Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Roma (CNN) — Casi al mismo tiempo que la primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni anunciaba que la reunión de líderes del G7 se celebraría en la región de Apulia, en el sur de Italia, en el marco de la presidencia de su país de la organización económica, investigadores locales de la lucha
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By Sarah Royce-Greensill, CNN (CNN) — In 2016, jeweler Olivia Young of Ouroboros sold a red spinel ring for £6,000 ($7,700). Last year, the client’s insurance company paid out £30,000 ($38,400) to replace it. Experts say that this previously overlooked gemstone is rocketing in desirability and value, as collectors look beyond the so-called “Big Four’”
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos han tenido conocimiento de conversaciones entre hutíes en Yemen para proporcionar armas al grupo militante somalí Al Shabaab, en lo que tres funcionarios estadounidenses describieron a la CNN como un hecho preocupante que amenaza con desestabilizar aún más una región ya de por
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates. In Japan, higher inflation and falling wages raised questions about how the central bank can navigate away from near-zero interest rates. The Bank of Japan will issue a
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting Thursday. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday said Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20. Australia earlier announced Li will land in the Australian city of Adelaide on June
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Four Miami-Dade police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with a 2019 shootout with suspects in a hijacked UPS truck that resulted in the deaths of a hostage delivery driver and a bystander, the Miami-Dade Police Department said Tuesday. The chaotic December
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente de Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, dijo en un discurso este lunes por la noche que el control del tráfico aéreo en Mzuzu había aconsejado al avión que transportaba al vicepresidente y a otras nueve personas que no intentaran aterrizar debido a la “mala visibilidad” y al mal tiempo y que
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El canal de navegación del puerto de Baltimore vuelve a estar plenamente operativo, según anunciaron este lunes las autoridades a cargo. Pasaron más de dos meses desde que un enorme buque de carga chocó contra el puente Francis Scott Key y cortó el acceso a la crucial arteria de navegación. En
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of caged animals died after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand’s capital. The fire was reported in the early morning of Tuesday and quickly swept across more than 100 shops in the pet zone of the market, according to Bangkok’s government. Officials said
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By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean forces fired warning shots on Sunday after North Korean troops accidentally crossed their shared border, Seoul’s military said, as tensions simmer on the Korean Peninsula following a series of tit-for-tat exchanges between the two sides. In a news briefing Tuesday, the South Korean
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By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Singapore Airlines has offered compensation to passengers hurt last month during a flight that encountered severe turbulence, which resulted in dozens of injuries and one death. Passengers who sustained minor injuries have each been offered $10,000 in compensation, while those who suffered more serious injuries have been
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island nation first made a bold move for autonomy. Ahead of this year’s holiday in Manila,
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand offered an 80,000 New Zealand dollar reward and immunity from prosecution on Tuesday to anyone who could help them secure the safe return of three children missing since December 2021. Their father, Tom Phillips, disappeared into the wilderness with them two
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Israel prometió este lunes persistir con su operación militar en Gaza, diciendo que no participará en negociaciones “sin sentido” con Hamas, poco después de que el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas aprobara abrumadoramente un plan de alto el fuego redactado por Estados Unidos destinado a poner fin a los
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators accuse a south Florida man of traversing two continents, stealing license plates and obscuring a security camera to kidnap his estranged wife at her apartment in Spain earlier this year. But the man and his former attorney say he has never stepped
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The Oscars of the food world — the James Beard Awards — were handed out Monday night to many chefs and restaurants reflecting cultures and regions that have long been overlooked when honoring culinary achievement in the United States. At Dakar NOLA, winner of Best New Restaurant, Chef Serigne
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN)– Los delitos violentos cayeron más de un 15% en Estados Unidos durante los primeros tres meses de 2024, según estadísticas publicadas este lunes por el FBI . Las nuevas cifras muestran que los delitos violentos de enero a marzo disminuyeron un 15,2% en comparación con el mismo período de 2023, mientras que
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias Panayiotou does have are 2.6 million followers on YouTube and more on TikTok. And now he has won a seat in the European Parliament representing Cyprus, one of several unusual candidates who launched improbable
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands have begun a four-day tour of the U.S. in Atlanta. During multiple stops in the city on Monday, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima paid tribute to the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learned about the history of the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una figura de acción de 1979 que nunca llegó a comercializarse oficialmente se convirtió en el juguete antiguo más valioso jamás vendido en una subasta, con una puja final con la que se podría comprar una casa de tres dormitorios y dos baños en muchas partes de Estados Unidos. La
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