5 things to know for October 27: Covid-19, Congress, social media, climate, Myanmar
By AJ Willingham, CNN There are only 100 days until the Winter Olympics in Beijing, but continuing Covid-19 outbreaks and growing boycott calls are…
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Mine’s a light beer: UK to overhaul alcohol taxes
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more…
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Taxes on alcoholic drinks in the U.K. are being radically simplified in the biggest overhaul in more…
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El gobierno de Estados Unidos prohíbe a China Telecom operar en el país
Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Washington prohibió a una importante empresa estatal china de telecomunicaciones operar en…
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Shiba inu coin price hits a new record as Robinhood petition gains popularity
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Shiba inu coin soared to a new record on Wednesday, capping a surge of over 60,000,000% over the past year. The parody…
Continue Reading ¿Qué significará una vacuna contra el covid-19 para los niños más pequeños? Una experta opina
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés)…
Continue Reading Mientras una tormenta empapa la costa este de EE.UU., miles de personas se han quedado sin electricidad y los fuertes vientos amenazan con más apagones
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Miles de personas en Nueva Inglaterra están despertando a oscuras este miércoles y se espera que los fuertes…
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Lucas Hernández wins appeal, escapes prison time in Spain
MADRID (AP) — France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal…
Continue Reading Greece woos investments on Chinese foreign minister’s visit
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Greek officials on Wednesday during a…
Continue Reading Chinese, Greek foreign ministers discuss economic ties
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is meeting with Greek officials during a visit to Athens that’s expected to focus on…
Continue Reading Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 27 de octubre: Los países fallaron y la catástrofe del planeta podría ser inevitable
Ángela Reyes Asesores de la FDA votan a favor de recomendar la vacuna de Pfizer para niños de 5 a 11 años. Crece el consorcio de los…
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Attorney General Merrick Garland defends memo responding to threats of violence against school board members
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his memo responding to threats aimed at school officials, pushing back on pointed…
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Beijing says it’s time for companies to pay their overseas debts as Evergrande fears linger
By Laura He, CNN Business Beijing is making one thing clear to the country’s embattled property developers: Pay your debts. All of them. Two…
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$547 million villa with world’s only Caravaggio ceiling mural goes on sale
Livia Borghese and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stately villa in the heart of Rome, which houses the world’s only ceiling mural by the Italian painter…
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US government bans China Telecom from operating in the country
By Jill Disis, CNN Business Washington is barring a major Chinese state-owned telecommunications firm from operating in the United States over…
Continue Reading El futbolista profesional australiano Josh Cavallo anuncia que es gay
olivertapia (CNN) — El futbolista profesional australiano Josh Cavallo anunció el miércoles que es gay en un mensaje de video difundido por…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 4 Pakistani police near border with Afghanistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol overnight in northwest Pakistan, killing four before fleeing the scene, a…
Continue Reading Germany to end national ‘epidemic’ situation next month
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament will not extend the “epidemic situation of national scope” when it…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has seen its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros, in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in…
Continue Reading Deutsche Bank makes profit as recovery reduces bad loans
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank has seen its net profit increase 6%, to 329 million euros, in the third quarter despite a sharp increase in…
Continue Reading Portuguese govt faces budget vote defeat; election likely
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament is poised to reject the minority Socialist government’s proposed…
Continue Reading UN, US sanction Libyan official over human trafficking
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations Security Council and the United States have imposed sanctions on a Libyan official…
Continue Reading Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe…
Continue Reading Paid family leave falls out of Biden bill as tempers rise
By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Democrats say a deal is within reach on President Joe…
Continue Reading WADA says Ukraine routinely violated rules for doping tests
LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s national anti-doping agency has been accused of giving athletes advance notice of test collections and deliberately…
Continue ReadingEx-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a ‘psychopath’ who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014
By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the…
Continue Reading‘We live in fear:’ Daughter of former Saudi official says kingdom attempted to lure her to consulate in Istanbul
By Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN The daughter of a former top Saudi intelligence official has told CNN that representatives of the Saudi…
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Brazilian commission votes in favor of recommending criminal charges against Bolsonaro
By Rodrigo Pedroso A Brazilian commission investigating the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has called for criminal charges…
Continue Reading Exclusiva: líder del Senado de Haití pide al primer ministro que dimita
olivertapia Port-au-Prince, Haití (CNN) — El líder del Senado de Haití, Joseph Lambert, se ha sumado a los llamados para que dimita el…
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What will a Covid-19 vaccine for younger kids mean? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for…
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Get to know farro and other superfood whole grains
By Casey Barber, CNN Quinoa has reached a level of superfood status not seen since the great kale takeover of the aughts. Equally embraced and mocked…
Continue Reading India’s top court probes spying charges against government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has established a committee of experts to probe accusations that Prime…
Continue Reading Beijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…
Continue Reading Pakistan: Saudi Arabia to deposit $3 billion with state bank
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says that Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion into its central bank to help bolster the cash-strapped fellow Islamic…
Continue Reading Pakistan: Saudi Arabia to deposit $3 billion with state bank
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says that Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion into its central bank to help bolster the cash-strapped fellow Islamic…
Continue Reading A 100 días de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, Beijing acelera para controlar el creciente brote de covid-19
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Este miércoles es el comienzo de la cuenta regresiva de 100 días para los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de…
Continue Reading Sudan arrests 3 coup critics as pressure mounts on military
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Relatives and activists say Sudanese security forces have detained three prominent pro-democracy…
Continue Reading Beijing confirms strict ‘closed loop’ for Winter Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China says participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face…
Continue Reading In Somalia, a rare female artist promotes images of peace
By HASSAN BARISE Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and…
Continue Reading Greenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
BRUSSELS (AP) — A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe…
Continue Reading Greenpeace urges Europe to drop short flights, take trains
BRUSSELS (AP) — A study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace shows that over one-third of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe…
Continue Reading Italy hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders…
Continue Reading India’s top court probes spying charges against government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has established a committee of experts to probe accusations that Prime…
Continue Reading A decades-old cold case of abandoned infant remains has been solved using DNA evidence. Now a North Carolina couple is charged with a felony
By Rebekah Riess Three decades after infant remains were found in a North Carolina beach town, police say they have arrested and charged a couple…
Continue Reading Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Sunao Tsuboi dies at 96
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Sunao Tsuboi, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing who made opposing nuclear weapons the…
Continue Reading Italy hosts a climate-focused G20 as geopolitics shift
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Group of 20 summit scheduled for this weekend in Rome is the first in-person gathering of leaders…
Continue Reading Iran’s president says cyberattack meant to create ‘disorder’
By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president is saying that a cyberattack that shut…
Continue Reading Iran’s president says cyberattack meant to create ‘disorder’
By JON GAMBRELL and NASSER KARIMI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president is saying that a cyberattack that shut…
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As trial approaches, judge may allow the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot to be called ‘rioters’ or ‘looters’ — but ‘victim’ isn’t allowed
By Jenn Selva and Kelly McCleary, CNN The men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in August 2020 can potentially be referred to at his trial as…
Continue ReadingMummies found buried in boats in a China desert have unexpected origins
By Katie Hunt, CNN Commercial genetic tests can unveil surprising details about your roots. My Chinese mother-in-law, born in Hong Kong, found out…
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