By Mark Thompson, CNN (CNN) — Solid economic growth in France and Spain, and a very modest recovery in Germany could be enough to confirm that the euro area has already exited a recession that started in the final quarter of 2022. Official data showed that French GDP was up 0.5% in the April-June period,
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Kylie Minogue has announced a residency at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, with tickets going on sale early next month. The Australian singer broke the news on social media, writing on Instagram: “VEGAS BABY! So excited to headline the all-new @VoltaireLV at @VenetianVegas starting this fall. See you
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By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has lobbed insults at Iowa’s popular Republican governor, broken with the state’s evangelical pastors, quarreled with an influential Christian leader there, skipped its key political gatherings and has spent less time in the state than most of his top competitors. But if Iowa Republicans are
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany is urging members of the country’s main opposition conservative bloc to break down a “firewall” meant to isolate his party, which is at record levels in polls. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, gathered on Friday for a convention stretching over the next two weekends
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv ¿Cómo ha sido el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte en Perú? Sinéad O’Connor pagó muy caro criticar a la Iglesia católica, pero la historia le dio la razón. Ovnis: qué son, cuántos avistamientos ha habido y qué ha revelado el Pentágono. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Esta fotografía tomada el 27 de julio de 2023 muestra un edificio residencial destruido en la calle Pamyati, en Izyum, donde 47 civiles murieron como consecuencia de un bombardeo aéreo el 9 de marzo de 2022, en medio de la invasión rusa en Ucrania. (Foto de SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) Este evento
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world are commemorating Ashoura. That’s a remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, which gave birth to their faith. In Afghanistan, the Taliban cut mobile phone services in key cities holding
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis has urged governments to do more to fight climate change and protect “our common home” as improving weather conditions help firefighters contain wildfires in Greece, Italy and other countries in southern Europe. Francis sent a telegram of condolences to Greece, where
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press AUBURN, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to boast about cooling inflation and to make a crack at Republicans who have floated an impeachment inquiry into him. He told the crowd at Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
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By David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — To many observers, South Africa’s stance on Russia’s war in Ukraine is puzzling. While the country professes to be “non-aligned,” Western diplomats and policy experts point to a series of actions that they say proves otherwise. Their list is long: South Africa abstaining from votes condemning
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota importante: Antes de comenzar cualquier nuevo programa de ejercicios, consulta a tu médico. Detente inmediatamente si sientes dolor. (CNN) — Cuando se trata de bajar la presión arterial, los estudios generalmente han demostrado que los ejercicios aeróbicos o cardiovasculares son los mejores. Ahora, una nueva investigación sugiere que vale la pena
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed an executive order giving decisions on the prosecution of serious military crimes including sexual assault to independent military attorneys. The order signed Friday takes that power away from victims’ commanders. The order formally implements legislation passed by Congress last year aimed at
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes. The order, which the administration is calling “the
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By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden swiped at renewed impeachment talk by top Republicans as he sold his agenda in Maine on Friday, suggesting his economic record was a threat to opponents. “Republicans may have to find something else to criticize me for now that inflation is coming down.
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged Friday despite rising inflation but hinted that it could gradually abandon years of ultra-cheap money, sending the yen soaring and stocks tumbling. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said it kept unchanged its short-term interest rate at minus 0.1% and maintained its target
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Today: Early Friday morning sees some light spotty showers with afternoon highs reaching up to 102 degrees. A Weather Alert Day has been issued as the heat index climbs up to 108 degrees. Winds remain out of the southwest at 8-12 MPH. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the upper 70s with partly cloudy skies and
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By Aya Elamroussi and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Scorching temperatures will reach peak intensity for millions from the Midwest to the Northeast on Friday into Saturday, as other areas that have been suffering for weeks take grim steps to deal with the rising human cost of a record-long heat wave during the planet’s hottest
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong judge has rejected a government request to ban the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” in a landmark decision. Friday’s ruling favored freedom of expression in the city after Google had resisted official pressure to alter internet search results. It was a setback
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un hombre de Florida fue acusado de homicidio por la muerte en 1993 de Jennifer Odom, una niña de 12 años del área de Tampa que había desaparecido tras bajarse del autobús escolar, informaron el jueves las autoridades. Un jurado investigador acusó a Jeffrey Norman Crum, de 61 años, de
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines. The storm plowed into the eastern province of Fujian on Friday morning after bringing heavy rains and gale-force winds to parts of Taiwan. In the Philippines, a week of stormy weather across the main island of Luzon caused
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