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☆ U.S. charges Colombians in deadly migrant smuggling scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( David Noriega | David Noriega Is An Nbc News Correspondent Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two Colombian nationals are facing extradition to the U.S. for their alleged role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the disappearance at sea of dozens of migrants. Rivera and Linero were arrested by Colombian authorities in coordination with the U.S. as part of Joint Task Force Alpha. Joint Task Force Alpha was started in 2021 with a focus on migrant smuggling through Central America and Mexico. Mandatory minimum sentences for migrant smuggling as a stand-alone offense are relatively low compared to similar offenses like drug smuggling, but these aggravating factors allow prosecutors to seek harsher punishments. While Joint Task Force Alpha was started by the Biden administration, analysts believe it is likely to continue or even expand under the incoming Trump administration.

Persons: Hernando Manuel de la Cruz Rivera Orjuela, ”, Luis Enrique Linero, —, Rivera, Linero, Department’s, General Merrick B, Garland, Adam Isacson, ” Isacson, “, W, Berger, Biden, Trump Organizations: Agencia, The Agency, Court of, Task Force Alpha, Justice Department, La Agencia, Washington Office, Homeland Security Investigations, . Immigration, Customs Enforcement Locations: San Andrés, Nicaragua, United States, Court of Texas, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Darien, Colombian, Southern Mexico

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. It was a challenging year for the royal family, with some serious health revelations from King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Here’s our look at 2024 in images:A selection of front pages from UK daily national newspaper coverage of King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales in January. Taylor Swift shared a photo with Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Travis Kelce at her London concert on June 21. King Charles and Queen Camilla pose at the Sydney Opera House during their 10-day trip to Australia and Samoa in October.

Persons: King Charles, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, Sophie, Duchess, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Prince William, Ming Yeung, Charles, Kate, Chris Jackson, William –, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Sussex, John Martinez, Irma Garcia, King Charles III, Kin Cheung, Jonathan Yeo, Aaron Chown, Charles ’, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, “, ” Swift, St Giles ’, Edinburgh, Raul Arboleda, Duke, Duchess of Sussex, Catherine , Princess, Wales, Will Warr, – Prince Louis , Princess Charlotte, Prince George –, ” Charles, Prince, Mbatha, Robert Irwin, Phil Noble, Billy Porter, Hunter, Steve Irwin, Prince Philip, King Charles III . Prince George, Read, Don’t, King Charles serenaded, Raye, King, Megan Jones, Tim Cook, Paul Grover, ” Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN —, Cancer Research, ”, Kansas City Chiefs, Wimbledon, London's Air, Getty, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, Macmillan Cancer, Buckingham Palace, Wembley, Thistle Service, St, St Giles ’ Cathedral, Royal, National Center for, Arts, Global, Palace, Sydney Opera House, House, PA Media, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Battersea Power, Apple, King’s, Brit Locations: London, Nigeria, Colombia, Duchess of Sussex, Edinburgh, Uvalde , Texas, Uvalde, Buckingham, St Giles, Scotland, Scottish, British, Ukraine, Africa, Tanzania, Chad, Sudan, Bogotá, AFP, Canada, Australia, Samoa, Australia’s, New Zealand, Fiji, Cape Town , South Africa, South Africa, American, London’s, Battersea

☆ Why the ‘world has failed’ in the fight against hunger
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Ana Deoliva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Doha, Qatar CNN —Nine years ago, the UN established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included ending poverty and hunger. The G20 Leaders’ Summit in November marked the launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative aiming to eradicate hunger and poverty by 2030, aligning with the SDGs. CNN: Why was there a need to launch the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty? We need more open debate and experience-sharing among countries like Colombia, Brazil, and Mali, alongside UN organizations like the World Food Programme. This means that countries joining together, by fighting food waste and engaging with the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, I think we can create a better world by 2030.

