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Month: September 2024

South Korea’s president skips opening ceremony of parliament as strife with opposition deepens

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s National Assembly as squabbles with the opposition deepen over allegations of wrongdoing by top officials and his wife. It’s a tradition for South Korean presidents to deliver a speech at opening ceremonies for assembly sessions, and

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Se prevé que la extrema derecha gane unas elecciones estatales en Alemania por primera vez desde 1945

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Por primera vez desde 1945, se prevé que un partido alemán de extrema derecha gane en unas elecciones regionales, según muestran las encuestas a pie de urna. Fundado en 2013, el partido de extrema derecha Alternative für Deutschland –o Alternativa para Alemania (AfD)– está en camino de cantar victoria en

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AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects. So

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Trump afirma que tenía “todo el derecho” a interferir en las elecciones presidenciales

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump afirmó en una entrevista emitida este domingo que tenía “todo el derecho” a interferir en unas elecciones presidenciales, mientras se enfrenta a una acusación actualizada en el caso federal en su contra por interferencia en las elecciones de 2020. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel “Es una

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Netanyahu defiant as protesters demanding a ceasefire-for-hostages deal bring Israel to a halt

By Helen Regan, Irene Nasser, Tamar Michaelis, Dana Karni, Andrew Raine and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to Israel’s streets in fresh fury on Monday over the government’s failure to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas. Demonstrations could be seen in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Caesarea and other sites across

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Tiger mauls handler at amusement park

By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney, Australia (CNN) — A tiger mauled its handler at a popular amusement park on the Gold Coast in Australia, leaving the experienced worker hospitalized with “serious lacerations and puncture wounds” to her arm. The unnamed handler, 47, was working with one of Dreamworld’s nine tigers when, according to the Queensland Ambulance Service, she was attacked

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Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future

Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a pivotal time for any student. But these teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds: They’re grappling with the realities of war. One student, still haunted by memories of his

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. The attacks are believed to be the latest in the Iranian-backed rebels’ campaign that

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Israel se prepara para una huelga general en medio del dolor y la furia por la muerte de otros seis rehenes

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Israel se prepara el lunes para una huelga nacional que amenaza con paralizar “toda” la economía tras la furia que se desató públicamente por la muerte de seis cautivos en los túneles de Hamas bajo Gaza, mientras aumentan los llamamientos al primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu para que garantice un acuerdo

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