Ashleigh Barty on her Olympic ‘dream’
World No. 1 tennis player Ashleigh Barty talks to Amanda Davies about her Olympic “dream” ahead of Tokyo 2020.
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US stars Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe cause upsets at Wimbledon
By Ben Church, CNN It was a good day to be an American at Wimbledon on Monday, with both Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe causing upsets as the grass-court grand slam began. Stephens stunned two-time champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3 6-4, while Tiafoe defeated world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4 6-4 6-3. Around 6,000
Continue ReadingUS stars Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe cause upsets at Wimbledon
By Ben Church, CNN It was a good day to be an American at Wimbledon on Monday, with both Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe causing upsets as the grass-court grand slam began. Stephens stunned two-time champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets, 6-3 6-4, while Tiafoe defeated world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-4 6-4 6-3. Around 6,000
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s government announce ceasefire as Tigrayan troops retake region’s capital
By Bethlehem Feleke, Richard Roth, Kristina Sgueglia, Vasco Cotovio, Nima Elbagir and CNN Staff In a stunning about-turn in the devastating eight-month civil war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the Ethiopian government declared an immediate and unilateral ceasefire after Tigrayan troops retook the regional capital Mekelle on Monday evening. Tigrayan forces on Tuesday had not
Continue ReadingSURGE HITS MISSOURI, SOME BLAME DELTA VARIANT
Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading in almost all states, Missouri hospitals struggling
Continue ReadingThere are at least 200 known cases of the Delta Plus coronavirus variant worldwide. Here’s what we know
By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN A new and slightly changed version of the Delta coronavirus variant is spreading in a number of countries including the United Kingdom, United States and India, health officials say. This strain, which has generated a significant amount of global media attention, is called B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1
Continue ReadingBreyer watch intensifies as Supreme Court term nears its close
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Stephen Breyer has taken a commanding role in the final days of the Supreme Court session, writing decisions preserving Obamacare and bolstering student free speech and, when conservatives ruled against union organizing on agricultural land, forcefully dissenting for the left wing. But what some
Continue ReadingEE.UU. donará a Colombia 2,5 millones de vacunas Janssen contra el covid-19
olivertapia (Reuters) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció el lunes una donación inicial de 2,5 millones de vacunas contra el covid-19 de la farmacéutica Janssen a Colombia, informó la Presidencia del país sudamericano. Colombia, con 4,15 millones de casos positivos y 104.678 muertos por coronavirus, avanza en un proceso para inmunizar al
Continue ReadingMexico’s supreme court decriminalizes recreational use of cannabis
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening. The decisive 8-3 ruling comes after advocates pushed for decriminalization as a means to reduce drug-fueled cartel violence in the country. The court declared the prohibition of cannabis unconstitutional in 2018, leading lawmakers to move
Continue ReadingUn tuit del multimillonario mexicano Ricardo Salinas Pliego impulsa al bitcoin
olivertapia Nueva York (CNN) — El precio del bitcoin subió el lunes después de que Ricardo Salinas Pliego, el propietario de Banco Azteca en México, dijera que estaba presionando a su país para que aceptara la criptomoneda y alentó a sus seguidores de Twitter a comprarla. «Mi banco y yo estamos trabajando para ser el
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New video of Ethiopia massacre shows soldiers documenting executions
A CNN investigation in April 2021, in collaboration with Amnesty International, exposed the horror of a massacre perpetrated by Ethiopian soldiers in Mahibere Dego in the mountains of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where government troops are battling regional forces. CNN has obtained and verified new images, confirming not only the identity of the victims but the army unit of the perpetrators. CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports.
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military has tightened its grip on the jade industry, report says
By Helen Regan, CNN Myanmar’s military has such strong control over the country’s jade trade that it would be “nearly impossible” to buy the gemstone without enriching the generals and their allies, a new report said Tuesday. Myanmar produces about 70% of the world’s jade, worth billions of dollars and fueled in large part by
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Exclusive: Inside Russia’s new Covid-19 vaccine factory (Feb, 2021)
In a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
Continue Reading Russia says people can decline its vaccine. But for many, they’ll get fired if they do
By Zahra Ullah and Anna Chernova, CNN If you ask the Kremlin whether Covid-19 vaccination in Russia is voluntary, its officials will tell you it is. Yet authorities in Moscow have put together a policy that essentially gives people in public-facing roles little choice but to get their shots. Faced with stubbornly low vaccination rates,
Continue Reading Exclusive: Inside Russia’s new Covid-19 vaccine factory (Feb, 2021)
In a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia’s new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | La falsa realidad de Trump está siendo expuesta en múltiples frentes
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump se enfrenta a un muro de rendición de cuentas y de la verdad a medida que nuevas revelaciones e investigaciones exponen a un escrutinio cada vez mayor sus abusos de poder, mentiras delirantes sobre las elecciones y conducta empresarial. Considera lo que ha sucedido en los últimos
Continue ReadingSeñales de que la recesión de 2020 podría haber terminado
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La recesión producida por el covid-19 en Estados Unidos ha sido dolorosa, pero al parecer podría ser de corta duración. El árbitro oficial, la Oficina Nacional de Investigación Económica (NBER, por sus siglas en inglés), no ha dicho que esta recesión haya terminado. Sin embargo, parece que la
Continue ReadingEstaciones de servicio se están quedando sin gasolina antes del fin de semana festivo del 4 de julio en Estados Unidos
Mariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — Cuando decenas de millones de estadounidenses salgan a la carretera este fin de semana festivo, encontrarán los precios más altos de la gasolina en casi siete años. Pero muchos también encontrarán estaciones sin una gota de combustible. El precio promedio nacional por un galón de gasolina regular es
Continue ReadingLos propietarios de apartamentos en el edificio de Surfside se enfrentaban a avalúos de US$ 15 millones en reparaciones
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los propietarios de condominios en la torre del sur de Florida que se derrumbó la semana pasada se enfrentaban a avalúos por millones de dólares en reparaciones, y los pagos comenzarían una semana después del desplome mortal del edificio. La asociación de condominios Champlain Towers South aprobó un avalúo de US$
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News 11 Sports: Lady Vikings Softball falls a run short of state title
We recap Holtville Softball’s tough CIF Southern California Section State Championship Game loss on Saturday.
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