By AJ Willingham, CNN A first-of-its-kind study used a new climate model to predict localized extreme weather events years in advance, and the results are not pleasant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN A first-of-its-kind study used a new climate model to predict localized extreme weather events years in advance, and the results are not pleasant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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PARIS (AP) — France’s Catholic Church has announced its decision to financially compensate sex abuse victims by selling property assets and if needed, taking out a loan. French bishops said in a written statement on Monday that they will set up an “independent, national body” tasked with addressing compensation issues. They committed to allocating money
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Más de la mitad de la población mundial, el 51,02%, ha recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, según cifras de Our World In Data. Algunos países de América Latina superan ampliamente el promedio mundial, pero otros aún se encuentran a la zaga. Aquí te presentamos
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una oleada de gente en el festival de música Astroworld, en Houston, aplastó el viernes a los asistentes al concierto, que quedaron pisoteados y jadeando, luchando por sobrevivir contra un muro de gente que avanzaba hacia el escenario. La policía está investigando las posibles causas de la oleada, que se
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Vin Diesel is calling on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to end their highly publicized feud and re-join “Fast & Furious” for the franchise finale. The 54-year-old actor, who plays Dominic Toretto in the movies, extended an olive branch on Sunday by sharing an open letter on Instagram directed at his former
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business SoftBank is stuck in a “big winter snowstorm,” founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said Monday, after a sweeping tech crackdown in China battered some of the Japanese company’s key investments. SoftBank on Monday posted a loss of 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) for the July-to-September quarter. Son said that the
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By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN CIA Director Bill Burns held a rare conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week, to convey “serious” US concerns about Russia’s military buildup along the Ukrainian border and to attempt to determine Russian intentions, two sources with direct knowledge told CNN. Putin’s spokesperson also confirmed
Continue Reading olivertapia Nueva York (CNN) — “Eternals”, la nueva película de Marvel, recaudó US$ 71 millones en su fin de semana de estreno, anunció Disney (DIS), lo que la convierte en el cuarto debut más alto de la pandemia a pesar de las críticas menos favorables de los críticos. La cifra se acerca al estreno del
Continue Reading By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s High Court has halted the imminent execution of a Malaysian man believed to have a mental disability, amid pleas from the international community and rights groups. The 33-year-old Malaysian man was due to be executed by hanging on Wednesday for trying to smuggle a small amount
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Association Press PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia has expanded strict coronavirus restrictions to nearly half of the country amid a record surge of infections. The government is expected to discuss additional measures on Monday as the country’s Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky joined medical personnel who treat COVID-19 patients in urging Slovaks to get
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top Arab League official is in Beirut to explore ways to resolve an unprecedented diplomatic rift between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia that emerged following comments by the Lebanese information minister. The minister had criticized the war in Yemen that a Saudi-led coalition is waging against the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La ley sobre infraestructuras de US$ 1 billón que el presidente Joe Biden firmará próximamente es una victoria política muy necesaria y una reivindicación de todo su credo político. Pero, por sí sola, es poco probable que rescate una presidencia que se tambalea ante la inminencia de las elecciones de
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By JOHN LEICESTER and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT, France (AP) — The U.S. is lifting restrictions on travel from a long list of countries including Mexico, Canada and most of Europe, allowing tourists to make long-delayed trips and family members to reconnect with loved ones after more than a year and
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By Angela Dewan, CNN More than 100 fossil fuel companies are understood to have sent 500 lobbyists to the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, more than any single country at the summit, according to the environmental campaign group Global Witness. The group analyzed the UN’s provisional list of named corporate attendees and found at
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Un estudio único en su tipo utiliza un nuevo modelo climático de alta resolución para subrayar los riesgos climáticos extremos locales impulsados por el clima con décadas de anticipación, y los resultados no son buenos. La Oficina Meteorológica del Reino Unido aprovechó su modelo de Proyección del Clima del Reino Unido
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him “very dangerous” for his handling of coronavirus restrictions. The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing lockdowns. The defamation suit relates to three incidents in which Morrison criticized Northern
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People fleeing Ethiopia say a new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans who remain in an area now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from neighboring Eritrea. The war is intensifying as rival Tigray forces approach Ethiopia’s
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in 15 months, as infections decline rapidly. After record cases last summer, numbers began falling in September. Experts attribute the decline to vaccination progress, mask wearing and other anti-virus measures. Vaccinations, despite a slow start,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A bus has been hijacked and set on fire in Northern Ireland, amid discontent over the trade deal struck as part of the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. Four masked men boarded the double decker bus on Sunday on the outskirts of Belfast. The group ordered the driver and passengers off
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