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☆ Hurricane Fiona heads to Bermuda, up to eight dead in Puerto Rico
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Ivelisse Rivera | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A woman removes rubble from her destroyed house in the rural zone of Cuey, in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, in El Seibo, Dominican Republic, September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo RojasSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm on Wednesday as it headed toward Bermuda after carving a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where most were without power and up to eight people may have died. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far attributed four deaths to the storm in Puerto Rico. An estimated 1.2 million homes and businesses remained without power in Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning, according to Poweroutages.com. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, freeing up federal funds and equipment to assist the island.

☆ Madeleine McCann’s parents lose libel case over claims they were involved in her disappearance
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PARIS — The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel battle against a former Portuguese policeman. Kate and Gerry McCann sued Amaral for libel. In 2015, a Portuguese court ruled in their favor, ordering Amaral to pay them damages. “We took action for one and only one reason: Mr Amaral’s unfounded claims were having a detrimental impact on the search for Madeleine,” the statement said. “The focus is now rightly on the search for Madeleine and her abductor(s).

☆ Some 1.3 million customers without power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ricardo RojasNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - An estimated 1.3 million homes and businesses remain without power in Puerto Rico Tuesday morning after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the island on Sunday, causing an island-wide power outage for its 3.3 million people. After hitting Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Dominican Republic and was currently churning north toward the Turks and Caicos. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterFiona hit Puerto Rico five years after Hurricane Maria knocked out all power on the island in 2017. Poweroutages.com said there were 1.468 million power customers in Puerto Rico. PREPA, which operated the island's power grid when Hurricane Maria hit, still owns much of Puerto Rico's power infrastructure.

Workers remove utility poles in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Higuey, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo RojasSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Residents were ordered to take shelter on the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as an increasingly powerful Hurricane Fiona churned towards the Caribbean archipelago, leaving death and destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, residents were still facing strong winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain on Monday. Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, dumping up to 30 inches (76.2 cm) of rain in some areas, with at least two people killed. Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic near Boca Yuma at 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday, according to the NHC.

☆ After devastating Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has strengthened to a Category 3 storm, continuing its ruinous path across the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday after slamming into Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. "Localized additional flash and urban flooding is possible in southern portions of Puerto Rico," the National Weather Service warned, adding that another 1 to 4 inches of rain will fall over much of Puerto Rico into Wednesday morning. A woman and her dog take refuge in a shelter from Hurricane Fiona in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. Nelson Cirino secures the windows of his home as the winds of Hurricane Fiona blow in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Alejandro GranadilloThe blow from Hurricane Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to fully recover from 2017's Hurricane Maria.

Demonstrators take part in a protest for democracy and free elections and against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 11, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"One thing is certain about this election: President Bolsonaro will only accept one result – victory. When pressed in interviews, Bolsonaro says he will respect the election result as long as voting is "clean and transparent," without defining any criteria. Demonstrators cited the big crowds as evidence that opinion polls are skewed and electoral fraud is Lula's only hope. The Brazilian president has warned that the aftermath of Brazil's election this year could be worse than the fallout from that contested U.S. vote.

☆ Hurricane Fiona to bring flooding to eastern Dominican Republic
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Workers cut tree branches in preparation for Hurricane Fiona, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo RojasRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 19 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona was expected to bring life-threatening flash and urban flooding to parts of the Dominican Republic after making landfall near Boca de Yuma at 3:30 a.m. AST, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The center of Fiona was now about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of Samana, Dominican Republic, and packing sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (150 km per hour), it added. The hurricane left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding with mudslides and landslides, while aid agencies in the Dominican Republic began evacuating residents from high-risk areas in the east on Sunday night. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Deep Vakil in Bengaluru; editing by Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, five years after the U.S. Caribbean territory was ravaged by Hurricane Maria. "The strongest winds are already dying down and it's already over the Dominican Republic." The eye of Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic near Boca Yuma at 3:30 a.m. local time, the NHC said. Rainbands could follow the storm system on the east side of Puerto Rico for hundreds of miles, NHC's Blake said.

For Quiñones and other Puerto Ricans, the continuing fragility of Puerto Rico's power grid five years later is a constant source of concern in a region that expects the possibility of hurricanes every fall. “Five years later, we are still exposed to the same risk,” Marxuach, who recently completed an analysis on the state of Puerto Rico’s electric power system, said. On Sunday afternoon, an islandwide blackout was reported as the eye of Fiona neared Puerto Rico's southwestern coast. Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017. In the meantime, residents were getting ready for another tropical storm, albeit one less destructive than Hurricane Maria.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said. "This has been catastrophic," Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said at a news conference in the capital San Juan. The center of the storm made landfall on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 p.m. Electricity had been out completely across the island of 3.3 million people, said LUMA Energy, operator of the island's grid, and the Puerto Rico power authority. 1/16 A man walk past an electricity pole that was damaged by Hurricane Fiona in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022.