Persons: Wellington Dias Organizations: Qatar CNN —, UN, ’ Summit, Global, Doha Forum, Brazil’s, Social Development, CNN, Alliance, Assembly, Sustainable, World Bank, UNDP, FAO, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Arab League Locations: Doha, Qatar, Rio de Janeiro, Washington, New York, Europe, Rome, South America, Brasilia, Africa, Addis Ababa, Asia, Bangkok, Colombia, Brazil, Mali

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he wants ally Kari Lake to serve as the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network that's part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. VOA representatives did not immediately respond to questions about the processes for nominating and approving a new director, as well as what Trump's announcement could mean for the employment of the current director, Michael Abramowitz. Lake taunted journalists as being "fake news," saying during the Republican National Convention that they have "worn out your welcome." Trump previously faced criticism for his 2020 appointment of Michael Pack to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The president-elect's post about Lake came alongside a handful of other administration announcements on Truth Social.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kari Lake, Trump, Michael Abramowitz, Lake, VOA's, Michael Pack, Pack, Leandro Rizzuto, Peter Lamelas, Daniel J, Newlin, Michael J, Rigas Organizations: WASHINGTON, of America, U.S . Agency for Global Media, Social, Liberty, Fake News, Phoenix Fox News, Arizona, Republican National Convention, VOA, Organization of American Locations: Arizona, KSAZ, Organization of American States, Argentina, Colombia

☆ Humpback whale makes record journey from South America to Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Julianna Bragg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A male humpback whale has made an extraordinary journey from South America to Africa — traveling more than 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) — the longest migration recorded for a single whale, a new study found. Humpback whales typically return to specific breeding locations each year because whale populations tend to be geographically distinct. The future of migrationWhaling in the 20th century killed nearly 95% to 99% of the humpback whale population in the Indian Ocean, according to Cheeseman. As a result, little information remains about the behavior and lives of humpback whales in that region. However, if exceptions to standard migratory patterns continue, Cheeseman suggests that humpback whales may adopt behaviors from other populations.

Persons: ”, Ted Cheeseman, Cheeseman, Ari Friedlaender, Humpbacks, Ekaterina Kalashnikova, ” Cheeseman, ” Friedlaender, “ Organizations: CNN, Pacific, Royal Society Open Science, Southern Cross University, West, University of California Locations: South America, Africa, Colombia, Zanzibar, East Africa, Australia, North, Alaska, Gulf, Maine, Norway, West Indies, Cape Verde, Santa Cruz, Zanzibar Channel, Fumba, Tanzanian, Unguja, Cheeseman

☆ Humpback whale makes record migration to find new breeding grounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest known migration between breeding grounds. “Changing climatic and ocean conditions could be driving these migrations to new breeding grounds. Some whale migration routes are known to exceed 5,000 miles between feeding and breeding grounds, and humpback whales in particular have some of the longest migrations of any mammal. The research provided “photographic evidence that confirmed humpback whales switch between breeding grounds,” he said in a telephone interview Wednesday. The organization claims that a humpback whale’s tail is so unique that there is a “97% to 99%” success rate for matching photos submitted for the species.

Persons: ”, Darren Croft, Croft, “, Ryan Reisinger, Luke Rendell, University of St Andrews, Reisinger, ” Reisinger Organizations: Royal Society Open Science, U.K’s University of Exeter, Center for Whale Research, NBC News, ’, University of Southampton, University of St Locations: Colombia, South America, Zanzibar, Africa, London, Tokyo

The water security of the millions of people who live in the foothills of the Andes is also at risk. To date, Aucca Chutas says the initiative has planted more than 10 million trees across the region, with the help of thousands of indigenous families. Constantino Aucca Chutas walks up a mountain with members of the local community to plant trees. In previous years, the community has planted as many as 100,000 trees in a single day, using a process of propagation, where root cuttings are planted. Aucca Chutas says that it is important to only plant local species as they have found that polylepis trees vary between regions and altitudes.

