By Michelle Toh and Jake Kwon, CNN Business Google and Apple will have to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under legislation just passed by South Korea that could set the stage for similar action in other countries. The amended Telecommunications Business Act was approved by the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, with
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LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to discuss the Chinese government’s alleged genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwest Xinjiang region. The three-day conference at Newcastle University brings together dozens of speakers, including senior British judges and lawmakers,
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By Eyad Kourdi, Mostafa Salem and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN An oil spill that originated from Syria’s largest refinery is growing and spreading across the Mediterranean Sea, and could reach the island of Cyprus by Wednesday, Cypriot authorities have said. Syrian officials said last week that a tank filled with 15,000 tons of fuel had been
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los organizadores del Festival anual de música y arte de Bonnaroo en Tennessee cancelaron el evento de este año, citando las inundaciones causadas por las fuertes lluvias. Es el segundo año consecutivo en que se cancela el festival. El evento del año pasado fue cancelado debido a la pandemia de coronavirus. “Estamos
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has vowed to crack down on demonstrators threatening to block train tracks as a rule requiring COVID-19 tests or vaccines took effect for long-distance domestic transport. As of Wednesday, passengers must show a so-called “Green Pass” to board domestic flights, trains and buses traveling
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WEDNESDAY: Some patchy fog will be possible this morning where winds can settle down. Most of us should be ok out the door, with a slight northeasterly breeze protecting us. There will be some low clouds to wake up to but those will break up by this afternoon. Highs will top out in the low
Continue Reading By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus off Afghanistan this month and “the real litmus test” for the new Taliban government will be how it treats women and girls. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason of Ireland said Wednesday
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their limits treating the influx of patients — and five states are nearly out of ICU beds. Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Florida and Arkansas have less than 10% left of their ICU bed capacity, according to
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider’s attempt to impose democracy — although he did it by citing Russia’s Vladimir Putin while thinking he was quoting Germany’s Angela Merkel. Asked during a radio interview about the new political map taking shape in
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By Jill Disis, CNN Business China’s economy stalled this month as the country tried to stamp out a surge in coronavirus cases and contended with the ongoing shipping crisis. An official survey of manufacturing activity fell to 50.1 in August from 50.4 in July. That was just above the 50-point mark indicating expansion rather than
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters later this month. Ho’s company says the Hong Kong Arts Centre “arbitrarily” suspended its venue reservations for the singer’s popular concerts. The arts center did not respond to a
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By Laura He, CNN Business Heavyweight global investment firms are sticking with China despite a sweeping crackdown on business by the ruling Communist Party that has wiped $3 trillion off the market value of the country’s biggest companies. Even as authorities rip up the status quo for tech, education and other private enterprise, drawing comparisons
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting several times more weather disasters than in the 1970s. And they are costing seven times more than in the past, even when adjusted for inflation. But Wednesday’s World Meteorological Organization
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Malik McDowell is making the most of a last chance with the Browns. Drafted four years ago by Seattle, the defensive tackle served jail time following a run of serious legal issues. But despite not playing since 2016, McDowell had an impressive training camp and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The NL East-leading Braves will be minus All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies for a bit after he fouled a ball off his left knee at Dodger Stadium. Albies went down in the fifth inning and had to be carried off the field Tuesday night. He’s batting .260 and leads the National
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer This season will be the first since the NCAA tweaked its rules to give all football players the freedom to transfer once and be immediately eligible to play at a new school. Full-on college football free agency is here. Teams can now revamp their rosters and bolster
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Controversy has broken out at the Paralympic Games. Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to have won gold in the shot put in the F20 class. But after the victory he was disqualified because he had shown up late for the competition. International Paralympic Committee
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s leader says he’ll continue to walk around his island nation without fear, despite an alleged assassination threat against him over his government’s vaccine mandate. Micronesia is one of the few countries to impose a broad vaccine mandate. Some citizens have strongly objected, and one
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un helicóptero de la Marina de Estados Unidos se estrelló frente a la costa de San Diego el martes, lo que provocó un operativo de búsqueda y rescate, dijeron las autoridades. Un miembro de la tripulación fue rescatado y la búsqueda de otros cinco está en curso, dijo a CNN un portavoz
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