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Walt Disney World is closing its Star Wars-themed hotel one year after the space adventure attraction opened in Florida. Disney announced the closing of Halcyon on its website late Thursday, saying the final guest stay will be September 30. Anyone who previously booked a stay for after September 30 should contact Disney to modify their …
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, May 16 (Reuters) – Thousands of teachers marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against the centre-right government, demanding higher pay, faster career progression and better working conditions. The protest was organised by the FENPROF teachers’ union, which accused the government of ignoring concerns over low wages, …
TUNIS, May 16 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital Tunis on Saturday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of undermining freedoms and presiding over a worsening economic and social crisis. The protest was held under the slogan: “The people are hungry and prisons are full”. Demonstrators called for an end to one-man …
TULA, Mexico (AP) — When bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors, 74-year-old María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs. A week later, Cabrera picks through the charred scraps of her life, salvaging pots, woven cloths and …
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Michael Kim made the most of his new life at the PGA Championship and shot a 5-under 30 on the front nine Saturday, using the strength of six birdies to get off to a terrific start to the third round at Aronimink Golf Club. Kim, who has never finished better …
By Ella Cao and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – China and the United States have agreed to expand agricultural trade through tariff reductions and tackle non-tariff barriers and market access issues, China’s commerce ministry said on Saturday after this week’s summit in Beijing. The agreements are “preliminary” and will be “finalised as soon …
May 16 (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS reported that the quake’s epicenter was located 70 kilometers (44 miles) east-southeast of Codrington in the west coast of Barbuda, at a depth of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). (Reporting by Natalia Siniawski; Editing by …
LAUREL, Md. (AP) — A quieter Preakness Day is underway at Laurel Park. Previously a somewhat rowdy event with throngs of fans and live music on the infield, the second race of the Triple Crown is being contested in a more subdued atmosphere this year at Laurel. That’s because Pimlico in Baltimore is being rebuilt. …
MORRILL, Maine (AP) — A 27-year-old firefighter killed in a huge fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine’s midcoast region was being honored Saturday, a day after the incident that injured at least 11 others. A memorial of flowers dedicated to Andrew Cross was left outside of the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department. First …
“The analyzed virus corresponds to the viruses already known and monitored in South America,” Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said Friday on X. “At this stage, no element suggests the emergence” of a form of the virus that could be more transmissible or more dangerous, she said. Pasteur said genomic analysis confirmed that the virus found …