By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two journalists who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have received their awards during a pomp-filled ceremony in Norway. Maria Ressa of the Philippines and fellow laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia gave their Nobel lectures at Oslo City Hall on Friday. Both warned that
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CNNEE (CNN) — Entre las mentiras de Donald Trump sobre las elecciones de 2020 se perdió este hecho importante: al entonces presidente le fue sorprendentemente bien entre los votantes hispanos en varios estados importantes. En Florida, Trump ganó el 46% del voto latino, una actuación que le permitió ganar el estado más fácilmente de lo
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders have promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth as the country grapples with a wave of bankruptcies and defaults among real estate developers caused by a campaign to rein in surging debt. A statement issued after a planning
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders have promised tax cuts and support for entrepreneurs to shore up slumping economic growth as the country grapples with a wave of bankruptcies and defaults among real estate developers caused by a campaign to rein in surging debt. A statement issued after a planning
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German media have reported that police in the northern city of Hamburg arrested a suspected extremist in the summer who planned to carry out an attack. Hamburg-based weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday that a 20-year-old German-Moroccan citizen was arrested in August after trying to buy a weapon and a hand grenade online.
Continue Reading By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Ont. (CTV Network) — An “imposter” attempting to enter the United States through B.C. last month using a family member’s passport and vaccine card was stopped thanks to facial recognition technology, U.S. officials said on Monday. A statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Evergrande incumplió su deuda. Ahora Beijing está interviniendo para evitar un colapso desordenado del endeudado grupo inmobiliario que podría causar estragos en la segunda mayor economía del mundo. Fitch Ratings declaró el jueves que el asediado promotor inmobiliario ha entrado en “impago restringido”, lo que refleja la
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A human rights group is calling on an international court to open an investigation into a crackdown on dissent by Myanmar’s military rulers. The group alleges that the leader of the coup in the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for widespread and systematic torture. The
Continue Reading By Nicole Bogart Click here for updates on this story Canmore, Alta. (CTV Network) — A team of U.S. researchers has found evidence that cataract surgery can be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease, in older adults. The observational study, based on data from more than 3,000 participants over the
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Health officials in Japan have confirmed eight more cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 12. The health ministry says the eight tested positive when they arrived at Japanese airports from late November to earlier this month. Japan eased border
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and John Keefe, CNN UN scientists were unequivocal in a landmark report published this summer: Human-caused climate change is intensifying extreme weather events. No region is spared from extreme weather, but America’s coasts are overwhelmingly at risk to flooding caused by rising seas, stronger hurricanes and torrential rain. As the climate crisis
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish security officials say the diversion to Minsk of a Lithuania-bound flight carrying a self-exiled Belarusian journalist was an act of “state terrorism” carried out to detain an opponent of Belarus’ government. Poland’s Internal Security Agency and prosecutors investigated the May 23 incident in which a Ryanair jetliner registered in Poland
Continue Reading BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serb parliament is convening to vote on a series of steps that would weaken the war-ravaged Balkan country’s central institutions. The Bosnian Serb leader is stepping up his secession campaign despite a threat of new U.S. and other sanctions. The lawmakers are expected Friday to vote on starting
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The White House has enacted a new policy requiring the FBI and other agencies to help US officials quickly assess whether a cyberattack “rises to the level of a national security concern” that could hamper the provision of key services such as fuel or food, according to a National Security Council
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By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Former President Donald Trump railed against his one-time close ally Benjamin Netanyahu in a new interview series, saying he felt betrayed by the then-prime minister of Israel’s video message to Joe Biden congratulating him on winning the presidency. “It was early. OK? Let’s put it this way —
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A close aide of Angela Merkel’s has told a German news outlet that the former chancellor wants to write an autobiographical book explaining her most important political decisions. Merkel handed over the chancellorship to successor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday after a near-record 16 years in power. She didn’t seek a fifth term
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By Tara John, Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A London-based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in its western Xinjiang region, accusing China’s senior leadership including President Xi Jinping of “primary responsibility” for acts perpetrated against Muslim minority groups. “The tribunal is satisfied that the PRC
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a Philippine Airlines plane carrying 33 people has veered off the runway after landing in rainy weather at a central airport, causing no injuries but delaying 34 incoming and outgoing flights. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines says the De Havilland Dash 8 turboprop aircraft was towed away
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN President Joe Biden kicked off the inaugural White House “Summit for Democracy” on Thursday by sounding alarms about challenges to democracy around the globe as authoritarian governments gain ground. But advocates say much more work is needed at home to shore up America’s democracy, nearly a year after a violent attack
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell has received approval from shareholders to simplify its archaic corporate structure that grew out of a merger more than a century ago of a British firm that once traded in exotic seashells and an oil company in the Netherlands. The changes will mean a
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