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Year: 2021

Former US diplomat Bill Richardson meets Myanmar leader

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, on a humanitarian mission to strife-torn Myanmar, has met with the head of the Southeast Asian nation’s military-installed government. Myanmar’s Information Ministry says Richardson held discussions about prevention and control of COVID-19. His mission was announced Sunday by his

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Why flying is so bad and about to get worse

CNN, WSOC By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Canceled flights, packed planes, rising fares and violent outbursts are the new normal for air travel. Flying is getting worse for both passengers and crews. The problems run deeper than the operational meltdowns that caused Southwest and American Airlines to cancel thousands of flights over four-day periods in

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La estrella del Barcelona Sergio Agüero estará fuera 3 meses luego de una “evaluación cardiológica”

urielblanco (CNN) — Sergio “Kun” Agüero estará tres meses fuera de las canchas tras someterse a una “evaluación cardiológica”, confirmó el Barcelona. El argentino tuvo que abandonar el terreno de juego a los 40 minutos del partido contra el Alavés (1-1) tras caer al suelo y agarrarse el pecho, pero pudo salir del campo sin

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US, UK and EU will help fund South Africa’s coal phaseout, offering a model for the developing world

South Africa is more heavily dependent on coal than perhaps any other country. But for the world to combat a climate catastrophe, countries like South Africa need to move away from coal. CNN’s David McKenzie and team head into the claustrophobic depths of a disused mine and explain why the country’s withdrawal from its coal addiction is a critical test for the planet.

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China is urging families to stock up on food as supply challenges multiply

By Laura He and Yong Xiong, CNN Business China is telling families to stock up on food and other daily essentials as bad weather, energy shortages and Covid-19 restrictions threaten to disrupt supplies. The country’s Ministry of Commerce late Monday issued a notice directing local governments to encourage people to stockpile “daily necessities,” including vegetables,

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Satellite images appear to show China is making significant progress developing missile silos that could eventually launch nuclear weapons

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Rapid construction at three suspected silo fields in China — which could eventually be capable of launching long-range nuclear missiles — appears to indicate that Beijing is putting substantial efforts and resources into the development of its nuclear capabilities, according to analysis of new commercial satellite images. Experts

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