February, 2024

• 20 February

  Taiwán protesta por abordaje chino de un barco turístico cerca de las islas Kinmen

  

  TAIPÉI, Taiwán (AP) — Taiwán protestó el martes por el abordaje de una embarcación turística por parte de China en un momento de crecientes tensiones en torno al archipiélago de Kinmen, ubicado cerca de la costa china pero controlado por Taipéi. Los medios taiwaneses reportaron que el King Xia, en el que iban 11 tripulantes y 23 pasajeros, fue abordado …

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• 20 February

  Furman to spend $40 million for renovations at basketball arena

  

  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. GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman announced a $40 million renovation for its basketball arena that will have the men’s and women’s teams playing off campus next season. The …

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• 20 February

  Transform Asian kitchen staples into an umami-packed vegetarian soup

  

  It’s a common misconception that the best soups require long ingredient lists and hours of simmering. In fact, just a handful of high-flavor items can be transformed into an umami-bomb of a soup in just 45 minutes. In this recipe from our book “Cook What You Have,” we get the job done thanks to just a few high-impact Asian pantry …

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• 20 February

  Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the US

  MESQUITE, Texas (AP) — At a bustling construction site outside of Dallas, there are hopes that Congress can finally pass nearly $95 billion in foreign aid including funding for Ukraine — because factory jobs in the United States depend on that money. Aerospace and defense company General Dynamics’ new factory in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite is expected to initially …

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• 20 February

  ‘Without us, you don’t eat’: Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help

  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scores of bright-colored tractors were parked outside Greece’s parliament Tuesday, horns blaring, as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens. “Without us, you don’t eat,” one banner said. Some farmers carried mock coffins and funeral garlands as symbols of their plight. The farmers — whose demands are similar to those …

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• 20 February

  Iditarod’s reigning rookie of the year disqualified from 2024 race for violating conduct standard

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The governing body of the world’s most famous sled dog race has disqualified the 2023 Iditarod rookie of the year from this year’s contest by citing a rule but not the specific infraction of it. After an emergency meeting Monday, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced Eddie Burke Jr. has been disqualified from this year’s race, just …

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• 20 February

  Hungary’s governing party says it’s ready to approve Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday

  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday, according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government that have frustrated Hungary’s allies. In a letter on Tuesday to …

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• 20 February

  Gasset becomes new Marseille coach following Gattuso’s firing

  Jean-Louis Gasset is back in a coaching job less than a month after getting fired by Ivory Coast. The veteran Frenchman was appointed as Marseille’s new coach on Tuesday, the replacement for Gennaro Gattuso. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Looking for a jolt in the middle of a mediocre season, the 1993 European champion announced Gasset’s appointment a …

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• 20 February

  Bank of England says UK recession is modest in historical terms and that upturn is probably underway

  

  Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey said Tuesday that the U.K.’s economic recession that was confirmed last week is modest by historical standards and is probably over. In testimony to lawmakers, Bailey said the two successive quarters of negative growth recorded in the second half of 2023 — the standard by which the U.K. measures a recession — add up …

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• 20 February

  Body of man suspected of chemically attacking former partner pulled out of river, London police say

  

  LONDON (AP) — London police said Tuesday they “strongly believe” that a body they pulled from the River Thames is that of a man wanted over a chemical attack that injured his former partner and her two young daughters. The Metropolitan Police said the crew of a passing boat reported seeing a body in the water near the Tower of …

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