Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Dos estudios preliminares publicados este sábado ofrecen más evidencia de que el coronavirus se originó en animales y se propagó a los humanos a fines de 2019 en el mercado de mariscos de Huanan, en Wuhan, China. Uno de los estudios –ninguno de los cuales ha sido revisado por pares ni
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, Anna Chernova and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Russia was scrambling to prevent financial meltdown Monday as its economy was slammed by a broadside of crushing Western sanctions imposed over the weekend in response to the invasion of Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin held crisis talks with his top economic advisers after the ruble
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Cinco días después de la brutal invasión rusa a Ucrania, el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, y su valiente nación ya han hecho más para transformar la política de Occidente hacia Rusia que 30 años de cumbres posteriores a la Guerra Fría, reinicios de políticas y enfrentamientos con el presidente ruso, Vladimir
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy, Tara John, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN Russian forces bombarded a residential area in Ukraine’s second-largest city with rockets on Monday, killing at least nine people, and several large detonations were heard in the center of the capital Kyiv, as talks between delegates on both sides
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — Officials and health workers say cases of female genital mutilation increased during the pandemic in parts of Africa. It’s particularly true in Somaliland. There, 98% of girls ages 5 to 11 undergo the procedure to remove external genitalia. It can cause painful complications and sometimes death.
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press HARGEISA, Somalia (AP) — Officials and health workers say cases of female genital mutilation increased during the pandemic in parts of Africa. It’s particularly true in Somaliland. There, 98% of girls ages 5 to 11 undergo the procedure to remove external genitalia. It can cause painful complications and sometimes death.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — A substantial collision between the Cup Series’ defending champion and its most popular driver would be pretty juicy stuff under any circumstances. Add in the fact that they’re teammates, and NASCAR has a downright tantalizing storyline to follow just two races into the new season.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer A year after the NCAA got called out for gender inequities between its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the organization has made changes over the past six months to make the events more equitable. Many of the changes so far have been relatively easy to do. The women’s tournament
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The Big Ten plans to take a group of athletes from member schools on a three-day trip to civil rights sites in Alabama this summer as part of a conference-wide program exploring race relations and social justice. The July 15-17 trip will be funded by the Big Ten as
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The Big Ten plans to take a group of athletes from member schools on a three-day trip to civil rights sites in Alabama this summer as part of a conference-wide program exploring race relations and social justice. The July 15-17 trip will be funded by the Big Ten as
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball extended its deadline for salvaging opening day and a 162-game season until Tuesday at 5 p.m. after a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a deal but left the sides still far apart. Players and management
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball extended its deadline for salvaging opening day and a 162-game season until Tuesday at 5 p.m. after a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a deal but left the sides still far apart. Players and management
Continue ReadingBy RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — From “Nobody comes in” to “Everybody gets in.” As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians seek refuge in neighboring countries, cradling children in one arm and clutching belongings in the other, leaders in Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania are offering a hearty welcome. While their hospitality
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Congratulations to the Bend High bowling teams, as the boys finished third at the state championship and qualified for nationals in Lexington, Ky., in June; the girls team also had a strong showing, finishing eighth at state.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Una explosión en la mina La Chapa, en el municipio de Tasco, departamento de Boyacá, dejó al menos 10 muertos y 5 desaparecidos, informó este domingo la Agencia Nacional de Minería (ANM) de Colombia en su cuenta de Twitter. 12 fallecidos luego de una explosión en una mina de carbón en
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The Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice held a drive-thru solidarity action in Bend on Sunday to support the people of Ukraine, as well as Oregon farmworkers who are the focus of legislation before the Oregon Legislature.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nota del editor: Jay Parini, poeta y novelista, enseña en Middlebury College. Su libro más reciente es “Borges and Me”, una memoria de sus viajes por las Tierras Altas de Escocia en 1971 con Jorge Luis Borges, el fabulista argentino. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario pertenecen al autor. (CNN) — La brutal
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympics team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of the week. International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence says he’s hopeful the athletes would arrive in China for Friday’s opening ceremony despite difficult logistics. He declined to disclose
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympics team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of the week. International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence says he’s hopeful the athletes would arrive in China for Friday’s opening ceremony despite difficult logistics. He declined to disclose
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat has called on the U.S. to take steps to improve ties, as tensions simmer over Taiwan, trade and other issues. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks on Monday were delivered virtually to a forum marking the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Communique signed during the icebreaking 1972 visit to China
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