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Tropical storm hits Japan’s Okinawa islands again, unleashing torrential rain

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A meandering storm was headed again toward southwestern Japan on Sunday, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall after the same area was hit several days ago. Tropical Storm Khanun, which means jackfruit in Thai, was returning to the southernmost group of islands of Okinawa moving slowly northward, packing winds of up to 30 meters per second (67 miles per hour) and hovering over Okinawa through Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki warned residents to brace for torrential rains and mudslides.“This could mean that the dangers about to hit the area where you are living are unusual and on a scale you have never experienced,” he said of the storm. He asked people to prepare escape routes to safety in advance. “Do not let your guard down,” he said. Large parts of Okinawa, including the main city of Naha, was being slammed by extremely heavy rainfall, according to weather reports.The storm hit the same area last week,...

Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington, DC, police chief says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A shooting on a street in the nation’s capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized Saturday night, police said.Officers responded to the sounds of gunshots around 8 p.m. in the 1600 block of Good Hope Road Southeast and found five victims who had been shot. Two men and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene and two men were transported to area hospitals, Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department Acting Chief Pamela Smith said during a news conference at the scene.The conditions of the hospitalized victims were not immediately known.“This kind of gun violence is not acceptable in the District of Columbia. This is not a war zone. We want our residents to feel safe,” Smith said. Smith asked for help from the public in collecting information about what she called a disturbing fatal shooting.“We realize that there may be others who may have been injured tonight. We are asking you to come forward,” Smith said, adding that the community need...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile.Thaksin’s appearance in Cambodia came at a politically sensitive time in neighboring Thailand, as Pheu Thai, the latest in a string of parties affiliated with Thaksin, is seeking to win enough support in Parliament for one of its members to become the next prime minister almost three months after a general election in May.Thaksin said on Saturday on the platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would delay a planned return to Thailand next Thursday for “no longer than two weeks,” citing a doctor’s appointment.His daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who campaigned for prime minister with Pheu Thai in the latest election, had said nearly two weeks ago her father would return to T...

A 78 años del lanzamiento de la bomba atómica que mató a 140,000 personas en Hiroshima

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

TOKIO, Japón – Hiroshima urgió este domingo a la desnuclearización para evitar que se repitan los horrores del bombardeo atómico sobre esta ciudad japonesa cuando se cumplen los 78 años del devastador ataque, y meses después de que los líderes del G7 llevaran a cabo una histórica visita a esta ciudad.En su Declaración de Paz anual entregada durante la ceremonia en el Parque Conmemorativo de la Paz, el alcalde de la misma, Kazumi Matsui, elogió la visita histórica de los líderes del G7 al parque y al museo en mayo e instó a los políticos a abandonar la idea de las armas nucleares como elemento disuasor para la guerra.“Los líderes de todo el mundo deben enfrentar la realidad de que las amenazas nucleares que ahora expresan ciertos formuladores de políticas revelan la locura de la teoría de la disuasión nuclear”, dijo Matsui, y agregó que se “deben tomar medidas concretas de inmediato para llevarnos de un presente peligroso hacia un mundo ideal”.El primer ...

Australia and England were shaky early at Women’s World Cup, need balanced play in knockout round

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The verdict is still out on the legitimacy of both Australia and England at the Women’s World Cup, where each team has a chance Monday to move into the quarterfinals and make a claim as true tournament contenders. England swept through three games of Group D play and allowed just one goal, which came in an emphatic 6-1 victory over China. But the European Champions were a bit flat in earlier 1-0 wins against Haiti and Denmark.Either way, England joined Japan and Sweden as the only three teams to go a perfect 3-0 in group play. Next up for the Lionesses is a knockout game against Nigeria, which used a 3-2 upset over Australia to move into the round of 16. Nigeria has qualified for the World Cup in all nine of its editions but has reached the quarterfinals only once, in 1999. Nigeria is the only African team to ever advance to the quarterfinals, and will try to do it again against England. “They are the European champions and we just have to try our ...

