Italian authorities have announced sweeping closures in the country’s north as they scramble to contain Europe’s biggest outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Italy’s confirmed cases surged from three on Friday morning to more than 200 by Monday. The majority of coronavirus infections are concentrated in mainland China (with more than 77,100 cases), followed by Japan
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Paris Saint-Germain bounced back from the disappointment of its Champions League defeat by Borussia Dortmund with victory over Bordeaux — but it was far from straightforward. The two teams shared seven goals in one of the most thrilling games of the Ligue 1 season, as PSG came from a goal behind to secure a 4-3
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You shouldn’t believe everything you see on the internet. A popular YouTuber proved that, once again, to be true. Natalia Taylor posted a series of photos on her Instagram that made it seem like she had traveled to a far-off exotic destination. There she was lounging in a fancy bathtub. In another, she posed in
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Italian soccer is facing the threat of further postponements as the country struggles to control the coronavirus outbreak. Four top-flight fixtures were called off over the weekend as strict emergency measures were implemented across northern Italy, after a spike in confirmed cases in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. Torino’s game at home to Parma,
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President Donald Trump touched down in India on Monday ready to feel the love. He was promised crowds — big ones — by his charismatic but increasingly nationalistic counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who greeted Trump upon arrival with a hug. And while a major trade agreement seems unlikely on this trip, Trump was more
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a scathing dissent late Friday night, castigating the government for repeatedly asking the Supreme Court on an emergency basis to allow controversial policies to go into effect and charging her conservative colleagues on the court with being too eager to side with the Trump administration on such requests. The justice wrote
Continue Reading The new Russia drama is a shady tale of secret briefings, compromised trust, mysterious intelligence, improbable characters with hidden agendas and purges of American spy chiefs. But most importantly, this dark new revival of a saga that has ravaged US politics for four years is making it impossible to know what’s true anymore. Washington has
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Ever been so hungry for McDonald’s you could smell it? It could be your imagination. Or, it could be the candles. The fast food chain is making a six-pack of scented candles that will smell like your favorite Quarter Pounder ingredients — a bun, ketchup, pickles, cheese, onion and beef, it announced. The candles were
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(CNN) — 2020 es un año bisiesto. El próximo día bisiesto es este sábado 29 de febrero. Cada cuatro años en el calendario gregoriano se agrega un día adicional al calendario para sincronizarlo con el año solar. Ocurre en cada año que es divisible por cuatro y solo en años del siglo que se dividen
Continue Reading The next nine days will determine whether Bernie Sanders can bring the Democratic presidential race to a quick and decisive end — or if it’s time for the party to brace for a months-long and potentially divisive battle for the nomination. After a massive victory in Nevada, the Vermont senator is now positioned to potentially
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EL PASO, Texas — The unthinkable happened Tuesday afternoon. > A grandmother takes her granddaughter to a northeast McDonald’s. > The five-year-old was cheerfully playing inside the restaurant’s play place. > What happened next is a parent’s worst nightmare. > Police say 25-year-old Isaac Dorfman walked into the play place, grabbed the little girl by the head,
Continue Reading Two of the world’s biggest movie industries, Bollywood and Nollywood have joined forces to produce a new movie about an inter-cultural love story. Titled ‘Namaste Wahala’ it is directed by businesswoman-turned-filmmaker, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja, who weaves a tale across two diverse and rich cultures — India and Nigeria. ‘Namaste Wahala’ loosely translates to ‘Hello trouble’
Continue Reading Londres (CNN Business) — Los mercados cerraron la semana pasada con una nota ansiosa. No es difícil ver por qué: el coronavirus continúa propagándose, y hay signos de que algunas de las principales economías del mundo podrían caer en recesión a medida que el brote agrava las debilidades preexistentes. Tomemos por ejemplo a Japón: la
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A runner crawled for nearly eight hours to find help after injuring his leg in a national park in Washington, authorities said. “Carrying a charged cell phone and displaying incredible grit and determination to self-rescue likely prevented more serious injury in this case,” Jefferson County Search and Rescue said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Continue Reading El coronavirus obliga a cancelar hasta el fútbol en Italia. Entra en vigencia la nueva regla de carga pública en EE.UU. Honrarán a Kobe Bryant en el Staples Center. Hay carnavales en varios puntos de América Latina. Además, los estadounidenses necesitarán un nuevo documento para viajar. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el
