By Walé Azeez, CNN Business Elon Musk has offered to sell some of his Tesla stock “right now” if the UN can prove that $6 billion will solve world hunger. His comments came after UN World Food Programme (WFP) director David Beasley challenged the ultra-wealthy — and in particular the world’s two richest men Jeff
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By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Two people were killed and at least another dozen were injured as shots rang out at a house party in Illinois where people were gathering for Halloween. It was one of at least 11 mass shootings in the US over the holiday weekend, including several at places where crowds had assembled.
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Blommaert, President of Low Carbon Solutions at Exxon Mobil, says carbon capture and storage (CCS) is essential to meeting the goals of the Paris agreement while also meeting the growing energy needs of the world. Blommaert talked with The Associated Press about Exxon’s call for
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — En promedio, el 49,5% de la población mundial está vacunado al menos parcialmente contra el covid-19, según cifras de Our World In Data. Varios países de América Latina superan el promedio mundial. ¿Cómo van las tasas de vacunación en la región? Aquí te presentamos las cifras de Our World In
Continue ReadingSol Amaya 5 conclusiones del primer día de la COP26 Cerca de 120 líderes mundiales se reunieron en Glasgow el lunes para abordar lo que, según científicos y expertos de salud, es la mayor crisis del mundo: el cambio climático. La reunión tuvo lugar después de una cumbre del G20 que, como mucho, arrojó resultados ambivalentes en
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has opened a global climate summit, saying the world is strapped to a “doomsday device.” Johnson likened the Earth’s position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond — strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and trying
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has opened a global climate summit, saying the world is strapped to a “doomsday device.” Johnson likened the Earth’s position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond — strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and trying
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British authorities are investigating the crash of two passenger trains that left more than a dozen people injured. The rear carriage of a train derailed Sunday after “striking an object” as it approached the station in Salisbury in southern England. Network Rail said the derailment knocked out all the signaling in the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Santo Domingo, República Dominicana (CNN) — Hace solo un par de semanas, Francis de la Nuez y su esposa estaban eufóricos por el nacimiento de su niña. Pero el covid-19 puso un trágico final a sus esperanzas, truncando un embarazo de 34 semanas. A las puertas del Hospital Regional Dr. Marcelino Vélez
Continue Reading By Susannah Cullinane, CNN Two people were killed and at least another dozen were injured as shots rang out at a house party in Illinois where people were gathering for Halloween. It was one of at least 11 mass shootings in the US over the holiday weekend, including several at places where crowds had assembled.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are investigating separate shooting deaths that happened hours apart in St. Louis. Police say the shootings happened early Sunday morning, beginning with a shooting just before 3:30 a.m. in the city’s O’Fallon neighborhood. Investigators say they were alerted when the man who had been shot showed up at a hospital
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans are voting in local government elections that will offer an indication if support for the ruling African National Congress has rebounded after seeing its popularity wane in recent years. Monday’s municipal elections will decide the composition of councils responsible for providing essential services like water,
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines forces have killed a key communist rebel commander in one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies, in what the military described as a daring raid in the remote south, but what guerrilla leaders said was an ambush. Jorge Madlos, who used the nom de guerre Ka Oris,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) – Luis Alfredo Garavito suena a miedo en Colombia. A terror. A homicidios y violación de niños. No en vano uno de sus alias es “La Bestia”. Se encargó de sembrar el horror en al menos 11 de los 32 departamentos del país, asesinando a 186 niños (incluyendo dos asesinatos en Ecuador) y
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan, high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers and crowds welcomed back to cheer them on. And Baby Yoda is joining the party for the first
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — New research into the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot suggests getting a third dose significantly reduces the risk of disease-related hospitalization and death. Conducted by Israel’s Clalit Research Institute in collaboration with researchers at Harvard University, the study compared
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax says that Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine doesn’t require the extremely cold storage temperatures that some other vaccines need, which could allow it to play
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Biotechnology company Novavax says that Indonesia has given the world’s first emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine, which uses a different technology than current shots. The vaccine doesn’t require the extremely cold storage temperatures that some other vaccines need, which could allow it to play
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — ¿Cuál es el gran reto en la COP26, vista como una oportunidad histórica de cambiar de rumbo e impedir una realidad futura que algunos califican de catastrófica? Esto es de lo que habla José Levy en el nuevo episodio de Desafíos Globales. El objetivo es claro: salvar al mundo… de nosotros
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s ambitions to lead the world in slowing the planet’s warming will be tested on two continents this week as he travels to Scotland for the most important climate talks in years, while back home lawmakers come closer to making his visions a reality. It is
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