By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the devastating wildfires that burned across the country for more than a week amount to the greatest ecological catastrophe Greece has seen in decades. The fires broke out as the country roasted during the most intense and protracted heat wave
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Officers from the U.S. and Taiwanese coast guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by China to isolate the self-governing island democracy. The virtual meeting came amid moves by the U.S. and others to defy Beijing’s pressure campaign aimed at compelling Taiwan to accept its view that the
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent international human rights group has accused Hamas of committing war crimes during a recent 11-day conflict with Israel by indiscriminately firing thousands of rockets toward Israeli cities and towns. Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday it concluded that a misfired rocket
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NORWICH, England (AP) — English Premier League club Norwich has signed Greece winger Christos Tzolis to a five-year contract. The 19-year-old Tzolis arrives from Greek club PAOK for an undisclosed fee. He recorded 16 goals and 10 assists in 46 appearances last season for the Thessaloniki-based club. Canaries manager Daniel Farke says “some of the
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook has many pressing problems, from proposed antitrust legislation to accusations that the company is contributing to vaccine misinformation. But when CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined a recent conference call with analysts to discuss its latest quarterly results, much of the focus was on something far removed from those issues: the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, firmó este miércoles un decreto en el que extiende la vacunación compulsoria a las personas que laboran restaurantes, bares, cines, teatros, coliseos, centros de convenciones y cualquier establecimiento cerrado en el que vendan bebidas o comidas. El decreto, que entrará en vigor el 23
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Estados Unidos se encuentra en un lugar vulnerable dentro de la batalla contra el covid-19, con muchos hospitales abrumados y un nuevo año escolar que ya empezó, y los funcionarios de salud están corriendo para expandir la protección de las vacunas para aquellos que están en mayor riesgo. “No se equivoquen,
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says all 18 people on board a British-flagged yacht that sank off the Greek island of Milos have been rescued . The passengers and crew of the 30-meter yacht, all Greeks, were picked up from the sea by a passenger boat, a nearby cargo ship and a launch,
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A crowd of Chicago residents gathered Wednesday evening to remember of Ella French, a Chicago police officer fatally shot during a traffic stop. “Officer French died in service to our great city,” said Philip Cline, the Executive Director at Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. “A small part of every one of us
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A crowd of Chicago residents gathered Wednesday evening to remember of Ella French, a Chicago police officer fatally shot during a traffic stop. “Officer French died in service to our great city,” said Philip Cline, the Executive Director at Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. “A small part of every one of us
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers have agreed to evacuate 45 Afghan citizens who worked for Denmark’s government in Afghanistan and to offer them residency in the European country for two years. The plan approved Wednesday applies to people who worked at the Danish Embassy in Kabul and as
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Human rights groups are welcoming Indonesia’s decision to stop abusive “virginity tests” on female army recruits seven years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity. The army chief of staff said during annual joint military drills with the United States that applicants
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Belarusian Olympic sprinter says she feels safe after finding refuge in Poland to avoid punishment at home for criticizing her team officials at the Tokyo Games. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya now hopes to focus on how to keep up her world-class sprinting career. In an interview Wednesday
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THURSDAY: Another hot one! Temperatures will push into the middle 90’s once again with a heat index in the 105-108 range. A cold front approaching the area will trigger some storms north of the area. Those look to move in during the early evening hours. At least initially, they’ll be capable of producing some damaging
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By Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Kabul could be isolated by the Taliban in the next 30 to 60 days, increasing the potential that the Afghan capital could fall under the control of the militant group, according to a senior administration official familiar with one US intelligence assessment. Another assessment puts the
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for another album more than a dozen years after their collaboration “Raising Sand” became a critical and commercial hit, earning six Grammy Awards. The 12-track “Raise the Roof” will be out Nov. 19 from Rounder Records and is
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Black holes are one the universe’s ultimate mysteries, hard to even imagine. But thanks to a recently released NASA image, we can visualize one a little bit better now. Ghostly glowing rings were captured around a black hole by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Cuando la nueva temporada de “Jeopardy!” debute el 13 de septiembre, el productor ejecutivo Mike Richards estará detrás del atril del anfitrión. Richards fue nombrado nuevo presentador oficial el miércoles, como se anticipaba, pero Sony Pictures Television también anunció una sorpresa: Mayim Bialik será la presentadora de episodios ocasionales
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Do you love to stay up late and then catch up on sleep on the weekend or a day off? If so, you could be committing a social faux pas — when it comes to your sleep that is. Called “social jet lag” by sleep scientists, it’s the delay in your
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Official figures show the British economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of 2021 as lockdown restrictions were lifted. The Office for National Statistics also said that the British economy grew by 1% in June alone, the fifth straight month of growth. The lifting of pandemic
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