By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have declined amid turmoil in Afghanistan and unease about China’s economic outlook after July activity was weaker than expected. Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea retreated while Tokyo rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose to a new high despite rising American
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have declined amid turmoil in Afghanistan and unease about China’s economic outlook after July activity was weaker than expected. Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea retreated while Tokyo rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose to a new high despite rising American
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business In almost 40 years with Tata Consultancy Services, N. Ganapathy Subramaniam and his team hardly ever worked remotely. But when India announced its coronavirus lockdown in March 2020 — the toughest in the world at the time — his company undertook the enormous challenge of enabling hundreds of thousands of
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN The midst of lockdowns and border closures may not seem like the most logical time to launch a tourism campaign. But Tourism Australia’s new ad isn’t about going on vacation — it’s about getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. The “It’s Our Best Shot for Travel” campaign launched domestically in Australia on
Continue Reading Kateryna Dmytriyeva hasn’t seen her mother since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 lockdown in Australia. She aims to help other families reunite with their loved ones as Australians urge the government to change travel restrictions.
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By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Max Muncy hit a pair of two-run homers and Max Scherzer threw six solid innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 14-4 and completed a sweep of the three-game series. The Dodgers, who have gone 10-4 since acquiring Scherzer and Trea Turner
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los fabricantes de vacunas se preparan para una posible próxima fase del lanzamiento de una dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19. La Administración de Alimentos Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó el jueves terceras dosis de las vacunas contra el coronavirus Pfizer/BioNTech o
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — After dealing with heavy rains throughout the week, an Anthony apartment complex has had one of its main parking lots underwater since Thursday. Without proper equipment to help drain the water within the complex, water began to invade residents’ apartments at the Franklin Vista Apartments. “There’s black water coming out from
Continue Reading Susan Glasser reacts to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul and asks: “What is happening to the security and safety of those who are on the ground who helped the Americans? Why was there no plan to evacuate the thousands, literally thousands of Afghan interpreters who helped the U.S. military over time?”
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si alguna vez te has preguntado cómo sería vivir en otro mundo, esta es tu oportunidad. Las inscripciones están abiertas para convertirte en un miembro de la tripulación de la primera simulación de un año de vida en Marte de la NASA. Si eres elegido, serás una de las cuatro personas
Continue Reading BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Swimming Australia has scrapped its national short-course titles and won’t be sending a full team to the world short-course championships in December because of travel difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Australia’s elite swimmers have recently returned from the Tokyo Olympics and are undergoing mandatory 14-day hotel quarantine as part of
Continue Reading By SLAMET RIYADI Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most active volcano has erupted with its biggest lava flow in months on the densely populated island of Java. The eruption sent a river of lava and searing gas flowing more than 2 miles down Mount Merapi and rumbling could be heard miles away. Hot
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Joe Walton, the former New York Jets coach who built Robert Morris University’s football program from the ground up, has died. He was 85. Robert Morris announced in an obituary posted on its website that Walton died Sunday. No cause of death was provided. Walton coached the
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. With futuristic speed, Afghanistan is being sent back in time, to what is often called a “dark age” of Taliban domination. The Afghan population is bearing witness with digital age
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Whitecaps said Sunday that three of Major League Soccer team’s academy players were assaulted at an outdoor gathering Saturday night and that the attack is believed to be racially motivated. The Whitecaps said one of the players — none of which the team identified — was taken to
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — La adopción generalizada de las criptomonedas ha crecido en los último años y en parte, se ha acelerado gracias a la pandemia de covid-19, ya que las criptodivisas —como Bitcoin o Ethereum— son vistas como una inversión para protegerse contra la inflación en tiempos de incertidumbre económica. Si eres
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The last living leader from the inner circle of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime is in court seeking to overturn his conviction on genocide charges before a long-running international tribunal. Ninety-year-old Khieu Samphan was the former head of state for the Khmer
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) –- Esta semana nuestros estrenos musicales están encanbezados por C. Tangana quien lanzó “Yate”. También figuran Sebastián Yatra y Jhay Cortez con “Delincuente”, Carlos Vives junto a su hija Lucy Vives y los hermanos Mau y Ricky Montaner con “Besos en cualquier horario”, la ganadora del Latin Grammy a mejor
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the last quarter, raising hopes for a gradual recovery from the painful impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cabinet Office reported seasonally adjusted gross domestic product, or the value of goods and services a nation produces,
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — C.J. Sapong and Alex Muyl each scored two goals and Nashville beat D.C. United 5-2. Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville. Frédéric Brillant and Ola Kamara had a goal apiece for D.C. United. Kamara has scored in seven consecutive games and has eight goals in that span.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Estados Unidos pronto podría ver más de 200.000 nuevos casos de covid-19 todos los días a medida que la variante delta se propague a un ritmo rápido, particularmente entre las personas no vacunadas, predijo el director de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés). “Me
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press MASON, Ohio (AP) — Despite losing some big-name stars, the main draw of the Western & Southern Open got underway Sunday night, with the tournament returning to the Lindner Family Tennis Center after a one-year absence, and at full crowd capacity. The U.S. Open tune-up event was held in New
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sylvia Fowles had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three steals, Napheesa Collier added 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks and the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 88-78. Kayla McBride scored 16 points for Minnesota. The Lynx used a 14-2 run to take a nine-point lead with 90 seconds to
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem is officially back with the Miami Heat. Haslem signed another contract with the Heat on Sunday, assuring that he will return for a 19th season with Miami. It is a one-year deal worth about $2.8 million and is his 10th contract with the Heat.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 19 points, Diana Taurasi had 18 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Atlanta Dream 92-81 on Sunday in the first game for both teams following a break for the Tokyo Olympics. Sophie Cunningham added 17 points for Phoenix. Brittney Griner had 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three
Continue Reading Clarissa Ward said CNN’s crews in Afghanistan are being “exceptionally cautious,” and will leave if necessary. But “for so many Afghans, that’s simply not an option,” she says. “They’re here, they have to stay, they have to live with the consequences of this next chapter.”
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 36 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Sunday in the NBA Summer. Thomas, the former LSU player selected 27th overall in the NBA draft, was 11 of 25 from the field and made all 11 of his free throw attempts. Thomas was
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 36 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Sunday in the NBA Summer. Thomas, the former LSU player selected 27th overall in the NBA draft, was 11 of 25 from the field and made all 11 of his free throw attempts. Thomas was
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Luka Stojanovic scored for the third time in the last two games and the Chicago Fire beat the Columbus Crew 1-0. Chicago has won back-to-back games and is unbeaten in its last four. The Crew have lost four games in a row, conceding 12 goals over that span. Columbus allowed just 21
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Chelsea Gray hit a step-back jumper with 4.6 seconds left to cap a comeback from a 21-point deficit and help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Washington Mystics 84-83. Wilson set a high screen for Gray, who drove down the left side of
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