By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief says his office has opened “channels of communication” to help follow up on concerns about the rights of minorities in China, including Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans. Volker Türk did not detail how his office plans to follow up on a critical
Continue Reading By JAVIER CÓRDOBA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica went from having one of the world’s highest deforestation rates in the 1980s to a nation centered on ecotourism. The Central American country now lures world travelers with the promise that they can move between marine reserves and cloud
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Moscow has sentenced a student activist to 8 1/2 years in prison for social media posts criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Dmitry Ivanov was convicted on Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian army. That was made a criminal offense under a
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN More than two years after an alleged Russian hacking campaign exposed glaring weakness in US federal defenses, the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber agency has not updated a key agency blueprint for maintaining communications in the event of a major hack, the department’s inspector general said Monday. The watchdog’s finding highlights
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN UEFA plans to refund all Liverpool supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European soccer announced on Tuesday. Last year’s final was delayed by more than 35 minutes after Liverpool fans struggled to enter the Stade de France and tear gas was
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Paris Saint-Germain no podrá contar con su delantero estrella Neymar por el resto de la temporada debido a que —según anunció el club— el brasileño tendrá que someterse a una cirugía por su lesión en el tobillo. Neymar fue sacado en camilla el 19 de febrero tras torcerse el tobillo
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is on the hot seat this week as he testifies before Congress. Investors will be watching closely as they search for signs of future rate hikes. Powell is expected to speak before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning and the House Financial Services Committee on
Continue ReadingMiquel Ros, CNN Ever since the “flight shame” movement began encouraging travelers to seek greener alternatives to jet planes, many in Europe have been looking to the continent’s extensive rail network to replace short-haul air travel. There’s definitely been progress, with airlines like Dutch carrier KLM entering into rail partnerships on certain routes and some
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Activists say security forces broke up several of the demonstrations on Tuesday. Meanwhile, prosecutors started filing criminal charges against journalists, activists and others over their comments on the still-unsolved
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in remote Indonesian islands are searching for 47 people who are believed to be buried in their houses by landslides that tore through villages after torrential rains. Eleven people are confirmed dead. Officials said Tuesday eight others were pulled alive with injuries, three of whom in critical condition. The two
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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who bought tickets for last season’s Champions League final because of the chaos that occurred outside the stadium in Paris. The governing body of European soccer says a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Uber on Tuesday unveiled some new product features that aim to make it easier for you to find your ride at the airport. The ride-hailing company said it was adding step-by-step instructions in the app to guide people through the airport and get them smoothly from the gate to their Uber
Continue Reading By MELISSA LAMBARENA of NerdWallet As the Federal Reserve continues to increase interest rates, borrowers may find that they’re paying more for their debts or perhaps missing out on opportunities to boost their savings with better rates. As not-for-profit cooperatives, credit unions can save their members a lot of money by offering lower rates on
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is expected to make a decision soon on whether to approve the controversial Willow Project in Alaska. ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope has been moving through the administration’s approval process for months, galvanizing a sudden uprising of online activism against it, including more
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — If measures of the U.S. economy keep coming in hot, as they did in January, the Federal Reserve will likely have to raise interest rates even higher than it has already signaled — and keep them there longer — Chair Jerome Powell will likely warn in
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — El líder de China, Xi Jinping, arremetió contra Estados Unidos con comentarios inusualmente directos al pedir a las empresas privadas del país que “luchen” junto al Partido Comunista en un momento de crecientes desafíos dentro y fuera del país. “En los últimos cinco años, los países occidentales, liderados
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN A nearly 8-foot alligator that allegedly was taken from a Texas zoo nearly 20 years ago as an egg or a hatchling has been returned to the facility after it was spotted living illegally in the backyard of a home near Austin, officials say. Investigators were at a property in rural
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) –El gobernador de Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal, confirmó este martes que dos de los cuatro estadounidenses secuestrados en México fueron encontrados sin vida. Durante una llamada telefónica en la conferencia de prensa matutina del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, el gobernador dijo que de las cuatro personas secuestradas, dos fueron encontradas sin vida,
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv La esposa de Bruce Willis ruega a los paparazzi que no le griten al actor en la calle. El rey Carlos invita a Harry y Meghan a la coronación, pero no está claro si irán. El Toblerone deja de ser un chocolate suizo, ¿por qué? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Voters in Oklahoma will reject a ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana in the state for adults ages 21 and older, CNN projects. The ballot measure at stake in Tuesday’s special election was one of several such measures on cannabis use that has been considered by voters in recent
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