Persons: Constantino Aucca Chutas, They’re, “ I’m, ”, ” Constantino Aucca Chutas, Acción Andina, Aucca Chutas, “, Queuña, Pachamama, Aucca, Acción, Prince William’s Earthshot, Queuña Raymi, Elizabeth Mrema Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Rolex, pumas, Global, Generation, condor, puma, UN, Programme Locations: Peruvian, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cusco

☆ Former Florida TD Bank employee charged in cartel money laundering scheme
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A former Florida-based TD Bank employee was arrested for his alleged role in a massive money-laundering scheme by drug cartels for which the US government previously fined the bank $3 billion. The arrest follows the record fine TD Bank faced in October, after the US Department of Justice said it had “long-term, pervasive, and systemic deficiencies” in its procedures for monitoring transactions. More than 90% of transactions went unmonitored between January 2018 to April 2024, which “enabled three money laundering networks to collectively transfer more than $670 million through TD Bank accounts,” according to a previous legal filing. It’s rare for the government to go after an individual bank employee in this kind of case. In October, TD Bank CEO Bharat Masrani said in a statement: “This is a difficult chapter in our bank’s history.

Persons: New York CNN —, Leonardo Ayala, ”, Ayala, Bharat Masrani, CNN’s Matt Egan, Jordan Valinsky Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bank, US, of New, US Department of Justice, Treasury, CNN, Court, New Jersey US, TD Bank, US Treasury Department’s, Network, US Justice Department Locations: New York, Florida, of New Jersey, Doral , Florida, Miami, New Jersey, Colombia, United States

☆ He won the Spanish Scrabble championships, yet he doesn’t speak Spanish
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A New Zealand man hailed as a Scrabble phenom dominated the Spanish World Scrabble Championships – despite reportedly not speaking the language. Widely known as the “Tiger Woods of Scrabble,” Richards has won nearly 200 tournaments, including multiple world titles, and is ranked No. 1 by the World English-language Scrabble Player’s Association (WESPA). “It’s most likely that he’s wired differently; he doesn’t even study the pages word by word,” Fagerlund told CNN. “He had a hand that was the most obvious one, the one that a computer would give to you, and he didn’t use it,” Olaizola told La Cadena SER.

Persons: Nigel Richards, ” Benjamín Olaizola, Richards, ” Richards, Español, ”, Liz Fagerlund, ” Fagerlund, “, Olaizola, ” Olaizola Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Cadena SER, Internacional, Scrabble Player’s, Christchurch Scrabble, La Cadena SER Locations: Zealand, Spanish, Granada, Spain, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, New Zealand

The show is also one of three ambitious projects released this year reimagining beloved Latin American classics treasured by book lovers for their use of magical realism. In addition to “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix also recently adapted Juan Rulfo's Mexican novel "Pedro Páramo" into a film. Magical realism is having its TV momentGarcía Márquez, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1982, was best known for novels and short stories that use magical realism to blur the lines between fantasy and reality. An important literary tool for many Latin American authors, magical realism allows these writers to both explain sociopolitical realities and the abstract feelings associated with them. "The power of magical realism is that we don’t see it as magical realism.

Persons: Gabriel García Márquez’s, Juan Rulfo's, Pedro Páramo, Max, Laura Esquivel's, Cruz Castillo, Castillo, Ana, Christina Ramón, ” Ramón, Ramón, “ It’s, ”, Márquez, It’s, Laura Mora, Alex García López, ” Mora, Manuel García Rulfo, Juan Preciado, Preciado, García Márquez, Rulfo, Mexican Esquivel, Azul, Tita de la Garza, Salma Hayek Pinault, Rodrigo García, Gonzalo García, Alexis García López, García López Organizations: Netflix, National Hispanic Media Coalition, University of California, Columbia University, Foundation, New, Reuters Locations: Los Angeles, Macondo, Márquez’s, Colombia, Spanish, London, Cuba, Havana

How Netflix Made Magic Look Real in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ The series, which will be released this week, adapts the novel for the screen for the first time. The author always refused, insisting that his novel, in which the real and fantastical converge, could never be rendered onscreen. Built by Netflix from the ground up for the first-ever screen adaptation of the novel, the town has real birds nesting in its trees and dogs wandering its narrow streets. To recreate Macondo, Netflix also relied on museums, documents, researchers and historians. Because of the care brought to that effort, the details accumulate to make Macondo seem real, said Enríquez, the production designer.

