Germán Padinger (CNN) — Nuestros niños están enfermando de coronavirus. Las infecciones por covid-19 en Estados Unidos han aumentado exponencialmente, con casi 500.000 nuevos casos en las últimas dos semanas, según la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría. Esto representa un aumento del 240% desde principios de julio. Los niños constituyen ahora el 29% de los nuevos
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica. The European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said Thursday that the ozone hole has grown considerably in the past week following an average start. Atmospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet light coming from the sun. Its
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has told all government employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or they will not be allowed to come to work. It wasn’t made clear what would happen to those who refused to be vaccinated. State-owned newspaper The Herald reported that the government would adopt a
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has told all government employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or they will not be allowed to come to work. It wasn’t made clear what would happen to those who refused to be vaccinated. State-owned newspaper The Herald reported that the government would adopt a
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un sismo en la provincia suroccidental china de Sichuan dejó al menos tres personas muertas y 60 heridas el jueves, según medios estatales. Las autoridades locales situaron el sismo en una magnitud de 6, mientras que el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés) lo situó en una
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities say a Missouri police officer who graduated from the police academy in July has died after being shot by a wanted man who opened fire on officers and was also killed. The Independence Police Department announced late Wednesday that 22-year-old Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans died following the Wednesday morning shooting.
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the coronavirus crisis to serve as small vegetable plots. Workers from two taxi cooperatives assembled the miniature gardens this week using black plastic garbage bags
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the coronavirus crisis to serve as small vegetable plots. Workers from two taxi cooperatives assembled the miniature gardens this week using black plastic garbage bags
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has been cleared to resume her competitive career after a doping case that forced her to miss the Tokyo Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it rejected appeals by the World Anti-Doping Agency and Sport Integrity Australia. They had called for a four-year ban instead
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A gun-control group that helped turn Virginia blue two years ago plans to spend more than $1.8 million in a bid to shape the state’s gubernatorial race and other down-ballot contests this fall, according to spending plans shared first with CNN. Everytown for Gun Safety, backed by former New York City
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A global human rights group has accused Egypt’s main domestic security agency of harassing and intimidating rights advocates and activists to silence them. The report was the latest rebuke to Egypt’s government, which faces increasing pressure from the U.S. to improve its human rights record. Amnesty International said in the report released
Continue ReadingBy VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has reappointed a retired general as interim prime minister to lead a new caretaker government until the next early election is held in November. The Balkan country is the European Union’s poorest member. It is gearing up for its third parliamentary election
Continue ReadingBy VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has reappointed a retired general as interim prime minister to lead a new caretaker government until the next early election is held in November. The Balkan country is the European Union’s poorest member. It is gearing up for its third parliamentary election
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Around 3,000 healthcare workers have been suspended in France after failing to meet a government requirement to get vaccinated against Covid-19, French Health Minister Olivier Véran told French radio station RTL Thursday. The employees missed a September 15 deadline to be inoculated, which was introduced by the government
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian basketball coach Dusan Ivkovic has died. He was 77. Ivkovic led Yugoslavia to the 1990 world title and won two EuroLeague titles with Greek club Olympiakos. Serbian media reported that he died in a Belgrade hospital after lung failure. Ivkovic led the “white dream team” to the world title in
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish holy day began last night at sundown and is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish holy day began last night at sundown and is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish holy day began last night at sundown and is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish holy day began last night at sundown and is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
Continue ReadingBy ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris is unveiling a monumental artwork built around an actual monument: the Arc de Triomphe completely wrapped in silver and blue fabric. The installation by late artist couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who conceived of the project in 1961, will open Saturday. Visits will take
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