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El mundo apuesta por los gigantescos ventiladores que succionan el carbono para limpiar nuestro desastre climático. Es un gran riesgo

October 20, 2021 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin Hellisheiðarvirkjun, Islandia (CNN) — Los valles azotados por el viento que rodean al volcán Hengill, en el suroeste de Islandia, están salpicados de fuentes termales y respiraderos de vapor. Excursionistas de todo el mundo acuden a este lugar para contemplar sus impresionantes paisajes. Incluso las ovejas son fotogénicas con la suave luz

Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia

October 20, 2021 8:26 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers. Putin has also strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated. The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths

Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia

October 20, 2021 8:26 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s workers to stay off work for a week starting later this month amid rising coronavirus infection and death numbers. Putin has also strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated. The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths

Maldives minister: Failure to limit warming a death sentence

October 20, 2021 8:21 AM Associated Press

By KRISHAN FRANCIS and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Maldives’ environment minister says a failure to limit global warming could mean a “death sentence” for small island nations, including the end of their livelihoods and cultures. Ahead of a key U.N climate summit known as COP26 that starts in Scotland

Pacific Islanders and their allies marched through downtown Spokane to amplify calls to remove a plaque on the base of the John R. Monaghan monument in Spokane

For Pacific Islanders, a statue in Washington state recalls a dark chapter in history

October 20, 2021 8:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In downtown Spokane, Washington, in front of a private social club, stands a statue honoring the 19th century US Navy sailor John R. Monaghan. Most of the city’s residents have no idea who Monaghan was. But for many Pacific Islanders in the area, his legacy is one of violence, colonialism and

Constable Kurt in New Zealand responded to an emergency call from a 4-year-old boy to check if his toys were as cool as he said they were.

New Zealand police respond to 4-year-old’s adorable emergency call

October 20, 2021 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Police in New Zealand leapt into action to attend the house of a 4-year-old boy — to check if his toys were as cool as he said they were. The force shared a clip of the exchange, which was “too cute not to share” to Facebook, where the call begins in

Atlanta police: 2 dead in shooting inside luxury high-rise

October 20, 2021 8:07 AM Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Police in Atlanta say a woman and a suspected gunman are dead and multiple guns were recovered after a shooting inside an apartment in a luxury high-rise. They say the crime scene has been contained and people are allowed to move again after closing several midtown blocks Wednesday morning. Gunfire prompted a

Sand Valley resurrecting The Lido Golf Club in Wisconsin

October 20, 2021 8:02 AM Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press NEKOOSA, Wis. (AP) — A classic golf course — the Lido — is being resurrected 1,000 miles from the original with help from a video game and GPS-guided tractors. The Lido at Sand Valley Golf Resort in central Wisconsin might be the most ambitious project the golf course-developing Keiser family

Teen held in officer’s death says he wanted to kill himself

October 20, 2021 8:02 AM Associated Press

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A teenager held in the killing of a South Florida police officer has a lengthy criminal record. His arrest report says 18-year-old Jasen Banegas told police he was trying to kill himself to avoid returning to jail. Hollywood officer Yandy Chirino confronted Banegas after getting a call about a man breaking

Omaha woman dies after being shot at Des Moines bar

October 20, 2021 8:00 AM Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Omaha woman has died, more than a week after she was shot at a Des Moines bar. Police say officers were called to a shooting at the High Dive Bar just before 1 a.m. Oct. 10 and found two people with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to a hospital.

An organization devoted to mental health and addiction recovery has declined an offer of proceeds from a forthcoming book by Jamie Lynn Spears seen here in November 2016 in Nashville

Jamie Lynn Spears donation offer rejected by mental health organization

October 20, 2021 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN An organization devoted to mental health and addiction recovery has declined an offer of proceeds from a forthcoming book by Jamie Lynn Spears. In October, Spears posted on her verified Instagram account about her new book, “Things I Should Have Said.” “I know I still have ALOT of learning to

Feministas demandan al concurso de Miss Francia por exigir que las concursantes midan al menos 1,65 metros, sean solteras y no tengan hijos

October 20, 2021 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Miss Francia, el concurso de belleza que lleva 101 años en el país, está siendo demandado por un grupo de activistas feministas y tres postulantes que no lograron clasificar al certamen por supuestos requisitos de ingreso discriminatorios. Se presentó una apelación contra la empresa matriz del certamen, Endemol Production, por

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize

October 20, 2021 7:58 AM Associated Press

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize, in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Navalny, the European Parliament praised his “immense personal bravery.” The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve

UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data

October 20, 2021 7:57 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation into the social media giant’s purchase of Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and “considers

UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data

October 20, 2021 7:57 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation into the social media giant’s purchase of Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and “considers

Senate report to urge Bolsonaro be charged over pandemic

October 20, 2021 7:45 AM Associated Press

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Members of a Brazilian Senate committee say the report being presented for a vote will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing the country’s death toll to second-highest in the

Downtown District to install life-size “Columbia” art piece

October 20, 2021 5:26 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Downtown Community Improvement District is set to install a life-size “Columbia” art piece on Wednesday. The City of Columbia plans to close the east sidewalk of South Providence Road to unload and install the sculptures on Wednesday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. According to the Downtown CID, the sculpture will

A deadly and 'very agitated' Viper snake was found in an English shipping container. The snake came to England from India in a shipping container.

Deadly and ‘very agitated’ snake found in English shipping container

October 20, 2021 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Staff at an English animal hospital were in for a shock when they responded to a call about an unusual creature — which turned out to be an aggressive and deadly snake. A call from a local stonemasonry firm alerted a team of animal experts to a stowaway snake that arrived

British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom. A row of ambulances in London in January is seen.

A new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know

October 20, 2021 7:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom. This descendant of the Delta variant, known as AY.4.2, accounted for an estimated 6% of cases in the week of September 27 — the last week with complete

A new Delta descendant is rising in the UK. Here’s what to know

October 20, 2021 7:42 AM CNN

By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom. This descendant of the Delta variant, known as AY.4.2, accounted for an estimated 6% of cases in the week of September 27 — the last week with complete