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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La Cámara de Representantes de Colombia aprobó una reforma tributaria clave para el gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro, con la que se espera recolectar unos 20 billones de pesos adicionales al año (unos US$ 3.987 millones al cambio actual), un monto inferior a la propuesta inicial del ejecutivo. El
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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of engaging in “energy terrorism” after Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy network left millions of residents without power. About 4.5 million people were without electricity across the country, Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Thursday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko
Continue Reading By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — Top diplomats from the world’s major industrialized democracies are rallying support for Ukraine and coming together to voice suspicion of China’s increasing assertiveness. Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nation were wrapping up two days of talks in the historic western German city of
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Merica, CNN The woman who helped turn Mehmet Oz into a household name is backing the Republican’s opponent in Pennsylvania’s key Senate race. Television icon Oprah Winfrey announced on Thursday night that she prefers Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman over Oz in the midterm election contest. “If I lived in Pennsylvania, I
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans are in active discussions to immediately hit the ground running if they take power on Tuesday and target what has become one of their top priorities: Investigating President Joe Biden’s son. On November 9 — the day after the midterm elections — Rep. James
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota on Tuesday, a reflection of the growing momentum nationwide to lift penalties once associated with the drug. If approved, the states would join the 19 (along with Washington, DC) where recreational use is currently legal. Thirty-seven
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston, CNN Nowhere in the country has the struggle between election denialists and democracy defenders played out in more vivid detail than in Arizona, where Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s ability to hold off late momentum from Trump-backed GOP nominee Blake Masters will be key to Democrats’ hopes of defending their narrow Senate majority.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Nikola Jokic broke new ground on Thursday as he recorded yet another triple-double in the Denver Nuggets’ 122-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The back-to-back MVP scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and 13 assists to overtake Wilt Chamberlain for the most triple-doubles ever recorded by a center. Now on
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry has said its severe anti-virus controls should be made less disruptive and a city with the world’s biggest iPhone factory has promised to ease restrictions. Companies and investors are watching for signs the ruling Communist Party might relax “Zero COVID” controls that block
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s health ministry has said its severe anti-virus controls should be made less disruptive and a city with the world’s biggest iPhone factory has promised to ease restrictions. Companies and investors are watching for signs the ruling Communist Party might relax “Zero COVID” controls that block
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “energy terrorism” after Moscow’s repeated attacks on key infrastructure knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people. About 450,000 households across Kyiv were without electricity on Friday as power outages across the country continue, according to the city’s mayor
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that the immune responses against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants were “substantially higher” in people who got its new bivalent booster compared with people who received the companies’ original Covid-19 vaccine. The bivalent booster that targets the original coronavirus strain and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants became
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, but vaccine-weary Americans haven’t rushed to get them. The Food and Drug Administration says the new data released Friday should spur them
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer says its updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, but vaccine-weary Americans haven’t rushed to get them. The Food and Drug Administration says the new data released Friday should spur them
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A bubble barrier that prevents plastic waste from reaching the ocean is one of 15 initiatives named as finalists for the year’s Earthshot Prize, a global competition aimed at finding new ways to protect the planet and tackle climate change. Prince William, the heir to the British
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests, including Wednesday’s record of at least 23 launches, is raising an important question about its weapons program: How does the impoverished country pay for the seemingly endless tests? While some experts say each North Korean
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — In a much-scrutinized meeting Friday with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and warned against the conflict going nuclear. The German leader is in Beijing for a one-day visit that has drawn criticism over China’s tacit support for Russia, lingering controversies
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MILAN (AP) — France and Germany are asking Italy’s new far-right-led government to grant a safe port to nearly 1,000 people rescued by humanitarian groups in the central Mediterranean. Some of the migrans have been stuck at sea for more than two weeks. Humanitarian groups caring for
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Never mind that Halloween is over, because “Halloween fireballs,” as NASA calls them, can still be seen blazing bright in the night sky over the next few weeks, thanks to the Southern Taurids meteor shower. The shower’s estimated peak isn’t until Saturday, November 5, according to EarthSky, and the Taurids are
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — España reabrió este viernes las zonas de su espacio aéreo que habían sido cerradas ante la posible caída de un cohete espacial chino. El Centro de Emergencias de Cataluña dijo en Twitter que el Centro Nacional de Emergencias le había informado que se levantan todas las restricciones en el espacio aéreo asociadas
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