olivertapia (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,6 sacudió la madrugada de este lunes la provincia argentina de Tucumán, según un reporte del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del sismo se ubico a 18 kilómetros al oeste noroeste de la localidad de Trancas, con una profundidad
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Friday while Europe opened higher after a Federal Reserve official suggested U.S. interest rates might have to be raised higher than expected to cool inflation. London and Frankfurt advanced while Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo declined. Wall Street futures were lower. Oil
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Most Asian stock markets fell while Europe opened higher Tuesday as anxiety increased that U.S. interest rate hikes to fight inflation might stall economic growth. London, Frankfurt and Shanghai rose. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices advanced. Wall Street futures were higher after the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander is swearing in a new ruling coalition, led for the fourth time by Mark Rutte. The ceremony Monday comes amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown and policy challenges ranging from climate change to housing shortages to the future of agriculture. It follows a
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MONDAY Things are staying quiet beginning the workweek. A weak area of low pressure moving through Iowa this morning will keep temperatures in the 30’s this afternoon, despite plenty of sunshine. TONIGHT We’ve got one more cool night ahead of us before things start to warm up. Lows tonight will fall to near 20 under
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By Josh Campbell, Melissa Alonso and Stella Chan, CNN A commuter train speeding toward them, the police officers rush to the wrecked airplane on the tracks — its bloodied pilot still inside. “Go, go, go!” an officer yells as they drag the apparently disoriented pilot to safety. Four seconds later, the Metrolink train’s horn blasts
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las conversaciones críticas entre los representantes de Estados Unidos y Rusia en Ginebra concluyeron a las 4:32 p.m. hora local de este lunes, dijo un portavoz del Departamento de Estado. Funcionarios estadounidenses y rusos mantuvieron conversaciones cruciales sobre la acumulación de tropas en la frontera de Ucrania, mientras aumentan los temores sobre una
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Tthe International Olympic Committee says its former longtime director general François Carrard has died. He was 83. The IOC said it was “deeply saddened” to learn of Carrard’s death. The cause was not specified. In 14 years leading the IOC’s administration Carrard helped oversee its reforms after the Salt Lake City
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By Susannah Cullinane, Brynn Gingras, Bonney Kapp, Mirna Alsharif and Amir Vera, CNN A malfunctioning electric space heater in a bedroom was the source of an apartment building fire Sunday in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including 8 children, making it one of the worst fires in the city’s history, New York Mayor Eric
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By Jennifer Hansler, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand and Rob Picheta, CNN US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said she does not know yet whether Russia is prepared to de-escalate the situation with Ukraine following its massive build-up of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border and fears of a possible invasion. Sherman met with
Continue Readingolivertapia Nota del editor: Alistair Currie es el director de campañas y comunicaciones de Population Matters, una organización benéfica con sede en el Reino Unido que lucha por una población humana sostenible a través de medios éticos, para proteger la naturaleza y mejorar la vida de las personas. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario son
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Asia’s biggest billionaire, Mukesh Ambani, has snapped up a controlling stake in the Mandarin Oriental in New York City for just over $98 million. Ambani’s conglomerate, Reliance Industries, announced Saturday the acquisition of the hotel’s parent company, a Cayman Islands-based firm controlled by the Investment Corporation of Dubai. That company
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Cameron Smith has a place in the PGA Tour record book for finishing 34-under par. That’s the lowest of anyone in history. Just as important as a number to the unassuming Australian is a name. He took down Jon Rahm in the Sentry Tournament of
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan say nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation has faced since gaining independence 30 years ago. Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry reported Monday that a total of 7,939 people
Continue Reading By KONSTANTIN MANENKOV and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Senior U.S. and Russian officials have formally launched special talks on strategic stability as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity in Europe this week aimed at defusing tensions over a Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
Continue Reading By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandon Staley is disappointed he won’t get to see, in his mind, one of the best players in the NFL in the playoffs. Justin Herbert played like one of the NFL’s finest when the Los Angeles Chargers needed him most, yet it wasn’t enough. The second-year
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Saban strolled off the plane in frigid Indianapolis with a look that got his players’ attention. Somehow, the 70-year-old coach keeps finding ways to relate to guys young enough to be his grandchildren. This time, it was a leather bomber jacket. Saban may come across
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems are lining up at vaccination centers across India to receive booster shots as infections linked to the omicron variant surge. India is better prepared now than it was last year when the
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Two former Israeli prime ministers are facing off in a Tel Aviv courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu’s defamation suit against Ehud Olmert gets underway. Netanyahu, his wife and son appeared in the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s court Monday for the opening of their case against Olmert, Netanyahu’s predecessor as Israel’s prime minister. The Netanyahus
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By Helen Regan and Jessie Yeung, CNN World tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic should be allowed to defend his men’s singles title at the Australian Open in Melbourne this month, after a judge quashed the government’s decision to cancel his visa and ordered him to be freed. Following hours of deliberations, technical glitches and arguments
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