(CNN) — Aquí hay un vistazo al Protocolo de Kyoto, un acuerdo alcanzado en Kyoto, Japón, en 1997, que exige que las naciones industrializadas reduzcan sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Los hechos 192 participantes han ratificado el protocolo (191 estados y una organización regional de integración económica). EE.UU. no lo ha hecho; lo abandonó
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President Joe Biden is suddenly waging a bitter two-front confrontation with America’s foe in the last Cold War — Moscow — and the US adversary in a possible next one — China. Nasty personal insults are flying between the White House and the Kremlin even as staggeringly blunt rhetoric erupts in the administration’s first big
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US stocks were poised to rebound on Friday as investors shrugged off an overseas sell-off and inflation fears receded. Dow futures were last up 27 points or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures increased 0.2% and Nasdaq futures gained 0.5%. Wall Street stumbled on Thursday, with energy and tech stocks selling off, and the 10-year Treasury bond
Continue Reading (CNN) — La policía está buscando a un hombre que supuestamente apuñaló al gerente de un restaurante varias veces después de que le dijeron que usara una máscara dentro de un restaurante Jack in the Box en League City, Texas. «Es una situación muy polarizante», dijo el jefe de policía de League City, Gary Ratliff.
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House Democrats are undeterred by the mounting GOP criticism over their review of a contested congressional race that could potentially overturn a state-certified Republican victory in southeast Iowa, brushing back attacks that they are seeking to subvert the will of voters just months after lambasting former President Donald Trump for trying to reverse his electoral
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes impulsan dos proyectos de ley sobre inmigración este jueves. Lo que marca la primera vez que el Congreso votará sobre un camino para la ciudadanía de inmigrantes indocumentados desde que los demócratas obtuvieron escasas mayorías en ambas cámaras, con el presidente Joe Biden en la Casa Blanca. En
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public health reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths and 108 new cases Friday morning. The latest deaths included a woman in her 30s, a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 70s, two men in their 80s, and a woman
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El sorteo de la Champions League para los cuartos de final que se jugarán en abril en Estambul trajo varios partidos interesantes, y quizás el que más atención está recibiendo es el encuentro entre el Real Madrid, el único equipo español clasificado en esta ronda, y el Liverpool. Así quedaron los partidos
Continue Reading Tuesday was not the first time the street with two of the three spas targeted in shootings has witnessed horrific violence. Next door to one of them, 24 years earlier, a bomb exploded at an LGBTQ bar, injuring four people. This week, Gold Massage spa was one of the three attacked by a gunman. In
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Los científicos continúan estudiando el efecto de la vacuna contra el coronavirus en pacientes con distintas patologías o enfermedades. Un estudio publicado recientemente explora cómo reaccionaron los pacientes con trasplantes de órgano tras recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19. En este episodio, el Dr. Elmer Huerta analiza los resultados. Puedes escuchar este
Continue Reading When Katerina Horwitz started out as a social media influencer in 2016, she didn’t earn much money beyond a handful of sponsored posts. A few years later, Horwitz and her husband Yinon quit their day jobs, started a joint Instagram account and got creative with monetizing their 400,000 followers, including selling their own photo filters
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Migrant children who had crossed the US-Mexico border alone began to trickle into a convention center in Dallas late Wednesday, as the administration races to alleviate overcrowded border facilities. The federal government has more than 14,000 migrant children in its custody, administration officials said Thursday, even as they insist that what is happening on the
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Manager Jose Mourinho questioned Tottenham Hotspur’s “attitude” after defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, while captain Hugo Lloris said the team’s performance was a “disgrace.” Dinamo overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to win 3-2 after extra-time on Thursday thanks to Mislav Orsic’s hat-trick. It means the Croatian champion progresses to
Continue Reading Whether it’s a comment about his hair or questioning his expertise, professional ice climber Manoah Ainuu is aware that people notice the difference. Born to first-generation immigrants from Samoa and Ethiopia, the 26-year-old grew up in the outskirts of Los Angeles but later moved to Bozeman, Montana, when he went to college. It was there
Continue Reading In December, then President-elect Joe Biden set a goal of getting 100 million people vaccinated against Covid-19 in the first 100 days of his presidency. At this rate, it looks like US will hit that mark on Friday, which is day 58. “These milestones are significant accomplishments, but we have much more to do,” Biden
Continue Reading After the difficult year we’ve all seen, this year’s list of the world’s happiest countries feels even more relevant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1.