Persons: Gabriel García Márquez, García Márquez, Rodrigo García, Pablo Arellano, Francisco Ramos, Años de, ”, “, Macondo, aren’t, Marleyda Soto, Úrsula, Laura Mora, Aureliano Buendía, Arcadio Buendía, Gregory Rabassa, Aureliano, Alex García López, García, García López, José Rivera, Aureliano José, Gregory Rabassa Úrsula, ” Mora, Mauro González, Netflix Mora, Bárbara Enríquez, Mora, Enríquez Organizations: Netflix, “ Roma, America, Republican Locations: ‘, Macondo, Colombia, Hollywood, Ibagué, Úrsula, author’s, Años de Soledad, Caribbean, Argentina, America, postproduction, Colonial, Enríquez, Colombian, Mora

☆ ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

That was the task facing the production team of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” (or “Cien Años de Soledad”), the long-awaited Netflix adaptation of a novel widely lauded as being among the 20th century’s greatest literary works. “In previous attempts to write ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ I tried to tell the story without believing in it. “‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ occurs during a specific time in Colombian history,” said production designer Bárbara Enríquez in a translated video call with CNN. El Departamento/NetflixTwo versions Macondo were built in Alvarado, a town in the Colombian Andes, to show the passage of time as the town prospers. The Buendía house shifts with Úrsula, reflecting her emotional state and stages in life.

Persons: Solitude, Años, Soledad ”, Nobel, Gabriel García Márquez, Aureliano Buendía, Úrsula, José Arcadio, Mauro González, Marquez, ”, “, ’, Macondo, Aracataca, Marquez’s, Rodrigo Garcia, Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, Bárbara Enríquez, Netflix Enríquez, Eugenio Caballero, Caballero, Enríquez, Alfonso, swamplands, ” Enríquez, Jerónimo Barón, Aureliano, Marco Antonio González, Melquíades, Arcadio, Pietro Crespi, —, Susana Morales, Úrsula Iguarán, Enriquez, Catherine Rodriguez, “ It’s, Rodriguez, Marleyda Soto, Jacqueline Arenal, Leonor Moscote, Cristal Aparicio, Remedios, she’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Paris, El Departamento, Alfonso Cuáron’s, Roma ” Locations: Colombian, Macondo, Colombia, El, Alvarado, Córdoba, Magdalena, Italy, America

☆ Australia’s biggest cocaine bust seized from broken down boat at sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate. Authorities tracked a recreational fishing boat as it traveled out to sea where it allegedly met a mothership in international waters to fetch the cocaine – some 2.34 metric tons with a street value of nearly half a billion dollars. Police seized their chance to board the boat, arresting two men at sea in a joint investigation between federal and local forces. Police found 2.34 metric tons of cocaine wrapped in bales with roped netting around them on a recreational fishing vessel. Among the haul was 225 metric tons of cocaine, 5 tons of which was found aboard a semi-submersible vessel plying a marine trafficking route from Colombia to Australia, according to the Colombian Navy.

Persons: Stephen Jay, “ Organizations: CNN, Australian, Authorities, Saturday . Police, Brisbane, Police, Australian Federal Police Police, Colombian Navy Locations: Queensland, Fraser, Australia, Colombian, Colombia

☆ I quit my job 5 years ago and got a one-way ticket to Bali. I've been to 24 countries, and I'm not returning to the US anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

To support my lifestyle, I started my own business where I can work from anywhere in the world. I wanted to try the digital nomad lifestyle for one to two years. I also joined nomad communities like WiFi Tribe and stayed at co-livings so I could build digital nomad friendships and relationships. Traveling through Latin AmericaIn 2022 came my Latin America stint: Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala. AdvertisementIn a way, being a digital nomad is my extreme solution to work-life balance.

