CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to Thailand, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Thailand has recorded more than 30,000 deaths and over 4.5 million cases of Covid-19 as of July 1, 2022. On average, around 2,000 Covid-19 cases are reported
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By Raja Razek, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a legislation package that aims to advance the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals by, among other provisions, expanding infertility health care coverage for same-sex couples and repealing an HIV criminalization law. “The four pieces of legislation expand infertility treatment coverage for same-sex couples
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader has called the U.S. “stubborn” in stalled nuclear talks in Vienna for discussing Tehran’s missiles and regional influence. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks Wednesday come as his hard-line protege, President-elect Ebrahim Raisi, is posed to be sworn in next week as the head of the country’s civilian
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olivertapia (CNN Español) — En tan solo día y medio, Turrialba, uno de los cantones más extensos de Costa Rica, recibió 2,5 veces más lluvia de lo que usualmente cae en todo el mes julio. Según el Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), se trata de una cifra récord desde que se iniciaron los registros en 1942,
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Chinese state media is urging investors to stay calm following a brutal stock market sell-off this week that has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in value. Chinese state-run newspaper Securities Times published a commentary Wednesday acknowledging the “changes in policy for certain industries” after a market rout on
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s vaccination minister says the speed of the country’s inoculation campaign is less urgent than getting shots to young people, who are blamed for spreading the virus. Vaccination Minister Taro Kono told told The Associated Press that Japan is “overshooting” its goal of a million shots a day, so “speed doesn’t matter
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A gold medal-winning Canadian swimmer has made waves in China for her Chinese heritage, sparking heated discussions over the country’s decades-long one-child policy and gender discrimination. Margaret MacNeil shot to international fame Monday after winning the women’s 100-meter butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics, setting an Americas continental record
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe, tearing through the Spanish and Greek countryside and forcing around 1,000 people from their homes on the Italian island of Sardinia. Sardinia’s local government declared a state of emergency on Sunday, due to
Continue Reading Extremely hot temperatures and drought conditions worsen conditions to fire European wildfires. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Los científicos lo habían advertido una y otra vez: el cambio climático aumenta la probabilidad de eventos meteorológicos más extremos. Pero después de las inundaciones en Europa, que dejaron más de 200 muertos, algunos manifestaron su preocupación por la rapidez con la que se amplificaron estos eventos. Y luego llegaron
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Joey Jordison, fundador de la banda de heavy metal Slipknot, murió a los 46 años, anunció su familia en un comunicado que proporcionó a CNN este martes. “Estamos desconsolados por compartir la noticia de que Joey Jordison, prolífico baterista, músico y artista, falleció pacíficamente mientras dormía el 26 de julio de
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By Ben Church and Jill Martin, CNN Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around competition to focus on her mental health, USA Gymnastics announced on Wednesday. Her withdrawal comes after the 24-year-old — one of the greatest gymnasts of all time — stepped away from a dramatic team competition on Tuesday, citing mental heath
Continue Reading César López (CNN)– El tenista Daniil Medvedev del Comité Olímpico Ruso (ROC) aparentemente luchó con el calor de Tokio el miércoles durante su partido individual contra Fabio Fognini. Cuando el juez central, Carlos Ramos, le preguntó si podía seguir jugando, Medvedev respondió: “Soy un luchador, terminaré el partido, pero podría morir”, dijo. “Si muero, ¿la
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Andy Rose, CNN The St. Louis County Council voted Tuesday to overturn an indoor mask mandate put in place Monday. The 5-2 vote followed hours of contentious public comment, mostly against the mandate. “Liberty doesn’t come in increments, small doses, or watered-down varieties,” said Councilman Ernie Trakas, who voted to repeal
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — El medallero de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 muestra en lo alto nombres de países que habitualmente compiten por los primeros puestos, como Estados Unidos, China, Gran Bretaña y el anfitrión, Japón. Pero en el tercer puesto de los Juegos Olímpicos de verano un nombre saltó inmediatamente a la vista:
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By Devan Cole, CNN Americans’ approval of the US Supreme Court fell to 49% this year after hitting a 10-year high in 2020, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, underscoring the country’s changing opinion of the newly solidified 6-3 conservative majority court. The 49% approval rating — and 44% disapproval rating — given to
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan and Sophie Jeong, CNN Thai citizens seeking Covid-19 treatment in Bangkok are being returned to their hometowns by train, in an effort to alleviate the burden on the capital’s medical system. Thailand is struggling to contain its worst Covid-19 wave of the pandemic, with hospitals in Bangkok becoming overwhelmed by
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo has reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start of the Olympics. The new cases Wednesday exceeded the earlier record of 2,848 set the previous day and bring the total for the Japanese capital to more than 200,000 since
Continue Reading WATCH: Officials issue update on deadly chemical leak in La Porte
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN At least two people were killed and dozens were injured after an acetic acid leak at the LyondellBasell facility near La Porte, Texas, officials said Tuesday. “The leak has been isolated, and air monitoring at the facility perimeter indicates no offsite impact. There is no shelter in place or other protective
Continue Reading By Maria Fleet and Ana María Cañizares, CNN An Ecuadorian court on Monday ruled in favor of revoking the citizenship of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a judgment published by the Judicial Branch of Ecuador. The court’s decision nullified Assange’s status as a naturalized citizen of Ecuador, which was granted to him in December
Continue Reading Six-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman reacts to former teammate Simone Biles pulling out of the Team Gymnastics event at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue Reading In an interview with Bill O’Reilly, former President Donald Trump said he would sit for a deposition in his lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google for banning him after the January 6 Capitol insurrection. CNN’s Jim Acosta and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean discuss.
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business This time last year, Google was starting to feel the early pandemic slump as large parts of the global economy shut down. On Tuesday, the company showed just how far it’s come since. Google’s parent company Alphabet reported revenue of $61.9 billion for the quarter ended June 30, a staggering
Continue Reading Fires in the West continue to burn, bringing smoke and haze all the way to parts of New England, but monsoon rains will shift north and bring some much needed assistance for firefighters. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Wildfires in the US have burned nearly three million acres so far this year — that’s the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined and then some — as the nation’s largest fire scorches even more land and buildings. The Bootleg Fire, the largest active fire in the US, has been
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population in a week with Covid-19 shots, a feat that has been described as a “success story” and a “beacon of hope” for other countries in the region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Tuesday. The tiny South Asian kingdom of 770,00
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Sabrina Souza, CNN Texas state Rep. Jake Ellzey will win the special election runoff in Texas’ 6th Congressional District, CNN projects — without the endorsement of Donald Trump. The Republican overcame the former President’s backing of his opponent, Republican Susan Wright, to claim victory. Wright is the widow of
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN California’s power grid operator has issued a statewide alert urging residents to cut back electricity use Wednesday due to higher-than-normal temperatures expected in Northern California and tight energy supplies across the West. Officials called for voluntary electricity conservation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to avoid rolling outages during the
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around competition to focus on her mental well-being. USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday that the 24-year-old is opting to not compete. The decision comes a day after Biles removed herself from the team final
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