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Month: September 2024

In Asia, pope urges Indonesia to live up to promise of ‘harmony in diversity,’ fight extremism

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. Francis had a packed first

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Con lágrimas en los ojos, Luis Suárez anuncia su retiro de la selección uruguaya

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Entre lágrimas, aplausos y agradecimientos, el futbolista Luis Suárez, de 37 años, anunció durante una conferencia de prensa que el del viernes contra Paraguay, en el Estadio Centenario, será su último partido con la selección uruguaya. Así cierra una brillante carrera durante la cual disputó 4 mundiales, ganó una Copa

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Venezuela opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez wanted for arrest for ‘crimes associated with terrorism’

By Mauricio Torres and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, amid a crackdown on the country’s opposition movement following July’s disputed election. The Venezuela Prosecutor’s Office requested the warrant Monday, accusing Gonzalez of “crimes associated with terrorism.” Gonzalez has failed to respond to three summons

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Everett Williams is celebrating his centennial with family

Bakersfield WWII Veteran turns 100!

By Madi Vollmer Click here for updates on this story     BAKERSFIELD, California (KERO) — Everett Williams is celebrating his centennial with family, friends, and other local Bakersfield Veterans. It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago, but one local World War II Veteran says, he made it through the ugly days of

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Joey Chestnut breaks own world record by eating 83 hot dogs and buns in Netflix contest on September 2.

Joey Chestnut breaks own world record, beating rival Takeru Kobayashi in Netflix’s hot dog eating showdown

CNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Joey Chestnut demolished his world hot dog eating record Monday, beating longtime rival Takeru Kobayashi in a showdown billed as “unfinished beef” between the two biggest global stars in professional competitive eating. Chestnut devoured 83 all-beef hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes while Kobayashi ate 66 hot dogs and buns

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Así es el avión utilizado por Nicolás Maduro que incautó Estados Unidos

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Este lunes, Estados Unidos incautó el avión que utilizaba el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, tras considerar que su adquisición violaba las sanciones estadounidenses, entre otros asuntos criminales, según dos funcionarios. Se trata del más reciente episodio de una relación fría de larga data entre Washington y el país sudamericano,

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Presidentes de Colombia, Brasil y México se reunirán de forma virtual para abordar la crisis en Venezuela, dice a CNN la presidencia colombiana

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro; el de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, y el de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, sostendrán una reunión virtual para analizar la crisis en Venezuela, derivada de los resultados de los comicios presidenciales del 28 de julio, donde la autoridad electoral proclamó como

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Estados Unidos captura a un líder de ISIS que ayudó a escapar a miembros del grupo terrorista, según el Ejército

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) —  Estados Unidos capturó a un líder de ISIS que ayudó a fugitivos del grupo terrorista después de que huyeran de un centro de detención en Siria, según el Comando Central de Estados Unidos. En colaboración con las Fuerzas Democráticas Sirias, EE.UU. capturó a Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal la madrugada del domingo. Al-Dandal

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Venezuelan judge issues arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to have won. The warrant was issued at

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