Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de China, Xi Jinping, se comunicó con la Casa Blanca el lunes por la noche para una cumbre virtual con el presidente Joe Biden, los dos hombres no necesitaron una presentación. “Hemos pasado mucho tiempo hablando entre nosotros, y espero que podamos tener una conversación sincera esta
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By Ben Church, CNN There’s David against Goliath, and then there’s this. San Marino, officially the lowest-ranked football nation in the world, was thrashed 10-0 by a ruthless England side in a World Cup qualifying match on Monday. The disparity between both sides was obvious even before a ball was kicked. Gareth Southgate’s England side
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NEW YORK (AP) — American journalist Danny Fenster who was freed after nearly six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar expressed relief that he was heading home to the United States. Fenster was handed over Monday to former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson, who helped negotiate the release. He is one of more than 100 journalists,
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in Greece are holding strikes and protests across the country while demanding renewed financial relief from the government due to the effects of the surging coronavirus pandemic. Normally busy restaurants, coffee shops and traditional tavernas in Athens
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A conservative one-time rival of Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined the race to become the new leader of the outgoing German leader’s party, making his third bid for the job in three years. Friedrich Merz, 66, was nominated for the leadership by his local branch of the center-right Christian Democratic Union on
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Al menos siete hombres fueron arrestados en el oeste de la India después de que una adolescente de 16 años afirmó que fue violada en cientos de ocasiones por un centenar de hombres. Se trata del más reciente caso horripilante que resalta el desenfrenado problema de violencia sexual en el país. En
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TODAY: Another deceivingly cool start will lead to a big warm up Tuesday. Expect plenty of sunshine and a stout wind from the south well into the afternoon. Highs will climb into the middle 70’s before the day is over. TONIGHT: We’ll keep our southerly flow and add some clouds to our skies overnight. Temperatures
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New COVID-19 diagnoses are up in about half of US states over the past week. Hospitalizations are up in 11 states, and deaths have risen in 17 states. US coronavirus cases have plateaued in recent weeks, holding on to about half of the growth from this summer’s latest surge. Epidemiologists are saying too many people
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Frankfurt advanced. Shanghai declined, while London and Wall Street futures were little-changed. Biden told Xi their goal should be to ensure competition
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Frankfurt advanced. Shanghai declined, while London and Wall Street futures were little-changed. Biden told Xi their goal should be to ensure competition
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police have released four men arrested under terrorism laws by detectives investigating a homemade bomb explosion in a Liverpool taxi. Police have named the suspected bomber, who died, as 32-year-old Emad Al Swealmeen, who came to Britain as an asylum-seeker several years ago and had converted to Christianity. Al Swealmeen was
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By Esha Mitra, Rhea Mogul, Arpit Goel and Manveena Suri, CNN At least seven men have been arrested in western India after a 16-year-old girl claimed she was raped hundreds of times by hundreds of men in the latest horrifying case to highlight the country’s rampant sexual violence problem. In a statement to India’s Child
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airbus has raked in more orders at the Dubai Air Show, reaching one valued over $3.3 billion to sell 28 new aircraft to Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways. The European plane maker’s order announced at the aviation show on Tuesday includes 20 A320neos and eight A321neos.
Continue Reading GRANDE-SYNTHE, France (AP) — French police are evacuating migrants from a makeshift camp near Dunkirk, in northern France, where at least 1,500 people have gathered in hopes of making it across the English Channel to Britain. Migrants, including some families with young children, can be seen packing their few belongings as police encircle the camp,
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Two loud explosions rocked Uganda’s capital, Kampala, early Tuesday, sparking chaos and confusion as people fled what is widely believed to be coordinated attacks. Witnesses said one blast was near a police station and another on a street near the parliamentary building. The explosion near parliament
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A powerful commander in Libya has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential elections next month. Khalifa Hifter has submitted his candidacy papers in the eastern city of Benghazi and announced the move in a video. He commands the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces. Hifter’s announcement comes
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By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese authorities are ramping up a crackdown on crypto mining, calling it an “extremely harmful” practice that threatens to jeopardize the country’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Meng Wei blasted bitcoin mining during a press conference Tuesday in Beijing. She said that activity
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to fight off infectious diseases this winter? Consider boosting your immune system with nutritious food. “What we eat is very important in terms of how our immune system responds to pathogens and how well it can defend itself against a pathogen,” said Dr. Simin Meydani, senior scientist and leader of
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By Amy Woodyatt and Becky Thompson, CNN Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq has spoken to UK lawmakers about his calls for disciplinary action to be taken by Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) following an investigation that found he had been subjected to racial harassment and bullying. After a turbulent month which has brought to light multiple
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Estados Unidos condenó enérgicamente una prueba antisatélite de Rusia el lunes que obligó a los miembros de la tripulación de la Estación Espacial Internacional (EEI) a meterse en su nave espacial por seguridad, calificándola de “un acto imprudente y peligroso”. Y dijo que “no tolerará” un comportamiento que pone en riesgo
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