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Month: February 2026

Switzerland's summer referendum will determine if the government actions a 10-million population cap that could threaten its relationship with the European Union.

Swiss to vote in referendum on right-wing party’s proposal to limit population to 10 million

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By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration. The proposal, put forward by the country’s largest political grouping the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), would require the government to act before the population –

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Pictured is the White House on February 10.

Gallup ends its presidential tracking poll, the latest shift in the public opinion landscape

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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Gallup, one of the country’s most well-known polling firms, announced Wednesday that it will no longer track presidential approval or favorability of political figures. The move ends the longest-running continuous effort to track US opinion of the nation’s president, dating back to the tenure of Franklin D. Roosevelt in

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A recently discovered photograph may be the only one depicting 19th century astronomer Richard Carrington.

He witnessed the sun’s power ‘like nobody else before or since.’ Now his first portrait has been found

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When solar storms erupt from the sun and reach Earth, their intensity is measured against a historical benchmark: the Carrington Event. Now, a portrait of 19th century British solar astronomer Richard Carrington has been discovered — providing, at long last, an image of the man for whom the event

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Zohran Mamdani tiene grandes planes para la vivienda, el transporte público… y los baños públicos

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Por Nathaniel Meyersohn El alcalde Zohran Mamdani quiere abordar enormes problemas de la ciudad de Nueva York, como la vivienda, el transporte público y el cuidado infantil. ¿Su punto de partida? Los baños públicos. Hay escasez en Nueva York: solo un baño por cada 8.500 habitantes. Muchos huelen a humedad y los inodoros no funcionan.

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Rusia afirma haber bloqueado WhatsApp en medio de una mayor represión contra las redes sociales

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Por Sophie Tanno y Anna Chernova, CNN Rusia confirmó el bloqueo de la aplicación de mensajería instantánea WhatsApp en el país, instando a los ciudadanos rusos a utilizar su aplicación Max, respaldada por el Estado. La noticia llega días después de que se revelara que las autoridades rusas estaban restringiendo el acceso a Telegram, otra

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