PARIS (AP) — French authorities said a building collapsed Saturday morning in northern France’s city of Lille and the human toll was limited thanks to a local resident’s advance warning. Lille firefighters said they rescued one person from the rubble with only light injuries. The building in the center of the city was evacuated during
Continue Reading By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Marina Silva, a former environmental minister, has a message for the U.N. climate summit: Brazil is back when it comes to protecting the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world that is crucial to staving off the worst effects of climate change. The recent election
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El renombrado artista callejero Banksy presentó su última obra de arte en una publicación de Instagram: un mural en la ciudad ucraniana liberada de Borodianka. La obra de arte muestra a una gimnasta balanceándose sobre una pila de escombros en el costado de un edificio dañado por los ataques rusos. El
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The leader of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church Chrysostomos II has been laid to rest with all the ceremony of centuries of ecclesiastical tradition. He was eulogized as his church’s greatest reformer and an outspoken fighter for his people. The spiritual head of the world’s 300 million Orthodox,
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press The United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Conservatives say the developments will only accelerate their exit from one of the nation’s largest Protestant denominations. Each of the UMC’s five U.S.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s final warmup game ahead of the World Cup will not be held at the National Stadium as planned due to a construction defect. Poland’s Football Association says the game with Chile on Wednesday will now be held at the Legia Warsaw Stadium. Poland’s sports minister says that the National Stadium’s
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Con la victoria del senador de Arizona Mark Kelly el viernes por la noche, los demócratas están a solo un escaño de mantener el control del Senado de Estados Unidos, mientras todas las miradas se posan hacia la vecina Nevada, donde la contienda por el Senado se vuelca cada vez más
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Opposition politicians in Poland have criticized police for detaining anti-fascist activists but not reacting to the appearance of a Nazi-era symbol during a nationalist march. The detention of the activists occurred during Friday’s yearly far-right-led Independence March in Warsaw. Many liberal groups who oppose the march
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police officers and TV and radio services returned Saturday to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capital captured by Moscow’s forces livable after more than eight months under occupation.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three dogs died in a house fire in Boone County east of Columbia Friday night. The Boone County Fire Protection District and the Columbia Fire Department responded to the fire on the 6000 block of Summers Lane just before 10 p.m. When crews arrived on scene they say the fire was coming
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde la elección en 2010 de Qatar como sede del Mundial de Fútbol 2022, numerosas críticas han surgido sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en el país, especialmente en lo referido a las mujeres, los miembros del colectivo LGBT y los trabajadores migrantes. ¿Pero qué ha dicho la FIFA
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — The NFL plans to play more regular-season games in Germany, possibly sooner than expected. League commissioner Roger Goodell told a fan forum in Munich on Saturday that the NFL will stage “at least” four games in Germany through 2025. The current agreement includes Sunday’s first game
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — The NFL plans to play more regular-season games in Germany, possibly sooner than expected. League commissioner Roger Goodell told a fan forum in Munich on Saturday that the NFL will stage “at least” four games in Germany through 2025. The current agreement includes Sunday’s first game
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Missouri continues to see a rise in Flu cases, the Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department is holding vaccine clinics for those who need vaccinations. According to Missouri’s Health Department’s most recent report, there have been more than 1,700 Flu cases reported between October 30th and November 5th. Public Health
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — There was no powder in an envelope that was opened at the Phoenix campaign headquarters of Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor of Arizona, police said. Phoenix police spokesperson Donna Rossi said Friday that “the state lab tested the items turned over to them,” The Arizona Republic reported. The lab “determined
Continue Reading KIRCHSCHLAG IN DER BUCKLIGEN WELT, Austria (AP) — Nine people were injured Saturday in a hot air balloon crash on the eastern edge of the Alps in Austria. Sonja Kellner of the Lower Austrian Red Cross told news agency APA that two of the passengers were seriously injured in the crash in the Bucklige Welt
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN A set of countervailing political forces may have contributed to the closeness of this year’s midterm elections, according to the current results of the national exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. It remains uncertain which party will control either the Senate or the House of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Jersón, Ucrania (CNN) — Durante ocho meses, los residentes de la ciudad ucraniana de Jersón han estado viviendo bajo la brutal ocupación rusa. Pero el viernes, las fuerzas ucranianas irrumpieron en la ciudad y las tropas rusas se retiraron hacia el este. Los residentes no tienen agua, ni conexión a internet y poca
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc have arrived in troubled eastern Congo. Congolese government forces are battling a violent rebel group that now controls some territory there. The troops who arrived on Saturday are part of up to 903 Kenyan soldiers who eventually will be sent to
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