By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It was a shock when Michael Mosley, a doctor and well-known TV presenter in the UK, was found dead earlier this month after hiking in scorching temperatures on the Greek island of Symi. But it is now one of a series of tourist deaths and disappearances in Greece as
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — World stocks were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1% while that for the S&P 500 rose
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Nintendo reveló una nueva sorpresa para los fans: un nuevo título de Zelda en el que los jugadores por fin podrán encarnar a la princesa titular de la legendaria serie de fantasía. Nintendo vendió más de 140 millones de Zelda desde que la primera edición salió a la venta en
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos y varios de sus principales aliados, incluido el Reino Unido, están debatiendo activamente hasta qué punto comprometerse con la adhesión de Ucrania a la OTAN en la próxima cumbre del 75º aniversario de la alianza que se celebrará en Washington, en la que Estados Unidos se enfrenta a
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. has returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years. The development that has been seized on by the governing Conservative Party as evidence that its economic plan is working ahead of the general
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By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Another “mysterious” monolith has been spotted. This time, on a Las Vegas hiking trail in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). “We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water … but
Continue Reading KSNV, LMVPD, CNN By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — Another “mysterious” monolith has been spotted. This time, on a Las Vegas hiking trail in Nevada, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). “We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi was known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music. American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth dubbed her “the Allen Ginsberg of Japan.” Shiraishi died of heart failure on June
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By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States has approved the $360 million sale of more than 1,000 small armed drones to Taiwan, as the self-ruled island claimed by China aims to strengthen its asymmetrical warfare abilities with an eye on successful tactics used on the battlefield in Ukraine. Taiwan will receive 720 Switchblade missiles and
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU and EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — An official says nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire set off explosions at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital. A government spokesperson said Wednesday that 46 people are being treated for various injuries after the explosions
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Corea del Sur pondrá pronto en marcha un nuevo visado para los extranjeros que sueñen con entrenarse como un ídolo del K-pop, en un intento de impulsar su industria turística hasta niveles anteriores a la pandemia. El “visado de formación en cultura coreana” estará abierto a los extranjeros que quieran formarse
Continue ReadingBy ASHWINI BHATIA and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. The high-level delegation arrived in the hillside town, which the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN en Español) – – El Gobierno de Colombia anunció este martes que dará permisos especiales a los tutores de 270.000 menores migrantes originarios de Venezuela, una medida que busca regularizar su estancia en el país y proteger a los niños y adolescentes venezolanos que están a su cargo, de acuerdo con las autoridades
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and ANDRÉS LEIGHTON Associated Press ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Heavy rain and hail fell Wednesday around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high
Continue Reading By Jerome Taylor, Edward Szekeres and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Nintendo has dropped a fresh surprise for fans – a new Zelda title where gamers will finally be able to play the titular princess from the legendary fantasy series. Nintendo has racked up over 140 million sales of Zelda since the first edition title
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Manveena Suri, Lucas Lilieholm and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state. Thousands
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out. Claudia Zúniga, 35, married in 2017, or 10 years after
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) –Vladimir Putin dijo que Rusia y Corea del Norte han intensificado sus vínculos a un “nuevo nivel”, prometiendo ayudarse mutuamente si cualquiera de las naciones es atacada, una nueva asociación “innovadora” anunciada durante la peculiar visita del presidente de Rusia al aislado país. Miles de norcoreanos se alinearon en las calles de
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — South Korea will soon launch a new visa for foreign nationals who dream of training like a K-pop idol, in a bid to boost its tourism industry back to pre-pandemic levels. The “K-Culture Training Visa” will be open to foreigners who want to train in K-pop
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A blistering heat wave Wednesday extended from the Midwest to New England, leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday, including in places like northern Maine where they rarely experience such conditions this early in the year. The city of Caribou, Maine, just 10 miles from
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