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25 mins ago
Mexico: work continues in Coahuila to rescue trapped miners
By CNN Spanish
This Wednesday, the governor of Coahuila, Miguel Riquelme reported through his Twitter account that the work in the mine to rescue the trapped miners continues.
The work continues in coordination with Civil Defense teams and the Secretary of National Defense, said the governor.
Riquelme added that the divers who went down to well number 4 still find obstacles to be able to enter the galleries of the mine, so the water pumping works will continue so that they can re-enter and continue with the search and rescue.
2 hours ago
Serena Williams loses in the first match since announcing her impending retirement
By Jill Martin
Serena Williams, in her first match since announcing that “the countdown has begun” and that she will “disappear from tennis”, lost on Wednesday in the second round of the WTA 1000 event in Toronto to Swiss star Belinda Bencic with a score of 6- 2 and 6-4.
“Like I said in my article, I'm terrible at goodbyes, but bye-bye, Toronto,” Williams said, referencing his Vogue story, in an on-court interview after the game.
Williams, who called it a "pretty interesting 24 hours," was showered with on-court gifts for herself and her daughter Olympia.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart," Williams said, her voice cracking with emotion.
"It's been a pleasure playing in front of you all these years."
Williams is signed up to play at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, before the US Open.
That WTA 1000 tournament, based just outside Cincinnati, starts next week.
3 hours ago
China locks down Yiwu manufacturing hub as covid-19 numbers continue to rise in the country
By Shawn Deng and the CNN Beijing Bureau
The eastern Chinese city of Yiwu, a major source of manufactured goods for different countries, has decided to immediately impose "static management" for at least three days in response to a covid-19 outbreak, according to a statement issued. Thursday.
The measure prohibits residents of certain areas from leaving their homes and requires most city residents to remain within their residential communities.
The statement says that factories must stop working during the period if they cannot implement a fully isolated environment that helps curb virus transmission.
Public places and entertainment facilities in Yiwu, such as schools, parks, cinemas, gyms and bars, are reported to be closed during the period.
The lockdown in Yiwu came after the city identified 388 Covid-19 cases as of Wednesday, creating more challenges for local manufacturers and businesses that have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Covid-19 cases in Sanya, in the southern province of Hainan, continue to rise.
Local authorities on Thursday reported 1,254 local cases.
According to the government, the city has found a total of 3,194 cases in August.
Four batches of stranded tourists, more than 551 people, have flown from Sanya as of Wednesday, according to state media CCTV, citing local authorities.
Some 80,000 tourists were forced to stay in the tourist city of Sanya in response to a sudden lockdown.
In the northwest, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region reported 380 local COVID-19 cases on Thursday, all asymptomatic, according to the Regional Health Commission.
The nationwide China Health Commission reported 1,993 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 614 symptomatic cases and 1,379 asymptomatic cases.
