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Month: September 2024

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

Associated Press Kigali, RWANDA (AP) — Rwanda says that eight people have died so far from the highly contagious Marburg virus. The announcement comes just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment. Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads

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5 things to know for Sept. 30: Helene’s damage, Middle East, VP debate, Chemical plant fire, SpaceX

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Port workers from Maine to Texas are threatening a major strike this week that could disrupt the flow of popular products into the US. Consumers wouldn’t necessarily feel the impacts immediately, but experts say a long port strike would eventually cause shortages of chocolate, booze and fruit, including bananas

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ANÁLISIS | La China comunista celebra su 75º aniversario y su bolsa de valores se dispara, pero no todo el mundo está en el espíritu del partido

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Durante gran parte del año pasado, desde que China reabrió sus puertas al mundo tras la pandemia de covid-19, un halo de tristeza se cernió sobre grandes franjas del país mientras su economía luchaba por recuperar impulso. Las mentes jóvenes y brillantes del país tienen dificultades para conseguir trabajo; sus profesionales

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Stellantis shares plunge as carmaker follows Volkswagen in warning on profits

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Chrysler parent Stellantis plunged almost 14% in Milan Monday after the Italian-American carmaker slashed its forecasts for full-year profitability and cash flow, citing weaker global sales and increased competition from Chinese rivals. Stellantis (STLA), which also makes Ram Trucks and Jeep, Citroen and Peugeot cars, said

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UK becomes the first major economy to stop burning coal for electricity, closing its last power plant

Story by Associated Press (CNN) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. Owner Uniper says

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Imágenes de antes y después revelan una drástica reducción de los principales ríos de la Amazonia

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Enormes afluentes que alimentan el poderoso río Amazonas —el más grande del planeta— han caído a niveles históricamente bajos, afectando vidas, varando barcos y amenazando a delfines en peligro de extinción mientras la sequía azota Brasil. Según Cemaden, el centro de monitoreo de desastres naturales del país, el país está sufriendo

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