(CNN Español) — Este lunes, la alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que cambiará la destinación de dos billones de pesos del presupuesto de la ciudad para destinarlos en programas de educación y empleo de emergencia para jóvenes y mujeres en Bogotá, renta básica para familias en
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International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says he believes the Olympic Games will go ahead this year and says the option of canceling the event is “essentially off the table.” Speaking to CNN’s Selina Wang, Pound insisted that all indications suggest a “bubble” around those participating in Tokyo can be maintained but he stopped short
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Experts are turning their focus in the fight against Covid-19 to vaccinating young Americans — warning that even though they don’t face a high chance of serious illness, they still risk long-term symptoms if they get coronavirus. The United States has so far made significant progress in vaccinating adults. At least 25 states, plus Washington,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los expertos están centrando su atención en la lucha contra el covid-19 en vacunar a los jóvenes estadounidenses, advirtiendo que, aunque es posible que no enfrenten un alto riesgo de enfermedad grave, es posible que aún tengan que lidiar con síntomas a largo plazo. Se ha elogiado a las vacunas como la clave
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A British clothing retailer has come under fire for trademarking the name of the west African Yoruba people several years ago, igniting a debate online about whether trademarking names of ethnic groups amounts to cultural appropriation. Timbuktu, an outdoor clothing brand based in northern England, filed to trademark the word “Yoruba” in 2015, records from
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — La espera y los rumores se han acabado este martes. La Asociación Alemana de Fútbol anunció a través de un comunicado que Hansi Flick ha sido el elegido para ser el nuevo entrenador de la selección teutona después que Joachim Löw termine la Eurocopa. Flick, de 56 años, firmó contrato con
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County surpassed an important vaccination milestone Tuesday. Two-thirds of eligible El Pasoans are now partially vaccinated. That includes 12-15 year olds who became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine earlier this month. Health officials also reported two new coronavirus-related deaths and 43 new cases. The latest fatalities were women,
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — Este lunes, la oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz en Colombia informó a través de un comunicado que se retomarán las conversaciones entre el Gobierno de Iván Duque y el Comité Nacional del Paro, este martes a las 10 am hora local. El gobierno añadió que tras las conversaciones del lunes
Continue Reading (CNN) — Un hombre en España murió después de quedar atrapado dentro de una estatua de dinosaurio en un pueblo cerca de Barcelona, dijo la policía regional catalana a CNN. «Todo indica que esto fue un accidente, pero el médico forense lo está examinando», dijo una portavoz de la policía a CNN. El hombre de
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A team of Democratic operatives is launching an initiative to bolster progressive campaigns ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Blue State Campaigns, an offshoot of Blue State — the digital consulting and communications firm founded by Joe Rospars, who worked as a strategist for Elizabeth Warren and Barack Obama — seeks to redefine traditional campaign
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los precios del bitcoin, dogecoin, y otras divisas digitales han caído más de 40% en las últimas semanas. Si bien Elon Musk no es el único responsable de ello, sin duda no está siendo de ayuda. Ya sea por ir a «Saturday Night Live» y bromear con que el dogecoin
Continue Reading (CNN) — Kevin Spacey protagonizará su primera película desde que fue acusado de conducta sexual inapropiada en 2017. CNN confirmó que el actor interpretará a un detective en una próxima película italiana llamada «L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio». La película está dirigida y también protagonizada por Franco Nero. También estará protagonizada por la esposa de Nero,
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Los casos de covid-19 siguen siendo altos en todo el mundo. Los funcionarios de salud advierten que viajar aumenta las posibilidades de contraer y propagar el virus. Quedarse en casa es la mejor manera de detener la transmisión. A continuación, encontrarás información sobre lo que debes saber si aún planeas viajar, actualizada
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At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed the updated death toll in a statement Monday, adding it would probably rise as first responders
