BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Cologne will start permitting mosques to broadcast muezzin calls for prayer. The city says calls can be broadcast for five minutes every Friday around noon and audible outside the Muslim houses of prayer. A city spokesperson said Monday that Cologne mosques need to apply for a special permit
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By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced Thursday that it was suspending flights to Afghanistan due to what it described as unworkable conditions imposed by the Taliban. The airline said conditions had worsened since the Taliban formed a new Afghan government last month and that “PIA and its staff position in Kabul were
Continue Reading By Brent Swails and Clarissa Ward, CNN The blood-stained bodies of the four accused kidnappers were hung off construction cranes with heavy chains, one with a warning sign strung around his neck, “Abductors will be punished like this.” In the public spaces in the western Afghan city of Herat, the crowds squinted into the sun,
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kenya’s Benson Kipruto won the pandemic-delayed Boston Marathon as the race returned from a 30-month absence and moved to the fall for the first time in its 125-year history. Fall foliage replacing the spring daffodils and masks took the place of mylar from Hopkinton to Boston.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Casi uno de cada cinco de los pacientes de covid-19 más graves de Inglaterra son mujeres embarazadas no vacunadas, según el NHS England, que insta a las madres a vacunarse. Las nuevas cifras publicadas por el NHS England este lunes mostraron que, desde julio, uno de cada cinco pacientes con
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Granville Adams, who starred as Zahir Arif on HBO’s “Oz,” has died following a lengthy battle with cancer, according to a statement shared by his family. He was believed to be 58. “Granny has ascended to the heavens. Gran spent his last days surrounded by his loved ones, family, and close
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will become CEO. St. Louis-based Ameren announced Monday that Marty Lyons will replace Warner Baxter as president and CEO starting Jan. 1. Lyons joined Ameren in 2001 as vice president and controller. He
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will become CEO. St. Louis-based Ameren announced Monday that Marty Lyons will replace Warner Baxter as president and CEO starting Jan. 1. Lyons joined Ameren in 2001 as vice president and controller. He
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The longtime chief executive officer for Ameren Corp. will become executive chairman, and another veteran of the utility will become CEO. St. Louis-based Ameren announced Monday that Marty Lyons will replace Warner Baxter as president and CEO starting Jan. 1. Lyons joined Ameren in 2001 as vice president and controller. He
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A popular Southern California beach that was closed for more than a week after an undersea pipeline leaked crude into ocean waters has reopened far sooner than many expected. Huntington Beach’s city and state beaches reopened after officials said water quality tests revealed no detectable
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — A los 14 años, Ashlee Thomas estaba presa de la anorexia. Pesaba 38 kilos. Fue hospitalizada. Su corazón se detuvo dos veces. Los médicos pensaron que ella no sobreviviría. Pero lo hizo. Y ahora, la joven residente de Nueva Gales del Sur, Australia, está dedicando su vida a ayudar a otras
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged higher in midday trading on Wall Street Monday as technology companies and banks made solid gains. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%. The Nasdaq also rose 0.5%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.2% to just over $81
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged higher in midday trading on Wall Street Monday as technology companies and banks made solid gains. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%. The Nasdaq also rose 0.5%. The price of benchmark U.S. crude oil was up 2.2% to just over $81
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece will further increase its border guards at the Turkish border, fearing a spike in attempted illegal migration due to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Greek officials said Monday that an additional 250 officers will join the 1,500-strong border force over the next
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer French filmmaker Audrey Diwan’s life changed forever when her sophomore film “Happening” won the top award at the Venice International Film Festival exactly one month ago. In the month since, Diwan has picked up more prizes, secured a North American distributor in IFC Films and FilmNation and is in
Continue Reading GOLDEN CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cleanup continues after two small tornadoes touched down early Monday in rural areas of southwestern Missouri. The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed that an EF-1 twister touched down around 1 a.m. in Newton County carrying 90 mph winds. KYTV-TV reports that several trees were uprooted, and a mobile home
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with it are normal behavior for Congress. This time, lawmakers are barreling toward an autumn of battles striking for the risks they pose to both parties and to their leaders. Democrats aren’t sure they’ll have the votes
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press AUGUSTA, Italy (AP) — Hundreds of migrants have protested for the 10th straight day outside a United Nations facility in Libya’s capital of Tripoli. They’re demanding evacuation from the North African nation. The gathering Monday outside the U.N. refugee agency’s facility began after Libyan authorities launched a massive crackdown on
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have delivered at least 5% raises to the workers who make John Deere tractors and other equipment. Negotiators will return to the bargaining table Monday to try and work out a
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN) — El cuerpo de policía de Londres ha decidido “no tomar más medidas” contra el príncipe Andrés, el duque de York, tras una revisión causada por Virginia Roberts Giuffre, quien presentó una demanda contra él en Nueva York por presuntos abusos sexuales. El Servicio de Policía Metropolitana (MET, por sus
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