TOKYO, Japan — Tokyo has reported its highest number of coronavirus infections, four days after the start of the Olympics. The Japanese capital reported 2,848 new cases, exceeding its record of 2,520 daily cases in January. It brings Tokyo’s total to more than 200,000 since the start of the pandemic. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged
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CNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to Canada, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics Canada is currently easing out of a surge in cases led by the Omicron variant, leading some provinces to loosen recent restrictions. The country was moved to
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HONG KONG (AP) — The first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism. Tuesday’s ruling was closely watched for indications of how the law will be applied as China tightens its grip on the city long known for its freedoms. Tong Ying-kit was charged
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olivertapia (CNN) — Es una estrella de televisión y un amante del crochet o tejido con ganchillo. Y ahora, en sus cuartos Juegos Olímpicos, Tom Daley finalmente ganó la medalla de oro. La larga espera de Daley, del equipo británico, para encabezar un podio olímpico terminó después de ganar la competencia masculina de clavados sincronizados
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday becoming the first athlete from the Philippines to win gold at the Olympics. The 30-year-old set an Olympic record, lifting a combined weight of 224 kilograms, to clinch the top spot in the women’s 55-kg class in Tokyo. Diaz burst into tears and embraced her
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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Recently retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming has died. He was 77 years old. Former Enzi spokesman Max D’Onofrio says Enzi died peacefully Monday surrounded by family and friends. Enzi had been hospitalized with a broken neck and ribs three days after a bicycle accident. The accident near Gillette on
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By Paul LeBlanc Former US Sen. Mike Enzi has died following a serious bicycle accident last week, according to a statement posted on his official Twitter account. He was 77. “His family expresses their deep appreciation for all of the prayers, support and concern. They now ask for privacy and continued prayers during this difficult
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UPDATE, July 29: El Paso police on Thursday identified the man struck and killed by a train earlier this week near the Union Pacific Railroad Yard. The victim was 42-year-old Alejandro Dimas of Amarillo, Texas. Police, however, didn’t provide any further details surrounding his death – or indicate why the Amarillo man was in the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — México, país que actualmente enfrenta una tercera ola de covid-19, cuenta con el mayor número de orfandad por coronavirus, por encima de Estados Unidos, India y Brasil, según un informe publicado en la revista médica The Lancet. Más de 200.000 niños mexicanos en orfandad por covid-19 0:57 Según el
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Less than half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19 — and with cases on the rise, experts are urging a return to precautions reminiscent of the earlier days of the pandemic. “What I would say bluntly is: If you are not vaccinated right now in the United States,
Continue Reading CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for vaccines.
Continue Reading By Ralph Ellis, CNN Florida and Arkansas currently share a grim distinction when it comes to the spread of the coronavirus. Every one of the two states’ counties is now listed as having “high” levels of community transmission, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC lists high transmission
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN The mayor of the Florida county that’s home to Disney World and Universal Studios is sounding the alarm on a spike of Covid-19 cases in the area, saying the county is now in “crisis mode” as it grapples with its worsening infection rate. “These numbers are extraordinary. We are seeing nearly
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Si tu pareja te dijo que hablas mientras duermes, es posible que sea cierto. Más de dos tercios de las personas hablarán dormidas durante su vida, según un estudio publicado en Sleep Medicine. Hablar mientras duermes es un trastorno de parasomnia llamado somniloquio, y los expertos no están exactamente seguros de por
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By Rishabh M Pratap, CNN and Reuters At least 180 people have died in the west Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon rains caused landslides and flooded low-lying areas, cutting off hundreds of villages. At least 38 people were killed in Taliye, 180 kilometers (110 miles) southeast of the financial capital Mumbai, when a
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in the third round of the Tokyo tennis tournament. The second-ranked Osaka struggled with her usually reliable groundstrokes. The 42nd-ranked Vondrousova produced a series of drop-shot
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Juan Francisco Sandoval, el fiscal especial contra la impunidad en Guatemala removido la semana pasada, denunció en entrevista en Conclusiones que fue “destituido ilegalmente, en abierta vulneración al debido proceso”, y que la fiscalía en la que se desempeñaba estaba “maniatada”. Juan Francisco Sandoval salió de Guatemala en la madrugada
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Goldman Sachs recortó su previsión de crecimiento económico en Estados Unidos para el segundo semestre del año, señalando la escasa inversión en servicios por parte de los consumidores, así como las amenazas que plantea la variante delta del covid-19.Durante la pandemia y el inicio de la recuperación, los
Continue Reading By Caitlin Hu, Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Natalie Gallón, CNN Photos and video by David von Blohn. There was no mistaking the meaning in last week’s anonymous text message: Do what we say or die. “Hey clerk, get ready for a bullet in your head, they gave you an order and you keep on
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KERMIT, Texas — A Horizon City man was one of two semi-truck drivers killed in a fiery weekend crash when their 18-wheelers collided on a west Texas highway, state troopers said Monday. Investigators identified 68-year-old Gilberto Uresti of Horizon City and 58-year-old Jose Alonso-Montelongo of Del Rio as the deceased truckers in Saturday’s crash along
Continue Reading By Steve Almasy and Dave Alsup, CNN Smoke from the Western wildfires has prompted officials in Montana to issue air quality warnings in a dozen counties. “Air quality across the state ranges from MODERATE to UNHEALTHY, with the worst air quality concentrations occurring in the southern half of the state, south of the I-90 corridor.
Continue Reading CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for vaccines.
Continue Reading CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of them struggle to secure US visas and protection.
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has informed lawmakers it will need roughly $1 billion in emergency funds as it moves to quickly evacuate Afghan translators and other personnel who worked with the US military and are trying to leave the country, according to multiple officials familiar with the matter. The
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La alcaldesa de Miami-Dade, Daniella Levine Cava, dijo que este lunes la última persona desaparecida restante del colapso de Champlain Towers South en Surfside, Florida ha sido contabilizada y fue notificada su familia. En una conferencia de prensa esta tarde, la alcaldesa Levine Cava dijo que ya se han identificado 98
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday. Certain families will now be subject to the fast-track deportation procedure known as “expedited removal,” which allows immigration authorities to remove an individual without a hearing
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Keith Allen and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Authorities found the bodies of two men over a two-day span following recent dangerous flooding in northern Colorado, and one woman is still missing. One man’s body was found in the Poudre River on Sunday and the other’s body was found in the same river Monday,
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Pressure on Activision Blizzard is mounting as more than 2,000 current and former employees signed a petition slamming what they see as the video game company’s “abhorrent and insulting” response to a California lawsuit. The petition, which was circulated Monday and seen by CNN Business, criticized the company’s statements following
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla reported stronger-than-expected second quarter, with a record net income of $1.1 billion. It was far more than double the $438 million it made in the first quarter, and more than 10 times the net income it reported a year ago. And it answered a major criticism of investors who’ve
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State men’s golf program and head coach Mike Dirks have announced the addition of graduate transfer Cooper Sears, the coach announced Monday. A native of Mount Juliet, Tenn., Sears joins the Aggies after spending the last three seasons with the Blue Raiders. Sears originally signed out of
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