By Dimitris Sideridis, CNN Past the small arched door, a narrow spiral stair leads up to the top of the windswept minaret, still standing tall even as almost everything around it has crumbled. Inside the tiny room atop the circular shaft, four little windows open up to the long-abandoned surroundings. On the one side, the
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Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Toque de queda de 1 a 6 am, reuniones sociales de hasta máximo 10 personas y mascarillas en lugares de ocio nocturno: las restricciones por la pandemia regresarán a Cataluña, la región de España con la tasa de incidencia de covid-19 más alta del país. Hasta el 23 de julio, las
Continue Reading Silvia Marchetti, CNN Of the countless dwindling Italian towns that have opted to sell dilapidated homes for just one euro, Sambuca di Sicilia has undoubtedly been the most successful. Approximately 16 dwellings have been snapped up for €1 here since the scheme was first announced by CNN Travel in 2019, and Sambuca has been in
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With the upcoming probe into the January 6th insurrection approaching, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy continues to show his loyalty to former President Trump. CNN’s Lauren Fox reports.
Continue Reading By Melanie Zanona, CNN The House GOP’s plan to win back power is becoming increasingly centered on one man: Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy became the latest in a parade of Republicans to make the pilgrimage to a Trump-owned property seeking the former President’s support, while scores of GOP candidates
Continue Reading olivertapia (Reuters) — La alta comisionada de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, pidió el viernes a Cuba que libere a los manifestantes y a varios periodistas detenidos en manifestaciones y denunció un presunto uso excesivo de la fuerza contra algunos de ellos. Sacerdote golpeado en Cuba narra su detención 2:38 “Es particularmente
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Muchos millones de estadounidenses están comenzando a recibir cheques gubernamentales mensuales para ayudar a cuidar a sus hijos. Buscando un programa gubernamental similar con el poder de afectar la pobreza en Estados Unidos, se me ocurrieron tres: Seguridad Social, Medicare y la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio. Con
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By David Shortell, CNN Christian Sanon, the Haitian-American doctor accused by authorities of plotting the assassination of Haiti’s President, spent months planning a foray into national politics in the country, holding weekly Zoom meetings through early this year with academics and business leaders, and at one point meeting with the man who allegedly supplied the
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MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in Siberia after an engine failure. None of the 18 passengers and crew members suffered serious injuries. The An-28 plane went missing Friday in the Tomsk region in western Siberia. Rescue helicopters quickly found it lying in a field.
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Con el aumento de los casos de covid-19 en 49 estados de EE.UU. a medida que se retrasan las tasas de vacunación, cambiar el rumbo requerirá que los estadounidenses “hagan algo dramático para proteger nuestro país”, dijo una experta. “Estamos viendo esto porque el público malinterpretó la guía de los CDC para
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has cracked down on the celebration of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions. Francis on Friday reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict had relaxed in 2007. He said he was doing so because Benedict’s reform had become a source of
Continue Reading CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with Texas state lawmaker Armando “Mando” Martinez after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to arrest Democrats who left the state to break the state House’s quorum and block a bill that would make it harder for many Texans to vote.
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being pushed by state GOP lawmakers: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3. Even as some controversial provisions in earlier legislation have been dropped, either bill would still bring a raft of new voting
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother will be on board his company Blue Origin’s first crewed mission to space. The capsule known as New Shepard is set to launch on July 20th.
Continue Reading Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, has the highest number of Covid-19 patients in the state. CNN’s Miguel Marquez gets a look inside the hospital.
Continue Reading A continuing fire threat and hot temperatures remain for the West as parts of the Northeast and north central US see rain and storms. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
Continue Reading A monsoon storm is bringing flash floods and heavy rainfall to the southwestern US.
Continue Reading Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, also known as Dina Stars, was in the middle of an interview with a Spanish television station when she said authorities arrived to take her away.
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business WhatsApp blocked 2 million accounts of Indian users in a month to prevent harmful behavior, the company said in its first ever compliance report published under the country’s strict new information technology rules. Under the new rules, which came into effect in May, social media companies have to publish a
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Christian Sanon, el médico haitiano-estadounidense acusado por las autoridades del complot para asesinar al presidente de Haití, pasó meses planeando una incursión en la política nacional en el país, manteniendo reuniones semanales de Zoom hasta principios de este año con académicos y líderes empresariales, y en un momento se reunió con el
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Hikers looking to summit Scotland’s highest mountain and other peaks in the area are being sent up “potentially fatal” routes by Google Maps, the region’s mountaineering organizations have warned. The John Muir Trust said Thursday that growing numbers of people using Google Maps to navigate up Ben Nevis risk being directed
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El condado de Los Ángeles, el más poblado del país, restablecerá su mandato de uso de mascarillas a partir de las 11:59 pm del sábado por la noche en medio de un aumento en los casos de coronavirus y las hospitalizaciones. La orden requerirá el uso de mascarilla en interiores independientemente del
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business This is turning out to be a landmark week for Indian startups. Digital payments firm Paytm is planning to raise as much as 166 billion rupees ($2.2 billion) in an initial public offering in Mumbai, according to a draft prospectus filed on Friday. This comes just two days after food
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Chrissy Teigen is mourning the death of her beloved dog Pippa. The model turned TV personality shared on Instagram on Thursday that the 10-year-old French bulldog ,which she shares with husband John Legend, “just died in my arms.” “Our beautiful little pippa just died in my arms, not long ago,” she
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business Xiaomi has surpassed Apple to become the world’s second biggest smartphone maker for the first time ever, according to market research firm Canalys. The Chinese company took 17% of worldwide smartphone shipments for the second quarter of 2021, behind Samsung’s 19%, Canalys said in a report published on Thursday. Compared
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By Don Riddell and George Ramsay, CNN Mark Spitz, the legendary swimmer who held the record of seven Olympic gold medals in a single Games before Michael Phelps won eight in 2008, says even his fellow American’s mark will fall at some stage. The most decorated Olympian of all time, Phelps won eight golds at
Continue Reading The legendary swimmer Mark Spitz is best known for winning seven golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He reflects on his incredible achievements and the state of swimming post-Michael Phelps.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — En diciembre de 2018, el entonces presidente Donald Trump anunció en Twitter que nominaría al general Mark Milley como el próximo jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto. Milley no era la elección por consenso, y el entonces secretario de Defensa, James Mattis, se opuso a su elección. Pero Trump quería al
Continue Reading By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s inspector general found the system did not cross check the buyer’s age with legal requirements of their home state, according to a report released on Thursday. Under federal law, customers are not allowed to buy
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The crowds slowly grasp who is on the tee box and the whispers intensify. It’s Bryson DeChambeau that’s got these golf fans animated. The murmuring only increases as they realize that this hole will be one of the few that he uses his massive driver. A flurry of camera phones are
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