CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock Monday in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius after being quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak onboard, authorities said. The Mauritius government cleared the Norwegian Dawn, which is owned and run by …
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Irán aumentó sus reservas totales de uranio, según informe de ONU
VIENA (AP) — Irán ha aumentado aún más sus reservas totales de uranio, según un informe del organismo de vigilancia nuclear de Naciones Unidas visto por The Associated Press el lunes. Además, Teherán continúa prohibiendo a los inspectores monitorear su programa nuclear. El Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) también indicó en un segundo informe confidencial, distribuido a los Estados …
Read More »Riley, Miller lead Temple past Wichita State 72-66 in OT
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Joran Riley finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Steve Settle III had a go-ahead three-point play in overtime to rally Temps to …
Read More »Global economy is weighed down by war, uncertainty and instability, trade chief warns
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the World Trade Organization warned on Monday that war, uncertainty and instability are weighing down the global economy and urged the bloc to embrace reform as elections across nearly half the world’s population could bring new challenges. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala sought to offer some praise for her organization as …
Read More »Mellizos adquieren al jardinero Manny Margot en intercambio de tres jugadores con Dodgers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Los Mellizos de Minnesota adquirieron al jardinero Manuel Margot, el campocorto de ligas menores Rayne Doncon y dinero en efectivo de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles por el campocorto de ligas menores Noah Miller. En conjunto con el intercambio, los Dodgers anunciaron un contrato por un año y cuatro millones de dólares para retener a Kiké Hernández. …
Read More »Belarus’ election reinforces the authoritarian leader’s 30-year rule. Only loyalists could run
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Monday announced preliminary results from parliamentary and local elections in which only candidates loyal to the country’s authoritarian leader were allowed to compete and the opposition called for a boycott. The vote further cemented the 30-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who declared his intention to seek another five-year term in a presidential …
Read More »Alunizaje de costado reduce el tiempo de la misión de la sonda Odysseus en la Luna
CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Se prevé que la sonda de una compañía privada estadounidense que alcanzó la Luna deje de funcionar el martes, viendo reducida su misión luego de caer de costado cerca del polo sur del satélite. Intuitive Machines, la empresa de Houston que construyó y operó la sonda, anunció el lunes que seguirá recolectando datos hasta …
Read More »A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia, his publisher says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A French journalist has been detained in Ethiopia while visiting the country for a recent African Union summit, his employer said Monday. Antoine Galindo, a Paris-based correspondent for the Africa Intelligence website, was detained in the capital Addis Ababa last Thursday by plainclothes security officers, the news outlet’s publisher, Indigo Publications, said in a statement. Galindo …
Read More »Duke’s Scheyer wants the ACC to implement measures to prevent court-storming after Filipowski injury
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Duke coach Jon Scheyer wants the Atlantic Coast Conference to implement measures to prevent court-storming after star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled following a collision with a …
Read More »Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9: March 3: Singer-guitarist Mike Pender of The Searchers is 83. Movie producer-director George Miller (“Mad Max,” “Babe”) is 79. Actor Hattie Winston (“Becker,” “Rugrats”) is 79. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 77. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky (“Police Academy” films) is 74. Musician Robyn Hitchcock is 71. Actor Robert Gossett (“Major Crimes,” “The Closer”) is …
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