Juan 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
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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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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
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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 Reading macamilarincon (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 Reading By 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
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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 olivertapia (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 Reading By 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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By Christina Maxouris, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ralph Ellis, CNN Hundreds of New York City firefighters called in sick Monday morning as the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the fire department to 2,300, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said at a news conference. Normally, 800-1,000
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — A move by Swiss police in a resort town to shutter a restaurant because its owners flouted a government requirement to check patrons’ COVID-19 passes is highlighting tensions with a section of the population that views the measure as infringing on civil rights. Swiss media reported Monday that police swept into the
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By Natasha Bertrand and Ella Nilsen, CNN US Climate Envoy John Kerry and his team were hoping things would look very different heading into the world’s premier climate summit this week, but officials have begun downplaying expectations as clouds gather over the upcoming talks. It’s a dreary turn of events for Kerry at the capstone
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — Desde Australia hasta Corea del Sur y a lo largo de la región de Asia-Pacífico, los últimos bastiones del covid-19 están suavizando las restricciones y abriendo las fronteras mientras la región se prepara para convivir con el virus… excepto por una importante resistencia. China, el país en el
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A will determines who gets your stuff after you die. But a will won’t take care of all of your final wishes. A will can’t do everything — it can’t avoid sending your estate into probate. A will also shouldn’t do everything — it shouldn’t be used as a technique
Continue Reading By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet A will determines who gets your stuff after you die. But a will won’t take care of all of your final wishes. A will can’t do everything — it can’t avoid sending your estate into probate. A will also shouldn’t do everything — it shouldn’t be used as a technique
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — President Joe Biden is swinging the focus of his battle for fast action against global warming from the U.S. Congress to the world. Biden will make his appeal to global leaders at a U.N. summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday. Biden
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By Ben Church, CNN It feels like, in the regular season at least, that the New Orleans Saints have Tom Brady’s number. The legendary quarterback has now lost his last three regular season games against New Orleans since his move to Florida after the Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-27 on Sunday. Brady, who
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