Persons: I've, Koh Lanta, I'd Organizations: Duraca, DC Locations: DC, Bali, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe, Java, Singapore, Malaysia, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Ha Giang, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Bogota, los Muertos, Oaxaca, Latina, America, Lima, Macchu Picchu, Cusco, Arequipa, Iquitos, Chachapoyas, Mexico City, Rome, Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Albania, Romania, Amalfi, San Sebastian, Briançon, Paros, Africa

☆ I've traveled to over 60 countries. Here's how I chose where I wanted to live permanently.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Joel Balsam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've always wanted to see what was out there beyond my quiet backyard. AdvertisementIn 2015, I spent a year teaching English in Madrid and traveled across Europe, India, and Southeast Asia. AdvertisementUnsure of when international travel might return, my partner and I decided to buy an apartment in Montreal. Related storiesLit up again in BrazilLast year, I traveled to 17 countries for work and to search for a place to live. I think Rio is the most beautiful natural city I've ever seen.

Persons: Joel Balsam, Balsam, Will, I've, I'd, Rio, Jair Bolsonaro, Montreal, Lula Organizations: Southern, Guardian, Lonely, Logistics, Rio US, beachy Zona Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Brazil, Montreal, South America, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, Medellín, Colombia, Oaxaca, Mexico, Rio, Southern United States, Morocco, Armenia, Nepal, Spain, Salvador, beachy, beachy Zona Sul, Santa Teresa

This surge means that coffee prices across the board — from fancy beverages made from Arabica beans to robusta-fueled instant coffee — are almost sure to cost more for the everyday consumer. On Wednesday, the global benchmark for arabica coffee — March 2025 arabica coffee futures — ended 4.6% higher on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) at $3.2305 per pound, after hitting their highest level since 1977. Food giant Nestlé, the world's largest coffee maker, said last week that it will hike prices to deal with the rise in coffee prices. Coffee drinkers are already paying more: Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics show coffee prices for urban consumers rose sharply from July 2021 to February 2023. Speculators jumping into the coffee marketGiven the confluence of factors pushing up coffee prices, non-commercial speculators, such as funds, are joining the market.

Persons: arabica —, Jason Miller, Guilherme Morya, Morya, —, Christopher Tang, Tang, Donald Trump, Miller, Sucafina Organizations: Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Michigan State University, Farmers, Reuters, Rabobank, Colombia —, UCLA, European Union, BMI Research, European Commission Locations: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Honduras, Canada, Mexico, China, Trump's, Swiss

☆ Menendez brothers’ former neighbor says fans are ‘ridiculous.’ But it may prove effective ahead of resentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Alicia Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Police, reporters and curious onlookers soon flooded the neighborhood as audiences started following the highly publicized case that ended in 1996 with brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez receiving life sentences for the murder of their parents. The Beverly Hills Police Department told CNN they responded to 16 calls to the location in October for traffic complaints regarding tour buses and vans, as well as incidents of trespassing and noise. "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" starred Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez. Aside from faint memories of the brothers practicing tennis overnight and offering tennis lessons to kids in the neighborhood, Josh said the years have worn the brothers and trial out of his memory. “If the Menendez brothers case leads to a resentencing, there’s encouragement to continue this type of fandom, too,” he said.

