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Month: December 2023

Russian propagandists exploited celebrity Cameo videos to spread disinformation, Microsoft says

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Russian propagandists exploited celebrity videos from the popular platform Cameo to support their misinformation campaigns, cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft said. Starting in July, pro-Russia social media channels began circulating videos of American celebrities that were “deceptively edited to push anti-Ukraine propaganda,” according to a report published Thursday by Microsoft’s

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UN says Africa faces unprecedented food crisis, with 3 in 4 people unable to afford a healthy diet

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations says at least three of every four Africans can’t afford a healthy diet because of an “unprecedented food crisis.” A U.N. report released Thursday with the African Union Commission says rising hunger and malnutrition in the continent of 1.4 billion people is caused

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La Suprema Corte de México levanta la suspensión a las corridas de toros en la principal plaza del país, donde tenían año y medio detenidas

urielblanco (CNN México) — La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) de México decidió levantar la suspensión judicial que desde hace año y medio mantenía detenidas las corridas de toros en la Plaza México, principal recinto taurino del país. El máximo tribunal tomó la determinación por unanimidad dentro de su Segunda Sala, según

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Making Boston greater by cutting down on waste

“Recirclable” program allows Massachusetts restaurant customers to borrow takeout containers

By LEVAN REID Click here for updates on this story     ARLINGTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Making Boston greater by cutting down on waste, a local program allows customers to borrow takeout containers. For Recirlclable’s founders, a shift in mindset happened during the COVID pandemic. “I think usually in a normal habit, there is just a little

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Israeli tank fire killed Reuters journalist in October attack, CNN analysis suggests

By Tamara Qiblawi, Mia Alberti and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Israeli tank fire killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and injured six other international journalists in a double strike in southern Lebanon on October 13, forensic analysis by CNN suggests, confirming reports by two news organizations and two human rights groups. On Thursday, Reuters, AFP, Amnesty International

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Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant. Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii

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Two babies infected with dangerous bacteria sometimes found in powdered infant formula

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant. Federal health officials confirmed Thursday that two cases of invasive infections caused by cronobacter sakazakii

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