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Month: August 2023

Por qué China tiene pocas buenas opciones para impulsar su tambaleante economía

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — Cada pocos días, durante las últimas semanas, un desfile de líderes y responsables políticos chinos han prometido públicamente hacer más para impulsar la tambaleante economía, normalmente prometiendo apoyar al asediado sector privado. A veces, los inversores parecen haber ganado confianza con estas promesas, haciendo subir las acciones. Sin

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Rail service in southern Pakistan is partially restored after train crash that killed 30 people

By ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say engineers have partially restored passenger rail service in southern Pakistan, a day after a passenger train derailed there, killing at least 30 people and injuring 90. Local authorities have handed over 27 bodies of the victims of Sunday’s crash to their families for burials

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Rebel attacks in restive northeastern Congo kill at least 21 people over the weekend, officials say

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Officials and activists say that rebel groups — including one with ties to the Islamic State group — killed at least 21 people in restive northeastern Congo over the weekend. The deputy delegate of the governor in the Central African nation’s Bwito township, said the victims

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“Oppenheimer” supera los US$ 500 millones y bate el récord de taquilla de una película ambientada en la II Guerra Mundial

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El mismo día en que “Barbie” superó el hito de los US$ 1.000 millones en taquilla, la otra mitad del fenómeno viral “Barbenheimer” rebasó la marca de los US$ 500 millones. Desde su estreno hace tres semanas, “Oppenheimer”, de Christopher Nolan, ha recaudado US$ 552,9 millones en todo el mundo,

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ANÁLISIS | Trump y su equipo buscan destruir la credibilidad de su juicio por subversión electoral incluso antes de que se fije una fecha

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump y su equipo legal intensifican los esfuerzos para desacreditar y retrasar un juicio por su supuesto intento de anular las elecciones de 2020, mientras su lucha para evitar condenas penales se vuelve cada vez más indistinguible de su campaña presidencial. El abogado del

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Rights group denounces Tanzanian government for detaining critics and urges freedom of expression

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international human rights group has denounced Tanzania’s government for detaining critics and urged it to respect freedom of expression and the right to protest. Human Rights Watch says 22 people have been detained since June for criticizing a government decision to have a foreign logistics

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Ethiopia’s government says it lost control of some areas in the Amhara region to militia fighters

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s federal government says it has lost control of some districts and towns to militia fighters in the country’s Amhara region. Residents report heavy gunfire and military aircraft overhead in some areas on Monday. Ethiopia’s cabinet declared a six-month state of emergency last week. The federal

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Trucking giant Yellow Corp. declares bankruptcy after years of financial struggles

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has declared bankruptcy after years of financial struggles and growing debt, marking a significant shift for the U.S. transportation industry and shippers nationwide. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which was filed Sunday, comes just three years after Yellow received $700 million in

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