Persons: Josh, didn’t, Jose, Kitty Menendez, Erik, Lyle Menendez, Menendez, “, ” Josh, I’m, ”, Ryan Murphy’s, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Adam Golub, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Cooper Koch, Nicholas Chavez, Miles Crist, Netflix “, ’, Golub, who’s, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Police, Milli, California State University, Fullerton, Beverly Hills Police Department, Netflix Locations: Beverly Hills, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Sweden, Golub

☆ Christian Louboutin wants to keep his favorite holiday spot special — but it's on Harry and Meghan's radar too
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Christian Louboutin opened a small hotel in Melides, Portugal, and plans to open another. Advertisement"People are touched by authenticity and we need to keep it that way," Louboutin told Bloomberg. AdvertisementJust a 15-minute drive from Melides lies Costa Terra, a 722-acre luxury resort community and gold club built by US real estate developer Discovery Land Company. Related storiesRepresentatives for Costa Terra did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "Tourists come here for the beauty of this place," Louboutin told Bloomberg.

Persons: lister, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Louboutin, Christian Louboutin, Victor Boyko, It's, Mike Meldman, George Clooney, Harry, Eric Charbonneau, Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, Costa Terra, Amancio Ortega's, Vitor Paiva, Engel, Völkers, Paiva Organizations: Bloomberg, Dior, Discovery Land Company, Casa Amigos, The Telegraph, Archewell, Getty, Costa Terra, Vanguard Properties Locations: Portugal, overtourism, Melides, Tropez, Alentejo, St, Costa, Montecito , California, Colombia, Comporta, Portuguese

☆ UN talks in disarray as a draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Baku, Azerbaijan AP —As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks to try to hash out an elusive deal on money for developing countries to curb and adapt to climate change. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do,” Evans Njewa, the chair of the LDC group, said. The rough draft discussed on Saturday was for $300 billion in climate finance, sources told AP. Until we’re tired, until we’re delusional from not eating, from not sleeping.”Activists protested for climate finance grants for poor countries at the United Nations talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWith developing nations’ ministers and delegation chiefs having to catch flights home, desperation sets in, said Power Shift Africa’s Mohamed Adow.

Persons: ” Evans Njewa, Susana Mohamed, John Podesta, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, ” Gomez, Sean Gallup, Mohamed Adow, ”, Teresa Anderson, Luis Acosta, “ We’re, Eamon Ryan, it’s, ” Ryan, Alden Meyer, ” Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, “, Nabeel Munir, Monterrey Gomez Organizations: Azerbaijan AP, Nations, Alliance of Small, Associated Press, European Union, ”, United Nations, Action, Colombia's, Unit for, Risk Management, Getty Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Colombia, United States, Panama, Paris, AFP, Sierra Leone, Pakistan

☆ Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. The insects were packaged inside plastic containers and bags strapped to the man's abdomen. SERFOR/ReutersA search revealed hundreds of insects packaged inside ziplock bags strapped to his abdomen, according to the statement. Tarantulas are a threatened species, Walter Silva, a wildlife specialist at SERFOR, explained in the statement. SERFOR officials display the confiscated insects.

Persons: Jorge, Walter Silva, Reuters “, ” Silva Organizations: CNN — Police, Korean, Police, Reuters, El Locations: Peru, Lima, South Korea, France, Dios, Peruvian, American, Colombia, El Dorado, Bogotá, Hong Kong

☆ Miss Universe 2024: See all the best national costumes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening. Raquel Cunha/ReutersThe first person of First Nations heritage to represent Canada at Miss Universe, Ashley Callingbull wore a multi-tiered gown equipped with flashing lights. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, paid homage to the female pioneers of dancehall music. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Malta, Beatrice Njoya, became the first ever Miss Universe contestant to reach the finale in their 40s, after the pageant lifted a longstanding age limit of 28. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Ukraine, Alina Ponomarenko, came in an armored outfit symbolizing "the courage of Ukrainian defenders," the pageant host said.

