By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkey’s president has told Greece’s prime minister that the European Union should assist Afghans both inside Afghanistan and in neighboring countries if it wants to avoid a new influx of migrants. The two leaders discussed the situation in Afghanistan in a telephone call
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LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has completed the signings of midfielder Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Norway international Odegaard was on loan in the second half of last season and returns on a long-term contract after Arsenal paid a fee reported to be $41 million. Odegaard scored two goals in 20 appearances
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Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los talibanes actuaron rápidamente para aplastar a la oposición inicial a su gobierno en todo Afganistán, chocando con los manifestantes y obligando a toda una ciudad a quedarse encerrada, mientras se intensifica una frenética prisa por escapar del paÃs en el aeropuerto internacional de Kabul. La ley SharÃa y su estricta aplicación
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It’s been a month since England dropped most of its coronavirus restrictions, a move that was welcomed by much of the country’s hard-pressed business sector but criticized by thousands of scientists as a “dangerous and unethical experiment.” In an open letter published in the Lancet medical journal, they argued that a
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It’s been a month since England dropped most of its coronavirus restrictions, a move that was welcomed by much of the country’s hard-pressed business sector but criticized by thousands of scientists as a “dangerous and unethical experiment.” In an open letter published in the Lancet medical journal, they argued that a
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every age group under 50 has surpassed its previous record of hospitalizations, which were recorded in
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The pace of Covid-19 hospitalizations is surging across the US, with the rates for children and adults under 50 hitting their highest levels yet, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every age group under 50 has surpassed its previous record of hospitalizations, which were recorded in
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Many schools and higher education institutions have taken steps to slow the spread of the virus, such as requiring masks indoors. But data show more children are contracting the virus during the current wave powered by the more contagious delta variant.
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese astronauts working on the country’s planned space station carried out their second spacewalk on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Since they were sent into space in June, the three-man crew has been working and living on the Tianhe core module of the space station, the largest spacecraft
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese astronauts working on the country’s planned space station carried out their second spacewalk on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Since they were sent into space in June, the three-man crew has been working and living on the Tianhe core module of the space station, the largest spacecraft
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THIS MORNING: Partly clouds with a chance for patchy fog. Lows near 70 degrees. TODAY: Highs reach the low 90s with another chance for isolated afternoon storms. Heat index in the mid-upper 90s. EXTENDED: Moisture continues to filter into Mid-Missouri as our upper-level pattern remains southwesterly, pushing in warmer air to the region. This air
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s longest-governing political party has reclaimed the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, after the king named its candidate, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, as the country’s new leader. Ismail was the deputy prime minister under the government of Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned Monday
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major wildfire that has ravaged a pine forest and burned homes northwest of the Greek capital has been contained, the minister for citizens’ protection says, adding that a prosecutor for organized crime cases is involved in the investigation of major fires in Greece this summer.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of Western nationals and Afghan workers have been flown to safety since the Taliban reasserted control over the country. Yet still unprotected, and in hiding, are untold numbers of Afghans who tried to build a fledgling democracy. They include Afghans who worked with
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yordenis Ugás is finally living the life he imagined when he decided to leave Cuba. On Saturday night he will be in a boxing ring with Manny Pacquiao under the Vegas spotlight, fighting for a championship belt in front of the whole world. Ugás wanted
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By Angus Watson and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand will extend a nationwide lockdown for four days after uncovering several locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. The lockdown began Tuesday over a single infection, the country’s first locally transmitted case since February. That patient had contracted highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus. Authorities have since uncovered
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Friday but not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 added 0.8% but still posted a weekly loss after two weeks of gains. The benchmark index set a record high on Monday. Trading was mostly subdued
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks ended higher on Wall Street Friday but not enough to erase the market’s losses from earlier in the week. The S&P 500 added 0.8% but still posted a weekly loss after two weeks of gains. The benchmark index set a record high on Monday. Trading was mostly subdued
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are coming out of two joint practices with the Los Angeles Rams feeling confident about their ability to contend with the NFL’s best teams this season. Although Thursday’s session ended early following a fight on special teams which left Raiders coach
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