By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s popular monarch Queen Margrethe is marking 50 years on the throne with low-key events. The public celebrations for Friday’s anniversary have been delayed until September due to the pandemic. The 81-year-old will, however, lay flowers on the grave of her parents at Roskilde cathedral,
Continue Readingolivertapia Actualización: Novak Djokovic queda detenido en Australia mientras espera la audiencia por la visa (CNN) — La visa australiana de Novak Djokovic ha sido revocada por segunda vez, casi poniendo fin a las ambiciones del tenista masculino número uno del mundo de disputar el Abierto de Australia y ganar su Grand Slam número 21,
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cited the public interest in revoking the 34-year-old Serb’s visa three days before the Australian Open begins. His lawyers are expected
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy, Spain and other European countries are reinstating or stiffening mask mandates as their hospitals struggle with mounting numbers of COVID-19 patients. Other nations like the Netherlands are considering introducing masking rules. The use of more protective FFP2 masks in Italy is also seen as a way
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has acquitted a Roman Catholic bishop of charges of raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that became a major issue amid allegations of sexual harassment in the church. The judge said the bishop was not guilty of
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Ambry Thomas’ rookie regular season for the San Francisco 49ers got off to a rough start but couldn’t have had a much better finish. The third-round cornerback out of Michigan went from an overmatched rookie who seemed like he needed time to adjust
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is going big on green energy. His conglomerate, Reliance Industries, announced Thursday that it would allocate a whopping 6 trillion rupees (approximately $80.6 billion) to renewable power projects in the western Indian state of Gujarat, where it hopes to help generate a million new jobs. The
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer WNBA stars could be on the move with free agency set to begin this weekend. Teams can start talking to their own restricted and unrestricted free agents Saturday. Deals can’t be officially announced until Feb. 1. While it’s unlikely there will be a big transaction like Candace Parker deciding
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is in uncharted territory. Midway through his 46th year at the helm, his Orange are a .500 team after 16 games. Boeheim attributes the record mostly to an underperforming defense. Before a 77-61 victory at home over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, the Orange had fallen
Continue Reading HONOLULU — Bernardo Da Silva posted 16 points and 12 rebounds as Hawaii got past UC Irvine 72-56. Jerome Desrosiers added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors on Thursday night. Collin Welp led the Anteaters with 11 points and eight rebounds.
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The world needs more electricity. That will mean severe climate damage, unless something changes soon. A report published Friday by the International Energy Agency found that global demand for electricity surged 6% in 2021, fueled by a colder winter and the dramatic economic rebound from the pandemic. That drove both
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Claudia Pechstein is decades into a decorated speedskating career and she’s still achieving firsts. The 49-year-old German skater will become the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics in Beijing and the second athlete, and only woman, to compete in eight Winter Games. Pechstein is a five-time Olympic
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer New Oregon head coach Dan Lanning helped the Georgia Bulldogs win a national championship on Monday, and the next day he arrived in Eugene, getting ready for his first season with the Ducks. Lanning, 35, replaces Mario Cristobal, who left the Ducks after four seasons to become the
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of taking a big shot, James Harden wants to deliver one — right into Kyrie Irving’s arm. If Irving gets vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Brooklyn Nets become an almost unstoppable offense with three of the most dynamic scorers in the NBA. If he
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said on Friday he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin. Djokovic’s lawyers
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By Manveena Suri, Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN At least nine people were killed and 36 others injured after a passenger train derailed in India’s West Bengal state late Thursday, according to the railway operator. Indian Railways spokesperson Rajesh Bajpai said four out of 12 carriages on the interstate express train veered off the
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Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chevez Goodwin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Drew Peterson added 15 points and fifth-ranked Southern California rallied in the second half to defeat Oregon State 81-71. The Trojans took their first loss of the season Tuesday at Stanford and trailed by 10 during the
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By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea on Friday test fired what are presumed to be two ballistic missiles from a rail car, according to state media. The test comes after North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Tuesday, the second alleged test of such a weapon by
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials in South Korea and Japan say North Korea has fired at least one possible ballistic missile in its third weapons launch this month, an apparent reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing test launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of
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