Sol Amaya (CNN) — A medida que la escasez de pruebas de covid-19 agrava una creciente crisis de nuevas hospitalizaciones, más estados de Estados Unidos están compitiendo para ayudar a los hospitales y las redes de atención médica con personal y suministros. La escasez de personal está aumentando a medida que los trabajadores de atención
Continue Reading By Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart attack, was subsequently diagnosed with a rare disease, and broke my right clavicle — all within months of each other, all unexpected and unwelcome. This past year was supposed
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Seattle firefighters rescued a man trapped in the basement of his house after it “slid 15-20 feet off its foundation” during a landslide, authorities said Friday. “The steep slope area behind the house had slid likely as a result of high levels of precipitation which resulted in the top floor of
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Members of the recently formed Hockey Diversity Alliance are sharing their painful experiences in launching a campaign to eradicate racism in the NHL. The five current and former players are featured in a powerful two-minute video which is the centerpiece to what the HDA is calling its “TapeOutHate” campaign.
Continue Reading By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press The FIS race director of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup has said Thursday’s slalom in Zagreb should not have been started and calls the decision-making process “not acceptable.” Race director Markus Waldner was not present at this race and replaced by FIS official Emmanuel Couder. The race in Croatia
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Ha sido una larga espera para Mariah Bell, de 25 años. Por primera vez en los nueve años que ha sido una competidora senior, Bell ganó el título nacional de patinaje artístico femenino de EE. UU. luego de la conclusión del patinaje libre femenino este viernes por la noche, lo que
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BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held a rally in Beirut to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals should have the right to decide whether to be inoculated or not. Vaccination is not compulsory in Lebanon but in recent days authorities have become more strict in dealing with people who are not
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it will hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition. The announcement comes amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup and the prime minister’s resignation last week. The U.N. envoy for Sudan said in a statement the U.N.-facilitated political
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Norte fue arrestado este jueves en relación con el secuestro y asesinato de una niña de 4 años en el condado de Lexington, Carolina del Sur, hace más de tres décadas, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Lexington. Thomas Eric McDowell, de 61 años,
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police in Albania have intervened to disperse protesters from the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party. Officers used a water cannon truck and tear gas while pushing back the hundreds of protesters who had stormed the ground floor of the center-right Democratic Party’s headquarters on
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By Matthew Foster, CNN Away from questions about whether the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) would take place amid the pandemic, the tiny archipelago nation of Comoros has been preparing for its debut on the continent’s biggest stage. The achievement of qualifying for Africa’s biennial football tournament is difficult to overstate given the size
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchas personas escuchan a sus médicos decir que tienen una infección “leve” por covid-19 en medio de una oleada de la variante ómicron del coronavirus, altamente contagiosa, pero su enfermedad puede no parecer tan leve como suena. Así le ocurrió a Michelle Cordes, dietista de un hospital del área de Chicago.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas murieron en una tormenta de nieve en la ciudad turística de Murree, en el noreste de Pakistán. Los turistas, que estaban atrapados en un atasco de tráfico, sufrieron una “crisis alimentaria” después de quedar varados, dijo este sábado el ministro del Interior, Sheikh Rashid, en un comunicado
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Swiss federal court has upheld a freeze on a reported 50 million euros in assets belonging to one of the suspects in a big Holy See fraud trial. The court rejected among other things his argument that he can’t get a fair trial in the Vatican,
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
Continue Reading ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Marco Odermatt has extended his dominant season in World Cup giant slalom by winning at Adelboden. Switzerland’s new ski star gave his Alpine home nation its first win in 14 years in its classic home race. Odermatt was at the limit of his balance skiing down the steep final slope. He
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. The U.K. Health Security Agency says that for people over 65,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios (Cofepris) informó este viernes que han dado luz verde para el uso de emergencia del tratamiento oral para el covid-19 denominado molnupivar de Merck. La píldora Molnupiravir fue aprobada recientemente para su uso de emergencia por parte de la Administración Federal
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By Hannah Ryan, CNN Just six months after opening, London’s newest tourist attraction is shutting its doors. The much-derided Marble Arch Mound, which cost a reported £6 million ($8.15 million), and was overseen by Westminster Council, will close January 9 after developing a reputation as a major disappointment and having been the source of widespread
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — One of two people who attended a large gathering with senior Hong Kong officials and was believed to be infected with COVID-19 turned out to be a false positive. Hong Kong media say that means about 80 of more than 180 attendees may no longer face a lengthy quarantine. Microbiologist Yuen
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and JERRY HARMER Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister has defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover plunged the country into turmoil, though there was little evidence the mission yielded any immediate breakthrough. Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Novak Djokovic recibió una exención médica para competir en el Abierto de Australia, ya que se había recuperado recientemente del covid-19, según documentos judiciales publicados este sábado por el programa del Circuito Federal de Australia. La noticia se conoce cuando el No. 1 del mundo del tenis está confinado en un
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN US Customs and Border Protection reported a 1,066% increase in the amount of fentanyl seized in fiscal year 2021 in south Texas, the agency said this week in a press release. Agents at eight ports from Brownsville to Del Rio seized 87,652 pounds of narcotics, including 588 pounds of fentanyl, a
Continue Reading By Azaz Syed and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 21 people are dead in northern Pakistan after thousands of vehicles became stranded in a blizzard Saturday. All the roads in Murree are now clear, a police spokesman for the Islamabad police said, and officers have evacuated thousands of people who were stuck in the area,
Continue Reading By Yong Xiong and Chandler Thornton, CNN At least 16 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a gas explosion in southwestern China, according to the country’s Ministry of Emergency Management. The ministry said a cafeteria for a local government district office in Chongqing city collapsed after a suspected gas leak and explosion,
Continue Reading KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector dominated a women’s World Cup giant slalom and overtook Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin on top of the discipline standings. Hector posted the fastest time in both runs as she extended her first-run lead to a huge .96 seconds over runner-up Tessa Worley. World Cup GS champion
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, CNN Covid-19 cases continue to rise dramatically, leading to brutally long lines at testing sites and empty shelves at stores where at-home rapid test kits were once in stock. Now an additional problem has emerged: The Federal Trade Commission is warning about fraudulent testing kits being sold online to desperate customers. “It’s
Continue Reading By FLORIAN BRUNET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Egyptian-Palestinian human rights activist Ramy Shaath has arrived in Paris and reunited with his wife, after Egyptian authorities released him from prison and deported him. An overjoyed Shaath, the son of a prominent Palestinian politician, walked out of the Charles de Gaulle airport smiling,
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Health officials in Egypt say a traffic accident involving a microbus and a larger bus has left at least 16 people dead and 18 others injured in the Sinai Peninsula. The Health Ministry says the crash took place Saturday when a microbus collided with a public transportation bus on a road linking
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