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Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — “Nos alegra que el Gobierno español haya tomado la decisión coherente de reabrir fronteras a los viajeros entre Colombia y España”, tuiteó este lunes la vicepresidenta y canciller de Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, cuando el país europeo levantó las restricciones de entrada de viajeros colombianos al territorio español. “La Cancillería
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday said they plan to amend a film censorship law to forbid screenings of movies deemed contrary to national security. The proposed changes to Hong Kong’s Film Censorship Ordinance would step up censorship of movies in the semi-autonomous city, expanding an ongoing crackdown on political dissent that
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ROBERT BURNS AND RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision defies allied leaders who want to give the evacuation more time and opens
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN The flag of Afghanistan will be used as a symbol of “solidarity and peace” as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games kicks off on Tuesday night in Japan. The 16th Summer Paralympics — delayed by a year due to the pandemic — will take place amid Japan’s worst outbreak of Covid-19, with
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN Record rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Western Europe in July was made between 1.2 and 9 times more likely by human-caused climate change, according to a new study. At least 220 people were killed between July 12 and 15 — mostly in Germany, though dozens also died in Belgium —
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Seven people at a university in western Germany have received medical treatment after showing symptoms of poisoning, and prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspicions of attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday. The employees and students at the Technical University in Darmstadt, south of Frankfurt, experienced medical problems on Monday. Police say that
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday and in her first hours on the job sought to bring a sense of urgency to tackling big problems that went unaddressed during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. In an afternoon speech
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BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy grew by 1.6% between April and June compared with the previous quarter, a slightly better showing than initially reported, official statistics showed Tuesday. The gain followed a decline of 2% in the first quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said. In preliminary figures at the end of July, it had reported
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy grew by 1.6% between April and June compared with the previous quarter, a slightly better showing than initially reported, official statistics showed Tuesday. The gain followed a decline of 2% in the first quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said. In preliminary figures at the end of July, it had reported
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will extradite Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang to his home country instead of to the United States where he faces corruption and fraud charges. Chang is expected to stand trial in Mozambique on charges of being involved in a $2.2 billion loan scam while
Continue ReadingBy Scott McLean and Idris Mukhtar, CNN Inside a hospital in a leafy campus in the shadow of Mount Kenya, workers dressed head-to-toe in pale green Hazmat suits load a shrouded body into an ambulance. For the past few weeks, this somber scene has become a daily routine at the 31-bed Mount Kenya hospital, in
Continue ReadingCNN By Scott McLean and Idris Mukhtar, CNN Inside a hospital in a leafy campus in the shadow of Mount Kenya, workers dressed head-to-toe in pale green Hazmat suits load a shrouded body into an ambulance. For the past few weeks, this somber scene has become a daily routine at the 31-bed Mount Kenya hospital,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist If you woke up this morning feeling like the last two days lasted for two weeks, you’re not alone. Tens of thousands of our friends woke up with no power, trees down surrounding their homes, and, in Tennessee, there’s heartbreaking devastation. We are with you. Weather is our passion, but
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By The Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ NEW PITCH One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers. The 67-year-old Rothschild had been with the Padres for the past two
Continue Reading By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-backed Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip have launched a new wave of incendiary balloons into Israel. The move Tuesday further raises tensions after a night of Israeli airstrikes on the seaside territory. The enemy sides this week have engaged in their heaviest cross-border
Continue Reading By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was scrolling through TikTok and
Continue Reading By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark, and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was scrolling through TikTok and
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI and TATAN SYUFLANA Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally decrying the Taliban’s takeover of their country and calling for resettlement outside Indonesia. Most are members of Afghanistan’s Hazara ethnic minority, and they say they’re extremely worried about their families back home. Tuesday’s
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and other concerned groups for a planned release into the sea of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The government decided in April to start discharging the
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and other concerned groups for a planned release into the sea of treated but still radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The government decided in April to start discharging the
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