KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general has promised he won’t hold a government position after planned elections in 2023. His comments come two weeks after he toppled a transitional government in a widely condemned coup. The military leader behind the takeover has repeatedly promised to hand over power to an elected civilian government and
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. Still, daily numbers of new cases and deaths have remained high throughout the non-working period. Officials in the Kremlin said on Monday
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians have gone back to work after a nine-day break that was ordered by authorities to tame a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections and deaths. Still, daily numbers of new cases and deaths have remained high throughout the non-working period. Officials in the Kremlin said on Monday
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in multiple shooting deaths in and around St. Louis has been arrested and charged with murder in the killings of two people — including a 16-year-old girl. Officials say 25-year-old Perez Reed was arrested by federal agents last week and charged Saturday with two counts of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Unión Europea emitió un comunicado este lunes impugnando los resultados de las elecciones de Nicaragua. El bloque europeo dijo que las elecciones “se llevaron a cabo sin garantías democráticas y sus resultados carecen de legitimidad”. A través de un comunicado, la Unión Europea dijo que Ortega “eliminó toda competencia
Continue Reading MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A day after questioned elections, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government has set about painting as a historic democratic victory what many of the world’s democracies condemned as a sham. Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council said that with nearly all the ballots counted, Ortega had won more than 75% of the vote. The
Continue ReadingBy John Vennavally-Rao and Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — It’s taken 25 years to build, has faced long delays, and cost many billions of dollars more than expected, but the countdown is finally on to launch the James Webb telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space
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By Aaron Wilson Jr., for CNN The Brooklyn Nets extended their winning streak to five games with a 116-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Kevin Durant and James Harden combined for 59 points as the two NBA stars helped the Nets break their 10-game losing streak in Canada, improving their record to 7-3
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The first flood map of its kind demonstrates how low-lying areas of some of Canada’s major cities could become flooded within the next 80 years. The maps were developed by Slobodan Simonovic, engineering professor emeritus and flood-control expert at Western University.
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By Ben Morse, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers 13-7 on Sunday, with the Packers missing their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers who is in Covid-19 protocols. Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and the Chiefs’ defense throttled Rodgers’ replacement, second-year quarterback Jordan Love. Love, who was making his first career regular
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers 13-7 on Sunday, with the Packers missing their star quarterback Aaron Rodgers who is in Covid-19 protocols. Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and the Chiefs’ defense throttled Rodgers’ replacement, second-year quarterback Jordan Love. Love, who was making his first career regular
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By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of alleged ethnic targeting by authorities, after a year-long conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. The detentions follow a dramatic escalation in the war last week, when the federal government declared a state
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Barack Obama is expressing confidence that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress. In prepared remarks ahead of comments at the U.N. climate talks Monday, he’s also faulting U.S. rivals China and Russia for what he calls a “dangerous absence
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The United States has officially flung open its doors to vaccinated international travelers. For companies in the industry, that’s reason to cheer. What’s happening: Stocks in airlines have rallied this month in anticipation of the easing of restrictions, which investors hope will trigger a surge in bookings from people who
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The United States has officially flung open its doors to vaccinated international travelers. For companies in the industry, that’s reason to cheer. What’s happening: Stocks in airlines have rallied this month in anticipation of the easing of restrictions, which investors hope will trigger a surge in bookings from people who
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Aaron Rodgers has been prominently featured in State Farm’s television ads for about a decade. This past weekend, he was almost nowhere to be found. The number of State Farm spots featuring the Green Bay Packers quarterback drastically decreased this weekend, following the revelation Rodgers is not vaccinated against Covid-19
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Aaron Rodgers has been prominently featured in State Farm’s television ads for about a decade. This past weekend, he was almost nowhere to be found. The number of State Farm spots featuring the Green Bay Packers quarterback drastically decreased this weekend, following the revelation Rodgers is not vaccinated against Covid-19
Continue Reading By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s High Court has suspended the scheduled execution of a Malaysian man believed to have a mental disability until an appeal is heard, amid pleas from the international community and rights groups. The 33-year-old Malaysian man was due to be executed by hanging on Wednesday for trying
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Thousands of fans have arrived at the Camp Nou to welcome Xavi Hernández as Barcelona’s new coach hoping he can turn the club’s fortunes around after a dismal start to its first season post-Lionel Messi. Xavi was officially introduced on the field at a reception usually
Continue Reading By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s military says that members of the M23 rebellion group have attacked a base in eastern Congo’s Rutshuru area and fighting is underway. The attacks took place in villages on the hills between Rwanda and Uganda. The M23 group, however, denied that they
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