By Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — There are some secret areas on widebody aircraft, where the pilots and cabin crew go to rest during long flights. Passengers can’t access them under any circumstance and they’re well hidden from view. They’re called Crew Rest Compartments and their location on the plane varies. On newer aircraft, such
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By Jackie Prager, CNN (CNN) — Over the past eight years, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has built one of the world’s largest oil refineries. Spanning nearly 4,000 football fields, construction of the refinery began in 2016 at the Lekki Free Zone outside of Lagos, Nigeria, and it opened in May 2023. Dangote’s company says
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Elite sport can be a lonely and unforgiving place. Just ask Black rugby player and England international Sadia Kabeya, who says a lack of cultural and ethnic diversity in her sport took a toll on her identity. “As a young girl just wanting to impress, I think I kind
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Tribunal Supremo de Israel debatió este miércoles por primera vez el cierre del campo de detención desértico de Sde Teiman, donde presuntamente se ha recluido a detenidos palestinos de Gaza en condiciones de abuso extremo. La audiencia se produce en respuesta a una petición de la Asociación para los
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TODAY: Rain comes to an end in mid-Missouri for the most part by around sunrise, with a few spotty showers in the east near Montgomery city through 9 a.m. Clouds will clear with the rain, making for a partly cloudy morning, and sunny afternoon. Temperatures climb into the low 80s, with a notable drop in
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say four police officers in the capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign tourists. Two of the officers onboard motorcycles flagged down a luxury car carrying three Chinese and a Malaysian over the weekend, while their armed civilian cohorts handcuffed and dragged the
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La nave tripulada Starliner de Boeing despegó con éxito este miércoles en su primer vuelo de prueba, un hito que lleva una década en desarrollo y que tiene lugar tras dos intentos fallidos. La Starliner se ha separado oficialmente del cohete Atlas V y está encendiendo sus propios motores. El viaje
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court case aimed at forcing X Corp. to take down a video of a Sydney bishop being stabbed. But eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Wednesday that she will continue her legal action in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden está llevando al límite a los progresistas que ya están resentidos con su presidencia con una nueva y dura acción ejecutiva que prohíbe la mayoría de las solicitudes de asilo de los inmigrantes que cruzan ilegalmente la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that a member of a far-right party was stabbed and wounded in the southwestern city of Mannheim. The stabbing happened only days after a knife attack killed one police officer and left five other people injured in the same city. Dpa
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — United States President Joe Biden will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in France this week as he tries to demonstrate steadfast support for European security at a time when some allies fear Donald Trump threatens to upend American commitments if he
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese government agency established to promote trade with Russia has been trying to source drone detectors and jammers, adding to concerns that Beijing may be supplying dual-use technology to Moscow. Foreign companies were seeking “unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment,” including drone detectors and jammers, according to
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo says construction of the first phase of the country’s ambitious new capital is 80% complete and he will have an office there once clean water is available in July. Widodo told reporters on Wednesday during a visit to Nusantara on the island
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says the U.S. has flown a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula for its first precision-guided bombing drill with the South in seven years. South Korea’s Defense Ministry says the U.S. B-1B bomber conducted joint aerial drills with other
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets rose Thursday after Wall Street barreled to records Wednesday as the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology kept sending stocks higher. U.S. futures and oil prices gained. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.9% to 38,841.75. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.8% to
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting Thursday for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely to be overshadowed by online disinformation. Experts have warned that artificial intelligence could supercharge the spread of fake news that
Continue Reading By Omar Fajardo, Mitchell McCluskey and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead Monday, authorities said, just hours after the country elected its first female president in a race marred by deadly attacks on candidates. Yolanda Sánchez Figueroa, mayor of Cotija in Michoacán state, was walking
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and LUJAIN JO Associated Press AUKAR, Lebanon (AP) — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. The attack took place as tensions simmered in the tiny
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The opposition obituaries had been written. According to most polls, India’s election was a foregone conclusion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing, Hindu-nationalist alliance was expected to secure a supermajority – and with it the power to enact radical change unopposed. To Modi’s critics and opponents, India was on
Continue ReadingOpinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Parachutes flapped open in midair over France this week as US paratroopers leaped out of World War II-era military planes, launching the start of solemn commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a week that will bring dozens of world leaders, including President Joe Biden, for events that will be rich in symbolism
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