By Philip Wang and Tara Subramaniam, CNN El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin like no other country, with the government purchasing hundreds of coins last year as it announced that the cryptocurrency would become legal tender. But as the cryptocurrency market cools off, El Salvador’s investment is rapidly losing value — to the tune of at
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Sharon Braithwaite, Arnaud Siad, Ivana Kottasová and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN The inaugural flight of a controversial UK government scheme to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda was stopped on Tuesday at the eleventh hour, after an intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). According to the UK’s PA Media news agency, “all
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN A dreamy, uniquely designed cathedral in Europe that’s been under construction since 1882 is the top attraction in the world for 2022, according to Tripadvisor’s reviewers. Each year, the travel guidance platform releases a series of Travelers’ Choice Awards. It handed out its best destinations and best beaches accolades earlier this
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN A dreamy, uniquely designed cathedral in Europe that’s been under construction since 1882 is the top attraction in the world for 2022, according to Tripadvisor’s reviewers. Each year, the travel guidance platform releases a series of Travelers’ Choice Awards. It handed out its best destinations and best beaches accolades earlier this
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN An Australian teenager has been charged with gun offenses after police seized a fully functioning firearm he allegedly made at home with a 3D printer. Police in Western Australia found the weapon and a number of other firearms after executing a search warrant at the 18-year-old man’s home in early June.
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Dominguez and Sara Smart, CNN Yellowstone National Park announced Monday all entrances are temporarily closed due to “extremely hazardous conditions” caused by “unprecedented” rainfall and flooding. “Effective immediately, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily CLOSED due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall and
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The most interesting aspect of “Lightyear” is dispensed with in the first 15 seconds, when it’s explained how and why you’re watching a movie devoted to the action-figure character from “Toy Story.” After that, the movie works primarily as a fairly likable action vehicle mixed with a familiar rumination on
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The most interesting aspect of “Lightyear” is dispensed with in the first 15 seconds, when it’s explained how and why you’re watching a movie devoted to the action-figure character from “Toy Story.” After that, the movie works primarily as a fairly likable action vehicle mixed with a familiar rumination on
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday placed three new destinations in its “high” risk category for Covid-19, including a North American travel behemoth. In April, the CDC overhauled its ratings system for assessing Covid-19 risk for travelers. The Level 3 “high” risk category is
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Halasz, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Monday he has tested positive again for the virus that causes Covid-19. Trudeau tweeted “I’ll be following public health guidelines and isolating. I feel okay, but that’s because I got my shots. So, if you haven’t, get vaccinated — and if you can, get boosted.
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Dominguez and Sara Smart, CNN Yellowstone National Park announced Monday all entrances are temporarily closed due to “extremely hazardous conditions” caused by “unprecedented” rainfall and flooding. “Effective immediately, all entrances to Yellowstone National Park are temporarily CLOSED due to substantial flooding, rockslides and mudslides on roadways from recent unprecedented amounts of rainfall and
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti, Juliana Koch and Amy Woodyatt The vanished British journalist and Indigenous affairs expert who went missing in a remote region of the Amazon are unlikely to be found alive, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, adding that he believes some “malice” was done to them. Brazilian Federal Police on Sunday said
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN US actor Kevin Spacey is set to appear before a UK court later this week after being charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said on Monday. Spacey, 62, was also charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent,
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN The United Kingdom’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda as early as Tuesday is set to go ahead after the Court of Appeal in London confirmed an earlier decision to deny an injunction to block the first flight. Britain’s government announced in April that it had agreed a deal to
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Drinking a Jack and Coke is about to become, somehow, even easier. Coca-Cola is partnering with Brown-Forman to make a new canned cocktail combining Coke and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. The drink, which also will be available in a zero-sugar option, is hitting shelves in Mexico later this year before
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson and Lilit Marcus, CNN Yosemite National Park officials have asked the public to help them track down the individual or individuals behind graffiti recently painted in the park. National Park Service (NPS) rangers took to Facebook to share news about the recent vandalism at the popular California tourist attraction and request assistance
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah, Fred Pleitgen and Josh Pennington, CNN The golden arches and Big Mac may have gone, but Russians saw 15 McDonald’s restaurants reopen on Sunday under new branding and ownership, according to its owner Alexander Nikolaevich Govor. The American fast-food giant has been renamed “Vkusno & Tochka,” which translates to “Tasty and that’s
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Jorge Engels and Chris Liakos, CNN Clarence House said it would not comment on what it calls “supposed anonymous private conversations with The Prince of Wales” after British newspaper The Times reported that Prince Charles privately described the UK government’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda “appalling.” “He said he was
Continue ReadingBy Marcia Reverdosa and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing, police said Friday. “Organic material” that is “apparently human” was discovered in the river close to the
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, Rob Iddiols and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The United Kingdom’s controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda as early as next week was green-lit on Friday, after the High Court in London denied an injunction to block the first flight. Britain’s government announced in April that it had agreed a deal to send
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