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Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
07/26/2024 03:10am • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. The date was announced by the independent elections commission Friday, which s
Reportan aumento en casos de VIH entre jóvenes latinos gays en DC, según estudio
07/25/2024 12:00pm • El impacto del
virus
de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) en la comunidad latina continúa aumentando, especialmente en el sureste del país, de acuerdo a un análisis realizado por noticias de salud FKK y la Prensa Asociada. El análisis encontró que los latinos experimentan una cantidad desprop
Jill Biden viaja a los Juegos Olímpicos de París mientras su marido pasa la antorcha
07/25/2024 06:17am • (CNN) -- La primera dama Jill Biden vio este miércoles por la noche cómo el presidente Joe Biden decía al pueblo estadounidense que había llegado el momento de "pasar la antorcha" de su carrera política. Después se subió a un avión, voló casi 6.000 kilómetros hasta París, donde se pasaba
Biden dice que su decisión de abandonar la campaña fue para defender la democracia
07/24/2024 09:43pm • Washington (CNN) -- El presidente Joe Biden, hablando a la nación desde la Oficina Oval el miércoles por la noche, planteó su decisión de hacerse a un lado de la carrera presidencial de 2024 como una cuestión de salvar la democracia.“Amo este cargo. Pero amo más a mi país”, dijo Biden en
Un invitado no deseado se sumó a los Juegos Olímpicos de París: el covid-19
07/24/2024 09:23pm • (CNN) -- Después de que varias jugadoras australianas de waterpolo dieran positivo por covid-19 esta semana, surgieron preguntas sobre cómo se mitigará la propagación de la enfermedad en los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano en París.Hasta este miércoles, cinco jugadoras del equipo femenino de water
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
07/24/2024 10:28am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 in South Africa and Uga
Floods and climate change blamed for surge in dengue in the Emirates as WHO warns of global spike
07/24/2024 10:26am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengue which, activists say, has surged and struck hardest among the vast populations of laborers. The tropi
2024 Election Latest: Kamala Harris kicks off campaign for president with a rally in Wisconsin
07/23/2024 08:59pm • In her first rally as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris Harris framed the race with Donald Trump as a choice between “freedom” and “chaos.” Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Harris on Tuesday, capping off their party’s swift embrace of her
Decenas de personas murieron y miles huyeron después de que Israel redujera la "zona humanitaria" en Gaza
07/23/2024 04:54pm • (CNN) -- Decenas de palestinos han muerto y miles más se han visto obligados a huir después de que Israel lanzara un nuevo ataque terrestre contra lo que considera objetivos de Hamas en la ciudad de Khan Younis, en el sur de Gaza.Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (IDF, por sus siglas en inglés) a
Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000
07/23/2024 04:06pm • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages in Gaza could be taking shape. Netanyahu is in Washington, where he is to address Congress. The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it
Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid
07/23/2024 03:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He will s
El presidente Biden da negativo tras prueba del COVID-19
07/23/2024 01:26pm • El presidente Joe Biden dio negativo este martes tras una prueba del COVID-19, a tiempo para su discurso del miércoles desde la Casa Blanca. Así lo confirmó su médico de cabecera, Kevin O’Connor, en una carta distribuida a los medios. “Los síntomas del presidente han desaparecido. Dur
UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute
07/23/2024 05:53am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV
virus
that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren’t getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in a new report launched Monday. While advances are bein
Biden continues to recover from COVID-19, stays out of public view after ending his 2024 campaign
07/22/2024 11:39pm • REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s “symptoms have almost resolved completely” from COVID-19, according to his physician, as the president on Monday remained out of public view for the fifth straight day. Biden called into the Wilmington, Delaware, headquarters of his former ca
Despite Musk's Trump endorsement, X remains a go-to platform for Democrats
07/22/2024 07:04pm • A week after Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president, President Joe Biden's team used Musk's social media platform X — in addition to more neutral spaces such as Facebook and Instagram — to announce he is ending his reelection campaign. It's a testament to how ingrained the platform has b
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