☆ Meet Matt Krause, the man who critics say helped make Texas a national leader in book bans
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Texas now has the highest number of book bans in the US. Texas is now a leader in book bans, and one influential politician — along with pressure from the GOP — may have been the driving force, a Houston Chronicle investigation found. By April 2022, a PEN America analysis found that Texas had 713 bans, nearly half of all book bans in the US. Some politicians and parent groups disagreed with the inquiryKrause denies any political motivations behind the book list, but critics disagree. For Foote, the book bans represent GOP political motivations, citing school board officials and lawmakers who have begun their own book challenges.

Many residents were especially incensed that their countries were helping pay for the royal tour. The same goes for Canada, where the support for having a foreigner as head of state has also been eroding. The sun was already setting on the British Empire when Elizabeth took the throne in 1953. With Charles now king, that trend is likely to continue, said Prior. “I don’t think that these conversations taking place across the world are conversations that the new king would have a great deal of control over,” Prior said.

☆ Hurricane Fiona slams Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A man on a motorcycle rides past fallen power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Higuey, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. Ricardo Rojas | ReutersHurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday after knocking out power across all of Puerto Rico, causing damage the governor said was "catastrophic." Flooded roads triggered a blackoutHurricane Fiona flooded roads and triggered a general black out as it touched Puerto Rico. Members of National Guard rescue a womanMembers of the Puerto Rico National Guard rescue a woman stranded in her house in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. People clear a road from a fallen treePeople clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022.

☆ Side-by-side Jupiter images show James Webb's infrared prowess. It spots auroras, rings, and faint galaxies Hubble can't see clearly.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Hubble Space Telescope has also taken Jupiter images, but Webb reveals details Hubble couldn't see. Often described as the successor to Hubble, Webb launched on December 25, 2021, after more than two decades of development. The James Webb Space Telescope image of Jupiter is on the right. Looking at Jupiter in infrared, Webb spots tiny moons Hubble can't pick out as easilyThe Hubble Space Telescope image of Jupiter, left, with its icy moon Europa. Webb gathers light from faraway galaxies that Hubble can't captureThe fuzzy spots in the background of the James Webb Space Telescope's images of Jupiter, right, are galaxies.

☆ Say goodbye to paper money — banks are quietly working to get rid of cash
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-14 | by ( Brett Scott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

A payments system without cash is one dependent on banks that are prone to financial crises, systems failure, and cyberattacks. The digital chips promise you government-issued dollar bills, and that promise is empty if you can't get those from the ATM. Despite how crucial it is to maintain an inclusive, multimodal payments system with nonbank and non-digital options, our payments system is being driven toward a monoculture. Ads for digital payments don't say, "Enjoy the speed, convenience, surveillance, cyber-hacking, exclusion, and critical infrastructure weaknesses that our platform brings," yet that is what lies beneath the surface-level slickness of digital payments. The world's most vulnerable people rely on the already existing, physical cash system, and our priority should be to protect that system.

☆ Spectacol de zile mari la EURO 2020. Franța, eliminată de Elveția la penalty-uri în faza optimilor de finală
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Franța, campioana mondială en-titre, a fost eliminată de Elveția la penalty-uri în faza optimilor de finală. Echipa din Țara Cantoanelor a ratat un penalty, prin Ricardo Rodriguez și a fost taxată imediat. În minutul 81, Elveția a redus din diferență prin același Seferovic, iar în minutul 90 a egalat prin Mario Gavranovic. De menționat că, în prima repriză a meciului de la București, un suporter îmbrăcat în tricoul naționalei Moldovei a pătruns pe teren. În scurt timp, el a fost pus la pământ de un steward, iar partida a fost reluată fără incidente.

Persons: -, Ricardo Rodriguez, Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, Mario Gavranovic, Kylian Mbappe, Pedri, Pablo Sarabia, Cesar Azpilicueta, Torres, Mislav, Mario Pasalic, Alvaro Morata, Mikel Oyarzabal Organizations: Arena, Moldovei, Euro Locations: Franța, - titre, Elveția, București, Țara, Copenhaga, Spania, Croația, Sankt - Petersburg

☆ (foto) Franța, eliminată de la EURO 2020 după un meci-spectacol cu Elveția, la București. Mbappe a ratat decisiv la loviturile de departajare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-29 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Unimedia.Info | Ion Ceban | ) unimedia.info time to read: +3 min

Astfel, după ce și campioana europeană en-titre, Portugalia, a plecat acasă după optimi, acum a venit rândul campioanei mondiale. Francezii au continuat să domine teritorial și să își creeze ocazii prin Mbappe și Rabiot, fără să izbutească să egaleze înainte de pauză. Lloris anticipează colțul și reușește să apere lovitura. Repriza secundă de prelungiri nu a mai adus faze de poartă consistente și meciul a ajuns la lovituri de departajare. A patra și ultima partidă jucată la București s-a încheiat cu victoria Elveției, care a marcat toate cele 5 lovituri de departajare, în timp de vedeta francezilor, Mbappe, a ratat ultima execuție, trimițând Franța acasă.

