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Un hombre en Florida pierde un brazo por ataque de caimán de tres metros

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

(CNN) — Un hombre de 23 años sufrió la amputación de un brazo después de ser atacado por un caimán cerca de un estanque ubicado detrás de un bar en el suroeste de Florida, informaron autoridades del estado.“El equipo que acudió al lugar atendió a un hombre que sufrió la amputación de la extremidad superior derecha por encima del codo. Los transeúntes le hicieron un torniquete al paciente antes de que llegáramos”, dijo en un comunicado Todd Dunn, portavoz de los bomberos y servicios médicos de urgencia del condado de Charlotte.Un cazador de caimanes fue enviado más tarde al lugar del ataque, cerca de Banditos, un bar de Port Charlotte (Florida), según las autoridades.El caimán que medía cerca de 3 metros de largo fue retirado del estanque y “sacrificado humanitariamente”, según un comunicado de la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Florida.Un hombre de Florida escuchó un golpe en su puerta. Era un caimán, y le mordió la piernaLas lesiones gr...

Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million, training changes in settlement

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million, training changes in settlement.Source

Los Denver Nuggets barren a los Los Ángeles Lakers y avanzan a las finales de la NBA por primera vez en la historia de la franquicia

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

(CNN) — Los Denver Nuggets remontaron una desventaja de 15 puntos en el descanso para completar una barrida de cuatro partidos de los Los Ángeles Lakers con una victoria 113-111 este lunes por la noche para avanzar a las finales de la NBA por primera vez en los 47 años de historia de la franquicia.El pívot Nikola Jokic anotó 30 puntos, 14 rebotes y 13 asistencias en la victoria en el Crypto.com Arena de Los Ángeles. El triple-doble es el octavo de Jokic en esta postemporada, y le sitúa por delante de Wilt Chamberlain como el jugador con más triples en una misma eliminatoria.Jokic, dos veces Jugador Más Valioso, anotó la canasta decisiva cuando quedaba menos de un minuto para el final del partido, para poner a los Nuggets por delante 113-111. En el aspecto defensivo, Denver pudo evitar en dos ocasiones que la superestrella de los Lakers, LeBron James, empatara el marcador, la última vez cuando el alero de los Nuggets Aaron Gordon bloqueó el intento de bandeja de James cuando ex...

Cars set on fire in Cardiff as UK police face ‘large scale disorder’ after road crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and set cars and trash bins ablaze in Cardiff in local unrest that erupted after after two teenagers died in a road accident, officials said Tuesday.Police said “large scale disorder” broke out after officers were called to the scene of a crash in the Ely district of the Welsh capital on Monday evening.Scenes livestreamed on YouTube showed dozens of people, many wearing hoods or ski masks, milling around while others threw objects and shot off fireworks at a line of police officers with riot shields who were blocking one end of the street. A fire was burning and a helicopter could be heard hovering overhead. Shortly before midnight, a car was set on fire and burned fiercely, while a second vehicle was overturned and set ablaze.The mayhem continued into the early hours of Tuesday, and at one point police officers were stationed outside Ely Police Station after suggestions it could be targeted.South Wales Police said office...

Pakistan’s Imran Khan presses legal fight, gets protection from arrest in multiple terrorism cases

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pressed his legal battle before a court in the capital, Islamabad, which granted him protection from arrest until early next month in several cases where he faces terrorism charges for inciting violence. The development comes as the authorities have been cracking down on the supporters of Khan, now Pakistan’s top opposition leader. Thousands staged violence protests, and attacked public property and military installations following Khan’s arrest earlier this month. The violence subsided only days later, after Khan was released on the orders of the country’s Supreme Court. Ten people were killed in clashes with the police.Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in Parliament in April last year, has campaigned against the government of his successor, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, claiming his ouster was illegal and demanding early elections. Since then, the 70-year-old former cricket ...

Business group: Companies in China want ‘clarity’ after security rule changes, raids on consultants

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies in China are uncertain about what they are allowed to do following police raids on consulting firms and want “greater clarity” about how newly expanded national security and other rules will be enforced, a foreign business group said Tuesday.The British Chamber of Commerce in China said a survey of its members found they are more optimistic following December’s lifting of anti-virus controls that blocked most travel into and out of China. It said they want to invest but are waiting for steps to “restore the trust and certainty” in China amid tension with Europe and Washington and official plans to promote economic self-reliance.“If there is greater clarity and greater certainty, then we believe that companies will commit more to China,” said the chamber chairman, Julian MacCormac, at a news conference. Some 70% of companies “are really waiting to see” how conditions develop before taking action.President Xi Jinping’s government says forei...

Asian stocks fall after more US debt talks fail to break impasse

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after more talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a potentially jarring default.Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong sank. Oil prices rose.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index edged up less than 0.1% on Monday as Congress and the White House negotiated over Republican demands to cut social programs in exchange for agreeing to raise the amount the government can borrow.“The resumption of debt ceiling negotiations spurred some hopes despite distinct risks of brinksmanship and blame-shifting,” Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank said in a report.The Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.4% to 3,251.72 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 0.4% to 30,957.77. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong retreated 1.3% to 19,419.55.The Kospi in Seoul advanced 0.4% to 2,567.55 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 was less than 0.1% lower at 61,963.68.India’s Sensex opened up 0.4% at 62,207.50. New Zealand and Bangkok declined while Sing...

Russia still fending off alleged Ukrainian incursion, reports more drone attacks

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military and security forces were continuing on Tuesday to fend off an alleged incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs first reported the day before in a Russian border region, according to a Russian official. Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, said the military and security forces continued to sweep the area around the town of Graivoron, where the alleged attack on Monday took place. Gladkov urged residents of the area who evacuated on Monday to stay put and not come back to their homes just yet. “We will let you know immediately … when it is safe,” Gladkov said. “Security agencies are carrying out all the necessary actions. We’re waiting for the counterterrorism operation to be over.”Kyiv has denied the allegations, blaming Russian guerrilla groups supporting Ukraine. Neither version of the events could be independently verified. While it is not the first time Russia has alleged an incursion by Ukra...

South Korean experts visit Fukushima nuclear plant before treated water is released to sea

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean team of government experts has begun a two-day tour at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant Tuesday to have a firsthand look of a controversial Japanese plan to release into sea treated by slightly radioactive wastewater.Officials from the Japanese government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, were to escort the 21-member delegation to see several facilities related to treatment, safety checks, transport and dilution of the water, Japanese officials said Tuesday. The plan has faced fierce protests from local fishing communities concerned about safety and reputational damage. Neighboring countries, including South Korea, China and the Pacific Island nations, have also raised safety concerns. The treated water discharge plan was particularly a sensitive issue between Tokyo and Seoul, which are now working to repair long-strained bilateral ties to address bigger challenges such as security threats of China and North K...

How Turkey’s president maintains popularity despite economic turmoil

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:02 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has remained in power for 20 years by repeatedly surmounting political crises: mass protests, corruption allegations, an attempted military coup and a huge influx of refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war.Now the Turkish people and economy are being pummeled by sky-high inflation, and many are still recovering from a devastating earthquake in February made worse by the government’s slow response. Yet Erdogan — a populist with increasingly authoritarian instincts — enters a runoff election Sunday as the strong favorite against opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu after falling just shy of victory in the first round of voting. So, even with a weak hand, what explains his longevity and wide appeal?Erdogan, 69, has cultivated deep loyalty from conservative and religious supporters by elevating Islamic values in a country that has been defined by secularism for nearly a century. He has tightened his grip on power by dep...