BEIRUT (AP) — Reports say that an explosion in eastern Syria killed at least three people. A war monitoring group said the blast on Wednesday was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen. No group claimed responsibility for an attack in the area. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four people
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas’ breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and the inability to sell his popular Yeezy line of shoes helped batter earnings at the end of last year. The German shoe and sportswear maker said Wednesday that higher supply costs and slumping revenue in China also helped lead to
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies that make your household products are already starting to do so. Mattel has put the AI image generator DALL-E to work by
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Few expected Benfica to make much of a run in the Champions League when it began its campaign in the third qualifying round in August. The Portuguese team was coming off a poor season by its standards and expectations were low. But now the traditional club is in great
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Even before they could climb into the ring, Cuba’s female boxers had to roll with the punches. While the island has long been famed for its top-level male boxers, women were blocked by an official prohibition on their practicing the sport competitively. Cuba’s government-run INDER sports institute claimed the sport was
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Even before they could climb into the ring, Cuba’s female boxers had to roll with the punches. While the island has long been famed for its top-level male boxers, women were blocked by an official prohibition on their practicing the sport competitively. Cuba’s government-run INDER sports institute claimed the sport was
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By Brad Lendon and Marc Stewart, CNN China should not be surprised Washington and its allies in Asia are deepening military ties given Beijing’s aggressive behavior toward many of its neighbors, the US ambassador to Japan said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN. “You look at India, you look at the Philippines, you look
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) — Residents of Taiwan’s outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month. Taiwan’s National Communications Commission blames two Chinese vessels for cutting the cables. Taiwan’s government stopped short of calling it a deliberate act on the part
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN The International Monetary Fund has drawn criticism for forecasting that Russia will see stronger economic growth this year than either the United Kingdom or Germany, despite rising pressure from Western sanctions. But Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s managing director, told CNN’s Poppy Harlow that the economic outlook for Russia beyond 2023 is
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Strikes by labor unions in Greece following a rail disaster that killed 57 people have disrupted public transport in Athens, as the government faces criticism for serious security failings on the country’s busiest rail line. Large public demonstrations are expected later Wednesday, while senior officials from a European Union railway agency
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. says it’s ready to rebuild as Hong Kong opens up to global visitors, despite reporting wider losses in 2022. In a filing, the airline reported an annual loss of $834.4 million for the year ending Dec. 31. That’s an 18.5% increase in
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Missouri held a statewide tornado drill Tuesday with local governments, businesses and organizations participating.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Enfundado en una atrevida prenda de lencerÃa de seda, un modelo masculino baila al ritmo de la música y forma un corazón con los dedos durante una sesión de streaming en Douyin, una de las plataformas de intercambio de vÃdeos más populares de China. Su actuación como modelo es la última
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The owner of Russia’s Wagner Group military company claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the war’s longest battle. Yevgeny Prigozhin said Wagner troops have taken full control of the eastern part
Continue Reading By INDRAJIT SINGH Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — A government official says three people were killed when an Indian army mortar shell fired during a training session fell short of its target and hit a village house in the country’s east. Official Pankaj Kumar said a young couple was visiting Gulvared, a village in
Continue Reading By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan senator Gloria Orwoba has said that she attended parliament while wearing a white pantsuit stained by her menstrual blood in order to combat the stigma surrounding women’s monthly periods. The incident last month inspired considerable public debate in Kenya about period shaming and the lack
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In her sunlit portrait of the pole dancing instructor Nusaiba Al Maskari, the UK-born Omani photographer Eman Ali creates an arresting visual simile between the strength of Al Maskari’s body and the Hajar Mountains in the background. Gracefully extending herself horizontally from her pole, she aligns with the peaks above Muscat, a
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Peterson Zah, who guided one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. through a politically tumultuous time, has died. Navajo Nation officials say Zah died late Tuesday at a hospital in Fort Defiance, Arizona, following a lengthy illness. He was 85. Zah served as
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says that since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls. The U.N. mission to Kabul said in a statement released Wednesday that Afghanistan’s new rulers have shown an almost singular focus on
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By Tara Subramaniam The Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin revealed Wednesday she has undergone surgery for endometriosis after a decade-long battle with the condition that affects the uterus. “For 10 years I’ve struggled with insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea,” Irwin shared in posts on social media alongside an image of her in a hospital bed. “A
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