Continue Reading When travelers think of Georgia, its ancient winemaking tradition, epic cheesy breads and trendy nightclub scene usually come to mind. But the country’s greatest asset is actually its snow-capped mountains. Spanning 1,200 kilometers, the Caucasus Mountains cover approximately 60% of the country’s surface area, making the Alps look like child’s play. So why haven’t more
Continue Reading Elizabeth Whelan had a packed three-day schedule for her visit to Washington, DC. But it wasn’t a pleasure trip. Whelan’s journey to the nation’s capital — her second this year — had a very serious purpose: to bring attention — and hopefully spur action — to free her brother, Paul, from the Russian prison where
Continue Reading Washington (CNN) — Una votación de 5 votos a 4 en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos permitirá que una regla que dificultaría que los inmigrantes obtengan estatus legal si usan beneficios públicos, como cupones de alimentos y de vivienda, pueda entrar en vigencia en todos los estados del país. El mes pasado, una votación
Continue Reading PepsiCo is buying a Chinese company that sells snacks online as it tries to corner more of the world’s largest food and beverage market. The American soda and snack company said Sunday that the deal to buy Be & Cheery — valued at $705 million — will help Pepsi become “China’s leading consumer-centric food and
Continue Reading The Israeli military and Palestinian militants in Gaza exchanged fire on Sunday, hours after a graphic video showing an Israeli army bulldozer scraping the body of a dead man off the ground went viral. Militants fired more than 20 rockets at Israel by early Sunday evening, according to the Israeli army, making it the largest
Continue Reading (CNN) — La restauradora, modelo y autora B. Smith murió el sábado después de una batalla con la enfermedad de Alzheimer, dijo su esposo Dan Gasby en un comunicado. Tenía 70 años. “Gracias a todos los amigos y admiradores que apoyaron a B. y nuestra familia durante su viaje”, dijo Gasby. “Gracias a todos por
Continue Reading Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned the novel coronavirus is the worst public health crisis facing the country since its founding, as new outbreaks continued to expand in South Korea and Italy, raising fears of a global pandemic. Speaking Sunday, Xi said the “current epidemic situation is still severe and complex, and the prevention and
Continue Reading Democrats are on the cusp of making a very important decision after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ decisive win in Saturday’s Nevada caucuses. Faced with a choice between moderates promising a way back to the pre-Donald Trump era — the resistance — and Sanders’ revolutionary vision for a radically different America, voters are choosing revolution. Sanders
Continue Reading Delhi (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, viaja al extranjero –ya sea a Arabia Saudita o Singapur– sus anfitriones suelen intentar que se sienta como en casa con su comida favorita: filete con botellas de ketchup en miniatura a un lado. Pero, ¿qué puede hacer un amante de la carne en
Continue Reading The self-styled “Gypsy King” Tyson Fury produced a boxing masterclass to reign again as a world heavyweight champion after he pummeled Deontay Wilder to claim a seventh round stoppage in their eagerly awaited rematch in Las Vegas Saturday. Fourteen months after their epic split-decision draw, the British boxer wrested the World Boxing Council (WBC) version
Continue Reading “Good morning America!” The stadium roared his name as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to the podium to introduce a man who “needs no introduction.” “His name is familiar to every person on the planet,” Modi said. “His every word is followed by tens of millions. He was a household name, and very popular
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ciclista colombiano Nairo Quintana se coronó este domingo campeón del Tour de los Alpes Marítimos 2020. El ciclista del equipo francés Arkéa, en una gran exhibición en las montañas francesas, logró retener el liderato de la competencia donde pudo mantener una diferencia de 40 segundos contra sus rivales, el francés Romain
Continue Reading Forget marriage counseling or couples therapy. Harrison Ford has the secret to a long-lasting marriage and it’s quite simple. “Don’t talk. Nod your head,” the 77-year-old actor joked in an interview with entertainment magazine Parade. Ford and his wife, Calista Flockhart, 55, are nearing their 10-year wedding anniversary, but they’ve been together for nearly 18
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a drug to treat high cholesterol that works differently than statins, according to Esperion Therapeutics, the company that makes the drug. Bempedoic acid is a once-a-day oral medication that will be commercially known as Nexletol. The FDA approved it for use with a healthy diet and
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