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Faced with a return to in-person learning in the fall — and with no option for remote schooling — New York parents are hopeful — but also anxious about what the city will do to safeguard the health of their children. With vaccinations increasing and cases decreasing, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
Continue Reading George (CNN) — Ha pasado un año desde que George Floyd murió a manos de un agente de policía de Minneapolis, lo que provocó protestas mundiales. Este martes, simpatizantes, activistas y su familia lo recordarán con una serie de homenajes y marchas. Desde Dallas hasta Washington y Minneapolis, el nombre de George Floyd resonará en
Continue Reading A 29-year-old Jewish man, who was attacked in a New York City gang assault said Friday that he could not understand why there was so much hate directed at him. Joseph Borgen told CNN’s Don Lemon he doesn’t want revenge on the crowd that punched, kicked and pepper-sprayed him while shouting anti-Semitic slurs on Thursday
Continue Reading A second person has been arrested in connection with the attack on a Jewish man near Times Square during protests in New York City last week, the New York Police Department said Monday. The NYPD arrested Faisal Elezzi, 25, and is recommending charges of assault as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime and
Continue Reading A federal judge has ruled that a 15-year-old soccer player should be able to be signed by the National Women’s Soccer League despite the league’s existing age restriction. In a ruling issued Monday, Judge Karin Immergut approved a temporary restraining order that would require the NWSL to lift its age restrictions, allowing Olivia Moultrie to
Continue Reading A 21-year-old University of Cincinnati soccer player drowned in a state park in Ohio over the weekend, authorities said. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said witnesses reported Allyson Sidloski, of Strongsville, Ohio was hanging from the platform of a boat before disappearing into the water in East Fork State Park just before 5
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At least 25 states, plus Washington, DC, have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adult residents, data published Sunday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Those states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon,
Continue Reading At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed the updated death toll in a statement Monday, adding it would probably rise as first responders
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Academia Nacional de Medicina de Venezuela urge “la colaboración y cooperación internacional para obtener las dosis de vacunas necesarias y así evitar la profundización de la compleja emergencia humanitaria que ha estado afectando al país desde 2016”, de acuerdo con un artículo publicado en The Lancet. La Academia también alerta sobre
Continue Reading (CNN en Español) — Tras más de seis horas de debate, el presidente del Senado de Colombia, Arturo Char, levantó la sesión de la plenaria y citó a que continúe el 25 de mayo para votar la moción de censura contra el ministro de Defensa, Diego Molano. En el debate, varios senadores intervinieron y el ministro
Continue Reading The pilot whose fighter jet crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas has died, according to a release from the base’s public affairs unit. The pilot, who was not identified, was a contractor and the aircraft was owned and operated by Draken US, a Florida-based company that provides “adversary
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) SUGAR LAND, Texas – The Sugar Land Skeeters defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas by a score of 7-2 for the second consecutive night Monday, handing El Paso its fifth consecutive loss. John Andreoli and Gosuke Katoh hit home runs on back-to-back pitches in the top of the sixth inning for El Paso’s
Continue Reading Connecticut Sun head coach and general manager Curt Miller has been fined $10,000 and suspended for one game after making a comment to a game official regarding Liz Cambage of the Las Vegas Aces, the WNBA said Monday. In an Instagram story, Cambage said that Miller tried to get a call from one of the
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas de Perú asegura que Sendero Luminoso es responsable de la muerte de 16 personas en el Valle de los ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro, una región conocida como Vraem, al sureste de Lima. La zona de Vraem está identificada por las autoridades como el centro
Continue Reading The European Union will sanction Belarus and call on its airlines to avoid airspace there, after a Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land in the country, and a dissident journalist on board was arrested. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the bloc is “closing our airspace to
Continue Reading With nine children and one grandchild, life was hard for Mona Liza Vito and her family even before the pandemic. Vito used to work long hours peeling sacks of garlic, making about $2 a day, while her husband worked as a day laborer in construction. But now their work has dried up, a casualty of
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