In most destinations, being a million tourists short over the previous year would be a huge cause for concern, the result of a horrible natural disaster. But that was before 2020, and before the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we travel forever. The Maldives, an Indian Ocean island archipelago practically synonymous with romance, normally sees
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, anunció que este miércoles llegará a El Salvador el primer cargamento de vacunas contra el coronavirus elaboradas por AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford. “Un avión de Iberia trae el primer lote de vacunas contra covid-19 de AstraZeneca desde la India”, aseguró el mandatario en
Continue ReadingKylian Mbappe has been hailed as the next Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi after scoring a wonderful hat trick in Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-1 victory away at Barcelona in the Champions League. Mbappe’s pace and finishing proved a constant threat throughout as he left Barça with a mountain to climb ahead of the second leg of
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mientras millones de personas en Estados Unidos continúan capeando una mortal tormenta invernal sin electricidad, los pronósticos predicen que el hielo y las bajas temperaturas podrían continuar en algunos de los estados más afectados. «Serán posibles franjas de media pulgada de hielo» durante los próximos tres días para áreas desde Texas hasta Mississippi
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The daughter of Dubai’s billionaire ruler, who attempted to flee abroad in 2018, has appeared in secret recordings claiming she is being held hostage in a “villa converted into a jail” with no access to medical help, according to a BBC documentary. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum — the daughter of UAE Prime Minister
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President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall Tuesday that teachers should be moved higher on the list of those who are getting vaccinated against Covid-19. “I think that we should be vaccinating teachers. We should move them up in the hierarchy,” he said. Later, responding to a question from a high school teacher
Continue Reading One person has died and dozens of students feared abducted as armed men raided a state-run school in Niger state, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region early Wednesday. The gunmen, wearing military fatigues according to witnesses, stormed the Government Science Secondary School Kagara at around 2am on Wednesday morning. The number of students and staff members
Continue Reading One person has died and dozens of students feared abducted as armed men raided a state-run school in Niger state, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region early Wednesday. The gunmen, wearing military fatigues according to witnesses, stormed the Government Science Secondary School Kagara at around 2am on Wednesday morning. The number of students and staff members
Continue Reading (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, participó en su primer foro ciudadano desde que llegó a la Casa Blanca el mes pasado, respondiendo preguntas de Anderson Cooper de CNN (y de miembros de la audiencia) en Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Observé, tomé notas y tuve algunas ideas sobre lo más importante y por qué.
Continue Reading President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall Tuesday that teachers should be moved higher on the list of those who are getting vaccinated against Covid-19. “I think that we should be vaccinating teachers. We should move them up in the hierarchy,” he said. Later, responding to a question from a high school teacher
Continue Reading The massive crater appeared violently and explosively in the Siberian tundra last year — a powerful blowout of methane gas throwing ice and rock hundreds of feet away and leaving a gaping circular scar in the empty and eerie landscape. It was the 17th hole to appear in the remote Yamal and Gyda peninsulas in
Continue Reading A judge in the United States on Tuesday ruled that a civil claim for damages against Anne Sacoolas — the woman accused of killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn while she was driving on the wrong side of the road in England — can be heard in Virginia, according to court documents seen by CNN. Sacoolas had
Continue Reading (CNN) –– La vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech parece reducir las infecciones sintomáticas por coronavirus en más del 90% en el mundo real, según informaron investigadores de Israel este domingo. Aunque los hallazgos son preliminares, sugieren que la vacuna continúa siendo notablemente eficaz en una campaña de vacunación masiva. Es decir, fuera de las
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos 6 reos murieron en un motín registrado este martes en la cárcel de Tacambú, en la capital de Paraguay, Asunción, según reportaron las autoridades. El Ministerio de Justicia de Paraguay no informó en qué circunstancias se produjeron las muertes y aclaró que la información es preliminar. (Photo by NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP via
Continue Reading Eleven people were rescued by boat in North Philadelphia after a major water main break happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Philadelphia officials. The cause of the break in the 48-inch main is still unknown and under investigation, Brian Rademaekers with the Philadelphia Water Department told CNN. Crews were able to rescue
Continue Reading Did North Korea hack US drugmaker Pfizer and steal data on Covid-19 vaccines and treatment research? The answer, at least on Wednesday in South Korea, depends on who you ask. South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung told reporters Tuesday that he and other members of the National Assembly Intelligence committee were briefed by the country’s spy
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While many Americans were dealing with how to stay warm Tuesday, some vaccine providers were dealing with the news that some shipments were running behind. About 105 million Americans throughout the county remain under a winter storm warning or watch as many deal with frustrating power outages and stinging cold temperatures. “Significant snow, sleet, and
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Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines more likely to continue working effectively against mutations, one expert says. “The best thing we could possibly do to improve the chances that the vaccine will continue working as we’re hoping it will,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los investigadores de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) que indagan los orígenes del coronavirus en China han descubierto indicios de que el brote fue mucho más amplio en Wuhan en diciembre de 2019 de lo que se pensaba anteriormente. Y están buscando acceso urgente a cientos de miles de muestras de
Continue Reading A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the second such sailing in as many weeks, as the Biden administration steps up the US’ military presence in the disputed waters. In a so-called freedom of navigation operation, the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell steamed within 12 nautical
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