TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature has passed changes that are seen as favoring China and diminishing the power of the island’s president. The changes pushed by the opposition Nationalist Party and its allies on Tuesday would give the body greater power to control budgets, including defense spending that the party has blocked in
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees. Typhoon Ewiniar also forced the closures of several seaports, stranding thousands of passengers, officials said Tuesday. The typhoon crept by the country’s eastern coast late Friday night and lingered
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — España, Noruega e Irlanda reconocieron formalmente al Estado de Palestina este martes, tal como habían anunciado que harían días atrás, con mensajes en los que destacaron la necesidad de alcanzar una solución de dos Estados para poner fin al conflicto de Medio Oriente. “Es una necesidad perentoria si queremos entre
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff raced into the second round of the French Open on Monday, taking just 52 minutes to defeat Russian qualifier Julia Avdeeva 6-1 6-1. Gauff, who won her first grand slam title at last year’s US Open, reached the final at Roland Garros in 2022 and is looking
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti 🔄 Haz clic aquí para ver las entradas más recientes. El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Noruega, Espen Barth Eide, habla durante una conferencia de prensa en Bruselas el lunes 27 de mayo. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP) Camiones de ayuda que transportan alimentos y ayuda humanitaria llegan a Gaza a través de Beit Lahiya,
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s former prime minister and other former top officials have pleaded not guilty to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections. The case involves a deal, originally struck in 2015, in which
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By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden reelection campaign has enlisted three police officers – all of whom were working at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, when rioters overtook the building – to stump for Biden across battleground states in the coming weeks, the campaign told CNN. Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, Officer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of severe storms have affected the Midwest and the rest of the country this year. A lot of damage and a number of fatalities were reported in Iowa more than a week ago. Storms came through Missouri this weekend and caused enough damage to the southeastern part of the state
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TODAY: Tuesday will be mostly dry and partly cloudy, however a chance for a shower and a rumble of thunder or two will be possible from 1 p.m. through 6 p.m. near the lake of the Ozarks, and near Mexico. So there will be two separate chances, one in the far south west, and another
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By Nell Lewis and Jackie Prager, CNN (CNN) — Dakhla, a small city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, which is mostly controlled by Morocco, is located on a long spit of sand between the Atlantic Ocean and a saltwater lagoon. Its consistent wind makes it a hotspot for kitesurfing enthusiasts, but a new
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A report by the United Nations says that as economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets needed to raise incomes and ensure social equity. The report
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is as mysterious as its title. Recorded by legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan in secret over six years, only one physical copy of the album was ever made and just a handful of people have heard it in full. Now a few lucky
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Los abogados del expresidente Donald Trump pidieron este lunes a un juez federal que rechace la solicitud del fiscal especial Jack Smith de una orden de silencio en el caso de documentos clasificados y que encuentre a los fiscales federales que redactaron la solicitud en desacato. La oficina de Smith solicitó
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight, knocking down a flight attendant and forcing the plane to turn back, has been arrested by police at the airport. Officials said the incident happened early in what was scheduled to be
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Parece sacado de la serie distópica “Black Mirror”, pero es solo la última adaptación de la robótica al campo de batalla moderno. Durante recientes ejercicios militares con Camboya, las Fuerzas Armadas de China mostraron un perro robot con un rifle automático montado en su espalda, esencialmente convirtiendo al mejor amigo (electrónico)
Continue ReadingBy BARRY HATTON and RAF CASERT Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a second $1 billion promise of military aid in as many days during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western weapons could
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain, Norway and Ireland have formally recognized a Palestinian state in a coordinated effort that adds more pressure on Israel to soften its devastating response to last year’s Hamas attack. Dozens of countries have recognized a Palestinian state. But none of the major Western powers has
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It looks like something out of the dystopian show “Black Mirror,” but it’s just the latest adaptation of robotics for the modern battlefield. During recent military drills with Cambodia, China’s military showed off a robot dog with an automatic rifle mounted on its back, essentially turning
Continue ReadingBy WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A stone quarry has collapsed in India’s northeast due to heavy rain triggered by a tropical storm, killing 17 quarry workers and leaving 12 missing. Police said Tuesday that rescuers recovered the bodies of those killed in the quarry in Melthum, about 3.5 miles from the
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament has re-elected hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf as its speaker, reaffirming its hard-right makeup in the wake of a helicopter crash that killed the country’s president and foreign minister. Of 287 lawmakers voting Tuesday, 198 backed Qalibaf to retain the position he first took in 2021. He initially
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