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Month: February 2022

¿Cómo justifican algunos países europeos el fin de las restricciones por el covid-19? Y, ¿qué puede esperar Latinoamérica?

Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Algunos países de Europa han levantado varias de sus restricciones sanitarias por el covid-19. También, algunos estados de Estados Unidos comienzan a relajar sus medidas de uso de mascarillas. ¿Cómo llegaron a esta decisión? Y, ¿cuándo estará Latinoamérica a la par? El Dr. Elmer Huerta explica en este episodio

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New data show US drug epidemic is deadlier than ever, but preventing overdoses is an uphill battle

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths have doubled over the past six years, soaring in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic and continued rise of fentanyl. The country first surpassed 100,000 annual deaths in April, and overdose deaths have persisted at staggeringly high levels since. The latest data from the US Centers for Disease

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Ukraine cyberattack is largest of its kind in country’s history, says official

By Sean Lyngaas, Anastasia Graham-Yooll, Tim Lister and Matthew Chance, CNN A high-volume cyberattack that temporarily blocked access to the websites of Ukrainian defense agencies and banks on Tuesday was “the largest [such attack] in the history of Ukraine,” according to a government minister. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation

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Google plans to change Android app tracking in a bid to improve user privacy

By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Google plans to develop new privacy measures that remove the ability to track users across apps on Android devices, potentially rattling digital advertising-based businesses like Facebook that have already been disrupted by app tracking changes introduced by Apple last year. Google said Wednesday that it is launching a multi-year effort

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Mira el tiburón fantasma bebé “muy extraño” que descubrieron científicos

macamilarincon (CNN) — Científicos en Nueva Zelandia descubrieron un tiburón fantasma recién nacido que, según dicen, podría ampliar su conocimiento sobre la criatura “misteriosa”. El tiburón fantasma se descubrió a una profundidad de alrededor de 1.200 metros en Chatham Rise, un área del fondo del océano frente a la costa este de la Isla Sur.

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US says Russian hackers have collected intelligence from American defense contractors

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian government-backed hackers have acquired sensitive information on the development and deployment of US weapons by breaching American defense contractors over the last two years, US security agencies said in a public advisory on Wednesday. The information gathered is unclassified, but offers “significant insight into US weapons platforms development and deployment

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US investigators: Zinke misused his Interior secretary job

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement. The Interior Department’s inspector general said Wednesday that Zinke continued working on the commercial project even after he

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Development bank accused of lending millions to companies allegedly linked to forced labor in Xinjiang

By Rebecca Wright, CNN The International Finance Corporation, one of the world’s leading development banks, has for decades touted its success in funding companies it says can help end extreme poverty in developing countries. But new research suggests the organization, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars

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La primera edición del festival “Bésame Mucho” se realizará en el estadio de los Dodgers. Estos son los artistas confirmados

Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Los festivales musicales continúan su auge en Estados Unidos y este martes se anunció uno específico para la comunidad latina, el “Bésame Mucho”. El nombre de ese famoso bolero de Consuelo Velázquez sirve como punto de encuentro para amantes del rock latinoamericano, el pop o la música regional mexicana

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US Navy aircraft had an ‘extremely close’ encounter with multiple Russian military jets over the Mediterranean

By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN A US Navy aircraft had an “extremely close” encounter with multiple Russian military jets over international waters in the Mediterranean this weekend, according to multiple US officials directly familiar with the US military reports of the incident. The sources would not detail precisely how close the Russian aircraft

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‘Cool Runnings’: ‘Most people die before their legacy is revealed, but I’ve had to live it,’ says Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s been 34 years since Jamaica made its Winter Olympic debut in bobsled at the 1988 Games in Calgary, an unlikely appearance which was later immortalized in the Disney feature film, “Cool Runnings.” Though the four man team crashed and received a “Did Not Finish” result, the exploits of Dudley ‘Tal’

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Mercedes reveals 677-horsepower electric performance sedan

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes’ AMG performance division is most famous for making hand-built gasoline engines, but times are changing and electric motors are the new thing. Mercedes just unveiled its latest AMG model, the Mercedes-AMG EQE, a fully electric high-perfomance mid-size sedan. With two high-output electric motors engineered specifically for AMG — one

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Russian buildup continues, but insufficient for full-scale invasion, Ukrainian military intelligence says

Exclusive by Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s buildup of troops at Ukraine’s borders has persisted, despite Moscow’s claims of a drawdown, but the number of Russian forces remains insufficient for an invasion, according to a Ukrainian intelligence report shared exclusively with CNN. The total number of Russian troops at the border has increased in recent days

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Russian buildup continues, but insufficient for full-scale invasion, Ukrainian military intelligence says

Exclusive by Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s buildup of troops at Ukraine’s borders has persisted, despite Moscow’s claims of a drawdown, but the number of Russian forces remains insufficient for an invasion, according to a Ukrainian intelligence report shared exclusively with CNN. The total number of Russian troops at the border has increased in recent days

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Volcanoes Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at volcanoes, mountains that open downward to a reservoir of molten rock. Facts: More than 80% of the Earth’s surface, both above and below sea level, is of volcanic origin. Lava is molten rock from a volcano that reaches the Earth’s surface. Liquid rock below the Earth’s surface is

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Kamila Valieva: el jefe antidopaje de EE.UU. cuestiona el régimen de medicamentos de la patinadora para “aumentar la resistencia y reducir la fatiga”

urielblanco (CNN) — Kamila Valieva, la patinadora artística rusa que está en el centro de la polémica por un dopaje en diciembre que se descubrió en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing, tenía tres sustancias que pueden ser utilizadas para ayudar al corazón en su muestra de análisis, según un reporte de The New

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Snow to start then clearing

One last round of snow to start today with enough energy to accumulate an inch or so into valley locations and up to 6″ in mountain terrain above 7000ft. Winds 10-15 today and highs around 32. 25 in Jackson. Snow ends and some clearing is possible in the afternoon/evening with a ridge of high pressure

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San Francisco voters oust three school board members in recall vote, CNN projects

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Three San Francisco School Board members were removed from their positions by voters on Tuesday, CNN projects, following a tough recall campaign that pitted Democrats against Democrats as interlocking controversies over school closings and renamings fueled a well-funded backlash. The successful effort in one of the country’s most liberal cities is

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‘Teen Wolf’ movie sequel reunites cast

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Teen Wolf” is getting the pack back together. Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) has announced the first joint production from MTV Entertainment Studios and MGM’s Orion Television will be a full-length “Teen Wolf” movie. The film will air on Paramount+ and will reunite original cast members Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig

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Ralph Nader Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of consumer advocate and former candidate for president Ralph Nader. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1934 Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut Birth name: Ralph Nader Father: Nathra Nader Mother: Rose (Bouziane) Nader Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1955, Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1958 Military: US Army, 1959 Other

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Earthquakes Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together. Stress builds up and the rocks slip suddenly, releasing energy in waves that travel

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