One of the worst winter storms hits the United States | The World | D.W.

More than 5,000 flights were canceled across the United States on Thursday (12.22.2022) due to Elliot, a major winter storm that upended holiday holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and bitter cold. Several states have declared a state of emergency, including New York, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina. … Read more

Thousands welcomed the Lunar New Year in New York | The World | D.W.

Thousands of people gathered in New York’s Chinatown to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year this Sunday (10.22.2023), under the watchful eye of the police, after the deadly shooting in California. Fireworks, dancing dragons and other traditional elements with which they usually celebrate this important date took place in the so-called Chinatown of … Read more

China reports almost 13,000 deaths from COVID-19 in one week | Coronavirus | D.W.

The Chinese health authorities reported this Sunday (01.22.2023) a total of 12,658 deaths related to SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals between January 13 and 19, bringing the official balance of deaths attributed to COVID-19 It has reached 72,596 patients since last December 8, when the authorities began to dismantle the ‘zero covid’ policy. According to the Center … Read more

Study: 80% of Chinese have already been infected with COVID-19 | The World | D.W.

Some 80% of China’s population has already contracted COVID-19 during the wave of infections following the dismantling of the national zero-tolerance policy against the coronavirus, the chief epidemiologist of the Center for Control and Prevention estimated on Saturday (01.21.2023). of Diseases (CDC) of the country, Wu Zunyou. Taking into account the recent official population estimate … Read more

A cruise ship arrives in Hong Kong after a three-year ban due to COVID | The World | D.W.

The Silver Spirit ship arrived on Wednesday (01.18.2023) at the Hong Kong terminal of Tsim Sha Tsui, becoming the first international cruise ship to arrive in the former British colony since early 2020, when the city imposed a veto on this type of vessel for the COVID-19 pandemic. The ship, which had departed from Singapore … Read more

Peru asks citizens to get vaccinated against a rebound of COVID-19 | The most important news and analysis in Latin America | DW extension

The Ministry of Health of Peru this Saturday (26.11.2022) urged the citizens of the country to complete the vaccination program against the COVID-19, after recording the increase in cases of the virus in recent weeks in the country. Through a statement released on social media, the ministry recalled that the vaccines are “safe, effective and … Read more

Thousands strip down to art on iconic Sydney Beach | The world | DW extension

Thousands stripped naked this Saturday (26.11.2022) on iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia for an art installation aimed at drawing attention to skin cancer and safety in the sun. The infamous surf break became a nude beach for the day, as some 2,500 volunteers shed their clothes at dawn and posed for photographer Spencer Tunick. … Read more

Paris and London sign new deal to curb immigration | Europe | DW extension

France and the United Kingdom signed a new agreement in Paris on Monday to strengthen their cooperation in order to try to stop irregular immigration from the French coasts to the British ones. The agreement, signed by the heads of the Interior of both countries, Gérald Darmanin and Suella Braverman, is the extension and expansion … Read more

Lula and Bolsonaro attack each other in the latest debate in Brazil | The most important news and analysis in Latin America | DW

“Lie”. “Stop lying, will I have to exorcise him to stop lying?” Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva exchanged accusations and tried to reach undecided voters this Friday (28.10.2022) with key issues such as the economy and abortion, in the latest debate two days before the ballot in Brazil . The president and … Read more

Trial against Donald Trump’s store in New York begins | The world | DW

The Trump Organization, Donald Trump’s family business, sat on the New York State bench this Monday (10/24/2022) for fraud and tax evasion, in a trial in which the former president is not personally involved. However, on his Truth Social network, Donald Trump criticized his political opponents, President Joe Biden’s Democrats, for continuing the “witch hunt” … Read more