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Year: 2024

Al menos 15 personas murieron en un incendio en el este de China que aparentemente fue provocado por una bicicleta eléctrica

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las autoridades recibieron llamadas de socorro a las 4:39 a.m. y enviaron 20 camiones de bomberos al lugar, según CCTV. El incendio quedó extinguido a las 6:00 a.m. En una rueda de prensa celebrada a primera hora del sábado, el alcalde de Nanjing, Chen Zhichang, se inclinó ante el público

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An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s famous Victoria Falls park, officials say

BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman told The Associated Press that the tourist went missing in the vast rainforest

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WWII-era bomb safely detonated at sea after one of the largest peacetime evacuations in UK history

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been detonated at sea. The 1,100-pound explosive was discovered Tuesday in the backyard of a home in Plymouth, a port city on the southwestern coast of Britain. More than

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This soccer star has been handed a six-year prison sentence in absentia for trafficking cocaine. He’s still playing

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — He’s seemingly led an extraordinary double life. Quincy Promes is a successful soccer star, playing as forward with major European clubs Ajax and Sevilla and now Spartak Moscow, as well as representing the Netherlands at the international level. Promes played 50 times for the Netherlands and, according to the respected

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The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

By EMMA BURROWS and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, a top aide to Navalny said Saturday on his social media account. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had

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Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building

WCBS, DAVID BARRET@BIRDCENTRALPARKMOLLY BANGLES, X.COMMELISSA BREYER, CNN, David Barret@birdcentralparkMolly Bangles/X.comMelissa Breyer By Dalia Faheid and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he fled from a Central Park Zoo enclosure after it was vandalized. Flaco, dubbed “one of New York’s Flyest”

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Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ever since Myanmar’s military announced it is implementing conscription to fill its ranks, Thwel sees very few options. The 25-year-old schoolteacher in Myanmar’s southern Mon state believes she must flee the country or face fatal consequences. She’s a supporter of the Civil Disobedience Movement, which carries out

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‘Scandals and secrets’: On board the world’s most exclusive private residential ship

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It’s a floating city exclusively home to the 1%, a playground for multimillionaires and billionaires that circumnavigates the world’s oceans. Welcome to The World, an exclusive private residential ship home to 165 superluxe apartments. This vessel is shrouded in secrecy and buying a condo on board is an invite-only

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¿Con qué frecuencia debes lavar las sábanas? Más a menudo de lo que piensas

Alejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son únicamente de los escritores. CNN presenta el trabajo de The Conversation, una colaboración entre periodistas y académicos para proporcionar análisis y comentarios de noticias. El contenido es producido únicamente por The Conversation. (The Conversation) — No hay nada como meterse en la cama,

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