By Yasmin Coles, Sophie Jeong and Jessie Yeung, CNN Residents in the Philippine capital are rushing to get Covid-19 vaccines, crowding into vaccination centers and waiting in long lines outside, ahead of a two-week lockdown that goes into effect Friday evening. Restrictions will be imposed across greater Manila, an urban sprawl of 16 cities that
Continue Reading Story by Reuters A Myanmar militia force fighting the army in a central part of the country and residents have found at least 40 bodies in jungle areas in recent weeks, including some showing signs of torture, said a militia member and Myanmar’s UN envoy. Since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Normalmente, cuando los medios hablan sobre los flujos a través de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, se refieren a migrantes y refugiados desesperados que se dirigen al norte. Pero México ahora ha cambiado las tornas y está tratando de detener el torrente de armas de fuego que se dirige
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By Laura He, CNN Business Chinese internet and media regulators are pledging to come down hard on “unhealthy” online fan groups as supporters of pop star Kris Wu took to social media to vehemently defend him against allegations of rape. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection — the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s disciplinary watchdog —
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN As Beijing grapples with a worsening outbreak of the Delta variant, an outlandish conspiracy theory linking the origin of the coronavirus to the United States military has gained renewed traction in China. The wholly unfounded theory, which claims the virus may have been leaked from a US Army
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit says a man was brutally beaten by corrections officers in New Mexico and denied medical treatment at a county jail after guards mistook dentures for contraband. A watchdog group for improving prison conditions in the state filed the federal lawsuit this week on behalf of former
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By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Elisa Xolalpa has had three daughters and found a job she enjoys since a former boyfriend tried to destroy her life by tossing acid on her when she was 18. Two decades later, she is still seeking justice. Survivors of acid attacks like
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. The July numbers exceeded economists’ forecast for more than 860,000 new jobs. Hotels and
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy likely enjoyed a burst of job growth last month as it bounced back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. That despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of available workers. The Labor Department’s July jobs report Friday is expected
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. The
Continue Reading By Andy Rose and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Six people are dead after a sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. “An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the wreckage at 2:37 p.m. and lowered two rescue swimmers who reported no survivors,” the Coast
Continue Reading Simone Biles has publicly thanked the gym an hour outside of Tokyo where she was able to step away from the public eye and train privately to get ready for competing in the Olympics beam event. CNN’s Will Ripley gets an exclusive tour inside the facility which helped her to overcome the “twisties” condition which forced her to pull out of the other gymnastic events.
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board. The Coast Guard says the plane’s emergency alert beacon was activated around 11:20 a.m. in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument, near Ketchikan.
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, CNN An Atlanta Police Department sergeant has been fired following a department investigation into a social media video showing the sergeant kicking a woman in her head, according to a release from APD. Sgt. Marc Theodule’s actions violated department policy, APD said, and determined he acted outside of APD
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have sunk after Wall Street rose to a high as investors wait for U.S. jobs data for an update on how coronavirus flareups are affecting the biggest global economy. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea, retreated. Tokyo was up less than 0.1%.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have sunk after Wall Street rose to a high as investors wait for U.S. jobs data for an update on how coronavirus flareups are affecting the biggest global economy. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea, retreated. Tokyo was up less than 0.1%.
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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers followed a stumbling first half with a strong final 30 minutes to beat Dallas 16-3 in the first NFL preseason game in two years. Last season’s exhibition games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So maybe the enthusiastic crowd was
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A newspaper’s front page is designed to get your attention — sometimes more so than usual. USA Today’s weekend edition, publishing Friday, is unusual. Its banner front page headline says, “We are failing one another.” The newspaper describes “America’s fourth Covid-19 surge,” noting this “didn’t have to happen,” since vaccinations
Continue Reading Reporters Leada Gore in Alabama, Keisha Rowe in Mississippi, and Emily Woodruff in Louisiana talk about covering the pandemic in some of America’s least-vaccinated areas. “I could have a story that shows you we added a thousand cases and I will receive 20 e-mails saying that the numbers are made up,” Gore says. Rowe says the resistance “makes me a little bit hungrier to get the information out there even more.”
Continue Reading By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS, ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press DROSOPIGI, Greece (AP) — Thousands of people have fled wildfires burning out of control in Greece and Turkey, including a major blaze just north of the Greek capital of Athens that left one person dead. A protracted heat wave has turned forests into tinderboxes and
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Minnesota Twins got a solid start from rookie Griffin Jax, and Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs as they built a big lead early and held on for a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. Jax (2-1) allowed three hits and one
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By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan. A late-night session Thursday stalled out as new debates emerged over proposed amendments to the $1 trillion package. A procedural vote was moved to Saturday. Senators have processed nearly two dozen amendments
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DALLAS, Texas — Some great news for El Pasoan Ricardo Pepi, he’s an all-star now. The 18-year-old Pepi, who plays for FC Dallas, has made the Major League Soccer All-Star team. Pepi has scored 11 goals this season for FC Dallas. He also became the youngest player in the league to score a hat trick.
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By Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN The International Olympic Committee has revoked the accreditation of two Belarusian coaches allegedly involved in trying to force sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya to return home against her will. Belarus head coach Yuri Moisevich and team official Artur Shumak were removed from the Olympic Village in Tokyo and their Games
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CANTON, Ohio — The Pittsburgh Steelers followed a stumbling first half with a strong final 30 minutes to beat the Dallas Cowboys 16-3 on Thursday night in the first NFL preseason game in two years. Matthew Sexton’s 36-yard punt return early in the third quarter jump-started the Steelers, and the Cowboys never challenged after it.
Continue Reading By Reuters Construction on an Indonesian tourism project dubbed “Jurassic Park” on social media will continue, the southeast Asian country’s Environment Ministry said on August 5, despite UNESCO warnings the plans could have a negative environmental impact. Work on a series of tourism projects in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, began
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NEW YORK, NY — Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. The business magazine, which tracks and publishes data on the world’s wealthiest individuals, on Wednesday reported the 33-year-old pop star’s estimated net worth to be $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician and the second-richest woman in entertainment behind Oprah Winfrey.
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El Departamento de Estado investiga el paradero de una botella de whisky japonés de US$ 5.800 que le regalaron al exsecretario de Estado Mike Pompeo, según consta en los archivos de la agencia en el registro federal. El Gobierno de Japón le regaló el whisky a Pompeo en 2019, dice el documento.
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv Nota del editor: Camilo Egaña es el conductor de Camilo. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son exclusivas del autor. (CNN Español) — La consulta de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, sobre si se debía enjuiciar a cinco expresidentes de México (aunque la Suprema Corte le sustituyó el sujeto por “actores del pasado”), por
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — El jugador argentino y estrella del Club Barcelona Leo Messi no seguirá ligado al club. Así lo afirmó en un tuit el equipo: ÚLTIMA HORA | Leo Messi no seguirá ligado al FC Barcelona — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) August 5, 2021 “A pesar de haberse llegado a un acuerdo entre el
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