El oso más pequeño del mundo finalmente se vuelve famoso. ¿Pero es eso algo bueno?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

(CNN) — El oso más pequeño del mundo finalmente está teniendo su momento bajo el sol, gracias a un video viral que desató una teoría de conspiración en las redes sociales chinas.El interés público en los osos malayos, uno de los animales más intrigantes y en peligro de extinción de Asia, se disparó después de que apareciera un video que mostraba a una osa llamada Angela en su recinto en el zoológico de Hangzhou, en el este de China, de pie sobre una roca y agitando su pata.El video provocó un debate mundial sobre la apariencia asombrosamente humana del oso, tanto que comenzaron a surgir teorías de conspiración de que Angela era realmente una humana vestida con un disfraz de oso.Desde entonces, los expertos han desacreditado esas teorías, atribuyendo los malentendidos en parte a la relativa oscuridad del oso malayo, cuyo número en la naturaleza se cree que se redujo a entre 1.000 y 2.500, según grupos conservacionistas.Varios conservacionistas de la vida silvestre le dijeron a ...

Único en el mundo: el escuadrón policial que enfrenta el crimen montado en búfalos

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

ISLA DE MARAJÓ, Brasil – En el mundo, la policía montada suele patrullar a caballo y en algunos países de Medio Oriente, como Omán y Egipto, también lo hace en camello. Lo que poco se sabe es que en Brasil, en plena Amazonía, existe la única fuerza policial del planeta que se desplaza sobre búfalos.Se trata del Octavo Batallón de la Policía Militarizada de Marajó, una isla bañada por las aguas del Océano Atlántico y la desembocadura del último caudal del Amazonas, localizada en el estado de Pará, en el norte del país.Con más de 430,000 búfalos, esta isla de 15,000 millas cuadradas alberga, ella sola, poco más de la tercera parte de todos los ejemplares del país.Según algunos textos y la historia oral, los búfalos entraron dos siglos atrás en la isla con un hacendado que los trajo de Italia, pero la narración más popularizada dice que llegaron solos y nadando, luego de que el barco en el que eran transportados de India a la Guyana Francesa se estrellara contra una roca. ...

Keira Walsh trains with England ahead of Women’s World Cup knockout game against Nigeria

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — Keira Walsh gave England a potential boost ahead of its Women’s World Cup round of 16 clash with Nigeria when the midfielder was able to train with the team Sunday, one day before the elimination match.Walsh suffered a knee injury in England’s 1-0 win against Denmark in the Lionesses’ second game of the group stage. Scans showed she did not damage her ACL, but it wasn’t clear if Walsh would be able to play again this tournament. Walsh, who plays for Barcelona, participated in individual training to return to playing form and finally joined her teammates in Sunday’s practice. England plays Nigeria on Monday in Brisbane, Australia, in a knockout game. England did not reveal if Walsh, the highest-paid player in women’s soccer, will play against Nigeria. Walsh joined Barcelona from Manchester City last year for a reported record fee of 400,000 pounds ($513,000), a record for women’s soccer. Despite fears England would not be able to replace Wa...

Hijo de actor español es el principal sospechoso en caso de asesinato y descuartización

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

BANGKOK, Tailandia – El español Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, hijo del actor Rodolfo Sancho, fue detenido el sábado como sospechoso del asesinato de un cirujano de nacionalidad colombiana en la isla de Koh Phangan, en el sur de Tailandia, según informaron a EFE fuentes cercanas al caso.Sancho, de 29 años, llevaba siendo interrogado desde el viernes por la policía tailandesa, la cual asegura que confesó el crimen y que reveló que mató y descuartizó al colombiano Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, de 44 años, por “celos” y temor de que “le engañara”.El español se encuentra detenido en la comisaría de Koh Phangan y el lunes podría ser trasladado a la vecina isla de Samui, donde pasaría a disposición judicial. Se espera que ese día el juez revise el caso y las pruebas presentadas por la policía y decida si le acusa formalmente. Asesinato de Tupac Shakur: policías allanan lugar como parte de la investigación por el caso de 1996 Identi...

MLB Notes: How do ‘underdog’ Red Sox playoff odds stack up against AL rivals?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:57:53 GMT

Chaim Bloom ruffled some feathers around New England on Tuesday when he called the Red Sox “underdogs” after largely standing pat at the trade deadline. It wasn’t exactly a ringing vote of confidence in the club, which had put together one of the best records in baseball over the prior three weeks.Bracing as it was to hear, Bloom wasn’t wrong.Entering Saturday the Red Sox playoff odds stood at 22.1% according to FanGraphs, the highest among American League teams currently below the playoff cutline but significantly lower than their closest playoff competitor, the Toronto Blue Jays.That doesn’t mean the Red Sox can’t make the playoffs, but it is a good indicator that the club has a lot of work to do.So how exactly do the Red Sox stack up against the rest of the American League? Here’s a snapshot of each playoff contender, their odds, their remaining schedules and other factors that could play a role down the stretch. All playoff odds are acco...