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden de repente está librando una amarga confrontación en dos frentes con el enemigo de Estados Unidos en la Guerra Fría –Moscú– y con el adversario de Estados Unidos en la que podría ser la próxima: China. Insultos personales desagradables vuelan entre la Casa Blanca y el Kremlin incluso cuando
Continue Reading It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous IPO rollout than the past few months for Robinhood. Regulators accused the app-only brokerage of deceiving customers, its CEO was hauled before Congress and Michael Bolton appeared in a viral video about the trading platform’s controversial business model. Robinhood’s GameStop trading restrictions sparked such an uproar that Senator
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La justicia desestimó el pedido de prisión preventiva por 18 meses que la Fiscalía había solicitado para el expresidente de Perú Martín Vizcarra. El exmandatario es investigado por el Ministerio Público de Perú por supuestamente haber recibido dinero de empresas constructoras cuando era gobernador de la región Moquegua entre el 2011 y
Continue Reading A cardiologist at a grocery store almost had her mask ripped off. A young man was verbally accosted, and his White friend didn’t notice. A retired woman was called a racial slur and blocked from exiting a parking lot. These are some examples of hostility that Asian Americans have faced in the last year. While
Continue Reading The Space Launch System rocket that will launch NASA’s Artemis astronauts into space on their way to the moon went through a final and successful hot-fire test of the core stage on Thursday. The test took place at NASA’s Stennis Space Center outside Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and began at 4:40 p.m. ET. The test
Continue Reading So much for a reset. When it was first revealed that top officials from the United States and China would be meeting in Alaska this week, there was a degree of optimism this could mark the start of a new relationship between the two countries, after an almost complete breakdown during the final year of
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Este viernes es el Día Mundial del Sueño. Y, sin duda, en medio de la fatiga pandémica, el estrés del día a día y el cambio de horario, muchos podrían estar necesitando una ayuda para dormir mejor. A continuación algunos consejos para mejorar tu calidad del sueño. Ten cuidado con la adicción
Continue Reading (CNN) — La Cancillería de México anunció medidas de restricción de viajes en sus fronteras norte y sur a partir de este viernes. «Para prevenir la propagación del covid-19, México impondrá a partir del 19 de marzo de 2021 restricciones al tránsito terrestre para actividades no esenciales en su frontera norte y sur», dijo el
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EL PASO — A motorist was seriously injured in a single-car west El Paso traffic crash early Friday morning, according to El Paso Fire Department dispatchers. The crash took place near the intersection of Resler Drive and Orizaba Avenue shortly after midnight and traffic investigators were called to the scene around 2 a.m. Police dispatchers
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A popular annual consumer rights show in China has sparked a national debate about privacy and surveillance and sent companies scrambling to stay on Beijing’s good side. The firestorm first erupted Monday during a two-hour primetime program called “315” that coincides with World Consumer Rights Day. The program is frequently used by China’s state media
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — ¿Te levantas todos los días cansado? ¿Te cuesta conciliar el sueño? ¿El estrés no te deja dormir? Dormimos casi un tercio de nuestras vidas y, aunque los trastornos del sueño son bastante comunes, poco sabemos sobre él. Aquí hay algunas preguntas y respuestas de la Asociación Mundial del Medicina del Sueño que
Continue Reading Asian markets tumbled on Friday as investors appeared to be jolted by several issues, from the continued prospect of rising inflation to a volatile US-China meeting and stubborn coronavirus flare-ups in Europe. China’s Shanghai Composite lost 1.7%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% and South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.9%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell
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(CNN Español) — Las cifras oficiales del gobierno de Venezuela afirman que al 17 de marzo el país sumaba 1.459 muertos por covid-19. A la vez, el balance oficial del estado Táchira al 8 de marzo indicaba que, en esa jurisdicción fronteriza con Colombia y que incluye el municipio San Cristóbal, los muertos por el
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