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Floods generate 4 decades’ worth of junk in German valley

November 5, 2021 4:23 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say that hundreds of thousands of tons of junk have been removed from a valley in western Germany since it was devastated by flooding in mid-July, equivalent to four decades’ worth of garbage. More than 180 people died in Germany and hundreds more were injured in the July 14-15 floods, which

Periodista china encarcelada por documentar brote de covid-19 necesita atención médica urgente, dice su familia

November 5, 2021 4:17 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Zhang Zhan, una periodista ciudadana encarcelada por informar sobre el brote inicial de covid-19 en Wuhan, China, a principios de 2020, necesita desesperadamente atención médica, según Human Rights Watch (HRW). El grupo de derechos humanos con sede en EE.UU. pidió a las autoridades de Beijing que liberen a Zhang, exabogada,

Timeline of the coup: How Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election

November 5, 2021 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier A full year after the 2020 presidential election, new details are still emerging about former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to overturn the results. Many of Trump’s actions were done in public view, including dozens of ill-fated lawsuits and tweets that undermined the electoral process. But congressional

Timeline of the coup: How Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election

November 5, 2021 4:03 AM CNN

CNN By Marshall Cohen CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier A full year after the 2020 presidential election, new details are still emerging about former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to overturn the results. Many of Trump’s actions were done in public view, including dozens of ill-fated lawsuits and tweets that undermined the electoral process. But

‘We’re not perfect but we’re freaking trying’: Chloé’s Gabriela Hearst on making fashion sustainable

November 5, 2021 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN When Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst was announced as the creative director of luxury fashion house Chloé in December last year, those familiar with her work knew it spelled change for the 70-year-old French brand — especially given the maison’s CEO, Riccardo Bellini, had already indicated he was looking to take

Glenn Youngkin wrote the GOP playbook to navigate the Trump factor. Can it be replicated in 2022?

November 5, 2021 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN With his victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race, Glenn Youngkin wrote a new Republican playbook for keeping Donald Trump’s base engaged without alienating the voters who were repelled by the former President in recent elections. That’s despite running against a rival, Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, whose closing message — in

El Departamento de Justicia demanda a Texas por nuevas restricciones de votación

November 5, 2021 3:59 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia demandó a Texas por las nuevas restricciones al voto que, según el gobierno federal, privarán de este derecho a los votantes elegibles y violarán la ley federal de derecho al voto. La demanda presentada el jueves en un tribunal federal en San Antonio desafía la ley conocida como

Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%

November 5, 2021 3:47 AM Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s atomic agency says that its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463 pounds), the latest defiant move ahead of upcoming nuclear talks with the West. The figure, attributed to agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvan, was carried in a report by the semi-official Tasnim and Fars news agencies.

British stage and TV veteran Lionel Blair dies at 92

November 5, 2021 3:45 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Entertainer Lionel Blair, a staple on British stage and television for decades, has died. He was 92. Blair’s agent said he died Thursday. No cause of death was given. Blair was born Lionel Henry Ogus in Montreal to Russian Jewish parents. The family moved to Britain when he was a toddler. Among

‘All they’ve done is carry dead bodies out.’ Despair at site of Lagos luxury apartment collapse as families watch rescue effort

November 5, 2021 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Stephanie Busari CNN Families of the victims of Monday’s high-rise building collapse in Lagos have accused the Nigerian government of organizing a shambolic rescue effort. Several victims were believed to have been alive in the immediate aftermath of the collapse. On Tuesday, rescue workers said they spoke to several people trapped

Con un jurado establecido, el juicio por homicidio en el caso de Ahmaud Arbery comienza este viernes

November 5, 2021 3:41 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN) — El juicio de los tres hombres blancos acusados del homicidio del corredor negro Ahmaud Arbery está programado para comenzar la mañana de este viernes, lo que nuevamente atrae la atención de EE.UU. sobre el caso en una pequeña ciudad de Georgia en el que la raza ha seguido siendo un factor