Persons: Geyssell García, Irene Mukii’s, Chile, Emilia Dides, Sábado Gigante, ”, Miss Ivory Coast Marie, Emmanuelle Diamala’s, Thet San Andersen, Christina Chalk, Sheynnis Palacios, Faith Landman, Hector Vivas, Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, Selvinique Wright, Elena Hidalgo, Ky Duyen Nguyen, Fernando Llano, ” Hector Vivas, Juliana Barrientos, Images Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, Raquel Cunha, Ashley Callingbull, Miss Italy, Glenany Cavalcante, Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, Davin Prasath, Malta, Beatrice Njoya, Sakhile Dube, Alma Cooper, Sam, Alina Ponomarenko Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Bangladesh, Anouk, United, Images Miss, Reuters, Nations, Images, Cambodia, San, Santo Locations: Mexico City, Miss Nicaragua, León Cathedral, Kenyan, Miss Ivory Coast, Miss Myanmar, United Kingdom, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Delft, Miss Bahamas, Costa Rica, Miss Aruba, Miss Vietnam, Miss Great Britain, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Tema, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Mexico, Miss Zimbabwe, Miss United States, Images Miss Nicaragua, León

☆ Colombia votes to outlaw child marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Abel Alvarado | Mauricio Torres | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Colombia’s congress has voted to change a law that allowed minors to get married with parental consent. The proposal would make the minimum age for marriage 18, and seeks to protect the rights and development opportunities for minors. “Minors are not sexual objects, they’re girls,” congresswoman Clara López Obregón said in a statement after the proposal was greenlit. Child marriage remains a widespread practice worldwide and affects around 12 million girls per year, according to the UN’s agency for children, UNICEF. In Latin America, poverty is the main factor leading to minors getting married, according to UNICEF.

Persons: CNN —, Gustavo Petro, –, ”, Clara López Obregón, there’s Organizations: CNN, UNICEF, ” UNICEF Locations: America

☆ Canada Women’s coaches ‘directed, approved and condoned’ using drones to spy on opponents, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Joshua Kloke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

“The search for a new head coach for the Women’s National Team will commence shortly,” Canada Soccer said. To determine whether current Canada Soccer President Peter Augruso or General Secretary and CEO Blue “approved, directed and/or condoned” drone usage and spying. According to the report, Canada were not found to have used drones when they won Olympic gold in women’s soccer in Tokyo in 2021. AdvertisementLawyer Regenbogen was instructed by the Board of Directors of Canada Soccer on July 30 and then shared her investigation with Canada Soccer on November 5. On Tuesday, Canada Soccer released to the media an eight-page summary report originally given to the Chair of the Human Resources Committee of the Canada Soccer Board of Directors.

Persons: Sonia Regenbogen, “, ”, Kevin Blue, Bev Priestman, Jasmine Mander, Joseph Lombardi, Priestman, Jason Mowry, Peter Augruso, Blue “, Regenbogen, John Herdman’s, Alex Livesey, Jesse Marsch, ” Marsch, Perry McIntyre, Blue, Marsch, John Herdman wasn’t, Herdman, Canada’s, Ulrik Pedersen, we’ve, Lombardi, who’s, Steph Yang It’s, ” Priestman, Marc Atkins Organizations: Canada, Paris Olympics, Canada Soccer, teams, Toronto, Olympic Games, ” Canada Soccer, Athletic, Olympics, FIFA, women’s, Women’s, Soccer, Getty, Copa America, Olympic, Toronto FC, Major League Soccer, Men’s, Paris, Zealand Women’s National, Canadian, Paris Games, Sports, ”, Toronto FC’s, Men’s National, New Zealand, Canadian Olympic Committee, Zealand women’s, New, International Olympic Committee, Summer Games, Sport, Colombia, Human Resources Committee, Women’s National Team, — Locations: New Zealand, Canadian, France, Canada, United States, Tokyo, Herdman, Saint, Etienne, Germany, U.S, Orlando , Florida, Marsch, Priestman, Copa America

☆ Climate Action 15: 2024's Leading Innovators for a Sustainable Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +40 min

Editor's note: Business Insider's reporters and editors nominated leaders based on insights from past Climate Action honorees, expert sources, and reader submissions. Courtesy of Jayson RicamaraSaudi Arabia, with its hot desert climate and little fresh water, is one of the most difficult farming environments. AdvertisementIyris in October also launched a sustainable-farming pilot in Saudi Arabia with chemical and plastic manufacturers as well as companies including Red Sea Global, a luxury tourism developer. A UN climate panel estimated that harnessing wave energy could supply 20% more electricity than the world produced in 2022. The US is trying to shore up its own mining and manufacturing base to curb China's power, including in battery recycling.

