The man accused of killing 10 people at a crowded Colorado supermarket last month armed himself with 10 high-capacity ammunition magazines, devices banned in the state after previous mass shootings, a prosecutor said Thursday. (April 22)
Paula Bryant, mother of Ma'Khia Bryant, speaks to CNN's Jason Carroll about the loss of her daughter who was fatally shot by police officers in Columbus, Ohio.
Andrew Brown Jr. lost both his parents and had his own troubles with the law. But his aunt says he was the light of his family, and they will fight to find out why a sheriff's deputy felt the need to shoot and kill him. (April 22)
Despite years of warnings from scientists that a warming planet would result in dangerous weather conditions, researchers say there's been a shift in climate misinformation from denying climate change to focussing on extreme weather events. An extreme snowstorm hit Texas in February 2021, knocking out power and leaving millions in a deep freeze.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says to achieve climate change goals we need "collective action." (April 22)
In the UK, the government is looking at introducing vaccine passports for British holidaymakers as early as next month in a move that would effectively end the ban on foreign holidays for UK citizens. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has indicated he wants them to be ready by May 17th.
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez Gatell confirms the discovery of fake Pfizer Covid vaccines found in a clinic. In Mexico, some 80 people received bogus doses of the drug, which appeared to have been physically harmless, though offering no protection against coronavirus, a report in the Wall Street Journal said.
Virtual (United States) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden opens the international climate summit saying climate action is a "moral and economic imperative" and he calls on the world to take action.
The vast majority of Covid-19 recovery funds in developing countries have gone to big corporations instead of toward social protections, small-and medium-sized businesses, or those working in the informal sector.
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg appeared virtually before a House subcommittee Thursday to call on U.S. officials to do more, saying it's "not too late" to make real changes in the fight against climate change. (April 22)
Con 314.835 nuevos casos de coronavirus en las últimas 24 horas, India superó el récord mundial de nuevos contagios de covid-19 en un día desde que comenzó la pandemia.
El país está sumido en una feroz segunda ola de contagios, y una grave escasez de oxígeno está acrecentando los temores en torno al sistema de salud, que se encuentra saturado.
Este video muestra la impotencia y el dolor que sienten los familiares de enfermos a las puertas de un hospital de la capital, Delhi.
India has shattered a global record of daily coronavirus cases, reporting a grim 314,835 new infections in the last 24 hours.
