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Story by Reuters and Angela Dewan, CNN The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, prompting a call to action from United Nations chief António Guterres. Oceans saw the
Continue Reading CNN Story by Reuters and Angela Dewan, CNN The world’s oceans in 2021 grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record, while melting ice sheets helped push sea levels to new heights, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, prompting a call to action from United Nations chief António Guterres. Oceans saw
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los republicanos de Pensilvania eligieron este martes en las primarias como su candidato a gobernador en las elecciones intermedias a un político que negó la victoria de Joe Biden, pero parecen haber rechazado a un candidato de extrema derecha al Senado. Hasta la madrugada de este miércoles, Mehmet Oz, el
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda (CNN en Español) — La Fiscalía del estado mexicano de Veracruz informó este martes a través de un comunicado que se liberó a la persona que había sido detenida en relación con la muerte de la directora del portal El Veraz, Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi, y la reportera Sheila Johana García Olivera. La fiscalía
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN Covid-19 infections are on the rise, with most US states reporting an increase in cases. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highly contagious BA.2.1.21 subvariant of Omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus nationwide. Two years into the pandemic, many aren’t sure what to do
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Drayer, CNN Portion sizes of some of your favorite foods have been getting bigger and bigger. Ultraprocessed foods and beverages, including chocolate, french fries, fast-food hamburgers and soda, are being sold in sizes up to five times larger than when they were first introduced, according to a December 2021 study in the American
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies as the U.N. weather agency reported that greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification reached record highs last year. The World Meteorological Organization issued its State of the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press While Europeans bask in the warmth of spring, governments are in a race against winter. Europe is trying to cut use of Russian natural gas because of the war in Ukraine, but still find enough fuel to keep the lights on and homes warm before it gets cold again. That has
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pollution caused one in six deaths worldwide in 2019, a new study has revealed — more than the annual global tolls for war, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs or alcohol. The study, published Tuesday by the Lancet Commission on pollution and health, found pollution kills 9 million people every
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Finlandia y Suecia han entregado sus solicitudes para unirse a la OTAN, dijo el miércoles el secretario general de la alianza militar, Jens Stoltenberg. “Las solicitudes que han presentado hoy son un paso histórico. Los aliados ahora considerarán los próximos pasos en su camino hacia la OTAN”, dijo Stoltenberg después de recibir
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after the two countries submitted their membership requests. The official applications, handed over by Finland and Sweden’s ambassadors
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, Artemis Moshtaghian and Rob Frehse, CNN Thirty minutes before an 18-year-old White man allegedly carried out a racist mass shooting Saturday at a supermarket in a mostly Black enclave of Buffalo, New York, he revealed his monthslong plot to some on social media. Payton S. Gendron — suspected of killing 10 people
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate has risen to the highest level in 40 years as Russia’s war in Ukraine fueled further increases in food and fuel prices. The Office of National Statistics says consumer price inflation accelerated to 9% in the 12 months through April. The agency says that’s the highest rate since 1982,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania Republicans chose an election denier Tuesday as their candidate for governor in this year’s midterm elections — but appear to have rejected a far-right Senate contender. As of early Wednesday, Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and retired hedge
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that Finland, Sweden have officially applied to join the world’s biggest military alliance, a move driven by security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I warmly welcome the requests by Finland and Sweden to join NATO. You are our closest partners,”
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Black box data recovered from a China Eastern flight that crashed in March suggests someone in the cockpit intentionally downed the plane, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a preliminary assessment from United States officials. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it nosedived from
Continue Reading Alberto Pando (CNN) — Un diente desenterrado de una cueva remota en Laos está ayudando a esbozar un capítulo desconocido de la historia de la humanidad.Investigadores creen que el diente perteneció a una mujer joven que vivió hace al menos 130.000 años y probablemente era de los denisovanos, un enigmático grupo de humanos primitivos identificado
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Dodgers keep falling behind early, they’ve had enough power lately to make sure they don’t stay there. Edwin Rios hit a three-run homer during a six-run second inning and the Dodgers erased another quick deficit Tuesday night in a 12-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to sweep
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Dodgers keep falling behind early, they’ve had enough power lately to make sure they don’t stay there. Edwin Rios hit a three-run homer during a six-run second inning and the Dodgers erased another quick deficit Tuesday night in a 12-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to sweep
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Los Angeles Dodgers keep falling behind early, they’ve had enough power lately to make sure they don’t stay there. Edwin Rios hit a three-run homer during a six-run second inning and the Dodgers erased another quick deficit Tuesday night in a 12-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks to sweep
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