Persons: Steven Zuber, Ricardo Rodriguez . Lloris, Benzema, Ronaldo, Yann Sommer, Kevin Mbabu, Mario Gavranovic, Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard Organizations: Naționale, EURO, Mediafax Locations: Elveției, Franței, - titre, Portugalia, Elveția, Mbappe, Franța, România, București

☆ Maradona, ”omorât cu premeditare”. Șapte persoane din domeniul medical, puse oficial sub acuzare
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Şapte persoane au fost acuzate de „omor simplu cu premeditare” de către procurorii care anchetează moartea fostului fotbalist Diego Maradona, informează agenţia EFE, citată de News.ro și libertatea.ro. Toți cei șapte acuzați, al căror proces va începe la 31 mai, sunt profesionişti din domeniul medical care s-au ocupat de îngrijirea lui Diego Maradona. Conform raportului, performanţa echipei sanitare care l-a asistat pe Diego Maradona a fost „inadecvată, deficitară şi nesăbuită” şi a lăsat în voia sorţii starea de sănătate a pacientului. Pentru această infracţiune, cei șapte acuzați pot primi pedepse de 8 până la 25 de ani de închisoare. Biroul procurorului general din oraşul San Isidro, de lângă Buenos Aires, a cerut judecătorului Orlando Diaz, să le interzică inculpaţilor din acest dosar părăsirea Argentinei.

Persons: Diego Maradona, Ricardo Omar Almiron, Gisela, Mariano Perroni, Nancy Forlini, Carlos Angel Diaz, Leopoldo Luque, Maradona ., Oro, Orlando Diaz Locations: Gisela Madrid, San, Buenos Aires, Argentinei

Din raport, al cărui conținut a fost difuzat de mass-media locală, se concluzionează că echipa medicală care a asistat cu Maradona înainte de moartea sa, a acționat într-o „manieră inadecvată” și l-a lăsat „în voia sa”. Autopsia lui Maradona a determinat că a murit în somn de edem pulmonar acut, o acumulare de lichid în plămâni, din cauza insuficienței cardiace congestive. Raportul de toxicologie nu a detectat alcool sau substanțe ilegale, dar au fost prezente medicamente psihotrope utilizate pentru tratarea anxietății și depresiei. Maradona fusese internat la o clinică din La Plata pe 2 noiembrie pentru anemie și deshidratare și o zi mai târziu a fost transferat la un sanatoriu din orașul Olivos din Buenos Aires, unde la scurt timp după sosire a fost operat pentru un hematom subdural pe cap. La 11 noiembrie a primit externarea medicală și s-a mutat într-o casă dintr-un cartier privat de la periferia orașului Buenos Aires, unde a murit pe 25 noiembrie.

Persons: Ricardo Omar Almirón, Gisela, Mariano Perroni, Nancy Forlini, Carlos Angel, Luque, Maradona Organizations: Carlos Angel Diaz Locations: Gisela Madrid, Plata, Olivos, Buenos Aires, San Isidro, Argentina

☆ Vaccinul chinezesc CoronaVac a demonstrat o eficienţă de 50,38% împotriva maladiei COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

