Ben & Jerry’s CEO: White America must ‘get over it’ and fix systemic racism
Ben & Jerry’s CEO Matthew McCarthy says corporate America has a responsibility to fix racist systems.
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Líderes políticos reaccionan a la proclamación de Pedro Castillo como presidente electo de Perú
Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este lunes, y un mes después de que se llevó a cabo la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Perú, Pedro Castillo, del partido Perú Libre, fue proclamado presidente electo por el Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE). Varios líderes políticos han reaccionado a la noticia. Francisco Sagasti, presidente interino
Continue Reading Cómo ver el viaje de Jeff Bezos al espacio
olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Jeff Bezos, la persona más rica del mundo, está a punto de lanzarse en un viaje supersónico al borde del espacio. Volará a bordo de New Shepard, una cápsula suborbital y un sistema de cohetes construido por su compañía espacial Blue Origin. También llevará algunos invitados en este viaje
Continue Reading‘Huge orange ball of flames’: Entire town evacuated after massive fires
Wildfires are burning across much of the West and weather conditions stand to worsen an already dire situation as huge areas of land go up in flames. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
Continue ReadingMore ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres
By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames. There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states
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Condo owners across country feel uneasy after Surfside collapse
Residents of the tens of millions condo buildings in the US — particularly on the coast — have been feeling anxious and unnerved since the deadly Champlain Towers North collapse last month. CNN’s Rosa Flores reports.
Continue ReadingAt least 31 people killed after Mumbai hit with torrential rain
By Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through India’s financial capital late on Sunday, triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses while leaving neighborhoods devastated. Twenty-one people died in the Mumbai suburb of Chembur, in India’s western state of Maharashtra, while 10 people were killed
Continue ReadingSee aftermath of deadly landslides in Mumbai, India
At least 31 people were killed when torrential rain swept through Mumbai, India triggering landslides that crushed cars and houses and left neighborhoods devastated.
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Watch : Jeff Bezos speaks after historic space flight
You can rewatch the historic flight here: By MARCIA DUNN VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder was accompanied by a hand-picked group: his
Continue ReadingSingapore police arrest teen for suspected murder of 13-year-old boy
By Amy Sood, CNN A 16-year-old boy was due to be charged with murder by Singapore police on Tuesday after a 13-year-old boy was found dead with multiple wounds in a school bathroom along with an ax. According to a police statement, officers found the victim on Monday with multiple wounds and he was pronounced
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing, and the vast majority were not vaccinated
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates of hospitalizations and deaths. Data from Johns Hopkins University shows: — The average number of new Covid-19 cases each day the past week was 32,278. That’s a 66% jump
Continue ReadingNew Covid-19 cases increasing in all 50 states amid vaccination lag
Covid-19 cases are rising in all 50 states as experts warn that unvaccinated individuals are accounting for most new cases. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports.
Continue ReadingJoe Biden wants to overhaul global tax rules. Ireland stands in the way
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business One of President Joe Biden’s priorities is a historic overhaul of global tax rules. The world’s most powerful 20 economies are on board. But an island nation of 5 million people is standing in the way. Biden still needs Ireland. For years, the country has successfully attracted hordes of global
Continue Reading Deadly floods inundated parts of Europe, but the Netherlands avoided fatalities. Here’s why
By Ivana Kottasová and Mick Krever, CNN As communities devastated by the catastrophic flooding in parts of western Europe start picking up the pieces, they are wondering how it all went so wrong, so fast. After all, Europe has a world-leading warning system that issued regular alerts for days before floods engulfed entire villages. But
Continue Reading Europe floods: Scale of destruction revealed as water subsides
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has subsided.
Continue Reading Una mujer le robó a su perro y él, en cambio, pagó por su rehabilitación por drogas
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La adicción a las drogas saboteó la vida de Brayden Morton durante cinco años. A lo largo de ese tiempo, intentó desintoxicarse del fentanilo 16 veces antes de salir airoso. Por eso, cuando encontró a la persona que le robó a su querida perra, Darla, y descubrió que era adicta al
Continue Reading Zoom compra Five9 en un acuerdo de US$ 14.700 millones para prepararse para un mundo pospandémico
Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York / Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Zoom, la plataforma de videoconferencia que se hizo enormemente popular durante la pandemia de covid-19, está gastando la friolera de US$ 14.700 millones en la empresa de software basada en la nube Five9 para aumentar su atractivo entre los clientes comerciales. Zoom anunció la
Continue ReadingTwo major storms form in East Asia, threatening China, Japan and Taiwan
By Jackson Dill and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days. Tropical Storm Cempaka strengthened into a typhoon early Tuesday over the South China Sea. The storm had winds
Continue ReadingTyphoon Cempaka expected to bring heavy rain and flooding
Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days. CNN’s Karen Maginnis has more on Typhoon Cempaka and Tropical Storm In-Fa.
Continue ReadingToyota won’t run Olympics ads in Japan and several sponsors’ CEOs will skip the opening ceremony
By Chie Kobayashi, Gawon Bae, Chandler Thornton and Michelle Toh, CNN Business Toyota will have a subdued role at the Olympics in Japan this year, despite being one of the event’s biggest sponsors. According to a company spokesman, the automaker will not be releasing any commercials related to the Tokyo Games in Japan, choosing instead
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