The best things to do in Bogotá, Colombia
CNN By Lucy Sherriff, CNN One of the world’s highest capital cities, Bogotá is touted as “2,600 meters closer to the stars.” While…
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By Lucy Sherriff, CNN One of the world’s highest capital cities, Bogotá is touted as “2,600 meters closer to the stars.” While…
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Officials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with the territory’s militant Hamas rulers.…
Continue ReadingDeaf-blind Paralympic gold medalist heartbroken after pulling out of Tokyo Games because her mom can’t be there as personal care assistant
By David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf…
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England pace attack further depleted with Wood ruled out
LEEDS, England (AP) — England’s pace attack will be further depleted for the third test against India after Mark Wood was ruled out because of a…
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England pace attack further depleted with Wood ruled out
LEEDS, England (AP) — England’s pace attack will be further depleted for the third test against India after Mark Wood was ruled out because of a…
Continue ReadingLas inundaciones repentinas en Tennessee alcanzaron a los residentes en minutos y mataron a 21 personas, incluidos unos gemelos de 7 meses
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Residentes y rescatistas en Middle Tennessee están trabajando fervientemente el lunes para encontrar a unas 25 personas…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban haven’t captured all of Afghanistan yet. One province has vowed to resist
By Kara Fox, Tim Lister and Nilly Kohzad, CNN As the Taliban firm up their grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the…
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‘Expecting the worst, hoping for the best’: Nurse recalls delivering baby on Afghanistan evacuation aircraft
A nurse who delivered a baby girl on board an aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan has said her team was “expecting the worst, hoping for the…
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‘Expecting the worst, hoping for the best’: Nurse recalls delivering baby on Afghanistan evacuation aircraft
CNN By Atika Shubert, James Briggs and Jack Guy, CNN A nurse who delivered a baby girl on board an aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan has…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace guard ceremony returns after COVID hiatus
LONDON (AP) — British soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats have paraded outside Buckingham Palace as the Changing the Guard ceremony…
Continue ReadingFDA could grant full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine today, two officials say
CNN, WDIV, WAFB, GETTY IMAGES, UNITED AIRLINES, NBC NEWS, ALASKA AIRLINES, PFIZER By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Two officials familiar with the discussions…
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This Applebee’s dessert got a shout-out in a popular song. Now the chain is bringing it back
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The Oreo Cookie Shake is coming back to Applebee’s, thanks to country singer Walker Hayes and his song…
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¿Qué significa para las mujeres y las niñas que los talibanes hayan tomado el control de Afganistán?
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Una periodista recibe una llamada que le advierte que “vendrán pronto”. Una legisladora se sienta y espera a…
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So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
By Rosa Flores, CNN From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into tears, praying.…
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So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into tears, praying. “We ask you God, that you heal…
Continue Reading Students’ lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lag in routine school immunizations is threatening a smooth start to the school year…
Continue Reading Afghans in India call for refugee status after Taliban blitz
RISHABH R. JAIN and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Afghans living in India are taking to the streets to ramp up…
Continue Reading UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by…
Continue Reading How is Delta affecting the economy? The jury is out
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Delta variant of Covid-19, which has caused a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in countries around the world, is a…
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