olivertapia Base aérea de Ramstein, Alemania (CNN) — Desde la ventana de su oficina, el general de brigada Joshua Olson puede ver un partido de fútbol diario organizado por los niños afganos que temporalmente llaman hogar a su base aérea. “Esta es ahora mi familia, al menos hasta que salgan de nuestro parche aéreo”, dijo
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By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after the government eased restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A surge that began in April sent new cases and deaths soaring, and department stores, restaurants, parks and other gathering places in Bangkok
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By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after the government eased restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. A surge that began in April sent new cases and deaths soaring, and department stores, restaurants, parks and other gathering places in Bangkok
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By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday, the culmination of a years-long struggle to get a White House visit locked up that — at one point — saw him at the center of US politics. The much-anticipated gathering could have high-stakes implications
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — Cuando Mohammed Iqbal Selanee y Josh Rodríguez se abrazaron en Washington esta semana, fue un abrazo que se estaba preparando desde hace años. Como intérprete de las fuerzas estadounidenses en Afganistán, Selanee trabajó junto a Rodríguez cuando fue enviado a la provincia de Kunar, ayudando a innumerables soldados estadounidenses a
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Eva Rothenberg, CNN When “Locked Down” premiered in January, it provoked eye rolls from critics. Telling the story of a couple whose imminent separation is put on hold by a stay-at-home order, it was among the first movies to be entirely written and filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic. As its title suggests, the story addressed
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Una controvertida ley de Texas que prohíbe el aborto a partir de las primeras seis semanas de gestación entró en vigencia la madrugada del miércoles después de que la Corte Suprema y una corte federal de apelaciones no se pronunciaran sobre solicitudes de emergencia pendientes presentadas por proveedores de servicios de aborto.
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MILAN (AP) — AC Milan is aiming to strengthen its presence in the Middle East by signing a partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai. Milan says the deal is part of its continued push to promote the club in what it sees as “a key market.” The Rossoneri have played several friendly matches in the region
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By Michelle Toh and Jake Kwon, CNN Business Google and Apple will have to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under legislation just passed by South Korea that could set the stage for similar action in other countries. The amended Telecommunications Business Act was approved by the country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, with
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CNN’s Atika Shubert gets a tour around Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the temporary home for more than 20,000 Afghan refugees on their way to permanent locations.
Continue Reading By Atika Shubert, CNN From his office window, Brigadier General Joshua Olson can see a daily football match organized by the Afghan children who are temporarily calling his air base home. “This is now my family — at least until they get off our airpatch,” Olson, the installation commander at Ramstein Air Base in Germany,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un derrame de petróleo que se originó en la refinería más grande de Siria está creciendo y extendiéndose por el mar Mediterráneo y podría llegar a la isla de Chipre el miércoles, dijeron las autoridades chipriotas. Funcionarios sirios dijeron la semana pasada que un tanque lleno de 15.000 toneladas de combustible se
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to discuss the Chinese government’s alleged genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the northwest Xinjiang region. The three-day conference at Newcastle University brings together dozens of speakers, including senior British judges and lawmakers,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Los organizadores del Festival anual de música y arte de Bonnaroo en Tennessee cancelaron el evento de este año, citando las inundaciones causadas por las fuertes lluvias. Es el segundo año consecutivo en que se cancela el festival. El evento del año pasado fue cancelado debido a la pandemia de coronavirus. “Estamos
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Italian government has vowed to crack down on demonstrators threatening to block train tracks as a rule requiring COVID-19 tests or vaccines took effect for long-distance domestic transport. As of Wednesday, passengers must show a so-called “Green Pass” to board domestic flights, trains and buses traveling
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Más niños fueron hospitalizados con covid-19 este mes que en cualquier otro momento del año pasado, lo que demuestra cuán seriamente la variante delta puede afectar a cualquier grupo de edad. Entre el 20 y el 26 de agosto, un promedio de 330 menores fueron ingresados en hospitales todos los días
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking unvaccinated Americans not to travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The US is surpassing an average of 160,000 new Covid-19 cases a day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden puede haber terminado con la “guerra eterna”, pero los peligrosos cabos sueltos que dejó en Afganistán aún podrían frustrar su intento de dedicarse a sus objetivos nacionales de máxima prioridad. En un ejemplo por excelencia de un enfoque que podría denominarse “los estadounidenses primero”, Biden pasará de
Continue Reading By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus off Afghanistan this month and “the real litmus test” for the new Taliban government will be how it treats women and girls. Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason of Ireland said Wednesday
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider’s attempt to impose democracy — although he did it by citing Russia’s Vladimir Putin while thinking he was quoting Germany’s Angela Merkel. Asked during a radio interview about the new political map taking shape in
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters later this month. Ho’s company says the Hong Kong Arts Centre “arbitrarily” suspended its venue reservations for the singer’s popular concerts. The arts center did not respond to a
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting several times more weather disasters than in the 1970s. And they are costing seven times more than in the past, even when adjusted for inflation. But Wednesday’s World Meteorological Organization
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Malik McDowell is making the most of a last chance with the Browns. Drafted four years ago by Seattle, the defensive tackle served jail time following a run of serious legal issues. But despite not playing since 2016, McDowell had an impressive training camp and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The NL East-leading Braves will be minus All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies for a bit after he fouled a ball off his left knee at Dodger Stadium. Albies went down in the fifth inning and had to be carried off the field Tuesday night. He’s batting .260 and leads the National
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer This season will be the first since the NCAA tweaked its rules to give all football players the freedom to transfer once and be immediately eligible to play at a new school. Full-on college football free agency is here. Teams can now revamp their rosters and bolster
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer This season will be the first since the NCAA tweaked its rules to give all football players the freedom to transfer once and be immediately eligible to play at a new school. Full-on college football free agency is here. Teams can now revamp their rosters and bolster
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — La complicada disputa por la custodia de los hijos entre Angelina Jolie y Brad Pitt podría terminar en manos de la Corte Suprema de California. Los abogados de Pitt pidieron este martes al tribunal superior del estado que reintegre al juez retirado que fue contratado para arbitrar el desacuerdo entre Pitt
Continue Reading CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin breaks down why Texas’ new abortion law is so controversial.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Controversy has broken out at the Paralympic Games. Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to have won gold in the shot put in the F20 class. But after the victory he was disqualified because he had shown up late for the competition. International Paralympic Committee
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s leader says he’ll continue to walk around his island nation without fear, despite an alleged assassination threat against him over his government’s vaccine mandate. Micronesia is one of the few countries to impose a broad vaccine mandate. Some citizens have strongly objected, and one
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