5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
A level 3 out of 5 severe weather threat shifts east towards the Gulf Coast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest forecast.
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5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Dr. Christakis explains why he thinks it is important for children to be vaccinated at school after an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
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Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee weighs in on Facebook and states a need for privacy, safety and competition regulation to protect consumers and small businesses since “almost every major problem we have going on in this country is made worse by internet platforms like Facebook,” he said.
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Mine’s a light beer: UK to overhaul alcohol taxes
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years. Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in his annual budget speech the changes will take into account a drink’s strength as opposed to what type of
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Mine’s a light beer: UK to overhaul alcohol taxes
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years. Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in his annual budget speech the changes will take into account a drink’s strength as opposed to what type of
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El gobierno de Estados Unidos prohíbe a China Telecom operar en el país
Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Washington prohibió a una importante empresa estatal china de telecomunicaciones operar en Estados Unidos por motivos de seguridad nacional, una medida que amenaza con aumentar de nuevo las tensiones entre las dos mayores economías del mundo. La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de EE.UU. (FCC, por sus siglas
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Shiba inu coin price hits a new record as Robinhood petition gains popularity
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shiba inu coin soared to a new record on Wednesday, capping a surge of over 60,000,000% over the past year. The parody cryptocurrency — which appears to be inspired by dogecoin, another meme cryptocurrency — is up almost 30% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. It has pared
Continue Reading Mientras una tormenta empapa la costa este de EE.UU., miles de personas se han quedado sin electricidad y los fuertes vientos amenazan con más apagones
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Miles de personas en Nueva Inglaterra están despertando a oscuras este miércoles y se espera que los fuertes vientos continúen un día después de que las fuertes lluvias de una tormenta nor’easter inundaran algunas zonas del noreste. Más de 132.000 clientes en Massachusetts estaban sin electricidad este miércoles por la
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Lucas Hernández wins appeal, escapes prison time in Spain
MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal in Spain. The Bayern Munich player had his six-month prison sentence turned into a fine of $111,000. He can’t commit another crime in the next four years for the ruling to remain
Continue Reading Chinese, Greek foreign ministers discuss economic ties
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is meeting with Greek officials during a visit to Athens that’s expected to focus on furthering Chinese investments in Greece. Greece recently emerged from a decade-long financial crisis that wiped out a quarter of its economy and has been eager to attract international investments. China is
Continue Reading Greece woos investments on Chinese foreign minister’s visit
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials on Wednesday during a visit to Athens, with talks touching on Chinese investment in Greece, regional geopolitics, sports and minorities. Greece recently emerged from a decade-long financial crisis that wiped out a quarter of its economy and
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Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 27 de octubre: Los países fallaron y la catástrofe del planeta podría ser inevitable
Ángela Reyes Asesores de la FDA votan a favor de recomendar la vacuna de Pfizer para niños de 5 a 11 años. Crece el consorcio de los ‘Facebook Papers’. Los estragos de la tormenta en la costa este de Estados Unidos. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1
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Attorney General Merrick Garland defends memo responding to threats of violence against school board members
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his memo responding to threats aimed at school officials, pushing back on pointed criticism from Republicans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The memo, Garland said, “responds to concerns about violence, threats of violence, other criminal conduct.” “That’s all it’s about, and all it
Continue Reading Beijing says it’s time for companies to pay their overseas debts as Evergrande fears linger
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two major economic and finance agencies on Tuesday called on companies in “key industries” to redeem the principal and interest on their overseas bonds, according to a government statement. Regulators
Continue Reading Beijing says it’s time for companies to pay their overseas debts as Evergrande fears linger
By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two major economic and finance agencies on Tuesday called on companies in “key industries” to redeem the principal and interest on their overseas bonds, according to a government statement. Regulators from the
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$547 million villa with world’s only Caravaggio ceiling mural goes on sale
