LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company Merck has agreed to allow other drug makers to make its COVID-19 treatment, the first pill that has been shown to be effective against the disease. The move aims at helping millions of people in poorer countries access to the drug. The U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool said in a statement
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) recomendó el martes que la agencia conceda la autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer-BioNTech para niños de 5 a 11 años. A continuación, la FDA
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year. Facebook’s own analysis shows that hate speech and violence reports skyrocketed on the site immediately after Trump sent a social media message threatening
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By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Internal Facebook documents reveal a country lit “on fire” in the days after controversial social media posts from then-President Donald Trump last year. Facebook’s own analysis shows that hate speech and violence reports skyrocketed on the site immediately after Trump sent a social media message threatening
Continue Reading By MARGARETTE BURNETTE of NerdWallet With fewer outlets for in-person spending, many people have been saving more money over the last 18 months than before the pandemic started. If you were able to save, sustaining the habits that drove those savings can help you financially prepare for the future. Evaluate if pricey, nonessential purchases are
Continue Reading By MARGARETTE BURNETTE of NerdWallet With fewer outlets for in-person spending, many people have been saving more money over the last 18 months than before the pandemic started. If you were able to save, sustaining the habits that drove those savings can help you financially prepare for the future. Evaluate if pricey, nonessential purchases are
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Si China se apoderara de una de las islas periféricas de Taiwán, Estados Unidos tendría pocas opciones buenas para responder sin arriesgarse a una gran escalada y a una guerra entre las superpotencias, según las conclusiones de una reciente simulación o juego de guerra realizado por expertos en política exterior
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business From supply chain chaos to worker shortages, America’s economic recovery ran into some serious challenges in the third quarter of the year. Economists polled by Refinitiv expect that between July and September America’s economy grew at the slowest pace since the recovery began — an annualized rate of 2.7% —
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have tried to block two major roads into London, despite court injunctions banning them from disrupting traffic. Activists from the group Insulate Britain want the government to better insulate homes in the country to cut carbon emissions. They targeted two busy roads leading into the capital during Wednesday’s morning rush
Continue Reading By ALBERTO ARCE The Associated Press A judge has ordered authorities in Spain to register a toddler who was born during her mother’s journey from Cameroon to Europe. According to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday, the girl’s was born March 27, 2020 birth in an Algeria hospital. But the judge in
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved about 3,000 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Wednesday’s decision came a day after the United States issued its strongest condemnation yet of such construction. It was the biggest announcement of settlement plans during the Biden administration. The
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hit another record for daily COVID-19 deaths as authorities across the country moved to keep most people off work in line with a Kremlin order aimed at stemming the spread. Russia’s coronavirus task force on Wednesday registered 1,123 deaths in 24 hours, the largest daily
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union founding member Belgium warned Poland on Wednesday not to treat the EU like “a cash machine” to boost its economic fortunes while disregarding its democratic and rule of law principles at will. Targeting Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said
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By AJ Willingham, CNN There are only 100 days until the Winter Olympics in Beijing, but continuing Covid-19 outbreaks and growing boycott calls are putting a damper on preparations. 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
Continue Reading A level 3 out of 5 severe weather threat shifts east towards the Gulf Coast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest forecast.
Continue Reading In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Dr. Christakis explains why he thinks it is important for children to be vaccinated at school after an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.
Continue Reading Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee weighs in on Facebook and states a need for privacy, safety and competition regulation to protect consumers and small businesses since “almost every major problem we have going on in this country is made worse by internet platforms like Facebook,” he said.
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years. Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in his annual budget speech the changes will take into account a drink’s strength as opposed to what type of
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more than 140 years. Britain’s Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said Wednesday in his annual budget speech the changes will take into account a drink’s strength as opposed to what type of
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Washington prohibió a una importante empresa estatal china de telecomunicaciones operar en Estados Unidos por motivos de seguridad nacional, una medida que amenaza con aumentar de nuevo las tensiones entre las dos mayores economías del mundo. La Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones de EE.UU. (FCC, por sus siglas
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shiba inu coin soared to a new record on Wednesday, capping a surge of over 60,000,000% over the past year. The parody cryptocurrency — which appears to be inspired by dogecoin, another meme cryptocurrency — is up almost 30% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko. It has pared
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Miles de personas en Nueva Inglaterra están despertando a oscuras este miércoles y se espera que los fuertes vientos continúen un día después de que las fuertes lluvias de una tormenta nor’easter inundaran algunas zonas del noreste. Más de 132.000 clientes en Massachusetts estaban sin electricidad este miércoles por la
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MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal in Spain. The Bayern Munich player had his six-month prison sentence turned into a fine of $111,000. He can’t commit another crime in the next four years for the ruling to remain
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is meeting with Greek officials during a visit to Athens that’s expected to focus on furthering Chinese investments in Greece. Greece recently emerged from a decade-long financial crisis that wiped out a quarter of its economy and has been eager to attract international investments. China is
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials on Wednesday during a visit to Athens, with talks touching on Chinese investment in Greece, regional geopolitics, sports and minorities. Greece recently emerged from a decade-long financial crisis that wiped out a quarter of its economy and
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Asesores de la FDA votan a favor de recomendar la vacuna de Pfizer para niños de 5 a 11 años. Crece el consorcio de los ‘Facebook Papers’. Los estragos de la tormenta en la costa este de Estados Unidos. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his memo responding to threats aimed at school officials, pushing back on pointed criticism from Republicans at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The memo, Garland said, “responds to concerns about violence, threats of violence, other criminal conduct.” “That’s all it’s about, and all it
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two major economic and finance agencies on Tuesday called on companies in “key industries” to redeem the principal and interest on their overseas bonds, according to a government statement. Regulators
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two major economic and finance agencies on Tuesday called on companies in “key industries” to redeem the principal and interest on their overseas bonds, according to a government statement. Regulators from the
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Livia Borghese and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stately villa in the heart of Rome, which houses the world’s only ceiling mural by the Italian painter Caravaggio, will be auctioned at a starting price of 471 million euros ($547 million) in January, a court in Rome has confirmed. While most of the infrastructure was demolished
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