The Queen holds first engagement since missing Remembrance Sunday Service
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will miss the Remembrance Sunday service in central London after spraining her back, according to Buckingham Palace.
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Austria to impose Covid lockdown for the unvaccinated age 12 and older
By Lindsay Isaac and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Austria will implement lockdown measures for all those age 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from Monday, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced. Around 65% of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the lower rates in the European Union where cases are surging.
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Pope to politicians: Be courageous, show vision on climate
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is urging political and economic leaders to show courage and long-range vision, hours after U.N. led-climate talks yielded a compromise on how to combat global warming. Francis in remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday said the cry of the poor, united to the cry of
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Terremoto de magnitud 6,3 sacude el sur de Irán; al menos una persona muerta
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,5 sacudió el sur de Irán el domingo, según un informe preliminar del Centro Sismológico Europeo-Mediterráneo (EMSC). Posteriormente, el USGS confirmó que se trató de un sismo de magnitud 6,3 y con una profundidad de 10 kilómetros. La misma región sintió otro terremoto poco antes,
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NMSU claims 77-71 victory over UTEP in Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Souley Boum made his 2021-22 debut after recovering from an injury to tally a game-high 23 points and Jamal Bieniemy (13 points) and Keonte Kennedy (13 points) joined him in double digits, but the UTEP men’s basketball team’s (1-1) frantic rally fell short in a narrow 77-71 setback at New Mexico
Continue Reading Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — It’s a hidden crisis that’s existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. As many as 160,000 active-duty military members are having trouble feeding their families. That word comes from Feeding America, which
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This library lets you borrow people instead of books. It just may help bridge our bitter divisions
By John Blake, CNN On a rainy spring morning in Muncie, Indiana, a White, middle-aged, conservative woman met a transgender woman for a date. It did not start well. The transgender woman was waiting at a table when the other woman showed up. She stood up and extended her hand. The other woman refused to
Continue Reading Pakistan frees 20 Indian fishermen, hundreds yet in prison
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says the country has freed 20 Indian fishermen who spent four years in a prison in the port city of Karachi for violating the country’s territorial waters. Prison official Arshad Shah said Sunday that the group left the Karachi central prison and boarded a bus for the eastern
Continue Reading Austria orders nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people to combat rising coronavirus infections and deaths. The lockdown starts Sunday at midnight. The move prohibits unvaccinated people 12 and older from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as work, grocery shopping, going for
Continue Reading In long-awaited move, Kuwait’s emir pardons dissidents
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s emir has issued a long-awaited amnesty decree, pardoning and reducing the sentences of nearly three dozen Kuwaiti dissidents in a move aimed at defusing a government standoff. The royal decree, published late Saturday in Kuwait’s official gazette, said that Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah had cut
Continue Reading Rights group: Israeli settler violence tool to seize land
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli rights group says Israel has been using settler violence as a “major informal tool” to drive Palestinians from farming and pasture lands in the occupied West Bank. A report released Sunday by the group B’Tselem details the takeover of roughly 11 square miles of farm and pasture land in the
Continue Reading Estados Unidos anuncia un gran aumento en las primas de Medicare
Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El gobierno federal anunció un gran aumento en las primas de Medicare el viernes por la noche, culpando a la pandemia pero también a lo que llamó incertidumbre sobre cuánto podría tener que pagar por un nuevo y costoso y controvertido medicamento para el Alzheimer. El aumento del 14,5% en
Continue Reading Bestselling novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The acclaimed novelist Wilbur Smith has died aged 88, according to a statement from the author’s official website. The cause of his death was not confirmed. “Global bestselling author Wilbur Smith died unexpectedly this afternoon at his Cape Town home after a morning of reading and writing with his wife
Continue Reading Howard students are living in tents to avoid the mold, roach and mice infestation in their dorms
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Jasmine Joof said she has been sick with congestion, coughing and headaches for several weeks after discovering the mold growing in her Howard University dorm caused an allergic reaction. The sophomore said she reported the mold issue to a residential adviser in September, but it was never addressed. So in
Continue Reading Howard students are living in tents to avoid the mold, roach and mice infestation in their dorms
Students at Howard University in Washington, DC, have been assembling for sit-ins at the school’s Blackburn University Center with tents, air mattresses and sleeping bags, demanding that Howard leadership address their concerns of subpar living conditions such as mold, mice and roaches in campus dorms. Howard student Channing Hill speaks to CNN.
