olivertapia (CNN en Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, anunció este martes que se adoptarán nuevas medidas para enfrentar el impacto de la variante ómicron del nuevo coronavirus en el país. Los nuevos lineamientos se enfocan en que las personas que tuvieron covid-19 podrán vacunarse 30 días después del aislamiento y no seis
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN In the search for planets beyond our solar system, astronomers have found a giant exoplanet that looks more like a football or rugby ball than a sphere. The planet, called WASP-103b, is one of extremes. Located about 1,225 light-years from Earth in the Hercules constellation, the planet is almost twice the
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed gyms nationwide in 2020, many people opted to do their workouts at home through online instruction. Even after fitness facilities reopened, a good number of individuals elected to stay at home. That’s probably why online training nabbed the top spot in the Worldwide Survey
Continue ReadingALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — With life in Kazakhstan’s largest city starting to return to normal after anti-government protests turned violent, relatives of the thousands arrested in the unrest are seeking to learn the fate of their loved ones. About 12,000 people are in custody following the unprecedented violence in the Central Asian nation. In the
Continue ReadingALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — With life in Kazakhstan’s largest city starting to return to normal after anti-government protests turned violent, relatives of the thousands arrested in the unrest are seeking to learn the fate of their loved ones. About 12,000 people are in custody following the unprecedented violence in the Central Asian nation. In the
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Victims of torture in Syria and human rights activists say they hope the upcoming verdict in a landmark trial will be a first step toward justice for countless Syrians who suffered abuse in the country’s long-running conflict. A court in the German city of Koblenz is scheduled
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine. But the allies and Russia also left open the possibility of future talks on arms control, missile deployments and ways to prevent military incidents. The decisions came at a meeting of
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over Ukraine. But the allies and Russia also left open the possibility of future talks on arms control, missile deployments and ways to prevent military incidents. The decisions came at a meeting of
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s fragile governing coalition has moved to resolve a crisis over tree-planting on disputed land in the Negev desert. Bedouin residents on Tuesday protested the planting by a quasi-governmental organization. Some protesters hurled stones at vehicles on a highway near Beersheba, blocked the railway line and torched a vehicle. Police said two
Continue ReadingCNN By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states’ health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s ever been, pushing officials to enact emergency procedures amid an ongoing case surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. More than 151,000 Americans were in the hospital with Covid-19 nationwide on
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court says it will take up a petition seeking prosecution of several saffron-robed Hindu religious leaders for allegedly making highly provocative speeches against Muslims at a closed-door meeting last month. Three Supreme Court judges issued a notice to the Uttarakhand state government that they
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Ran Carthon has been preparing to be an NFL general manager decades before he even got involved with an NFL team studying the draft as a young kid who grew up with an NFL-playing father. Carthon has come a long way from those
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN The chief of staff for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said the governor was “not doing well” after testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. Justice is still in contact with his team and others, Brian Abraham told the West Virginia Gazette Mail in an interview Wednesday. “He’s getting
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s steady increase in offensive production took a step back this season. The average points per game for teams dropped from a record 24.8 in 2021 to 23 this season as improved defense, some quarterback-related COVID absences, more holding calls and visiting teams dealing with crowds likely
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Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during the pandemic. Zimbabwe has long struggled with such pregnancies and child marriages because of lax enforcement of laws, poverty, and cultural and religious practices. But COVID-19 intensified the situation. The country of 15
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during the pandemic. Zimbabwe has long struggled with such pregnancies and child marriages because of lax enforcement of laws, poverty, and cultural and religious practices. But COVID-19 intensified the situation. The country of 15
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during the pandemic. Zimbabwe has long struggled with such pregnancies and child marriages because of lax enforcement of laws, poverty, and cultural and religious practices. But COVID-19 intensified the situation. The country of 15
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during the pandemic. Zimbabwe has long struggled with such pregnancies and child marriages because of lax enforcement of laws, poverty, and cultural and religious practices. But COVID-19 intensified the situation. The country of 15
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