Corruption case reopened against Argentina’s Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes | AP News

Corruption case reopened against Argentina’s Vice President Fernández, adding to her legal woes | AP News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal appeals court in Argentina reopened a money laundering investigation into Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Tuesday, increasing her legal woes just weeks before she leaves office and loses her immunity from arrest.Fernández, 70, who served as president from 2007 to 2015, leaves office when President-elect Javier

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High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil-fuel-free transatlantic crossing from London to NY | AP News

High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil-fuel-free transatlantic crossing from London to NY | AP News

LONDON (AP) — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.”The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on so-called sustainable aviation fuel made up largely of

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Italian migration odyssey ‘Io Capitano’ hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics | AP News

Italian migration odyssey ‘Io Capitano’ hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics | AP News

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Italian director Matteo Garrone hopes that the way his film “Io Capitano” frames the journey taken by Senegalese teenagers to Europe as an adventure, albeit a harrowing one, will make it more compelling to audiences regardless of politics.The film, which played over the weekend at the Marrakech International Film Festival, accompanies

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