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Month: February 2021

Francisco Sagasti sobre el vacunagate: “Lo que ha sucedido es una aberración que debe ser tratada como tal”

(CNN Español)– El presidente de Perú, Francisco Sagasti, habló en entrevista en Conclusiones de CNN en Español sobre el reciente escándalo de vacunación en el país. MIRA LA ENTREVISTA COMPLETA AQUÍ ‘Desmiento y niego tajantemente’ Cuando Fernando del Rincón le preguntó al presidente si él había recibido una dosis de la vacuna experimental de Sinopharm

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Vacunagate: el furor de las vacunas contra el coronavirus pone de relieve una larga historia de conducta indebida de funcionarios elegidos en Perú

(CNN) — Han pasado solo tres meses desde que el expresidente de Perú, Martín Vizcarra, fue acusado por el Congreso de su país y destituido de su cargo por acusaciones de corrupción que él ha negado repetidamente. Sin embargo, apareció nuevamente este lunes, haciendo una declaración pública culpando a «una clase política que solo está

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Head of Indiana museum resigns after job ad sought a director to uphold its ‘traditional, core, white art audience’

Charles Venable resigned Wednesday as head of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields after a racially insensitive job listing sought an art director who would maintain the museum’s “traditional, core, white art audience.” “We are ashamed of Newfields’ leadership and of ourselves. We have ignored, excluded, and disappointed members of our community and staff.

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Bad weather causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House says

The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is working to move up scheduled deliveries, surge shipment operations and potentially extend hours at vaccination sites, she said. “The CDC and federal

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Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump

Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning “in the strongest possible terms” Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month — another sign of the backlash against lawmakers who bucked Trump, but one that may not have immediate impact given that Collins just

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Police: 3 teenagers arrested after stealing vehicle, hitting squad car and running from officers

Click here for updates on this story     Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Davenport police arrested three teenagers early Thursday morning after they reportedly drove a stolen vehicle from Rock Island across Centennial Bridge, crashed into a squad car and ran from officers. Just before 3:20 a.m. Feb. 17, 2021, the Davenport Police Department was alerted of

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The Texas power grid is improving. But days of outages have caused heat, water and food shortages

The widespread power outages in Texas improved overnight even as they caused serious, cascading issues with the state’s supply of heating, water, food and medicine. Power was still down for about 390,000 Texas customers as of Thursday afternoon — well below the over 3 million outages a day earlier, according to Poweroutage.us. The Electric Reliability

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Two journalists, 23 and 27, get two years in jail for live-streaming a protest in Belarus

A court in Belarus sentenced two journalists with the independent Belsat TV channel to two years in prison for live-streaming a demonstration, their employer and Belarussian Association of Journalists said in statements following the court hearing Thursday. Journalists Darya Chultsova, 23, and Yekaterina Andreyeva, 27, were detained in November while covering a demonstration in memory

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Biden administration rolls out new rules placing stricter enforcement parameters on ICE

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on immigrants who pose a national security, border security or public safety risk, the agency announced Thursday. The new guidance was prompted by an executive order signed by President Joe Biden shortly after taking office and marks

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