Small islands caught between tourism economy, climate change
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the 38 members recognized by the United Nations as small island developing states are known…
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Economists slash their forecasts for America’s growth
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Business economists are marking down their forecasts for US growth this year as the Delta variant takes a toll on the…
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Wikipedia parent’s new CEO wants to make it more global
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Reporter The non-profit that operates Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites, has a new CEO, Maryana…
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Missed deadlines, GOP blockades and the week that makes or breaks Biden and Democrats
Moderate and progressive Democrats seem unable to agree about the $3.5T spending bill, but House ‘Problem Solver’ caucus member Crissy Houlahan…
Continue Reading Missed deadlines, GOP blockades and the week that makes or breaks Biden and Democrats
By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden enters the most seismic week of his legislative agenda explicitly set to miss one deadline…
Continue Reading Scott Morrison may snub the COP26 climate talks as Australia becomes more isolated
Humanity needs to “grow up” and deal with the issue of climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told world leaders at the United Nations…
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Meet Olaf Scholz, the man set to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s next chancellor
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Olaf Scholz has some big shoes to fill. The German Finance Minister will be sworn in as German chancellor next month,…
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Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou hailed a hero upon return to China
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who spent nearly three years in house arrest in Canada, returned home late Saturday, ending a prolonged extradition…
Continue ReadingEl volcán de Cumbre Vieja en España mantiene una actividad errática
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El volcán de Cumbre Vieja, en la isla española de La Palma, redujo notablemente su actividad durante…
Continue Reading The road to Aduhelm: What one ex-FDA adviser called ‘probably the worst drug approval decision in recent US history’ for an Alzheimer’s treatment
CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the FDA’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug in June despite the FDA’s advisory committee concluding there wasn’t…
Continue ReadingGoogle cumple años: los datos más importantes del gigante de internet
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Google celebra este lunes su 23 aniversario y, por eso, te invitamos a recorrer la historia del gigante de…
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Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts as they finally kick off US tour
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN The Rolling Stones have marked their first concert without late drummer Charlie Watts with an emotional onstage tribute. Mick…
Continue Reading Scott Morrison may snub the COP26 climate talks as Australia becomes more isolated
By Helen Regan and Angela Dewan, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he might not show up at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow…
Continue Reading Lava from the La Palma volcano is approaching the Atlantic Ocean, as coastal areas are locked down
By Al Goodman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Residents along the eastern shore of Spain’s La Palma island were ordered into lockdown Monday as lava…
Continue ReadingEl CEO de Pfizer dice que estarán listos en cuestión de dÃas para solicitar la aprobación de una vacuna de covid-19 para niños
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Pfizer/BioNTech planea solicitar la autorización de una vacuna de covid-19 para algunos niños menores de 12 años, lo…
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Victim hospitalized after northeast El Paso stabbing
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said one person was hospitalized after being stabbed in the northeast early Monday morning. Police were…
Continue Reading San Marino legalizes abortion; Pope, women’s groups disagree
By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO FEDELI Associated Press SAN MARINO (AP) — Pope Francis has repeated the Catholic stance that abortion is…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Is a new job the right financial move?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Millions of U.S. workers have changed jobs or are looking, often in pursuit of flexible hours, remote work and other…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Is a new job the right financial move?
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Millions of U.S. workers have changed jobs or are looking, often in pursuit of flexible hours, remote work and other…
Continue Reading China: 2 Canadians in prisoner swap freed for health reasons
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says two Canadians detained in late 2019 who were allowed to…
Continue Reading China: 2 Canadians in prisoner swap freed for health reasons
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says two Canadians detained in late 2019 who were allowed to…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutor seeks to resume Afghanistan war crimes probe
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has sought urgent clearance…
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Rashford targets return for United after international break
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford is targeting a return to the Manchester United team following the upcoming international break. His last…
Continue Reading Nature campaigners urge Albania to stop hydropower plants
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Wildlife campaigners have called on the Albanian government to stop the construction of…
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Why global investors are focused on Evergrande
Concerns about potential contagion from Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s debt crisis is shaking markets. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue ReadingEvergrande’s electric car company is having trouble paying its suppliers
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business An electric car company owned by China’s Evergrande is having trouble paying suppliers and has called off plans…
Continue Reading Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says 2 members killed in fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says two of its members died from injuries they suffered in an…
Continue Reading UK puts army on standby to deliver fuel as service stations run dry
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The UK military is on standby to deliver gasoline to service stations after a shortage of tanker drivers forced some…
Continue Reading Indigenous Australian wants early pension due to short lives
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Aboriginal man is taking Australia’s government to court to argue that Indigenous…
Continue Reading Japanese princess’s fiancé returns for delayed marriage
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako’s fiancé has returned to Japan for their marriage, which was suspended…
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