PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
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PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only workers with “European profiles.” And a national association of anti-discrimination groups, workers say that more than one-third of the firms agreed to help with the discriminatory search. SOS Racisme released audio recordings Friday of
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Political independents are among the most heavily scrutinized groups in American politics. They’re also, as a new analysis of CNN’s most recent polling shows, not much of a bloc at all: Their backgrounds and viewpoints cover a wide spectrum. A dive into independents’ views highlights two basic principles
Continue Reading By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Political independents are among the most heavily scrutinized groups in American politics. They’re also, as a new analysis of CNN’s most recent polling shows, not much of a bloc at all: Their backgrounds and viewpoints cover a wide spectrum. A dive into independents’ views highlights two basic principles
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tras décadas de investigación y millones de muertes por malaria, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) recomendó el uso generalizado de la primera vacuna pediátrica contra la malaria en el mundo. Esta es la única vacuna contra la malaria del mundo para niños de África subsahariana y otras
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mark Warschauer, profesor de educación de la Universidad de California en Irvine, estaba “tremendamente emocionado” por la autorización de las vacunas contra el covid-19, y feliz cuando pudo recibir sus primeras dosis. Y también estaba en primera fila para recibir un refuerzo. “Estábamos muy preocupados por el covid”, dijo a
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By Leyla Santiago, Gregory Lemos, Kristina Sgueglia and Travis Caldwell, CNN Police in North Port, Florida, were surveilling Brian Laundrie, Gabby Petito’s fiancé, as best as they could legally before he vanished, police spokesperson Josh Taylor told CNN’s Randi Kaye on Thursday. Laundrie had returned alone to his family’s North Port home September 1 following
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By David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra, off Aflao Road, a group of Ghanaian gay activists use the house to gather in secret and provide shelter to LGBTQ people in need. Sitting on the corner
Continue Reading By David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra, off Aflao Road, a group of Ghanaian gay activists use the house to gather in secret and provide shelter to LGBTQ people in need. Sitting on the corner
Continue Reading By KIKO ROSARIO, FRANK JORDANS and VANESSA GERA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited their fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting peace. Ressa in
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense ministry says a company of the military’s guard battalion has been suspended from official duty amid an investigation of initiation rituals, suspected sexual abuse and far-right activity. A ministry spokesperson said Friday the internal investigation covers “several dozen” soldiers. He says the alleged incidents came to light as a result
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest which will choose a joint opposition nominee to challenge right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an election next year. Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony’s withdrawal Friday ended his candidacy in a race in
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from the island, which Beijing claims as its own, and is increasing tensions in a region already on edge. The flights are just one piece of a complex puzzle in Asia, where
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Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior officials from two founding members of the European Union have expressed fears that a Polish court’s ruling that Poland’s Constitution has supremacy over EU laws could trigger the the country’s exit from the 27-nation bloc. France’s Europe minister insisted that the decision by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal
Continue Reading The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. The company said Thursday in a blog post that
Continue Reading The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. The company said Thursday in a blog post that
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MONTREAL (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency has expressed concern over the “sudden” replacement of three out of seven board members at the suspended Russian anti-doping agency. WADA says it will look into the process by which three new supervisory board members were appointed Wednesday after three others resigned. WADA says it is concerned by
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By Maeve Reston, Lucy Kafanov and Jason Kravarik, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has emerged as a lightning rod within the field of potential GOP presidential contenders, serving as such a forceful champion for former President Donald Trump that she’s been talked about as a possible running mate if he vies for the White
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