Continue Reading Gadhafi’s son announces candidacy for president of Libya
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s election agency says the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month. Libya’s election agency said in a statement Sunday that Seif al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers in the southern town of
Continue Reading Elecciones intermedias en Argentina, minuto a minuto
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Europe’s skiers set for ’emotional’ return
Rob Hodgetts, CNN Some miss the thrill of it. Some miss breathing in crisp, pure air on a sparkling mountainside. Others yearn for a cold drink on a sun-drenched terrace, or a cozy meal by a roaring fire after a day on the slopes. Whatever draws people to the mountains, winter holidays in Europe have
Continue Reading Pope: Don’t judge the poor, often victims of injustice
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is decrying society which “hurries past” the poor, judges them and leaves them to their fate. The pontiff on Sunday made the appeal against what he called “growing indifference” to the indigent as he celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica attended by some 2,000
Continue Reading Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19
By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show has opened to a world still reeling from the pandemic and an aviation industry hard-hit by the coronavirus – but on the mend. Boeing and Airbus have traditionally been the stars of the aviation trade show that
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Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19
By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show has opened to a world still reeling from the pandemic and an aviation industry hard-hit by the coronavirus – but on the mend. Boeing and Airbus have traditionally been the stars of the aviation trade show that
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Greece’s Gelaouzos wins first post-pandemic Athens Marathon
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press Greek runner Costas Gelaouzos has won the 38th Athens Marathon in 2 hours 16 minutes 49 seconds. The runner up, Panagiotis Bourikas also of Greece, was more than five minutes behind, in 2:22:33. There were 9,558 runners registered to line up at the start at the village of Marathon, less
Continue Reading No turkey? No problem! Try a plant-based Thanksgiving menu this year
By Casey Barber, CNN Thinking about ditching the turkey this Thanksgiving? You’re not the only one. Whether you’re hosting a smaller group, concerned about the rising cost of groceries, or just looking for an excuse not to roast a bird this year, there are a number or reasons to skip putting a big turkey on
Continue Reading Ecuador identifies bodies after prison violence leaves dozens dead
By Mallory Gafas and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has called a “crisis cabinet” after yet another outbreak of brutal prison violence left at least 68 people dead on Saturday, according to statement from the president’s office. The move came after the Ecuadorian prosecutor’s office asked the government to take “urgent measures” to
Continue Reading Fire in COVID hospital kills 3 in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Officials say a fire broke out on a ward for COVID-19 patients in Bulgaria, killing three people. The fire in the southern Bulgarian town of Sliven broke out at about 2:40 a.m. Sunday, the chief of the local fire brigade, Vladimir Demirev, told reporters. The blaze occurred in a room on
Continue Reading Queen sprains back, misses Remembrance Sunday service
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has missed out on the Remembrance Sunday service in London to pay tribute to Britain’s war dead after she sprained her back. The service is one of the most important on the 95-year-old monarch’s calendar, and it was widely expected to be her first
Continue Reading Queen pulls out of Remembrance Sunday service after spraining her back
By Max Foster, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II missed the Remembrance Sunday service in central London after spraining her back, Buckingham Palace said Sunday. “The Queen, having sprained her back, has decided this morning with great regret that she will not be able to attend today’s Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph. Her Majesty is
Continue Reading Prosecution says Kyle Rittenhouse provoked fatal shootings, while defense says he feared for his life
A former Wisconsin District Attorney says Kyle Rittenhouse will probably not be prosecuted on the most serious charges, ‘But he’s a long way from being acquitted on everything.’
Continue Reading These are the 5 charges the jury in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial considered
By Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday was acquitted on the charges against him by a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 12 jurors had considered five felony counts against Rittenhouse. A misdemeanor weapons charge was dismissed by the judge as proceedings opened Monday morning. Using an AR-15-type rifle, he killed Joseph
Continue Reading Smog chokes Indian capital as air pollution levels soar
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution in the Indian capital has hit dangerous levels again this winter, as thick, gray smog obscures the sky and monuments and high-rises are swallowed by a blanket of haze. The New Delhi government ordered the closing of schools for a week and construction sites
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