By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has reported that its exports grew slightly for a second consecutive month in December even as deflationary pressures continued. Official data released Friday underscored the uneven nature of the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic. Exports rose 2.3% year-on-year in December to $303.6 billion.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de repetidas advertencias, las fuerzas estadounidenses y británicas han cumplido sus amenazas de tomar represalias contra los rebeldes hutíes respaldados por Irán por sus ataques a barcos comerciales en el mar Rojo. Al amparo de la oscuridad, lanzaron misiles y bombas contra objetivos en Yemen desde el aire y
Continue ReadingMULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Two men were rescued after being caught in an avalanche in the Idaho backcountry, while a third man was believed to be dead. The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office says a rescue began shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday when law enforcement received a GPS alert of a possible fatality in an avalanche
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s relationship with Beijing will face its biggest test since the leaders of the two countries met in November, as the United States seeks to keep the Taiwan Straits calm after Taiwanese v oters select a new president this weekend. At stake is the peace and stability
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pita Limjaroenrat shook up Thai politics eight months ago by leading his progressive Move Forward party to a stunning first-place finish in the 2023 general election. Pita’s win also put him in a good position to be named the country’s next prime minister. But he had a
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has successfully launched a rocket carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve natural disaster response. The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on
Continue ReadingCORONADO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed into a Southern California bay during a training exercise. Authorities say all six crewmembers survived. A Navy spokesperson says the MH-60R Seahawk crashed in the waters of San Diego Bay shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A safety boat was on hand and the crewmembers were
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La NASA anunció el jueves que, tras un proceso que duró un mes, finalmente se liberó una muestra de valioso material procedente de un asteroide. La agencia espacial ya había recogido unos 70 gramos de rocas y polvo de su misión OSIRIS-REx, que viajó casi 6.000 millones de kilómetros para
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. Payton Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Day-Lewis took a break from retirement to present Martin Scorsese the award for best director at the National Board of Review Awards in midtown Manhattan on Thursday night. Scorsese’s Osage epic, “ Killers of the Flower Moon,” was the top honoree at the 95th
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. Her abdication on Sunday will be the first time a
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — After repeated warnings, United States and British forces have followed through on threats to retaliate against Iran-backed Houthi rebels for their attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea. Under the cover of darkness they launched missiles and bombs on targets in Yemen from air and sea overnight
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As a teenager, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king. Such doubts have been swept aside as the 55-year-old takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states. The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — US and British airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen represent a significant escalation of the conflict in the Middle East – and come despite weeks of efforts by President Joe Biden to head off a wider war. They occurred at a moment of deep political significance as Biden
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Este jueves se presentó en el estado de Washington una demanda colectiva contra Boeing en nombre de los pasajeros del vuelo 1282 de Alaska Airlines de la semana pasada. Según las alegaciones de la demanda, “el suceso hirió físicamente a algunos pasajeros y traumatizó emocionalmente a la mayoría, si no
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL ROCK BRIDGE (57) CAPITAL CITY (23) FINAL BATTLE (62) MOBERLY (47) FINAL ST. JAMES (49) CALIFORNIA (53) FINAL NORTH CALLAWAY (59) HERMANN (50) FINAL EUREKA (31) HICKMAN (55)
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Ecuador exigirá a los extranjeros que quieran entrar a su territorio por sus fronteras con Colombia o Perú que presenten un certificado de antecedentes penales, con el argumento de que con esta medida busca “evitar y controlar el ingreso de individuos que constituyan una amenaza o riesgo
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By CNN Staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden said airstrikes launched by the US and UK against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen were “in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea.” The president ordered the strikes just days after what the US military called a “complex attack” by the Iranian-backed militants
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