Tibet debuts its first bullet train service
The 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
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Tibet’s first bullet train line enters service
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
Continue ReadingTibet debuts its first bullet train service
The 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingTraveling to Disney Parks during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to one of the Disney Parks & Resorts around the world, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics After being closed for over a year, Disneyland Resort in California reopened on April 30 with limited capacity
Continue ReadingOla de calor histórica del noroeste vinculada a decenas de muertes y cientos de visitas a la sala de emergencias
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cientos de estadounidenses han visitado departamentos de emergencia o clínicas de atención de urgencias en el noroeste del Pacífico desde el viernes, y se han reportado hasta 60 muertes, mientras una ola de calor insoportable rompió todos los récords de temperatura en Oregon, Washington y Canadá. Portland estableció temperaturas récord tres
Continue ReadingBiden announces 5th wave of judicial nominees as Democrats aim to maintain quick pace of confirmations to federal bench
By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden announced eight new federal judicial nominations on Wednesday as the White House seeks to maintain its rapid pace of nominations — and confirmations — to the federal bench. The announcement, which marked Biden’s fifth wave of judicial nominees, includes his intent to nominate two circuit court selections and
Continue ReadingSenators ask DOT to remove expiration date for pandemic-related flight credits
By Gregory Wallace, CNN A pair of US senators are asking the Biden administration to intervene and remove expiration dates on flight credits issued to airline passengers during the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Wednesday asked the US Department of Transportation to determine that it is
Continue ReadingNY prosecutors examining cash bonuses at Trump Organization, sources say
By Kara Scannell, Erica Orden and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization are scrutinizing cash bonuses as part of their focus on whether the company failed to pay taxes on benefits provided to some of its employees, people familiar with the matter say. The interest in cash payments, which has not
Continue ReadingSee inside a Brazilian ICU treating children for Covid
Children in Brazil have been dying from Covid-19 at higher rates than nearly anywhere else in the world. Doctors and researchers say the country’s higher child death rate stems from several issues but the main culprit is social inequality. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.
Continue ReadingThe world’s first known plague victim was a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer in Europe
By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years. Now, scientists have found an ancient strain of the bacteria in the world’s oldest known plague victim. The disease may have killed almost half of Europe’s population during the Middle
Continue ReadingThe world’s first known plague victim was a 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer in Europe
By Amy Sood, CNN Humanity has been ravaged by the plague — one of the deadliest bacterial infections in history — for thousands of years. Now, scientists have found an ancient strain of the bacteria in the world’s oldest known plague victim. The disease may have killed almost half of Europe’s population during the Middle
Continue ReadingEdificio en Miami: ‘Todavía hay esperanza’, dice el líder del equipo de rescate mientras la búsqueda de sobrevivientes entra en el séptimo día
olivertapia (CNN) — Los equipos de rescate comenzaron el séptimo día de búsqueda entre los escombros de un edificio derrumbado en Surfside, Florida, con la esperanza de encontrar a las 149 personas que siguen desaparecidas. «Puedo decirles que ninguno de nosotros ha perdido la esperanza», dijo el Capitán de Bomberos de Miami-Dade, Eddy Alarcón. «Marcharemos
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is killing Brazilian children at alarming rates. Many may be going undiagnosed
By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Rodrigo Pedroso and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN “Who’s mommy’s little girl?” 22-year-old Brazilian Sameque Gois asks as she plays with her baby’s tiny hand, in one of the several videos she showed CNN. In the footage, little Sarah responds to her mother with an ear-to-ear smile. Sarah was born in January
Continue ReadingFauci advierte que pronto puede haber ‘dos EE.UU.’ a medida que se amplía la brecha entre áreas vacunadas y no vacunadas
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Dado que la variante delta representa más de una cuarta parte de los casos de covid-19, el Dr. Anthony Fauci advierte que pronto podría haber «dos Estados Unidos»: uno donde la mayoría de las personas están vacunadas y otro donde las bajas tasas de vacunación podrían provocar picos en los casos.
Continue ReadingAshleigh Barty discusses Wimbledon, her Olympic ‘dream’ and being her ‘authentic self’ with the media
By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty
Continue ReadingAshleigh Barty discusses Wimbledon, her Olympic ‘dream’ and being her ‘authentic self’ with the media
By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty has two things on her mind right now: the Wimbledon championships and the prospect of her first Olympic Games. Three weeks since she was forced to retire from the French Open, where she won her first and only grand slam in 2019, Barty
Continue ReadingWimbledon organizers ‘happy’ with court conditions as Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino suffer slips
By George Ramsay, CNN A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches. World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are “too slow.” Mannarino was forced to retire against Roger Federer after slipping in
Continue ReadingDía Internacional de los Asteroides: un nuevo telescopio espacial podría detectar asteroides potencialmente peligrosos que se dirijan a la Tierra
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un nuevo telescopio espacial que podría detectar asteroides y cometas potencialmente peligrosos que se dirijan a la Tierra está un paso más cerca de hacerse realidad.El telescopio espacial Near-Earth Object Surveyor, o NEO Surveyor, obtuvo la aprobación de la NASA para pasar a la fase de diseño. El telescopio infrarrojo de
Continue ReadingBrasil suspende contrato de vacuna contra el covid-19 con firma india en medio de acusaciones de irregularidades
olivertapia Sao Paulo (CNN) — A pesar de la desesperada necesidad de vacunas contra el covid-19, Brasil suspendió un acuerdo para comprar 20 millones de dosis de las vacunas Covaxin fabricadas en India, anunció el martes el Ministerio de Salud, luego de que surgieron dudas sobre un aumento de precios. El ministerio dijo que la
Continue ReadingJapan’s ‘Black Widow’ serial killer loses death sentence appeal
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence given to a 74-year-old serial killer, known as the “Black Widow,” for the murder of three men, including her husband, and the attempted murder of a fourth. Chisako Kakehi, reportedly received large insurance payouts after poisoning her victims with cyanide,
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