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Year: 2022

Costa Rica acude a elecciones generales con un electorado dividido y bajo la sombra de la pandemia: candidatos y fechas

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Costa Rica celebrará este domingo elecciones generales para escoger a un nuevo presidente y renovar su Asamblea Legislativa, los primeras comicios que tendrán lugar en América Latina en 2022. El actual presidente Carlos Alvarado Quesada, del Partido Acción Ciudadana, (PAC) no compite en los comicios ya que la Constitución de

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Ottawa police announce safety measures as protests over vaccine mandates carry into second weekend

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Ottawa police are preparing for a second straight weekend of protests by truckers downtown over new Canadian Covid-19 vaccine mandates. The truckers oppose a recent mandate requiring drivers entering Canada to be fully vaccinated or face testing and quarantine requirements. The group is also protesting other health restrictions, including mask mandates

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Analysis: It’s been 70 years since the Queen took the throne, but she’s not celebrating yet

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is adding yet another achievement to her record-breaking reign, becoming the first British monarch to mark a platinum jubilee on Sunday. But despite an unprecedented seven decades of service, we won’t see the usual fanfare just yet. Instead, we know the 95-year-old monarch will be

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Suspected Chinese hackers hit News Corp with ‘persistent cyberattack’

By Sean Lyngaas News Corp suffered a “persistent cyberattack,” the company said Friday, and investigators believe Chinese spies may be responsible. Dozens of journalists at the News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal were targeted in the hack, which appeared to focus on reporters and editors covering China-related issues, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

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16 UPenn swimmers ask school not to challenge transgender policy that could block teammate Lia Thomas from competing

By Jacob Lev, CNN A letter written on behalf of 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team was sent to the university and the Ivy League on Thursday asking that they not pursue legal action to challenge the NCAA’s new transgender athlete participation policies. The letter was written by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, CEO of

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Must-watch videos of the week

By Austin Mabeus, CNN A passenger plane aborts a landing, Trevor Noah gives Joe Rogan a lesson about race and the heart-stopping moment when a road rage shooting is caught on camera. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Please remain seated A British Airways flight was attempting to land at London’s Heathrow Airport

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Arizona Republican House speaker effectively dooms GOP bill to allow state legislature to reject election results

CNN, KTVK, KPHO By Andy Rose and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state legislature the power to reject election results — proved to be too much even for state GOP leaders this week. Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican, quietly doomed House

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16 UPenn swimmers ask school not to challenge transgender policy that could block teammate Lia Thomas from competing

By Jacob Lev, CNN A letter written on behalf of 16 members of the University of Pennsylvania’s swim team was sent to the university and the Ivy League on Thursday asking that they not pursue legal action to challenge the NCAA’s new transgender athlete participation policies. The letter was written by Nancy Hogshead-Makar, CEO of

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La economía de Estados Unidos suma 467.000 empleos en enero y supera las expectativas sombrías

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — La recuperación de los empleos en Estados Unidos recibió un impulso inesperado en enero, a pesar de que la variante ómicron se extendió rápidamente por todo el país. La economía sumó 467.000 empleos el mes pasado. Una cifra significativamente mejor de lo que esperaban la mayoría de los economistas.

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