Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, se encuentra en Israel para mantener conversaciones de alto riesgo con altos funcionarios del gobierno este martes para presionarlos a proteger mejor a los civiles y permitir la entrada de más ayuda que se necesita desesperadamente a medida que la guerra en
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By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The co-founder of legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli says he hopes the studio’s first-ever Golden Globe win will help the country smile – “even if only a little” – in the aftermath of two consecutive tragedies. Toshio Suzuki, also the studio’s president, made the comment in a statement
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The first big winter storm of the season hit Mid-Missouri this week.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un ciudadano estadounidense fue arrestado en Moscú por cargos relacionados con drogas, según un comunicado oficial publicado este martes. El ciudadano, identificado como Robert Woodland, está acusado de preparar e intentar un delito, así como de traficar ilegalmente con drogas. “Por resolución del Tribunal de Distrito de Ostankino de Moscú de
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least three people were hospitalized after mistakenly eating colorful pods of liquid laundry detergent that were distributed as a campaign freebie in Taiwan’s presidential race, according to Taiwanese media reports. One of the victims said she thought the pods were candy, the Central News Agency reported. The pods came in
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By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug-related charges, according to an official statement released Tuesday. The citizen, named as Robert Woodland, is accused of preparing and attempting a crime, as well as illegally dealing with drugs. “By a resolution of the Ostankino District
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Maldivas se enfrenta a un boicot por parte de una de sus mayores fuentes de ingresos por turismo después de que tres de sus funcionarios se burlaran del primer ministro de la India, Narendra Modi, lo que generó llamados de ciudadanos y celebridades indias para que eviten escaparse a este
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is set to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced on Monday night. Morant, who was suspended for the first 25 games of the season for off-court issues, suffered a subluxation of his right shoulder during a training session on Saturday, according to the
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ, JOEAL CALUPITAN AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Catholic worshippers is marching in an annual procession in the Philippines’ capital, parading a centuries-old black statue of Jesus. Many worshippers at the event said they were praying for peace in the Middle East, where
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s leading presidential candidate William Lai says he hopes for a reopening of dialogue with China following almost eight years of Beijing’s near-complete refusal to communicate with leaders of the self-governing island it considers its own territory. But Lai told reporters Tuesday he would seek to
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) –El líder chino Xi Jinping prometió perseguir “moscas y hormigas” como parte de una intensificación de la campaña anticorrupción que apuntará a industrias como las finanzas, la energía y la infraestructura. China abordará los “riesgos ocultos” y aumentará el castigo para las personas que ofrecen sobornos, dijo Xi en una reunión este
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has mistranslated an alert into English, saying China had launched a missile instead of a satellite and urging caution days before the island’s elections. Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A wide-reaching winter storm that pummeled much of the eastern half of the country Tuesday, knocking out power in several states and prompting the closure of highways, schools and government offices was dumping heavy rain across the Northeast on Tuesday night. Here’s the latest: •
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say suspected militants have shot and killed two police officers assigned to escort polio workers in northwest Pakistan during the nationwide campaign against polio. It was the second such attack in the past 24 hours. Police said Tuesday’s attack happened in Bannu, a district in
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El parlamento de Corea del Sur aprobó este martes un proyecto de ley que prohíbe la cría y el sacrificio de perros para consumo, poniendo fin a la práctica tradicional pero controvertida de comer carne de perro después de años de debate a nivel nacional. El proyecto de ley recibió un
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has temporarily grounded three Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners, following an incident last week in which an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The three aircraft, grounded since Saturday, belong to the Indonesian budget carrier
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG, CLAIRE RUSH and TOM KRISHER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold the panel in place might have been missing when the
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares retreated Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, though Tokyo broke ranks, gaining more than 2% after the government said it would double its disaster reserves by nearly $7 billion. U.S. futures declined while oil prices gained. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 is trading near
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CNN, WFAA, KTVT By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday left nearly two dozen people injured and large pieces of a building littering the road in the heart of the city’s downtown area. At least 21 people were injured in the blast at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown
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