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Month: July 2021

El tiroteo cerca del Nationals Park vuelve a centrar la atención en otro fin de semana de violencia armada en EE.UU.

olivertapia (CNN) — Una serie de tiroteos durante el fin de semana en Chicago, Filadelfia, Washington y otras ciudades estadounidenses subrayaron el aumento continuo de la violencia con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos este año. El tiroteo cerca de Nationals Park en Washington fue el más prominente de los incidentes, ya que el sonido

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There have been about two dozen reports of symptoms of mysterious health incidents similar to the "Havana syndrome" among US diplomats

About two dozen reports of mysterious health incidents on US personnel in Vienna

By Kylie Atwood There have been about two dozen reports of symptoms of mysterious health incidents similar to the “Havana syndrome” among US diplomats, intelligence officials and other government personnel in Vienna since the beginning of the year, according to two sources familiar with the matter. These new reports demonstrate that these mysterious incidents are

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EU politicians urge Olympics to lift ‘exclusionary’ ban on swim cap for natural Black hair

Exclusive by Luke McGee, CNN An anti-racist group of members of the European Parliament have accused the global sports community, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), of having “institutional structures and rules that exclude people of colour and Black women specifically.” In a letter to Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe, presidents of the IOC and

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Travelers from the UK arrive in Portugal on the first day of post-restriction travel.

The UK travel rules are changing again

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The UK travel rules have gone through many changes over the past few weeks. Just days after new destinations were added to the nation’s “green list,” a number of countries, including Majorca, are already being dropped back to “amber” status. The latest amendment comes as travel regulations, along with the risk-based “traffic

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A man wearing a face mask walks in front of the Olympic Rings in Tokyo on March 11

Six British athletes forced to self-isolate in Tokyo after close contact with Covid-19 case on flight to Games

By Jacob Lev, CNN Six British athletes and two staff members are self-isolating after coming into close contact with an individual who tested positive for Covid-19 on their flight to Japan, the British Olympic Association said Sunday. All eight tested negative at the airport and are now under the supervision of the British delegation’s medical

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La magnitud de la destrucción en Europa se revela a medida que el agua disminuye tras las históricas inundaciones

olivertapia (CNN) — Al menos 194 personas han muerto y cientos más siguen desaparecidas después de que catastróficas inundaciones azotaran grandes extensiones de Europa occidental. Decenas de miles de personas no pudieron regresar a sus hogares y muchas se quedaron sin acceso a electricidad y agua potable. Las inundaciones, causadas por lluvias sin precedentes, afectaron

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Eric Garner's mother Gwen Carr attended at a July 17 event where dozens of people were gathered on Staten Island to commemorate Garner's death.

Eric Garner’s family commemorates his death as judge allows litigation against police and city officials

By Madeline Holcombe, Artemis Moshtaghian and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Eric Garner’s family gathered at an event Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of his death on the heels of a judge’s decision to allow the family to question the NYPD and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in connection with Garner’s death. “Seven years

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