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Year: 2022

Parts of England officially fall into drought after months of scant rainfall

By Angela Dewan, CNN Large swaths of England have officially descended into drought, authorities announced Friday, urging residents and businesses in affected areas to conserve water in the driest summer in 50 years. The Environment Agency announced that England’s south, southwest and southeast are in drought, along with central and eastern regions, after convening the

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El nuevo virus Langya encontrado en China podría ser solamente la “punta del iceberg”, advierten investigadores

olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Un nuevo virus detectado en docenas de personas en el este de China podría no causar la próxima pandemia, pero sí sugiere cuán fácilmente los virus pueden pasar desapercibidos de los animales a los humanos, dijeron científicos al advertir que es necesaria mayor vigilancia. El virus, denominado Langya henipavirus, infectó

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Amsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travelers hit by chaos

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of lengthy delays that have plagued the busy European hub for months. Schiphol’s announcement Thursday night heads off a possible mass claim for compensation by passengers who saw their holiday plans evaporate amid hourslong delays

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House passes Democrats’ health care and climate bill, clearing measure for Biden’s signature

By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives voted Friday to pass Democrats’ $750 billion health care, energy and climate bill, in a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party. The final vote was 220-207, along party lines. Four Republicans did not vote. Now that the Democratic-controlled House has approved

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