Livia Borghese and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stately villa in the heart of Rome, which houses the world’s only ceiling mural by the Italian painter Caravaggio, will be auctioned at a starting price of 471 million euros ($547 million) in January, a court in Rome has confirmed. While most of the infrastructure was demolished
Continue Reading US government bans China Telecom from operating in the country
By Jill Disis, CNN Business Washington is barring a major Chinese state-owned telecommunications firm from operating in the United States over national security concerns — an action that threatens to once again increase tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The US Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday said it has ordered China Telecom to discontinue
Continue Reading El futbolista profesional australiano Josh Cavallo anuncia que es gay
olivertapia (CNN) — El futbolista profesional australiano Josh Cavallo anunció el miércoles que es gay en un mensaje de video difundido por su club de la A-League, el Adelaide United. “Soy futbolista y soy gay”, dijo Cavallo en el emotivo video titulado ‘La verdad de Josh’. “Todo lo que quiero hacer es jugar al fútbol
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 4 Pakistani police near border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol overnight in northwest Pakistan, killing four before fleeing the scene, a police official said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack in Lakki Marwat, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Police provided no further details. Pakistan has witnessed scores of such terrorist
Continue Reading Germany to end national ‘epidemic’ situation next month
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament will not extend the “epidemic situation of national scope” when it expires next month, but will keep in place certain measures to check the spread of the coronavirus. Leading members of the country’s parliament, or Bundestag, said on Wednesday that although coronavirus infections have
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has seen its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros, in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in restructuring costs. The bottom line at Germany’s largest bank benefited from fewer loans going bad as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. The bank said Wednesday that it
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has seen its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros, in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in restructuring costs. The bottom line at Germany’s largest bank benefited from fewer loans going bad as the economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. The bank said Wednesday that it
Continue Reading Election likely in Portugal after govt defeat in budget vote
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has rejected the minority Socialist government’s proposed state budget for 2022. That is expected to trigger an early election and put a brake on the country’s post-pandemic recovery plans. The moderate Socialists were deserted Wednesday by their hard-left allies from the Communist Party and
Continue Reading UN, US sanction Libyan official over human trafficking
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations Security Council and the United States have imposed sanctions on a Libyan official over the alleged abuse and torture of migrants in a detention center. The Security Council and the U.S. said in separate statements late Tuesday that Osama al-Kuni is the de facto
Continue Reading Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden’s big domestic bill. But tempers have flared as a paid family leave proposal fell out and a billionaires plan ended up scrapped, largely to satisfy one pivotal senator. Biden is
Continue Reading Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe Biden’s big domestic bill. But tempers have flared as a paid family leave proposal fell out and a billionaires plan ended up scrapped, largely to satisfy one pivotal senator. Biden is
Continue Reading WADA says Ukraine routinely violated rules for doping tests
LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s national anti-doping agency has been accused of giving athletes advance notice of test collections and deliberately mislabeling samples to avoid stricter analysis before the Tokyo Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency says it conducted a two-year investigation that found “convincing and corroborated evidence” that the Ukrainian agency NADC routinely violated standard testing
Continue Reading ‘We live in fear:’ Daughter of former Saudi official says kingdom attempted to lure her to consulate in Istanbul
By Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN The daughter of a former top Saudi intelligence official has told CNN that representatives of the Saudi government attempted to lure her to the same consulate where Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Istanbul, as part of a series of threats against her and her family. Hissah Al-Muzaini, the
Continue Reading A 100 días de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, Beijing acelera para controlar el creciente brote de covid-19
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Este miércoles es el comienzo de la cuenta regresiva de 100 días para los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing, pero no todos están de humor para celebrar y las autoridades aceleran para reprimir un brote cada vez mayor de covid-19. En febrero, la capital china se convertirá en la
Continue Reading Brazilian commission votes in favor of recommending criminal charges against Bolsonaro
Families who lost loved ones to the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil are demanding accountability for the government’s response to the crisis. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.
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