October 2021

La nueva lista de riesgo de viaje por covid-19 de los CDC: un país europeo llega al nivel máximo, Guatemala mejora su clasificación y Colombia y Perú son de “riesgo moderado”

October 26, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) agregaron solo una nueva ubicación a su lista de destinos de viaje de “muy alto” riesgo esta semana. El lunes por la tarde, Ucrania que tiene una rica arquitectura, y es el segundo país más grande de

Germany’s new parliament elects Social Democrat as speaker

October 26, 2021 5:58 AM Associated Press

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s newly elected parliament has elected a lawmaker from the center-left Social Democratic Party as speaker of the 736-member lower house, or Bundestag. The new speaker, Baerbel, Bas, has been a legislator since 2009 and was a deputy leader of her party’s group in the last parliament.

Protesters in Sudan burn tires, block roads a day after coup

October 26, 2021 5:56 AM Associated Press

BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters have blocked roads in Sudan’s capital with makeshift barricades and burning tires, a day after the military seized power in a swift coup widely denounced by the international community. The country’s top general said Tuesday the prime minister of the dissolved government was being held

A new lens on America’s past

October 26, 2021 5:55 AM CNN

CNN Cassie Spodak, Channon Hodge and Margaret Dawson, CNN These are the surprising and personal stories, lost and hidden in America’s past, hosted by CNN’s Abby Phillip, Suzanne Malveaux, Omar Jimenez, Athena Jones, Ryan Young, John Avlon and more. Knowing these stories might reshape your understanding of the disparities the country faces today. July 11,

Greece: 3 girls, 1 woman die after migrant dinghy sinks

October 26, 2021 5:41 AM Associated Press

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say three girls and a woman have died after a dinghy transporting migrants from the coast of Turkey sank near the Greek island of Chios. Greece’s coast guard said another 22 people were rescued and at least person from the boat was missing on

Poland plans ‘radical’ strengthening of its military

October 26, 2021 5:40 AM Associated Press

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party leader has presented plans for a bill to “defend the fatherland.” Jaroslaw Kaczynski said Tuesday that the legislation is aimed at “radically” strengthening the military as the European Union nation faces migration pressure from its eastern neighbor Belarus. Kaczynski, the most powerful politician

As nor’easter drenches the East Coast, thousands have lost power and high winds threaten more outages

October 26, 2021 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to continue a day after a nor’easter’s heavy rains flooded some areas in the Northeast. More than 275,000 customers were without electricity Wednesday morning in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and

Wall Street’s $1 trillion club is growing. Don’t pop the champagne

October 26, 2021 5:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The exclusive group of American companies worth more than $1 trillion just added another member. What’s happening: Shares of Tesla rallied more than 12% Monday to nearly $1,025 after Hertz announced that it had locked in a record order of 100,000 of the company’s electric cars for its fleet. It’s

Former Georgetown head tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions scam

October 26, 2021 5:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Ly, CNN Former Georgetown University head tennis coach Gordon Ernst pleaded guilty to charges “in connection with soliciting and accepting bribes to facilitate the admission of prospective Georgetown applicants and failing to report all of the income from the bribes on his federal income taxes,” according to a news release from the US

UK lawmaker faces suspension for breaching lobbying rules

October 26, 2021 5:27 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s parliamentary standards watchdog says a Conservative lawmaker should be suspended from the House of Commons for breaking lobbying rules. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone said Owen Paterson lobbied the government in 2016 and 2017 on behalf of two companies that were paying him. They were the clinical diagnostics company Randox

Investigators confused Brian Laundrie’s mother for him while watching their home, police reportedly acknowledge

October 26, 2021 5:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton and Michelle Krupa, CNN Investigators in Florida confused Brian Laundrie’s mother with her son while they were monitoring the family’s home in the days after Laundrie’s fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing, a police spokesperson said. “They are built kind of similarly,” North Port Police Department spokesperson Josh Taylor told CNN affiliate

Sudan general: Prime minister is being held at a home

October 26, 2021 5:23 AM Associated Press

BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s top general says the deposed prime minister is being detained for own safety at the general’s own house, not in a prison. The military took power in a coup on Monday. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan told a news conference Tuesday that the military has stepped in after

UK monarch holds 1st virtual audience since rest period

October 26, 2021 5:23 AM Associated Press

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has held virtual audiences at Windsor Castle for the first time since doctors ordered her to rest last week. The 95-year-old sovereign greeted the ambassador of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday. The queen underwent medical tests after she canceled a scheduled trip

Queen Elizabeth II will skip COP26 entirely, days after overnight hospital stay

October 26, 2021 5:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II will skip next week’s key climate conference in Glasgow, according to a royal source. The news comes after the 95-year-old monarch was admitted to a hospital last week for “preliminary investigations.” Buckingham Palace had announced earlier on Tuesday that the Queen would “regretfully” cancel a

Grenade detonated after routine traffic stop in Florida

October 26, 2021 5:08 AM Associated Press

Sheriff’s deputies found a grenade inside a pickup truck a routine traffic stop in north Florida. The 65-year-old driver was pulled over for expired tags, and then they found his driver’s license had expired. A search turned up two glass pipes, and then they spotted the grenade. The man said it came from a military

As nor’easter drenches the East Coast, thousands have lost power and high winds threaten more outages

October 26, 2021 5:06 AM CNN

CNN By Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to continue a day after a nor’easter’s heavy rains flooded some areas in the Northeast. More than 275,000 customers were without electricity Wednesday morning in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island,

Russia, Ukraine report record daily deaths, low vaccinations

October 26, 2021 5:06 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia has reached another high amid a surge in infections that forced the Kremlin to order most Russians to stay off work starting this week. Sluggish vaccination rates have allowed the coronavirus to spread quickly across Eastern Europe. Ukraine and

Russia, Ukraine report record daily deaths, low vaccinations

October 26, 2021 5:06 AM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The daily number of COVID-19 deaths in Russia has reached another high amid a surge in infections that forced the Kremlin to order most Russians to stay off work starting this week. Sluggish vaccination rates have allowed the coronavirus to spread quickly across Eastern Europe. Ukraine and

NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy

October 26, 2021 5:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. The possible exoplanet was discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy — the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51) — by NASA’s Chandra X-ray

NASA discovers first possible planet outside our galaxy

October 26, 2021 5:04 AM CNN

CNN, BLUE ORIGIN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Scientists may have detected signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way, in what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. The possible exoplanet was discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy — the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51) — by

Month: October 2021