5 things to know for October 8: Virus, debt ceiling, Capitol riot, submarine, Ghana
By Dominic Rech, CNN An annual list of the world’s coolest neighborhoods has been revealed, based on local intel from more than 38,000…
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1 dead, others trapped after Hong Kong scaffolding collapses
HONG KONG (AP) — One worker died and others were trapped when a major rainstorm blew traditional bamboo scaffolding off the side of a building…
Continue ReadingThe Draconid meteor shower peaks October 8. Here’s how to watch
By Sherry Liang, CNN The Draconid meteor shower is expected to peak on Friday, October 8, and last through October 10, bringing with it a drizzle of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How China flights near Taiwan inflame tensions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A spate of Chinese military flights off southwestern Taiwan in recent days has prompted alarm from…
Continue ReadingAnother disappointment: US economy adds only 194,000 jobs in September
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s economic recovery has hit a roadblock: US employers added only 194,000 jobs in September, another…
Continue ReadingLos barrios más ‘cool’ de Latinoamérica y España en la lista de la revista Time Out
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Time Out encuestó a 27.000 residentes de ciudades de todo el mundo para compilar su lista de los barrios más…
Continue ReadingIS bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque, challenges Taliban
By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Global Minimum Tax story
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — In a story published October 8, 2021, about a global minimum corporate tax, The Associated Press erroneously reported…
Continue ReadingGoogle cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make…
Continue ReadingGoogle cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make…
Continue ReadingPolice release video from night officer was rammed by stolen car
By Kaitlyn Naples, Matthew Campbell, Sharon Johnson Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB)…
Continue Reading‘No pierdan la esperanza’: afganas del equipo de robótica hablan desde un lugar seguro en México
olivertapia Ciudad de México (CNN) — Hace apenas cuatro años, la media docena de adolescentes de Afganistán entraron con confianza a la…
Continue ReadingFinland joins other Nordic nations in curbing Moderna shots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue ReadingFinland joins other Nordic nations in curbing Moderna shots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue ReadingPostal worker fatally shot on route; former neighbor charged
COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A federal official says a former neighbor of a U.S. Postal Service worker in Pennsylvania confessed that he fatally…
Continue ReadingNigerian forces free more than 180 hostages, say police
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say that at least 187 people including babies have been freed in the…
Continue ReadingJournalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
By Rob Picheta, CNN The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, for their longstanding efforts to safeguard…
Continue ReadingLos periodistas Maria Ressa y Dmitry Muratov ganan el Premio Nobel de la Paz
olivertapia (CNN) — El Premio Nobel de la Paz 2021 fue otorgado a los periodistas Maria Ressa y Dmitry Muratov por sus esfuerzos para…
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Nobel winner Dmitry Muratov’s newspaper has long been a thorn in Putin’s side
CNN By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta — whose editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…
Continue ReadingPanda cubs at Tokyo zoo get their names, to debut in January
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June now have their names. The female is Lei Lei,…
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