BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest opposition party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is set to announce the results of a ballot on who will become its new leader after a painful election defeat. Armin Laschet, the CDU’s leader since January, is stepping down after leading the Union bloc, which the
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China says it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S. Senate passed a new law barring imports from the Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the measure approved Thursday indicates that the U.S. has
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BEIJING (AP) — China says it will take all necessary measures to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S. Senate passed a new law barring imports from the Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the measure approved Thursday indicates that the U.S. has
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating his 85th birthday. It’s a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history: His predecessor retired at this age and the last pope to have lived any longer was Leo XIII over a
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olivertapia (CNN) — Uno de los principales virus de la influenza que circulan ha cambiado y las vacunas actuales contra la influenza ya no combinan bien con él, una indicación de que es posible que no hagan mucho para prevenir la infección, informaron investigadores el jueves. Pero aún es probable que prevengan enfermedades graves. “Según
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By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian and Maggie Fox, CNN New York state reported that Thursday had the highest single day count of new Covid-19 cases with 21,027, according to data released Friday. New York’s data also revealed that positive Covid-19 cases in the state jumped 154% in less than a week. The previous high was
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating his 85th birthday. It’s a milestone made even more remarkable given the coronavirus pandemic, his summertime intestinal surgery and the weight of history: His predecessor retired at this age and the last pope to have lived any longer was Leo XIII over a
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Last week some students made a social media threat toward a Jefferson City middle school. They might face criminal charges. This Thursday, a TikTok challenge telling students to make bomb and shooting threats at their schools grabbed administrators’ attention nationwide.
Continue Reading By CHISATO TANAKA and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, and police are investigating arson as a possible cause. The fire started on the fourth floor of an eight-story building in the major
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections. Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan overturned a Conservative majority of almost 23,000 votes from the last election
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections. Liberal Democrat Helen Morgan overturned a Conservative majority of almost 23,000 votes from the last election
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Betty White está a punto de cumplir 100 años y lo celebrará a lo grande. Betty White, ex Golden Girl y tesoro nacional estadounidense, cumple 100 años el 17 de enero y ha invitado a sus seguidores a celebrar con ella en un especial cinematográfico llamado “Betty White: 100 Years Young—A Birthday
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of child neglect after four children died in a fire that ripped through a home in south London. About 60 firefighters descended on the home, and the children were carried out as intense fire ripped through the building on Thursday night. They were
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and DANIEL COLE Associated Press CLAVIERE, Italy (AP) — When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August, some Afghans resolved to escape and embarked on forbidding journeys of thousands of kilometers to Europe. More than three months later, their odysseys have taken them through multiple countries and carried some high into
Continue Reading olivertapia Tokio (CNN) — Unas 27 personas habrían muerto luego de un incendio en un edificio en un distrito comercial de Osaka, Japón, según el Departamento de Bomberos de Osaka. El edificio en Osaka donde se produjo un incendio en el cuarto piso el viernes 17 de diciembre de 2021. El departamento de bomberos local
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least three people have been killed in the Philippines after a strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped people on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis in the wake of the Taliban takeover and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the population already doesn’t have enough to eat. The afghani lost more than 11% of its
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis in the wake of the Taliban takeover and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the population already doesn’t have enough to eat. The afghani lost more than 11% of its
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El actor Chris Noth, Mr. Big en “Sex and the City” y “And Just Like That…”, negó las acusaciones de conducta sexual inapropiada en su contra publicadas el jueves en un informe de The Hollywood Reporter. Dos mujeres, que usaron seudónimos en la historia de The Hollywood Reporter para proteger su privacidad,
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For as long as Brandon Staley is in charge, the Los Angeles Chargers are going to be highly aggressive on fourth downs. Even after it sort of felt like it cost them a crucial game against Kansas City. The Chargers went 2 for 5 on
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