Persons: Derya Baran, Iyris Derya Baran, Jayson Ricamara, Baran, SecondSky, who's, Inna Braverman, Braverman, David Leb, Charles Callaway, Environmental Justice Charles Callaway ., Callaway, Clara, Gretchen Cara Daily, Stanford University Gretchen Cara Daily, Daily, NatCap, Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Juan Carlos Navarro, Panama Navarro, José Raúl, Haiti —, Navarro, del, Reinhold Gallmetzer, Reinhold, Gallmetzer, Brazil's JBS, packer, Diane Gilpin, Smart Green Shipping Diane Gilpin, Gilpin, Drax, Roberta Tuurraq Glenn, Borade, Savok Glenn, Glenn, Cynthia Houniuhi, Houniuhi, it's, Arvind Kumar, Prasad, Rice, Kumar, Ari Matusiak, Gazur, Matusiak, —, Duncan McIntyre, McIntyre, Altenex, Ozane, Biden, It's, Delta, Liz Ricketts, Charlie Engman Ricketts, Ricketts, Ricketts didn't, Chao Yan, Princeton NuEnergy Chao Yan, Yan Organizations: Iyris, United Arab, King Abdullah University of Science, Technology, Red, Eco, UN, Eco Wave Power, Shell, Environmental Justice, Proctor Academy For Callaway, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Green Institute, Callaway, Natural, Stanford University, Stanford, Facility, Ministry, Environment, Panama's, UNESCO, US State Department, National Association for, Nature, Center, for, Carrefour, Nestlé, Smart Green Shipping, Scottish Enterprise, International Windship Association, Maritime Organization, Union, Alaska Arctic Observatory, National Weather Service, AAOKH, University of Alaska, Pacific Islands, University of, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Prasad Seeds, Labor, Prasad, International Rice Research Institute, Rewiring, Reduction, Communities, Highland Electric, Schools, Highland, Beverly Public Schools, Fortune, Edison International, Louisiana, US Department of Energy, Ozane, White, LNG, Vessel Project, Biden, Department of Energy, Kantamanto, London . Brands, McKinsey, Princeton, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Princeton NuEnergy, Energy, Laboratory, EV Locations: Jayson Ricamara Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Spain, Ukraine, Cherkassy, Israel, Gibraltar, Port of Los Angeles, Porto, Portugal, West Harlem, New York City, Clara Hale, Costa Rica, Belize, China, NatCap, Stanford, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Haiti, Panama City, Brazil, Peru, Brazilian, , Norway's, Barrow, Furness, Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Utqiaġvik, Fanalei, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Asia, Saharan Africa, India, Philippines, Nepal, Bangladesh, Africa, Hyderabad, South, Southeastern Asia, Subhanpur, Rewiring America, Massachusetts —, Sulphur , Louisiana, Calcasieu, Vessel Project Louisiana, Accra, Ghana, New York, London, Kantamanto, Taiyuan, China's Shanxi, Argonne, South Carolina

☆ Menendez family Los Angeles mansion is the new ‘dark tourism’ hot spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions. Ice, ice babyThis -40 °C pastry dessert at Minimal is served with a side of gelato. MINIMALWe all scream for ice cream — and “we” includes the Michelin guide, which recently awarded one of its coveted stars to Minimal, an ice cream restaurant in Taiwan. Not-so-bella vistaVideo Ad Feedback They replaced the Trevi fountain and tourists are ‘disappointed’ 01:17 - Source: CNNThe Trevi fountain might be the most famous tourist attraction in a city packed to the brim with tourist attractions. However, recent visitors to the famous fountain were less than impressed with what they found.

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