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Month: February 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to quarantine after security agent tests positive

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for Covid-19, department chief of staff Laura Schiller said in a statement. Schiller’s statement says the agent has been in “close contact” with Buttigieg as recently as Monday morning. Buttigieg tested negative Monday and has not shown

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Sudáfrica suspende aplicación de vacuna de AstraZeneca; estudio muestra que ofrece menos protección contra variante de covid-19

(CNN) — Funcionarios de salud sudafricanos dijeron el domingo que habían suspendido la aplicación en el país de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de AstraZeneca después de que un estudio mostró que ofrece una protección reducida contra la variante del covid-19 identificada por primera vez allí. Durante una sesión informativa el domingo, el ministro de

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They see one man’s death as an urgent reminder of what Biden needs to do

It’s something Azadeh Shahshahani dreads hearing. And something she says she’s heard too many times already. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced last week that a man who’d been detained at the privately run Stewart Detention Center in South Georgia died after contracting coronavirus. The 57-year-old, identified by Mexican authorities as Félix Montes de Oca Marcelino,

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El FMI y el Banco Mundial se reúnen en Lima en el evento de economía más grande del mundo

Sigue la cobertura del evento en Portafolio Global. Mira más detalles en Facebook.com/PortafolioCNN (CNN Español) — Este lunes empezaron en Lima las reuniones anuales de la Junta de Gobernadores del Fondo Monetario Internacional y del Banco Mundial, el que es considerado el evento de economía más grande del mundo. Asisten los ministros de Finanzas y directores de Bancos

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Disney California Adventure Park to bring back 1,000 workers in limited reopening

Some Disney fans will finally have the chance to return to the California Adventure Park next month for a limited-time experience, about a year after the entertainment giant’s theme parks closed because of the pandemic. Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock announced the plan Monday in a letter to workers sent in honor of California Adventure’s

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