By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has left the continent vulnerable to even more outbreaks of disease and facing a “child
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Frank Ocean “no actuará” en el segundo fin de semana del festival de música Coachella, según informó este miércoles un representante del cantante a CNN a través de un comunicado. “Por recomendación médica, Frank Ocean no podrá actuar el fin de semana 2 debido a dos fracturas y un esguince en
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers have approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the long standoff over how best to manage migration. Disputes over who should take people for arriving in Europe without authorization have provoked one of the EU’s biggest political crises. The proposals were passed Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The House voted on Thursday to pass a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions. The bill is not expected to be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House has issued a veto
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend, while pledging to review security procedures to ensure safety for dignitaries visiting the country for the Group of Seven summit he will host in May. The use of
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German court says it has decided not to hear a sex offenses case against a man who also is a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann. It argued on Thursday that the region where it is located isn’t the last place he lived in Germany. Prosecutors in the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — India está lista para superar a China como la nación más poblada del mundo, con casi 3 millones de personas más para mediados de este año, según mostraron los datos publicados por las Naciones Unidas este miércoles. Según las proyecciones, la población de la India a mediados de año alcanzará
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam, CNN After one of the wettest winters on record, California hillsides are exploding with color. Swaths of yellow and streaks of orange, blue and purple paint the landscape this month as the state enjoys its extraordinary flurry of flowers. It’s the superbloom. Springtime road trips on California’s highways bring plenty of “oohs”
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Elam, CNN After one of the wettest winters on record, California hillsides are exploding with color. Swaths of yellow and streaks of orange, blue and purple paint the landscape this month as the state enjoys its extraordinary flurry of flowers. It’s the superbloom. Springtime road trips on California’s highways bring plenty of “oohs”
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Banks have pledged to go green, but last year they poured billions of dollars into expanding the capacity of fossil fuel production despite the accelerating climate crisis. Banks provided $673 billion to finance the fossil fuel industry last year, even as oil and gas companies made $4 trillion in profits, according
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El papa Francisco regaló dos fragmentos, que algunos creen que son un fragmento de la cruz en la que Cristo fue crucificado, para ser utilizados en la ceremonia de coronación del rey Carlos III en Londres el próximo mes. Un alto funcionario del Vaticano confirmó a CNN este jueves que
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, Eric Levenson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Robert Louis Singletary, the suspect accused of shooting a 6-year-old neighbor and her parents in North Carolina after a basketball rolled into his yard, was apprehended and is in custody in Hillsborough County, Florida, according to Gaston County, North Carolina, spokesperson Adam J. Gaub. Jail records
Continue ReadingWSOC, FAMILY HANDOUT, GASTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Dianne Gallagher, Eric Levenson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Robert Louis Singletary, the suspect accused of shooting a 6-year-old neighbor and her parents in North Carolina after a basketball rolled into his yard, was apprehended and is in custody in Hillsborough County, Florida, according to Gaston County,
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A spokesperson says U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reviewing a report about whether his top deputy bullied civil servants. The long-awaited independent report into the behavior of Justice Secretary Dominic Raab was given to the prime minister Thursday morning. Raab, who is also
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto, who recently came out as gay, is taking time away from soccer following a traffic incident. Sparta says Jankto has been given time to deal with his “personal situation.” Sparta declined to give more details. Jankto says his health doesn’t make it possible to continue helping Sparta
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Twitter parece haber revertido silenciosamente una parte de su política sobre conductas de incitación al odio que incluía protecciones específicas para las personas transgénero. La política establecía anteriormente que Twitter prohíbe “dirigirse a otros con insultos repetidos, tropos u otro contenido que intente degradar o reforzar estereotipos negativos o dañinos
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno de EE.UU. está rastreando más de 650 casos potenciales de los llamados “fenómenos aéreos no identificados”, comúnmente conocidos como ovnis, según el director de la oficina creada el año pasado para enfocarse en los avistamientos. Sean Kirkpatrick, director de la Oficina de Resolución de Anomalías de Todos los
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has added honey and certain meat products to a list of food items it has temporarily banned from being imported from Ukraine in an effort to relieve market pressures on Hungarian farmers. A government minister said Thursday that Hungary’s government has banned the import of
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Homero De la Fuente, CNN New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was ejected against the Los Angeles Dodgers before the bottom of the fourth inning after umpires inspected his hands and gloves for use of an illegal substance, ruling that the ace’s hand was too sticky. MLB home-plate umpire Dan Bellino
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Las autoridades cancelaron un concurso en el que niños de Nueva Zelandia iban a cazar y matar gatos salvajes como parte de una campaña para proteger las especies autóctonas. La decisión se tomó tras la reacción del público y de grupos de defensa de los derechos de los animales. El
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