CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New laws rushed through Australia’s Parliament last week to mandate curfews and electronic tracking bracelets on some foreigners with criminal records are facing their first High Court challenge. Lawyers for a Chinese refugee claim the tough new measures are unconstitutional. The man was placed in indefinite detention last year after serving
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Salma Paralluelo’s second-half brace ensured defending champion Barcelona avoided a Champions League upset against Eintracht Frankfurt, as the Catalan club came from behind to secure a 3-1 victory. Laura Freigang’s header gave Frankfurt a surprise lead just before half-time, but Paralluelo – one of Spain’s Women’s World Cup heroes
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. On Thursday, the U.N. health agency said Chinese officials told them they did not detect
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Aya Elamroussi and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky residents who evacuated after more than a dozen freight train cars derailed, spilling molten sulfur, can now return home safely as the fire has been extinguished and the air monitored, train operator CSX said Thursday. At least 16 cars were involved in the
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees, who retired after the 2020 season, has revealed that his right arm “does not work.” The former quarterback, now 44 years old and a surefire future hall of famer – he becomes eligible in 2026 – said in an interview Tuesday on ESPN Radio
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TODAY: There’s plenty to be thankful for today with highs in the 50s and mostly sunny skies. Winds will generally be out of the southwest before switching from the north into tonight. TONIGHT: Early morning shoppers should stay layered up as lows drop to the lower 30s. Breezes will also be noticeable gusting up to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some are preparing, or continuing to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner, local and national officials are providing safety tips when cooking in the kitchen. According to the US Fire Administration, cooking causes nearly 75% of all Thanksgiving day fires. Over half happening between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. FEMA
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — He’s been called the Dutch Donald Trump. He’s been threatened with death countless times by Islamic extremists, convicted of insulting Moroccans and the British government once banned him from entering the country. Now Geert Wilders has won a landslide victory in a Dutch election and
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into orbit for the first time this week. The South’s defense minister says it should be clear by early next week whether the satellite is functioning
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Según un nuevo estudio, comer una mayor cantidad de alimentos ultraprocesados se asoció con un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cánceres del tracto digestivo superior, como cáncer de boca, garganta y esófago. En Estados Unidos, un estudio de 2019 estimó que alrededor del 71% del suministro de alimentos puede ser ultraprocesado. Las
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have identified the married couple killed Wednesday in a fiery explosion near the US-Canadian border that prompted a massive law enforcement response. Kurt P. Villani and his wife Monica Villani, both 53, died in the car crash on the US side of the
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Jack Ma has put off plans to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Alibaba shares after the Chinese tech giant’s stock plummeted last week. Two regulatory filings from last Thursday revealed that Ma had been looking to offload 10 million shares, worth nearly $871 million.
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Hundreds of police officers searched the properties of Hamas members and followers in Germany on Thursday morning following a formal ban on any activity by or in support of the militant group. The German government implemented the ban on Nov. 2 and dissolved Samidoun, a group that
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Corea del Norte dijo este jueves que desplegará nuevo armamento militar a lo largo de la línea de demarcación militar que la separa del Sur después de que Seúl se retirara parcialmente de un acuerdo de 2018 diseñado para aliviar las tensiones a lo largo de la frontera, informaron medios
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Investigadores identificaron al matrimonio fallecido el miércoles en una explosión cerca de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y Canadá. Kurt P. Villani y su esposa Monica Villani, ambos de 53 años, murieron en el accidente de tráfico ocurrido en el lado estadounidense del paso fronterizo del Rainbow Bridge, según informó el
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain. Markets in Japan and the U.S. are closed for holidays. Oil prices initially fell about $1 a barrel after OPEC postponed
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A countrywide billboard campaign that flooded the streets of Hungary this week takes aim at the head of the European Union’s executive, Ursula von der Leyen. It’s the start of an election campaign that marks an escalation of tensions between the country’s right-wing government and the
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas was set to begin Friday morning, Qatar said after a daylong delay extended the agony for those hoping for some relief from the deal, which is to bring the release
Continue ReadingBy AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian military officials say five soldiers and two suspected rebels were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir. The fighting started Wednesday after Indian troops started searching for suspected militants in dense forests and intermittent firing continued all day. Troops continued searching on Thursday near the highly
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