By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranians have gathered on the streets of Tehran for the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy. The demonstrators chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” in a commemoration that typically draws angry crowds. The embassy takeover triggered a 444-day hostage
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un juez federal de Manhattan dijo que el príncipe Andrés de Gran Bretaña podría enfrentar una fecha de juicio entre septiembre y diciembre de 2022 en un caso civil que involucra a una mujer que lo está demandando por presuntamente abusar sexualmente de ella cuando era menor de edad. El juez federal
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s largest pension fund says it has divested from 14 companies involved in producing nuclear missiles and other weapons. Oslo-based KLP manages more than 300 billion kroner, equal to more than $35 billion. The fund said Thursday that it made the decision after reviewing companies
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By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s largest pension fund says it has divested from 14 companies involved in producing nuclear missiles and other weapons. Oslo-based KLP manages more than 300 billion kroner, equal to more than $35 billion. The fund said Thursday that it made the decision after reviewing companies
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) — Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world’s future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Critics decry its mammoth price tag, the disproportionate damage caused by nuclear accidents, and the radioactive waste left behind. But a growing pro-nuclear
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) — Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world’s future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. Critics decry its mammoth price tag, the disproportionate damage caused by nuclear accidents, and the radioactive waste left behind. But a growing pro-nuclear
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By Pauline Lockwood and Rob Picheta, CNN Police in Western Australia have charged a 36-year-old man in relation to the disappearance of 4-year-old Cleo Smith, who went missing from a campsite on October 16 and was finally found this week after a highly publicized search. The man, who was identified by Australia’s public broadcaster as
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Ahora que Estados Unidos ha comenzado a implementar dosis infantiles de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech para niños de 5 a 11 años, muchos padres se preguntan cuándo podrían estar disponibles las vacunas para niños todavía más pequeños. Los funcionarios de salud de EE.UU. estiman que podría ser el
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By Karla Cripps, CNN As Australia reopens to international travel for the first time in nearly 20 months, resulting in some emotional reunions, the country’s flag carrier is setting its sights on recovery. That doesn’t mean it’s given up on Project Sunrise — a Qantas plan to operate the world’s longest nonstop flights, which would
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN As Australia reopens to international travel for the first time in nearly 20 months, resulting in some emotional reunions, the country’s flag carrier is setting its sights on recovery. That doesn’t mean it’s given up on Project Sunrise — a Qantas plan to operate the world’s longest nonstop flights, which would
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are rising, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will begin winding down the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since early in the pandemic. Benchmarks in France, Germany and Britain are higher in early trading. Shares in Japan,
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are rising, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it will begin winding down the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since early in the pandemic. Benchmarks in France, Germany and Britain are higher in early trading. Shares in Japan,
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates in order to combat rising inflation, a move that is likely to make mortgages and loans more costly. Financial markets think the bank is more likely than not to raise its main interest rate Thursday from
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates in order to combat rising inflation, a move that is likely to make mortgages and loans more costly. Financial markets think the bank is more likely than not to raise its main interest rate Thursday from
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed a national budget for the first time in three years, avoiding a November deadline that would have brought down the new government and triggered another election. The marathon overnight voting on the 2021 budget bill in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, ended on
Continue Readingolivertapia (Reuters) — El regreso del mediocampista James Rodríguez fue la principal novedad en la lista de 28 jugadores llamados el miércoles por el técnico de la selección colombiana de fútbol, Reinaldo Rueda, para los próximos juegos contra Brasil y Paraguay por la eliminatoria al Mundial de Qatar en 2022. James Rodríguez, de 30 años
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo says its profit dropped 19% in the first half of its fiscal year. It had received a big lift in the previous year as people stuck at home by the coronavirus pandemic turned to its products. Kyoto-based Nintendo, which is behind
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo says its profit dropped 19% in the first half of its fiscal year. It had received a big lift in the previous year as people stuck at home by the coronavirus pandemic turned to its products. Kyoto-based Nintendo, which is behind
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency has reported the highest number of new infections with the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic. The Robert Koch Institute said Thursday that 33,949 new cases had been registered in the last 24 hours. That’s up from 28,037 daily cases a week
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency has reported the highest number of new infections with the coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic. The Robert Koch Institute said Thursday that 33,949 new cases had been registered in the last 24 hours. That’s up from 28,037 daily cases a week
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