By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — Sydney, 1994. A dimly-lit bar, wrapped in tinsel curtains and the fragmented, twirling light from a disco ball. Tick Belrose (played by Hugo Weaving) is on stage lip syncing as his drag persona Mitzi Del Bra; clad in a silver sequin dress with matching gloves and a bouffant blonde
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — YouTube bloqueó el acceso a una popular canción de protesta en Hong Kong, una semana después de que un tribunal de la ciudad accediera a una solicitud del gobierno para prohibir el himno. En un comunicado de este miércoles, YouTube dijo que 32 enlaces web que reproducen “Gloria a Hong Kong”
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hopes that inflation is finally heading back in the right direction swept through Wall Street Wednesday and ignited a record-setting rally for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% to top its prior high set a month and a half ago. The Nasdaq composite added
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — YouTube has blocked access to a popular protest song in Hong Kong, a week after a court in the city granted a government request to ban the anthem. In a statement on Wednesday, YouTube said 32 web links playing “Glory to Hong Kong” have been geoblocked and are now
Continue ReadingBy KASPARMAN PILIANG and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country’s Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 67 people dead. Another 20 are missing. A landslide of mud and cold lava from
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti 🔄 Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí Un edificio de apartamentos dañado en el ataque con misiles rusos en Kharkiv, Ucrania, el 14 de mayo. (Crédito: Andrii Marienko/AP) Los militares ucranianos de las Fuerzas de Asalto Aéreo se preparan para disparar un obús autopropulsado con ruedas Caesar 8×8 de 155
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press MALAPPURAM, India (AP) — Preventing Muslim migrants from gaining citizenship. Revoking the semi-autonomy of the country’s only Muslim-majority region. Building a Hindu temple where a violent mob razed a mosque. These were political triumphs for Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the past decade, burnishing his reputation as
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By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — A young activist jailed for insulting Thailand’s monarchy died on Tuesday following a prolonged hunger strike, officials said, prompting an outpouring of grief and renewed calls for justice reform in the Southeast Asian kingdom Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, 28, died after suffering a “sudden cardiac arrest,” Thailand’s Corrections Department
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Joe Sutton, Sharif Paget, Mary Gilbert and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Improving winds and a storm moving into western Canada are providing a temporary boost to firefighters battling massive wildfires, but the danger remains heightened as they burn close to three communities. Drought-starved vegetation and days of gusty winds have fueled
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Después de generar las deslumbrantes olas de aurora boreal este fin de semana, nuestro Sol aún no ha terminado: la llamarada solar más fuerte del ciclo solar actual ocurrió este martes por la tarde, según el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica. La llamarada,
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is blaming the politician’s wife for his legal problems. Avi Weitzman told a jury at the start of Menendez’s corruption trial on Wednesday that the Democrat wasn’t aware his spouse had taken gifts from a trio
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. Moroccan officials are determined to
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand. For the blockout, users put a block on
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time. Once admired under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) –El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos notificó este martes a Boeing que incumplió los términos de su acuerdo de 2021 en el que la compañía evitó cargos penales por dos accidentes fatales del 737 Max. Después de una serie de errores de seguridad a principios de este año, incluido un tapón
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Pedro Pagés had a three-run double for his first MLB hit and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-6. Kevin Pillar had three hits and Logan O’Hoppe had a three-run homer in
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction. The top piece in the sale was a watch given to the German superstar by former Ferrari CEO Jean Todt as a Christmas present
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to put Kansas City ahead, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2. Velázquez’s third homer of the season spoiled what had been a strong outing for Seattle starter Logan
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday. Bryan Maclean Howard,
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. “Glory to Hong Kong” was an anthem of anti-government protests in 2019. YouTube said that it would comply with a
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