Month: January 2025

Milan (Italy) (AFP) – Atalanta creeped closer to Serie A leaders Napoli on Tuesday after drawing an entertaining match with Juventus 1-1 and moving to within four points of the summit, while AC Milan came from behind to beat Como.

Flachau (Austria) (AFP) – Camille Rast surged through the field on the second run on Tuesday to take the women’s World Cup slalom in Flachau, Austria.

New York (AFP) – Starbucks has stirred the coffee pot by reversing a policy that allowed anyone to use its bathrooms, with the US public warned they’ll need to buy something or get out.

Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) – One rocket, two missions: lunar landers built by US and Japanese companies are poised to “rideshare” to the Moon, showcasing the private sector’s growing role in space exploration.

New York (AFP) – Boeing delivered just 348 commercial planes in 2024 according to figures released Tuesday that showed the ugly effects from a year of labor disruption and safety setbacks.

Havana (AFP) – Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to Washington removing the communist country from its list of terror sponsors in a deal hailed by relatives of jailed protesters.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Javier Milei’s government boasted Tuesday that it had “pulverized inflation” after statistics showing Argentine price increases falling to 117.8 percent in 2024, down nearly 94 points in the first full year since the budget-slashing president took office.

Seoul (AFP) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, after hundreds of anti-graft investigators and police raided his residence to end a weeks-long standoff.

Kiel (Germany) (AFP) – A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.

San Francisco (AFP) – Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3,600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday.