Investigadores advierten sobre un estado de emergencia planetaria por el cambio climático. Entérate de lo que pasa cuando EE.UU. designa como terrorista a una organización. Los negocios de Rudy Giuliani en Ucrania. Los riesgos del asbesto para la salud. Madonna cancela conciertos por dolor. La intimidad de Messi, ahora en un documental. Esto es lo
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Valencia played host to the final races of a truncated MotoE World Cup this month, with two battles worthy of the drama that has characterized the series’ debut season both on and off the track. MotoE’s literal rise from the ashes was the talk of motor racing in July, when riders finally assembled on the
Continue Reading One of New Zealand’s top rugby union teams the Crusaders has scrapped its knight and sword logo after a brand review in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack. The Christchurch-based side has opted for a Maori motif in place of the Crusades imagery following March’s attack in which a gunman opened fire at two
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Landing between the live-action movies “Joker” and “Birds of Prey,” the timing of “Harley Quinn” — an animated series for the streaming service DC Universe — could hardly be better. But the result of this very adult comedy (seriously, not for kids) feels very inside baseball — skewed as it is toward the kind of
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A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique, multiple sources have told CNN. In another example of Russia’s growing reach into Africa, dozens of private military contractors are aiding the Mozambique army which is battling an insurgency in its northernmost province. The
Continue Reading Celebrities are rallying behind actress Gabrielle Union and slamming NBC after her controversial exit from “America’s Got Talent.” Union and fellow judge Julianne Hough will not return for the second season of “America’s Got Talent: The Champions,” which premieres January 6. Variety published a report this week alleging Union had been fired after urging the
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Three years ago, India was enjoying economic growth of about 9%. Now the rate of expansion has slumped to just half that. The country’s gross domestic product grew by just 4.5% in the July to September quarter, the lowest level since early 2013. GDP growth was at 7% in the same period last year, and
Continue Reading (CNN) — Unai Emery fue despedido como entrenador del Arsenal después de lograr la racha sin victorias más larga del club desde 1992. El español reemplazó a Arsene Wenger en mayo de 2018, pero no pudo cambiar la fortuna del club durante su período de 18 meses a cargo. La derrota por 2-1 ante Frankfurt
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While much of America was gathering around a dining table on Thanksgiving, this hospital stayed busy caring for not one, not two, not even three, but 12 sets of newborn twins. The cuteness overload occurred this week at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Staff believe it’s the largest number of twins the hospital
Continue Reading The Hungarian State Opera House is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful buildings in Budapest, drawing in thousands of visitors each year. But its facade is currently obscured by scaffolding, leaving the impressive landmark almost unrecognizable. The Neo-Renaissance structure has been closed for the past 18 months due to extensive restoration and modernization works. Newly
Continue Reading Deck the bridge with lights a plenty, fa la la la la, la la la la! North America’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is showing its holiday spirit. “Lights over Gatlinburg” at SkyLift Park started on Thursday. The bridge, which sits 140 feet over the mountain town, has been transformed into a tunnel
Continue Reading The halftime show at a Thanksgiving football game between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions got off to a rough start. Brothers Osborne, a country music duo, only got a few notes into their first song before the music came to a halt and the lights dimmed abruptly at Ford Field in Detroit. The reason?
Continue Reading Did you have to Google this guy? Detroit Lions undrafted rookie and third-string quarterback David Blough got the start on Thanksgiving, after injuries to Matthew Stafford (back and hip injuries) and Jeff Driskel (hamstring). Unfazed playing on the national stage in his first professional game, Blough threw a 75-yard touchdown to wide receiver Kenny Golladay
Continue Reading Simply finding the Seven Summits — the highest mountains on each continent — is a tall order. Let alone measuring them all to within a few frustratingly ever-evolving feet, naming them after rock star 19th-century British colonial land surveyors and Polish-Lithuanian generals — and, get this, risking limb and life-savings to climb them all because,
Continue Reading Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. Black Friday is here, and you know what that means: the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Retailers are under even more pressure than usual. With six fewer shopping
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Thanksgiving is over! Christmas is 26 days away! Those two facts are of critical import not only to your shopping and travel plans but also to the fight for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Why? That’s easy. Between Black Friday — that’s today, people! — and the extended Christmas week ending on New Year’s Day,
Continue Reading You know what goes great with leftovers? More turkey trivia. Get a heaping dose of it with this brief history of the presidential turkey pardon from The Point’s Lauren Dezenski. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading A new era of supersonic flight might be just around the corner, but there are three challenges to overcome when it comes to flying faster than the speed of sound. Those are the three Es of aviation: engineering, environment and economics. Concorde, the aeronautical marvel that made its last flight 16 years ago this week,
Continue Reading We knew Conor McGregor would be making his long-awaited return to UFC in January, and now we know who he’ll be facing. The Irishman confirmed last month that he would return to the Octagon on January 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada but didn’t disclose who he would be coming up against, instead saying: “I
Continue Reading Police in Italy say they raided the homes of 19 people who allegedly wanted to create an “openly pro-Nazi, xenophobic and anti-Semitic” party. Officers found firearms and propaganda celebrating Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and fascist dictator Benito Mussolini during the series of raids across the country, police said in a statement Thursday. The 19 suspects
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Like an inbox filled with emails about Black Friday sales, the one thing you can count on the day after Thanksgiving is a fridge packed with leftovers. For many, this is easily the best part of the entire holiday — but at a certain point, even the most devoted leftovers fans will question if that
Continue Reading Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has capped a whirlwind tour of Africa by pledging to move to the continent for several months in 2020. Dorsey said in a message on the social media platform that he didn’t know where he would be living, but he planned to spend up to half of next year in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – La presidenta interina de Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, revocó el decreto que eximía a las Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia de sus responsabilidades penales en los operativos que buscaban “pacificar” el país en medio de las crisis de principios de noviembre. En un evento en el palacio presidencial en La Paz, la mandataria interina
Continue Reading Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares stumbled past the finish line Friday as they wrapped their first week of trading in the Asian financial hub. But the stock has still managed to score double-digit gains since its debut. Shares of the Chinese e-commerce company closed down 2.75% at 198.40 Hong Kong dollars ($25.35) on Friday. But the
Continue Reading South Korea will shut down up to a quarter of its coal-fired generators for three months this winter in an effort to curb air pollution. The country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday that between eight and 15 generators will close from December 1 to February 29, with the remainder operating at a
Continue Reading How do you get a stock to increase 144,000% in less than two decades? For one South African bank, the answer is a relentless focus on customers others forgot. Capitec Bank was founded in 2001 by entrepreneurs who loaned money to low-income South Africans ignored by bigger banks. It extended credit to people who didn’t
Continue Reading Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi has ordered an investigation into violence that has led to the deaths of at least 31 people this week in ongoing anti-government protests. The Prime Minister’s office said in a statement Thursday that a dedicated committee will be formed, led by Abdul Mahdi’s military adviser. It comes after Iran
Continue Reading Beer guzzlers are feeling the impact of the South Korea-Japan trade war. Japanese trade data released on Thursday showed beer exports to South Korea plunged to zero last month from 800 million yen ($7.3 million) a year earlier, amid boycotts sparked by an escalating trade spat between the Asian neighbors. The standoff started in July
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Ice hockey coach Bill Peters is apologizing after a former player accused him of using a racial slur against him a decade ago. Peters coaches the NHL team Calgary Flames in Alberta. The team is investigating him after former player Akim Aliu posted a message on social media saying he directed offensive language toward him.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El candidato a la presidencia de Uruguay por el Frente Amplio, Daniel Martínez, reconoció su derrota tras la segunda vuelta presidencial realizada el pasado domingo 24 de noviembre. En un tuit que publicó este jueves, Martínez afirma que la evolución del escrutinio de los votos observados no modifica la tendencia. La evolución
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