By Zoe Sottile, CNN A bird thought to be extinct for 140 years has been rediscovered in the forests of Papua New Guinea. The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was documented by scientists for the first and last time in 1882, according to a news release from nonprofit Re:wild, which helped fund the search effort. Rediscovering the bird
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MADINAT ASH SHAMAL, Qatar (AP) — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to defy FIFA’s new campaign for captains to wear only official armbands with selected slogans at World Cup games. The veteran goalkeeper says he plans to override the new FIFA project backed by United Nations agencies. The launch a day before the opening
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By COLLEEN BARRY and GIANFRANCO STARA PORTACOMARO, Itatly (AP) — Pope Francis returned to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy on Saturday for the first time since ascending the papacy to celebrate the 90th birthday of a second cousin who long knew him as simply “Giorgio.” The two-day visit to Francis’ ancestral homeland to renew
Continue Reading By CALVIN WOODWARD, ZEKE MILLER and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday. Biden turns 80 on Sunday, and questions are swirling about whether he has the acuity and stamina to run for president again, if he chooses to do so. He says he
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By George Ramsay and Zayn Nabbi, CNN The captains of several European teams will not wear “OneLove” armbands at the World Cup in Qatar due to the danger of receiving yellow cards. England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Wales were set to participate in the “OneLove” campaign to promote inclusion and oppose discrimination.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El discurso de casi una hora de duración del presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, en vísperas de la Copa del Mundo de 2022 en Qatar ha sido descrito como “insensible” y un “insulto” a los trabajadores migrantes por parte de grupos de derechos humanos. En un monólogo explosivo, y a veces
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — César Azpilicueta is one of only six players with previous World Cup experience in Spain’s 26-man squad. Teenagers Pedri González, Gavi Páez and Alejandro Balde, and 20-year-olds Ansu Fati, Yéremy Pino and Nico Williams are also the squad this time and will be playing at the biggest soccer tournament in the
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN, SAMY MAGDY and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Negotiators say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the thorniest issue of United Nations climate talks in Egypt: the creation of a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded infielder Kevin Newman to Cincinnati in exchange for relief pitcher Dauri Moreta. The trade came just after the Pirates tendered Newman — their longest-tenured player — a contract for the 2023 season. The 29-year-old Newman hit .274 with two home runs and 24 RBIs in 78 games
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gianni Infantino said he feels gay. That he feels like a woman. That he feels like a migrant worker. He lectured Europeans for criticizing Qatar’s human rights record and defended the host country’s last-minute decision to ban beer from World Cup stadiums. The FIFA president
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gianni Infantino said he feels gay. That he feels like a woman. That he feels like a migrant worker. He lectured Europeans for criticizing Qatar’s human rights record and defended the host country’s last-minute decision to ban beer from World Cup stadiums. The FIFA president
Continue Reading By The Associated Press DUBLIN, Ireland — Led by Camren Hunter’s 28 points, the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears defeated the Rider Broncs 90-85 on Saturday. The Bears moved to 3-2 with the win and the Broncs dropped to 1-3.
Continue Reading By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon. But behind that enthusiasm lurked a pressing question. “Where are we putting everybody?” asked Melissa Humbert-Washington, vice president of programs and services
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The air-defense package, which Britain valued at 50 million pounds
Continue Reading By Ben Church and Homero DeLaFuente, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s near hour-long speech on the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been described as “crass” and an “insult” to migrant workers by human rights groups. In an explosive monologue at the start of a news conference in Doha, Infantino — the
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A funeral has been held for one of two Polish men who died in a missile explosion near the border with Ukraine. Boguslaw Wos and another man died Tuesday in Przewodow, a small Polish farming community, as Ukraine was defending itself against a barrage of Russian
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El propietario de un condominio en Maryland se suicidó en una explosión que provocó el colapso parcial del edificio y dejó heridas a otras 14 personas a principios de esta semana, dijo la policía el viernes. Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, de 36 años, murió por inhalación de humo y por quemaduras,
Continue Reading LEVI, Finland (AP) — World Cup champion champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States has claimed the season-opening women’s World Cup race for her 48th slalom victory. No other skier has won more titles in a single competition. Shiffrin moved to the top with the fastest second run after placing third in the opening run
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN A carpenter who was among six people shot during a September shooting on an East Oakland, California, school campus has died from his injuries, district officials said Friday. The victim, identified only as David, died on Thursday after “fighting to recover from injuries he sustained,” according to a statement from Oakland
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Qatar es uno de los países más ricos del mundo, en base a su Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) per cápita, y ha estado en este selecto grupo desde hace décadas. Impulsado por sus vastos recursos petroleros y, sobre todo, gasíferos en el Golfo Pérsico, el país pasó de ser un
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