"Vaccinul împotriva noului coronavirus a demonstrat o eficienţă globală de 50,38% în cadrul testelor clinice desfăşurate în Brazilia", se arată într-un comunicat al Institutului Butantan şi al guvernului statului Sao Paulo, unde se află centrele de cercetare ale institutului.Aşa cum anunţa deja de săptămâna trecută, institutul a reamintit că acest vaccin, dezvoltat de laboratoarele chineze Sinovac, i-a ferit pe 78% dintre cei vaccinaţi care au intrat în contact cu virusul SARS-CoV-2 să aibă nevoie de spitalizare şi pe 100% dintre cei vaccinaţi să dezvolte forme grave ale bolii. "Este un vaccin sigur, eficient, care răspunde tuturor condiţiilor necesare pentru administrarea sa în regim de urgenţă", a declarat Dimas Covas, directorul institutului Butantan, care va fi însărcinat cu producţia şi distribuirea vaccinului în Brazilia.Vaccinul a fost testat pe 12.500 de voluntari, "angajaţi din domeniul medical aflaţi în contact direct cu COVID-19", a precizat Ricardo Palacios, coordonatorul testelor clinice din cadrul institutului brazilian.Conform rezultatelor, CoronaVac îndeplineşte condiţia unei eficienţe superioare procentului de 50%, impusă de Organizaţia Mondială a Sănătăţii (OMS). Însă, acest vaccin pare să aibă o eficienţă substanţial mai mică decât cele ale altor vaccinuri, precum cel americano-german produs de Pfizer/BioNTech (95%) şi cel american Moderna (94,1%).În cursul zilei de vineri, Institutul Butantan a depus o cerere de omologare a vaccinului chinezesc la agenţia braziliană de profil, Anvisa. De asemenea, a fost depusă şi o solicitare pentru vaccinul anglo-suedez AstraZeneca-Oxford la institutul public Fiocruz, care urmează să producă acest vaccin în ţara sud-americană.Brazilia, o ţară cu 212 de milioane de locuitori, a înregistrat peste 203.000 de morţi de COVID-19 dintr-un total de 8 milioane de infectări raportate.Statul Sao Paulo, care are 46 de milioane de locuitori, doreşte să lanseze o campanie de vaccinare pe 25 ianuarie, în timp ce China a trimis deja în Brazilia aproximativ 10,7 milioane de doze de vaccin, precum şi materialele necesare pentru fabricarea în Brazilia a 40 de milioane de doze suplimentare.De cealaltă parte, Institutul Fiocruz prevede importarea a 2 milioane de doze din vaccinul Oxford/AstraZeneca produs în India de către Serum Institute of India (SII), cel mai mare producător de vaccinuri din lume.Ministerul Sănătăţii din Brazilia nu a anunţat deocamdată data la care va lansa programul naţional de vaccinare.

Persons: Ricardo, Paulo Organizations: OMS Locations: Brazilia, Sao Paulo, german, american, Oxford, americană.Brazilia, China, India

☆ Insulele Canare, noua destinație a refugiaților. Localnicii se tem că își vor pierde turiștii
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Aproape zilnic, zeci, chiar sute de migranți sunt salvați în largul coastei de sud a Insulei Gran Canaria și sunt aduși în siguranță în portul Arguinegín. De câteva luni , Ricardo și colegii săi privesc cum numărul migranților ajunși pe insulă tot crește . Cineva trebuie să ia atitudine”, spune Ricardo Ortega. „Cred că este o strategie a Uniunii Europene și a guvernului spaniol. Gran Canaria nu ar putea rezista unor condiții similare, spune el, autoritățile nu pot permite să se ajungă acolo.

Persons: Ricardo Ortega, Ricardo, migranții, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Ba, Antonio Morales Organizations: Gran, Uniunii Europene, Gran Canaria Locations: Insulei Gran Canaria, Arguinegín, Senegal, Mali, Maroc, Gran Canaria, Atlanticului, Insulele Canare, Europa, Europa continentală, Gran, Lampedusa, Lesbos, Spania

☆ Armata SUA a primit primul lot de buggy-uri pe bază de Chevrolet Colorado ZR2. Vezi maşina în acţiune
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-04 | by ( Sensmedia Srl | Ia Legătura Cu Autorul | ) tv8.md time to read: 1 min

GM Defense, divizia militar-industrială a concernului american General Motors, a livrat primul lot de buggy-uri ISV (Infantry Squad Vehicle) în parcul armatei locale. Vehiculul, realizat în colaborare cu firma britanică de inginerie Ricardo plc, este capabil să transporte o echipă formată din nouă soldați și toate echipamentele lor, atât pe, cât și în afara drumurilor. Drept precizare, trebuie de notat că în total, compania construiește într-o primă fază doar 649 astfel de vehicule, în cadrul unui contract militar în valoare de de 214,3 milioane de dolari. Citeşte continuarea pe AutoBlog.MDPentru a fi la curent cu cele mai importante știri te așteptăm pe Telegram . Pentru reportaje video și emisiuni ne găsești pe Youtube , pentru fotografii și stories vino pe Instagram , iar pe Tik Tok îți oferim o doză de amuzament

Persons: Ricardo Organizations: GM Defense, General Motors Locations: Ricardo plc

☆ Needy families slept on hospital floors until one doctor started a shelter
▼ + stars: | 2018-05-31 | by ( Laura Klairmont | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I couldn’t get the picture of the families sleeping on the floor out of my mind,” Pun-Chong said. Pun-Chong: The shelter is a very special place. In the shelter we don’t have TV because I prefer to talk to the kids and teach them how to create things. I want each and every one of them to feel special. We try to give these kids special things and special experiences.

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