river during the 2024 Olympic Games, which will subsequently “pave the way for aquatic leisure,” city officials said. Here’s what
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — París planea hacer del Sena la pieza central de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024, con esfuerzos a largo plazo para limpiar el río y permitir que se celebren eventos de natación en sus aguas. Cuando la capital francesa acogió sus primeros Juegos Olímpicos en 1900, las competiciones de natación se
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