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Month: August 2024

Romanian prime minister won’t attend Olympics closing ceremony to protest judges’ treatment of gymnasts

By Kyle Feldscher and Emmanuel Miculita, CNN Paris (CNN) — Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is refusing to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in protest over the women’s floor exercise final earlier this week in which two Romanian gymnasts did not make the medal stand. Ciolacu said in a statement on Wednesday that Ana Bǎrbosu

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Australia and New Zealand are locked in a battle of tongue in cheek after Māori words are removed

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister is defending the removal of basic Māori phrases meaning “hello” and “New Zealand” from a lunar new year invitation to an Australian official. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it’s not a snub of the Indigenous language by New Zealand’s government. Instead, he jokes about the

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No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert’s Western World is known as Nashville’s most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sundays, no one can drink alcohol; everyone must listen to Christian music. This is “Sunday Gospel Hour” in the Tennessee capital known as Music City. For nearly 20

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Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He’ll take office Thursday

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate, was in Paris for

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Salas de operaciones, pistas de bowling y cines en casa: así equipan los superricos sus búnkeres de lujo

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Pocas cosas parecen calmar tanto las ansiedades existenciales de los superricos como un búnker diseñado para resistir todo lo que no sea un Armagedón nuclear total. Sin embargo, a los multimillonarios preocupados por la seguridad ya no les basta con tener una caja fuerte impenetrable en el sótano, que podría estar

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Disney’s streaming business is profitable for first time, but slowing US park business ups anxiety

AP Business Writer Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making money for the first time, along with a very strong showing in theaters for the movie “Inside Out 2.” Operating income for the entertainment segment, which includes its movie studio and parts of its television wing, nearly tripled

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Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September. That’s according to his political party. It’s an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an

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Fugitive ex-Catalan leader plans return to Spain despite threat of arrest over failed secession bid

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return. Puigdemont fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the wealthy Spanish region seven years ago. The 61-year-old fled to Belgium after the breakaway

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