The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

5 things you should know this September 5: Facts about Bahamas, the country devastated by Dorian; the struggle for the Amazon, and more

2019-09-05T10:19:25.184Z


This is what you need to know to start the day: CNN flew in a helicopter of the Brazilian Armed Forces to know the struggle for land in the Amazon. In addition, Caracas is the tenth ci…


CNN flew in a helicopter of the Brazilian Armed Forces to know the struggle for land in the Amazon. In addition, Caracas is the tenth least livable city in the world in 2019, according to a ranking. This is what you need to know to start the day. First the truth.

1. The facts you should know about Bahamas, the country devastated by Dorian

Beyond the devastating news about the destruction left by Dorian, the Bahamas is one of the largest countries in the region, with a tourism-based economy, composed of a group of 700 small islands and 2,400 cays in an area of ​​13,878 kilometers square, but only about thirty of these are inhabited. These are other relevant facts about Bahamas.

2. Google is fined for alleged violations of children's privacy

Google has agreed to pay a record fine of $ 170 million to resolve allegations that YouTube violated the law by tracking and selling ads aimed at children, the US Federal Trade Commission reported. (FTC) on Wednesday. The agreement involves the biggest penalty in history under the Online Privacy Protection for Children Act, which YouTube allegedly violated by collecting information from users of minors to boost its behavioral advertising business. The decision could affect the strategies of all the creators of children's videos on YouTube, including large companies such as Mattel and Hasbro, according to federal officials.

3. The struggle for land in the Amazon

CNN embarked on a helicopter of the Brazilian Armed Forces in northern Brazil, where decades ago a struggle, often violent, for control of the land was waged. With these overflights, the Brazilian Army manages to identify the jungle areas where environmental crimes are being committed. Then transmit this information to other institutions that will go to the field to investigate the facts. This is what we found.

4. Caracas, the tenth least livable city in the world in 2019

Vienna, the capital of Austria, has been classified as the most livable city in the world for the second consecutive year in the Economist Intelligence Unit index, leading the table with almost perfect scores in terms of stability, culture and environment, education and infrastructure and medical care. On the other hand, Damascus, in Syria, was considered the least livable city in the world, followed by Lagos, in Nigeria, and Dhaka, in Bangladesh. The capital of Venezuela, Caracas, was rated as the tenth least livable city.

5. Discrimination for speaking Spanish in the US

Salvadoran journalist Esmeralda Bermúdez, a mother in the United States, spoke to her daughter in Spanish to instill part of her culture. But that cost her an unpleasant experience after a woman confronted her, precisely because she spoke in her native language to her daughter on public roads. Here you can see other stories of Human Being Project.

At coffee time

A woman in the Philippines who carried a newborn baby in her hand luggage is arrested

The woman seemed to travel alone and presented only her passport, but upon inspecting her suitcase, the staff found a newborn baby inside.

NASA astronaut captures in a photo the power of Hurricane Dorian from space

You don't have to be on Earth to understand the destructive power of Hurricane Dorian. In this photo taken from space you can directly see the eye of the storm.

Ariana Grande sues Forever 21 for ads with a “similar model”

The singer filed a lawsuit against the clothing company and the spin-off beauty brand Riley Rose, claiming that they "stole" the name, image and intellectual property of the singer "to promote their free brands."

The day's figure

About 88 meters

They find in the Amazon a sanctuary with huge tree of about 88 meters high.

The date of the day

"Hard hand against FARC dissent doesn't solve anything."

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned at a press conference that the tough hand of the Colombian government and the FARC dissidents will seriously affect human rights in Colombia and is not the solution to seek peace.

And to finish

Dozens of endangered turtles are born in Ecuador

In the coastal city of Same, Ecuador, dozens of baby turtles were born of a species that is in danger of extinction. The Olive Ridley species is among the seven smallest marine species in the world.

Source: cnnespanol

All news articles on 2019-09-05

You may like

News/Politics 2024-04-13T11:11:11.228Z
News/Politics 2024-03-01T10:23:47.054Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.