If tomorrow the world turned off the fossil fuel tap, all hell would break loose. Something like 30% of the world’s electricity and 9% of transport would still work; billions of people would be stuck at home in the dark. That’s why, even though world leaders are now constantly talking about moving away from fossil … Read more
Havana CNN — Marta Perdomo agonizes day and night for her two sons Jorge and Nadir, imprisoned in Cuba for participating nearly two years ago in the biggest anti-government protests since the 1959 revolution. A call she says she received in late February from the service Cuban internal security only added to his anxiety. “State … Read more
London CNN — London has a history of punching well above its weight in global financial markets. For years, the London Stock Exchange has attracted an outsized share of investor capital relative to the size of the UK economy, reflecting the international nature of its listed companies. In 2000, stocks listed in the UK accounted … Read more
CNN — California officials issued evacuation warnings in parts of several counties amid powerful storms that could bring heavy rains and cause widespread flooding in the central and northern parts of the state on Friday. The most dangerous amount of rain could affect nearly 70,000 people along California’s central coast, stretching from Salinas south to … Read more
CNN — The longest-held US prisoner in Iran has made a moving plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “freedom of innocent Americans above politics” and step up his efforts to secure his release, in an interview without precedent with CNN from Iran’s infamous Evin prison. “I remain deeply concerned that the White … Read more
CNN — The world is off track to meet the goal of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025, according to a first-of-its-kind report from the World Health Organization. Although all 194 WHO member countries have committed to meeting the target set in 2013, only 5% have implemented comprehensive sodium reduction policies, according to Thursday’s … Read more
CNN — Millions of people in central and northern California are bracing for an alarming storm starting Thursday, with heavy rain threatening to cause widespread flooding in areas already mired in the perilous aftermath of multi-day snowfall . More than 17 million people are under flood watch in California and slices of Nevada, with much … Read more
The administration of US President Joe Biden has come out in support of a recently filed lawsuit against the Texas abortion ban, led by five women who were denied reproductive health care in the State. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris released a statement calling the women’s stories “devastating.” “As the president and I have … Read more
CNN — Two Americans have returned to the United States from Mexico and are being treated at a hospital after an armed abduction killed two of their friends and sparked a days-long search for American travelers who had crossed the border for medical intervention , according to officials. The four Americans were found in a … Read more
CNN — The number of young children in the United States who have died from opioid overdoses has risen dramatically, according to a new study of accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics, examined a national database and found 731 children ages 5 and younger among the … Read more