LONDON (AP) — British tennis player Johanna Konta has announced her retirement. The 30-year-old Konta reached a high in the rankings of No. 4 and was a four-time title winner on the WTA. She became the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in 39 years when she got to that stage in 2017.
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet separately with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts at a time of tension over Russian military deployments on Ukraine’s borders. A State Department official confirmed the meetings, which will happen Thursday on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization for
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant. Meanwhile, travelers eager to get out there have
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By DAVID KOENIG and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant. Meanwhile, travelers eager to get out there have
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a man armed with multiple knives stabbed two Indianapolis police officers early Wednesday before they shot and wounded him. Officers responding to a reported disturbance about 1 a.m. came in contact with the man, who said another person was harassing him. Police say the officers told the man they would
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has expressed concern about Ukraine’s military buildup near the area of the separatist conflict in the country’s east, a statement that comes amid Ukrainian and Western worries about an alleged plan by Moscow to invade its neighbor. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that the
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has expressed concern about Ukraine’s military buildup near the area of the separatist conflict in the country’s east, a statement that comes amid Ukrainian and Western worries about an alleged plan by Moscow to invade its neighbor. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that the
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Today is World AIDS Day, and President Joe Biden will mark the occasion by unveiling a new national HIV/AIDS strategy with the goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Today is World AIDS Day, and President Joe Biden will mark the occasion by unveiling a new national HIV/AIDS strategy with the goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que ha acordado con el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, posponer la reapertura de la frontera colombo-ecuatoriana hasta el 15 de diciembre. Lasso agregó que esta decisión se ha tomado considerando “la situación actual que atraviesa
Continue Reading By The Associated Press England allrounder Ben Stokes has declared himself “fit and hungry” to start the Ashes series against Australia. Stokes was a late addition to the squad having taken a break from cricket to mentally refresh and undergo a second operation on his fractured left index finger. England captain Joe Root has been
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv Asesores de la FDA recomiendan autorización de la píldora de Merck. El hambre en América Latina y el Caribe está en su punto más alto en dos décadas, según la ONU. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1 Países de América Latina que han impuesto restricciones
Continue Reading By HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has tightened passenger entry requirements and mandated masks indoors to curb an upward trend in coronavirus infections in the country with one of the strongest vaccination records in Europe. A “state of calamity” that Portugal entered on Wednesday is one step below a state of
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By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Daniella Diaz, CNN Lawmakers are pushing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown as they struggle to finalize a stopgap measure before funding runs out Friday at midnight. The failure of congressional leaders to lock in a deal by now means that the only way
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is lashing out at Shinzo Abe after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and economic consequences of any Chinese military action against self-ruled Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Abe had talked nonsense, pointed fingers at Taiwan issues and made irresponsible remarks on China internal affairs.
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Russia to stand down on its efforts to destabilize Ukraine and said there would be “severe consequences” for any Russian military action. “We don’t know whether President Putin has made the decision to invade” Ukraine, Blinken said in remarks at
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Ethan Crumbley fue acusado como adulto de terrorismo y homicidio premeditado, entre otros cargos en relación con el tiroteo mortal en la escuela secundaria de Oxford en Michigan. En concreto, se le acusa de un cargo de terrorismo que causó la muerte, cuatro cargos de asesinato premeditado, siete cargos de agresión con
Continue Reading By RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian man has built a one-third sized replica of the historic Taj Mahal for his wife, but unlike the original, it’s their residence, not a mausoleum. Constructed with white marble from the same city that provided the Taj Mahal’s stone, the imitation includes the real
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December in a further tightening of already strict border controls. The transportation ministry says the request is an emergency precaution. The move by
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December in a further tightening of already strict border controls. The transportation ministry says the request is an emergency precaution. The move by
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