Mariana Toro (CNN) — En este exoplaneta chisporroteante a cientos de años luz de la Tierra, gotas de lluvia de hierro caen del cielo por la noche. Ahora, los investigadores también han detectado sodio y calcio ionizado en la atmósfera del planeta, según las observaciones del Telescopio Gemini Norte, que se encuentra cerca de la
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal has agreed that 10 defendants in a fraud trial were deprived of their rights. The trial concerns the Holy See’s 2013 investment in a London real estate venture that lost the Vatican tens of millions of euros .The tribunal ordered prosecutors on Wednesday
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAEIZ and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says its special unit forces have arrested four Islamic State members and seized their documents and weapons in a raid north of the Afghan capital. The spokesman said Wednesday the late night raid Tuesday was carried out north of Kabul,
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By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco reached a $2 trillion valuation as it hit near record levels during trading hours. Its market cap value puts Aramco just behind Microsoft and Apple as the world’s most valuable company. It comes as crude oil prices climb to
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco reached a $2 trillion valuation as it hit near record levels during trading hours. Its market cap value puts Aramco just behind Microsoft and Apple as the world’s most valuable company. It comes as crude oil prices climb to
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Las bancadas de oposición en Chile acordaron este martes presentar una acusación constitucional contra el presidente Sebastián Piñera, luego de revelarse un acuerdo de compraventa por la Minera Dominga en las Islas VÃrgenes Británicas, donde la familia del mandatario vendió su parte del proyecto a otro empresario chileno. Los hechos fueron
Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is allowing bars to reopen for the first time in more than a year, but only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to buy a swig. The southern African country closed pubs and nightclubs in March 2020 as part of restrictions to slow the spread
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in the dark. The problem occurred as engineers were carrying
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Facebook blamed a error during routine maintenance for causing a massive global outage that took down its services for hours. In an update late Tuesday, the company provided more details about the outage that left millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users in the dark. The problem occurred as engineers were carrying
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. 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 to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. 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 to your inbox daily. Sign up
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The US admitted 11,411 refugees during the 2021 fiscal year — the lowest number in 40 years. 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 to your inbox daily. Sign up
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City is changing its masking requirements for students and staff on Wednesday. According to the high school’s website, the school will make changes to its COVID-19 protocols due to a drop in county and school case numbers compared to earlier in the school year. The
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By George Ramsay, CNN Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, arguably the fiercest rivals in golf right now, are set to go head-to-head in the next installment of “The Match” on November 26. The pair, who were both part of the recently victorious US Ryder Cup team, will compete in a 12-hole event at Wynn Golf
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La FiscalÃa General de Venezuela anunció una investigación a raÃz de las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra el exentrenador de fútbol femenino del paÃs Kenneth Zseremeta. El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció el lanzamiento de la investigación en un tuit el martes. Esto ocurre después de que la estrella
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business Tina Turner has sold the rights to her music catalog spanning six decades — including songs “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “The Best” — to music publishing company BMG. The legendary singer has also sold the artist’s share of her recordings, her music publishing writer’s share, neighboring
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares have slipped in cautious trading despite a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from a sell-off the day before.  Benchmarks fell in early trading in Europe, while shares finished lower in Japan, South Korea,
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By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The ISIS-K suicide bomber who carried out a terrorist attack at Kabul international airport in late August, killing 13 US service members and dozens of Afghans, had been released from a prison near Kabul just days earlier when the Taliban took control of the area, according to three
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is urging member countries to provide relief funds to consumers and small businesses hit hardest by rising gas and electricity prices. The suggestion comes amid criticism that the bloc’s climate change fighting policies are fueling the problem. Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said Wednesday that
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El Premio Nobel de QuÃmica fue otorgado a los cientÃficos Benjamin List y David WC MacMillan por crear “una herramienta ingeniosa para construir moléculas” que ayudó a desarrollar nuevos fármacos e hizo que la quÃmica fuera más ecológica. El par de cientÃficos recibió el premio “por el desarrollo de organocatálisis asimétrica”. Sus
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