How to watch CNN’s coverage of Colin Powell’s funeral

November 5, 2021 3:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Washington National Cathedral on Friday will host a funeral for the late Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died on October 18 from complications from Covid-19. Although the funeral will be closed to the public, CNN will be carrying live coverage of the funeral service honoring Powell, who served in

Harris to announce Biden administration’s first meeting of the National Space Council

November 5, 2021 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN Six months after being tapped to lead the White House’s National Space Council, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the council’s first meeting of the Biden administration during a visit Friday to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The meeting will be held on December 1, according to a White

‘We’re not perfect but we’re freaking trying’: Chloé’s Gabriela Hearst on making fashion sustainable

November 5, 2021 3:35 AM CNN

Chloé is the first luxury fashion brand to achieve B-Corp status, a rigorous certification reflecting a company’s ethical and sustainable standards. Creative director Gabriela Hearst explains why these changes are vital.

Un elemento encontrado en nuestros dientes fue detectado por primera vez en una galaxia a 12.000 millones de años luz de distancia

November 5, 2021 3:27 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Realmente estamos hechos de estrellas, como dijo una vez el astrónomo Carl Sagan. Por primera vez, los astrónomos han detectado un elemento que se encuentra en nuestros cuerpos en una galaxia que se encuentra a más de 12.000 millones de años luz de distancia. La NASA descubre el primer posible planeta fuera

Generation Climate: How the crisis made young people the adults in the room

November 5, 2021 3:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Vanessa Nakate was 21 when deadly floods inundated vast swaths of East Africa in 2018. She didn’t consider herself a climate activist at the time, but soon after that disaster she and her younger siblings and cousins decorated placards and started climate protests in her home city of Kampala, the capital

German Greens see slow progress in talks on new government

November 5, 2021 3:23 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s environmentalist Greens are signaling that negotiations to form a new governing coalition are progressing slowly and differences remain over climate policy. The Greens last month entered negotiations with the center-left Social Democrats and the business-friendly Free Democrats on a new government after all three parties made gains in Germany’s Sept. 26

Europa se enfrenta a 500.000 muertes más por covid-19 en febrero, advierte la OMS

November 5, 2021 3:04 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Europa se enfrenta a un invierno potencialmente devastador que podría ver a medio millón de personas morir con covid-19, advirtió la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el jueves. La OMS dio la alarma sobre un aumento en los casos y lamentó la vacunación vacilante en partes del continente. Gran parte de

Deadly week for migrants on French coast; at least 3 killed

November 5, 2021 2:53 AM Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — A train struck and killed a migrant from Eritrea and at least two bodies were recovered from the sea and on a beach during a particularly deadly week for migrants on the northern coast of France. The deaths occurred in and around the city of Calais, where people often attempt treacherous crossings

Bosnian doctors brace for new wave as virus rages in region

November 5, 2021 2:41 AM Associated Press

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave of the coronavirus in the Balkan nation, which has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit countries in Europe earlier in the pandemic. In the northwestern town of Banja Luka, the COVID-19 ward of the main hospital

Incluso si se contagian posvacunación, las personas vacunadas no se enferman tan grave con el covid-19, muestran estudios

November 5, 2021 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

Mariana Toro (CNN) — Incluso si contraen una infección posvacunación, las personas vacunadas no se enferman de forma tan grave con el covid-19, informaron el jueves dos equipos diferentes de investigadores. Ambos estudios muestran que las vacunas protegen fuertemente contra la enfermedad grave y la muerte, incluso meses después de que las personas se vacunaron

Policía frustra robo de almacén de oro en Medellín

November 5, 2021 2:33 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN en Español) — La policía de Medellín detuvo a 11 personas, una de las cuales resultó herida, en un robo frustrado a un depósito de oro en una zona del sur de la ciudad colombiana. El comandante de la Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Brigadier General Javier Josué Martín Gámez, dijo en

Yorkshire cricket boss quits as racism crisis shakes sport

November 5, 2021 2:26 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club has resigned as the club struggles to contain a crisis over its handling of a former player’s racism allegations. Roger Hutton says he quit “with immediate effect.” He cites the club’s unwillingness to accept the claims by former player Azeem Rafiq and its refusal to