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Month: September 2021

Belarus court gives opposition activists lengthy sentences

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced two leading opposition activists to lengthy prison terms, the latest move in the relentless crackdown Belarusian authorities have unleashed on dissent after last year’s anti-government protests. Maria Kolesnikova, a top member of the opposition Coordination Council, has been in custody

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Greece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of climate change. The government has named former European Union commissioner Christos Stylianides as minister. Stilianides served as commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management between 2014 and 2019. He was named to his

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Stephens looks at her racket during her third-round match against Kerber.

Sloane Stephens says she received more than 2,000 messages of ‘abuse and anger’ after US Open defeat

By Wayne Sterling, CNN American tennis player Sloane Stephens revealed harassing and threatening messages she received following her third-round loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open on Friday. Stephens wrote on her Instagram story Saturday: “I am human, after last night’s match I got 2K + messages of abuse/anger from people upset by yesterday’s

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Un aumento de la temperatura global de 1,5 grados Celsius podría ser ‘catastrófico’ para la salud, advierten más de 230 publicaciones

olivertapia (CNN) — La salud humana ya está siendo dañada por la crisis climática y los impactos podrían volverse catastróficos e irreversibles a menos que los gobiernos hagan más para abordar el calentamiento global, dijeron los editores de más de 230 revistas médicas en un editorial conjunto el lunes. El editorial señala vínculos establecidos entre

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Los talibanes se adjudican la victoria en Panjshir, pero las fuerzas de la resistencia dicen que aún controlan una posición estratégica en el valle

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los talibanes se adjudicaron la victoria en la provincia afgana de Panjshir, y un portavoz dijo que la región había sido “completamente conquistada” tras dos semanas de feroces combates con un grupo de resistencia. Panjshir ha sido el último bastión entre las 34 provincias de Afganistán que se ha resistido a

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