By Ben Church, CNN It was a good day to be an American at Wimbledon on Monday, with both Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe causing upsets as the grass-court grand slam began. Stephens stunned two-time champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3 6-4, while Tiafoe defeated world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4 6-4 6-3. Around 6,000
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By Bethlehem Feleke, Richard Roth, Kristina Sgueglia, Vasco Cotovio, Nima Elbagir and CNN Staff In a stunning about-turn in the devastating eight-month civil war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the Ethiopian government declared an immediate and unilateral ceasefire after Tigrayan troops retook the regional capital Mekelle on Monday evening. Tigrayan forces on Tuesday had not
Continue ReadingDelta variant of Covid-19 spreading in almost all states, Missouri hospitals struggling
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN A new and slightly changed version of the Delta coronavirus variant is spreading in a number of countries including the United Kingdom, United States and India, health officials say. This strain, which has generated a significant amount of global media attention, is called B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN A new and slightly changed version of the Delta coronavirus variant is spreading in a number of countries including the United Kingdom, United States and India, health officials say. This strain, which has generated a significant amount of global media attention, is called B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Stephen Breyer has taken a commanding role in the final days of the Supreme Court session, writing decisions preserving Obamacare and bolstering student free speech and, when conservatives ruled against union organizing on agricultural land, forcefully dissenting for the left wing. But what some
Continue Readingolivertapia (Reuters) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció el lunes una donación inicial de 2,5 millones de vacunas contra el covid-19 de la farmacéutica Janssen a Colombia, informó la Presidencia del país sudamericano. Colombia, con 4,15 millones de casos positivos y 104.678 muertos por coronavirus, avanza en un proceso para inmunizar al
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening. The decisive 8-3 ruling comes after advocates pushed for decriminalization as a means to reduce drug-fueled cartel violence in the country. The court declared the prohibition of cannabis unconstitutional in 2018, leading lawmakers to move
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening. The decisive 8-3 ruling comes after advocates pushed for decriminalization as a means to reduce drug-fueled cartel violence in the country. The court declared the prohibition of cannabis unconstitutional in 2018, leading lawmakers to move
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new report said Tuesday. Myanmar produces about 70% of the world’s jade, worth billions of dollars and fueled in large part by
Continue ReadingIn a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
Continue ReadingBy Zahra Ullah and Anna Chernova, CNN If you ask the Kremlin whether Covid-19 vaccination in Russia is voluntary, its officials will tell you it is. Yet authorities in Moscow have put together a policy that essentially gives people in public-facing roles little choice but to get their shots. Faced with stubbornly low vaccination rates,
Continue ReadingIn a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump se enfrenta a un muro de rendición de cuentas y de la verdad a medida que nuevas revelaciones e investigaciones exponen a un escrutinio cada vez mayor sus abusos de poder, mentiras delirantes sobre las elecciones y conducta empresarial. Considera lo que ha sucedido en los últimos
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La recesión producida por el covid-19 en Estados Unidos ha sido dolorosa, pero al parecer podría ser de corta duración. El árbitro oficial, la Oficina Nacional de Investigación Económica (NBER, por sus siglas en inglés), no ha dicho que esta recesión haya terminado. Sin embargo, parece que la
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — Cuando decenas de millones de estadounidenses salgan a la carretera este fin de semana festivo, encontrarán los precios más altos de la gasolina en casi siete años. Pero muchos también encontrarán estaciones sin una gota de combustible. El precio promedio nacional por un galón de gasolina regular es
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Los propietarios de condominios en la torre del sur de Florida que se derrumbó la semana pasada se enfrentaban a avalúos por millones de dólares en reparaciones, y los pagos comenzarían una semana después del desplome mortal del edificio. La asociación de condominios Champlain Towers South aprobó un avalúo de US$
Continue Reading Kristen Rogers, CNN As the country reopens in an ongoing pandemic, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest US community for the second year in a row. Located roughly 40 miles from Sante Fe, the county is home to canyons and mesas connected by a 58-mile trail network, 13 developed public parks
Continue Readingjosemartinezgomez (CNN) — La lanzadora de martillo Gwen Berry dice que la interpretación del himno nacional mientras estaba en el podio en las pruebas de pista y campo olímpicas de Estados Unidos fue «preparada». Berry se apartó de la bandera para mirar a las gradas mientras se escuchaba «The Star-Spangled Banner» durante la ceremonia de
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A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in the city of Indio Monday night. The crash It happened around 9:00 p.m. near the area of Shadow Palm Avenue, west of Monroe Street. Police said the pedestrian, later identified as Domingo Cordova, 57, was found dead in the roadway. Officers originally told News Channel
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