Japan to send military planes to Kabul to evacuate Japanese
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is sending three military aircraft to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese citizens and local…
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Afghan visa applicants told to stay away from Kabul airport as US races to meet exit deadline
By Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Afghans who have applied for special immigrant visas to the US were told to stay away from…
Continue ReadingDozens of US Air Force planes head to Kabul as 20,000 people remain at airport
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dozens of US military transport jets were expected to land at Kabul’s international airport on Monday, as about…
Continue Reading US VP Harris: Focus must stay on Afghan evacuation
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and…
Continue Reading Greece wildfires: Firefighters get upper hand on 2 blazes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground forces in Greece have gained the upper hand over two new…
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Greece wildfires: Firefighters get upper hand on 2 blazes
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground forces in Greece have gained the upper hand over two new…
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As hospitalization rates soar, FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
By Hollie Silverman, CNN As Americans face a daunting surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations — with rates for children and adults under 50 hitting…
Continue Reading ¿Por qué el clima del otoño no será el mismo este año?
urielblanco (CNN) — Ya a más de la mitad del mes de agosto, el otoño en el hemisferio norte se acerca rápidamente con el regreso a la…
Continue Reading Un manual de la Apple II firmado por Steve Jobs se acaba de vender por casi US$ 800.000
urielblanco (CNN) — Si pensabas que las computadoras de Apple eran caras, no has visto lo que cuestan sus manuales. La empresa RR Auction, con…
Continue Reading Así van las tasas de vacunación contra el covid-19 en algunos países de América Latina
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Casi un tercio de la población mundial (32,4%) ya tiene aplicada por lo menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President kicks off rollout of island’s first domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine
By Ben Westcott and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen received her first shot of the island’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading El precio del bitcoin sube por encima de los 50.000 dólares por primera vez desde mayo
olivertapia Nueva Delhi (CNN Business) — El precio del bitcoin ha subido por encima de la marca de los 50.000 dólares, a medida que la moneda…
Continue Reading New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
Continue Reading New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
Continue Reading Miguel Cabrera se convierte en el beisbolista número 28 en incorporarse al club de los 500 jonrones
olivertapia (CNN) — El primera base de los Tigres de Detroit, el venezolano Miguel Cabrera, conectó el domingo el jonrón número 500 de su…
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LEADING OFF: Yankees-Braves showdown, Cabrera savors 500
By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees visit Atlanta on Monday night for the start of a two-game interleague series featuring…
Continue Reading Rights group: Israeli strikes on Gaza apparently broke law
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading international human rights group says Israeli airstrikes that demolished four…
Continue Reading Orioles plunge to new depths on 18-game losing skid
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Baltimore Orioles have lost 18 games in a row, and somehow that doesn’t do their skid justice. What’s…
Continue Reading Lebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health sector is a casualty of the multiple crises that have plunged the country…
Continue Reading When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melborne, Australia, on a mission to revive music in the country of his birth,…
Continue Reading Deadly gunfire at airport; Taliban insist on US pullout date
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul’s international airport has…
Continue Reading El aeropuerto de Kabul es el epicentro de una lucha desesperada y mortal por escapar de los talibanes
olivertapia (CNN) — Una semana después de la toma de Kabul por los talibanes, la situación en el aeropuerto de la capital de Afganistán se…
Continue Reading German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
Continue Reading German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
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Driver dies after having medical emergency on Border Highway
EL PASO, Texas — Police said a man who appeared to have suffered from a medical emergency while driving died after pulling to the side of along the…
Continue Reading Inundaciones en Tennessee dejan 21 muertos y alrededor de 20 desaparecidos
olivertapia (CNN) — Al menos 21 personas murieron y otras 20 siguen desaparecidas después de las graves inundaciones que azotaron el condado…
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Bitcoin’s price rises above $50,000 for the first time since May
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bitcoin has surged above the $50,000 mark, as the virtual currency continues to climb out of a months-long slump.…
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Bullpen thins as Chihuahuas fall 12-5 to Express; Beimel to bring reinforcement
EL PASO, Texas – It may not be what fans want to hear in the long-term, but Chihuahuas infielder Matthew Batten was El Paso’s best pitcher Sunday…
Continue Reading Cleanup begins in soggy Northeast as Henri plods back to sea
By DAVID PORTER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast are clearing mud and…
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At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
By Melissa Alonso, CNN With the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant fueling a summer of more infections and hospitalizations, health care workers…
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