Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los votantes taiwaneses han elegido un nuevo líder en elecciones celebradas bajo la sombra de una China cada vez más asertiva que ha pasado los últimos ocho años intensificando sus amenazas hacia la isla autónoma. El ganador, Lai Ching-te, es el actual vicepresidente de Taiwán y abiertamente odiado por Beijing.
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, winning by 62 points to record the biggest win in franchise history and move into a tie for first place in the Western Conference. The 139-77 victory tied the fifth-biggest blowout in NBA history, per StatMuse, and
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Tesla says it’s temporarily halting most of production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor. The electric vehicle maker says its factory near Berlin, which makes Model Y vehicles and batteries, will pause from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11. It says its production
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — When President Joe Biden visited Pennsylvania on Friday — his first official event of the year, and the 33rd time he’s been to the commonwealth since taking office — the topic was a familiar one: Bidenomics. His use of the phrase has been a source of contention among
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has asked police in Nigeria for “urgent intervention,” in a complaint letter filed Tuesday against Grammy-nominated musician Davido that was circulated widely on social media. Police launched an investigation on Tuesday after receiving the hand-delivered letter at its headquarters in the Lagos State city of
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s domestic security agency says it arrested a Russian citizen for allegedly providing information to Poland about Moscow’s defense industry production. The Federal Security Service, the FSB, said in a statement on Friday that the person arrested is an employee of a “high-security enterprise” in the Penza region. That’s about 600 kilometers
Continue Reading Alasdair Howorth, CNN (CNN) — Born and raised in Dublin, Roberto “Pico” Lopes had long given up hope of representing the Republic of Ireland at the senior international level, for whom he had starred at junior level. Then, out of the blue, Lopes received a message on the social networking website LinkedIn. It was a
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TODAY: We’re starting with widespread rain this morning, before switching to a wintry mix, and likely snow for most through the morning into the afternoon. Temperatures are near 40 at sunrise, but fall through the day, to put us near 20 this afternoon. Expect temperatures to fall another 20 degrees or so into the overnight
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Oscar-winning “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea have called for a thorough investigation into the death of popular actor Lee Sun-kyun. Lee was found dead in his car on Dec. 27 in what is widely seen as a suicide following an
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man in Iowa stood up at a recent town hall and told Ron DeSantis he had an “easy” question: How would the Florida governor address abortion when it’s sure to be a big issue in the coming 2024 presidential election?
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El rey de España, Felipe VI, expresó este jueves su apoyo al establecimiento de un Estado palestino para dar fin a la violencia entre palestinos e israelíes. El monarca español dio estas declaraciones durante su discurso en la clausura de la conferencia de embajadores de España, realizada en la
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Myanmar’s military says it has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups that it has been battling in the north. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Friday that the agreement had been brokered at talks mediated by China on Wednesday and Thursday in
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Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — A Russian travel agency is advertising what appears to be the first tour to North Korea since the isolated country closed its borders due to Covid, promising a “family friendly” ski trip to a luxury resort outside the capital Pyongyang. Like many other countries, North Korea imposed strict anti-epidemic
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Con su característica sonrisa y su estilo atemporal, Julia Roberts puede ser un ícono de la belleza, pero no se toma a sí misma demasiado en serio. Cuando se le preguntó en una nueva entrevista con British Vogue qué es lo que la mantiene joven a sus 56 años, la
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing support nearly 23 months after Russia’s invasion. The package, worth 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its 10th winning week in the last 11 with a mixed finish Friday following an encouraging report on inflation. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after earnings reporting season kicked off with mixed results from Delta Air Lines, JPMorgan Chase and
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan is holding its presidential election on Saturday, a race that China has called a choice between war and peace. China considers the self-ruled island about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off its east coast a breakaway province and has threatened to take control over it, by
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese are preparing to elect a new president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China which claims the self-governing island republic as its own. The presidential race pits Vice President Lai Ching-te against Hou Yu-ih of
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian tourists going on a ski trip will be the first international travelers to visit North Korea since the country’s borders closed in 2020 amid the global pandemic lockdown. A report on Russia’s state-run Tass news agency said an unspecified number of tourists from the
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