NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan soccer federation has been disbanded by the government just hours before the national team is due to play in a World Cup qualifier. The move was announced by sports minister Amina Mohamed. She says a preliminary investigation into the federation by her department has shown it is unable to
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior U.S. and South Korean diplomats have discussed how to restart stalled talks with North Korea, days after the North conducted artillery firing drills in its latest weapons tests. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink was in Seoul on Thursday for talks on
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By Ivana Kottasová and Amy Cassidy, CNN A group of young climate activists delivered a sharp rebuke to delegates at the COP26 climate summit Thursday, demanding that a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty be put in place and calling out global leaders for their continued closeness to the coal, oil and gas industries. The activists did
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is on his way to Taiwan at the invitation of the island’s leader just weeks before a presidential election in the Central American nation that could see self-ruled Taiwan even more diplomatically isolated. Hernández was in Washington when he announced his trip to Taiwan.
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Tencent’s growth has slowed significantly as a widening regulatory crackdown in China weighs on its business, particularly its once-booming gaming division. In its first earnings report since China imposed new restrictions on how long minors can play online video games, the company posted a big dip in usage and billings
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Today is Veterans Day in the US, and we honor all who have served in the military. If you don’t know the difference between this and Memorial Day, you’re not alone — and now is your time to brush up. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Today is Veterans Day in the US, and we honor all who have served in the military. If you don’t know the difference between this and Memorial Day, you’re not alone — and now is your time to brush up. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Today is Veterans Day in the US, and we honor all who have served in the military. If you don’t know the difference between this and Memorial Day, you’re not alone — and now is your time to brush up. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Today is Veterans Day in the US, and we honor all who have served in the military. If you don’t know the difference between this and Memorial Day, you’re not alone — and now is your time to brush up. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer England cricket captain Joe Root has called for “change and actions” from his county team Yorkshire in response to a crisis over its handling of a former player’s racism allegations that have rocked the sport. Root has commented publicly for the first time since Yorkshire settled an employment tribunal
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Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Photographer Juergen Teller’s latest book, “Donkey Man and Other Stories,” is a 608-page tome of pictures taken over the course of three decades. The staggering story behind the title and cover image — a self-portrait of the German photographer laying naked across the back of a donkey — is told 50
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping festival which falls on Nov. 11 every year, is losing its shine with less marketing hype and a crackdown on the technology industry. Singles’ Day has been viewed as the largest online marketing event of the year. It is
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By ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping festival which falls on Nov. 11 every year, is losing its shine with less marketing hype and a crackdown on the technology industry. Singles’ Day has been viewed as the largest online marketing event of the year. It is
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story CLARKSTON, Georgia (WGCL) — Authorities have located the 2002 grey Ford Explorer, which had one-year-old Blaise Barnett in the backseat. Both Blaise and his car seat were missing from the car when it was found at the Brannon Hill Condominiums late Wedesday morning. The Clarkston
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is “on life support” in the final days of the U.N.’s climate talks in Glasgow. In an exclusive interview on Thursday with The Associated Press,
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) is “on life support” in the final days of the U.N.’s climate talks in Glasgow. In an exclusive interview on Thursday with The Associated Press,
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Jakucho Setouchi, a Buddhist nun and one of Japan’s best-known authors known for novels depicting passionate women and her translation of “The Tale of Genji” into modern language, has died. She was 99. Setouchi was already an established novelist before she shaved her head and became a
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El expresidente de Sudáfrica FW de Klerk, ganador del premio Nobel de la Paz, murió a los 85 años, dijo el jueves la Fundación FW de Klerk. El último líder del apartheid en Sudáfrica compartió el premio de la paz en 1993 con Nelson Mandela, quien fue liberado de prisión por De
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By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s capital Berlin will ban unvaccinated people from restaurants, bars, cinemas and other entertainment venues from Monday, as the country grapples with its highest surge in Covid-19 cases to date. Health officials reported 50,196 new cases on Thursday, the fourth day in a row in which Germany has
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s capital Berlin will ban unvaccinated people from restaurants, bars, cinemas and other entertainment venues from Monday, as the country grapples with its highest surge in Covid-19 cases to date. Health officials reported 50,196 new cases on Thursday, the fourth day in a row in which Germany has
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