Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Tormentas severas, incluidos posibles tornados fuertes, azotarán partes del sur y el centro de Estados Unidos este jueves, poniendo a millones de personas en riesgo de vientos dañinos y granizo grande. Casi 50 millones de personas en una gran parte del país podrían experimentar una variedad de impactos climáticos fuertes. La
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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Sami Valimaki of Finland has carded a bogey-free 8-under 64 to share the lead with Martin Simonsen of Denmark after the opening round of the Thailand Classic. The 24-year-old Valimaki made five birdies on the front nine, including on his opening three holes, before picking up three more after the turn.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El papa Francisco envió un mensaje de esperanza y oraciones a las víctimas turcas del terremoto del pasado 6 de febrero, tras reunirse este jueves con el embajador de Turquía en el Vaticano, Ufuk Ulutas, según un comunicado difundido por la oficina de prensa vaticana. “Mis pensamientos y oraciones están
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By Frederik Pleitgen, Zahra Ullah, Claudia Otto and Rob Picheta, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed there is “no way” his country would send troops into Ukraine unless it is attacked, amid fears Russia’s close ally will help to facilitate a spring offensive by Moscow. “We are peaceful people. We know what war is
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After missing out on Chelsea last year, British businessman Martin Broughton knows how potential buyers will be feeling ahead of Friday’s deadline to submit bids for Manchester United. The late nights spent crunching the numbers. Checking and double-checking that financial backers will make good on
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By Ben Morse, CNN A superb solo goal from Karim Adeyemi proved decisive as Borussia Dortmund beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 clash in the Champions League on Wednesday. Adeyemi lit up a tight encounter at the Signal Iduna Park midway through the second half, running from deep inside his own
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history” will soon go up for sale. An auctioneer said the “astonishing record” is likely to sell for up to $50 million after it concludes an exhibition tour to Israel
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By Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN China has imposed sanctions on two American defense manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan, a day after Beijing pledged to take “countermeasures” in response to Washington’s handling of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that entered American airspace and was shot down by US forces earlier this month. Lockheed
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The parliament of oil-rich Norway has announced that the Scandinavian country is donating 75 billion kroner ($7.4 billion) to Kyiv as part of a five-year support package, making Norway one of the world’s biggest donors to war-torn Ukraine. In a video address to the 169-seat parliament, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Hamid Yakisikli has waited outside the pile of concrete that used to be his house since an earthquake devastated his home in the ancient city of Antakya. He and his two brothers have endured freezing conditions, in big jackets and wool hats, waiting for rescuers
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of revelers danced in the streets of Cologne, Duesseldorf, Bonn and other cities and towns across the Rhineland Thursday as they celebrated the traditional start of Carnival in Germany. Dressed up in bright colors and creative costumes, they sang loudly and swayed to familiar
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Francesca Street, CNN Against the backdrop of the snow-capped Pyrenees mountains, deep in the Aragon valley, lies an imposing, beautiful building. Welcome to Canfranc Station, once an abandoned railway station, now a luxurious hotel. Canfranc Station opened as an opulent rail hub in 1928, with an inauguration ceremony attended by both the King of Spain
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una persona murió y otras tres resultaron heridas en un tiroteo este miércoles por la noche en un centro comercial en El Paso, Texas, dijo la Policía. El tiroteo provocó que los clientes huyeran o se refugiaran en una comunidad marcada por otra masacre ocurrida hace tres años en una
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN It’s while running in the moors and hills of her native Scotland that Lesley Paterson sometimes sees her two careers become conveniently aligned. A professional triathlete and screenwriter, Paterson has long inhabited two livelihoods that, on the surface, seem worlds apart. But in the quiet moments of a windswept run or
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Al igual que las de miles de familias en Turquía y Siria, la vida de los Fansa quedó destrozada por los terremotos de la semana pasada. Pero Nilay Fansa y su esposo, Cengiz, también se aferran a su “bebé milagro”. Los terremotos del 6 de febrero atraparon a la familia
Continue Reading By RISKA MUNAWARAH and YAYAN ZAMZAMI Associated Press ACEH BESAR, Indonesia (AP) — A boat carrying 71 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh has landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province, Fifteen-year-old Shorif Uddin, who was on the boat with his parents, says two or three people died while they were at
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Terminar la guerra en Ucrania en términos aceptables para su presidente Volodymyr Zelensky requerirá que Occidente convenza al líder ruso Vladimir Putin de que está perdiendo. Buena suerte con eso. Antes del aniversario de la invasión rusa de la próxima semana, los líderes estadounidenses y occidentales se están preparando para
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German news agency dpa is reporting that the websites of several German airports have been disrupted after what may have been a suspected hacker attack. Thursday’s disruptions did not appear to have an immediate impact on air traffic. Nuremberg Airport in southern Germany reported that its online site was receiving so
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline. The plant’s site in Akkuyu, located some
Continue Reading By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Jude Bellingham captained Borussia Dortmund to a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Champions League and looked a mature leader at the age of just 19. The England midfielder is the second-youngest player to captain a team in the Champions League knockout stages. His performances
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