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Month: March 2024

Los cables submarinos del mar Rojo resultaron dañados, lo que afectó el tráfico mundial de Internet

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Los daños a los cables submarinos en el mar Rojo están perturbando las redes de telecomunicaciones globales y obligando a los proveedores de Internet a desviar hasta una cuarta parte del tráfico entre Asia, Europa y Medio Oriente. Según la empresa de telecomunicaciones de Hong Kong HGC Global Communications, se han

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

By BARBARA SURK and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to

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Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine’s worst-ever mass shooting

By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Emotional survivors of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, called on politicians to protect the community from future tragedies. The testimony came during a hearing by a commission investigating the rampage last year. The commission is reviewing the facts and evidence surrounding the

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First on CNN: First over-the-counter birth control pill in US ships to retailers, costing about $20 for one-month pack

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States, will be available in stores and online this month, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and $49.99 for a three-month supply, according to Perrigo, the company behind the product. Perrigo

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Gangs rule Haiti’s capital. Some say they’re ready to overthrow the government too

By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Jeremy Dupin. Video by David von Blohn and Lacey Russell, CNN Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — From above, Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to step onto its cracked streets requires a careful calculation of risk and reward. Ruthless

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UN rights chief urges end to ‘repression’ of independent voices in Russia after Navalny’s death

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief has called for a quick end to the “repression of independent voices” in Russia and expressed concerns about the “persecution” of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last month. Volker Türk lamented dozens of conflicts around the world, widespread violations

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Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication Berlin was preparing for war against Russia. The government is at the same time trying to contain the domestic fallout from the

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Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 1970s

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s and demanded total compensation of nearly $6.3 million). The 143 Inuit women say Danish health authorities violated their human rights

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