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Jacinda Ardern da un conmovedor discurso de despedida al dejar el cargo de primera ministra de Nueva Zelandia: “Ustedes pueden liderar, como lo hice yo”

April 6, 2023 4:43 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La exprimera ministra de Nueva Zelandiaa, Jacinda Ardern, se despidió de la política este miércoles con un discurso conmovedor que aseguró a otros nerds, llorones y personas que aman abrazar que algún día ellos también podrían liderar. “Pueden ser ansiosos, sensibles, amables y mostrar sus emociones, pueden ser madres o

Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks rings victory bell after finishing cancer treatments

April 6, 2023 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks has finished his treatments for cancer, the 34-year-old announced on social media Wednesday. Hendriks posted a video of him ringing a victory bell after his final round of chemotherapy, according to Major League Baseball. “These past 5 months have been both the quickest and slowest

Las comunidades de Missouri enfrentan un largo camino hacia la recuperación después de que una tormenta arrasó casas y dejó al menos 5 personas muertas

April 6, 2023 4:08 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que se desvanece un sistema de tormentas generadoras de tornados que azotó el centro de EE.UU., las comunidades en el sureste de Missouri están tamizando los escombros de lo que solían ser casas y esperan un largo camino hacia la recuperación. Al menos cinco personas murieron cuando un

Eggs-clusive: White House debuting new Easter Bunny mascot at annual Egg Roll

April 6, 2023 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN A new, oversized set of floppy ears will take their place on the White House’s Truman Balcony on Monday. It’s time for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, the festive — if kitschy — annual tradition dating to the 1870s. And this year, the iconic Easter Bunny, normally played by

How to watch The Masters live: Start time, channels and other things to know

April 6, 2023 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Bantock, CNN For the 87th time, the center of the golfing world shifts to Augusta National for The Masters on Thursday. The first major of the season will see Scottie Scheffler attempt to defend the green jacket he eased into with a dominant victory at last year’s tournament. The American finished three-shots ahead

Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica

April 6, 2023 3:59 AM Associated Press

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis led the first of two major Holy Thursday ceremonies, presiding at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica as he continues his stamina-testing Holy Week appointments days after battling bronchitis in the hospital. The pope’s voice sounded strong during the basilica Mass as he read a

Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government

April 6, 2023 3:51 AM Associated Press

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, have staged a protest march after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The demonstrators on

Renuncia la primera ministra de Finlandia, Sanna Marin, tras perder las elecciones

April 6, 2023 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La primera ministra de Finlandia, Sanna Marin, de izquierdas, dimitió de su cargo tras sufrir una derrota en las elecciones parlamentarias celebradas la semana pasada. Marin reconoció su derrota el domingo, cuando el derechista Partido de Coalición Nacional (PCN), en la oposición, se alzó con la victoria en unas elecciones muy

Newly discovered ‘einstein’ shape can do something no other tile can do

April 6, 2023 3:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacopo Prisco, CNN A geometry problem that has been puzzling scientists for 60 years has likely just been solved by an amateur mathematician with a newly discovered 13-sided shape. Called “The hat” because it vaguely resembles a fedora, the elusive shape is an “einstein” (from the German “ein stein,” or “one stone”). That means

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi diagnosed with leukemia

April 6, 2023 3:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Valentina Di Donato, Alex Hardie and Rob Picheta, CNN Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister and leader of the Forza Italia party, has been diagnosed with leukemia, it was confirmed on Thursday. The San Raffaele Hospital in Milan said in a statement that the 86-year-old politician’s cancer is not acute,

Diagnostican leucemia a Silvio Berlusconi, según un diario italiano

April 6, 2023 3:08 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El ex primer ministro italiano Silvio Berlusconi fue diagnosticado con leucemia, según el Corriere della Sera, uno de los periódicos más importantes de Italia. Su portavoz, Paolo Russo, no desmintió las informaciones a preguntas de Barbie Nadeau, de CNN, y dijo que “no está autorizado a dar información sanitaria, pero el

Report: Saudis, Iranians to reopen embassies, ease travel

April 6, 2023 2:42 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA reported Thursday that Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to reopen diplomatic missions in their respective capitals and in additional cities. There was no immediate official confirmation of the report. As part of the reported deal, the two sides would also study the prospects of resuming flights between

China vows ‘forceful’ measures after US-Taiwan meeting

April 6, 2023 2:22 AM Associated Press

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China vowed reprisals against Taiwan after a meeting between the United States House speaker and the island’s president, saying Thursday that the U.S. was on a “wrong and dangerous road.” Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a show of U.S. support

‘Medically-savvy’ doping operation found in Kenyan athletics, says Athletics Integrity Unit

April 6, 2023 2:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN Kenya has a proud tradition of track and field but right now the country is grappling with a serious doping problem. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), which works to combat doping in track and field, says it has found “striking similarities” in two recent doping cases which points to a “medically-savvy”

Coal capacity climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it

April 6, 2023 1:59 AM Associated Press

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press The capacity to burn coal for power went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found. The coal fleet grew by 19.5 gigawatts last year, enough to light up around 15 million homes,

Más de 35 millones de personas corren riesgo de inclemencias meteorológicas este jueves

April 6, 2023 1:57 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Se prevé para este jueves un riesgo ligero (nivel 2 de 5) de tiempo severo que incluye a más de 35 millones de personas. Este riesgo se extiende desde partes de Carolina del Norte hasta el Atlántico Medio. “Son posibles tormentas aisladas de fuertes a severas esta tarde y noche, que

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern gives rousing farewell speech: ‘You can lead. Just like me’

April 6, 2023 1:54 AM CNN

By Helen Regan, CNN Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said farewell to politics Wednesday with a rousing speech that assured other nerds, criers, and huggers that they too could one day lead. “You can be anxious, sensitive, kind, and wear your heart on your sleeve, you can be a mother or not, you

Rockets fired from Gaza raise tension as Passover begins

April 6, 2023 1:44 AM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants fired a barrage of rockets early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens in southern Israel, as violence erupted for the second day in a row during a sensitive period of overlapping holidays. The barrage came after another tense night at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Israeli

Why are the French so angry over retiring 2 years later?

April 6, 2023 1:27 AM Associated Press

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of France Thursday for the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The furious public reaction to the plan has cornered and weakened French President

Largest ruby ever to come to auction may fetch over $30 million

April 6, 2023 1:18 AM CNN

Oscar Holland, CNN A 55.22-carat ruby is poised to become the largest — and should it sell for over $30.3 million, the most valuable — gem of its kind ever to appear at auction. The stone is set to go under the hammer in New York in June, less than a year after Canadian firm