BERLIN (AP) — A grenade and other weapons were found in searches of the Berlin apartment where a suspected former member of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction group was arrested this week after more than three decades in hiding, authorities said Thursday. Daniela Klette, 65, was arrested on Monday afternoon. While much about her whereabouts in the past 30 …
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Cuatro años de suspensión por dopaje a Pogba. Dice que el fallo es ‘incorrecto’
ROMA (AP) — Más y más parece que la carrera de Paul Pogba se encamina a un final prematuro. Uno de los mejores centrocampistas del fútbol, Pogba recibió el jueves la suspensión máxima de cuatro años por parte del tribunal antidopaje de Italia luego que el campeón mundial francés dio positivo por testosterona cuando jugaba para la Juventus. Aunque Pogba …
Read More »Austria’s top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
BEIRUT (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister on Thursday urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border and expressed hope for a pause in the fighting in Gaza in time for the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. The Middle East has witnessed enough devastation and cruelty, Austrian Foreign …
Read More »Canadá reimpone algunos requisitos de visado a mexicanos
TORONTO (AP) — El gobierno canadiense está reimponiendo algunos requisitos de visado a los ciudadanos mexicanos que visiten Canadá, anunció el jueves el ministro de Inmigración. El primer ministro de Quebec ha estado pidiendo al gobierno canadiense que frene la afluencia de refugiados, ya que, según él, ello ha estado ejerciendo presión sobre los recursos. El gobierno de Estados Unidos …
Read More »FBI raids 2 homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that agents carried out morning raids at two Bronx addresses, which records show are owned by Winnie Greco, a former fundraiser for Adams who now serves as his director of Asian affairs. The …
Read More »Mitchell, Cavaliers to visit Cunningham, Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers (38-20, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (10-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers take on Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons in Eastern Conference play. The Pistons are 2-11 against the rest of their division. Detroit has a 4-34 record against opponents above …
Read More »Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made ‘smart cars’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing potential national security risks, the Biden administration says it will investigate Chinese-made “smart cars” that can gather sensitive information about Americans driving them. The probe could lead to new regulations aimed at preventing China from using sophisticated technology in electric vehicles and other so-called connected vehicles to track drivers and their personal information. Officials are concerned …
Read More »The London police officer who killed Sarah Everard should never have been employed, an inquiry finds
LONDON (AP) — An off-duty police officer who abducted and murdered a 33-year-old woman in south London three years ago should never have been employed in the first place, with three police forces failing to spot clear signals of his unsuitability, an official inquiry revealed Thursday. According to the damning report, Wayne Couzens had a history of viewing extreme and …
Read More »Fired scientists in Canada failed to acknowledge links to China, newly released records say
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after reviews found they failed to protect sensitive material and information and did not acknowledge links with China, newly released records show. The scientists, Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were stripped of their security clearances in 2019 at Canada’s National Microbiology …
Read More »España celebra el título de la Liga de Naciones sin distracciones
MADRID (AP) — La selección española femenina finalmente está siendo reconocida por lo logrado en la cancha y no por el comportamiento de sus dirigentes. Tras consagrarse en la Copa Mundial femenina en agosto pasado, España conquistó el miércoles título de la primera edición de la Liga de Naciones de la UEFA, y es tiempo de hablar de las grandes …
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