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China acusó este martes a las autoridades de Paraguay de actuar como “peones de las fuerzas independentistas de Taiwán”, tras la reciente visita a la isla del presidente de Paraguay, Santiago Peña, quien firmó varios acuerdos de cooperación bilateral.

Beijing “se opone firmemente y condena enérgicamente” las acciones de Paraguay, dijo el portavoz de la Cancillería china Guo Jiakun.

El vocero señaló que el establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas con China responde a los “intereses fundamentales y de largo plazo” de Asunción y dijo que el Gobierno está ignorando “la voluntad del pueblo”. También instó nuevamente al Gobierno paraguayo a “cambiar de rumbo cuanto antes” y situarse “del lado correcto de la historia”.

Además, el portavoz acusó a determinados dirigentes paraguayos de “respaldar abiertamente” al presidente taiwanés, William Lai, al que Beijing considera un “independentista”, y de servir voluntariamente a las fuerzas favorables a la independencia de la isla.

CNN envió una consulta al Gobierno de Paraguay sobre los comentarios de China y espera respuesta.

Peña visitó Taiwán entre el 7 y el 10 de mayo al frente de una delegación de más de cuarenta empresarios, en un viaje marcado por acuerdos en materia de tecnología avanzada, ciberseguridad e inteligencia artificial (IA), incluido el establecimiento de un centro de computación para IA impulsado conjuntamente por ambos gobiernos.

“Hoy Paraguay y Taiwán se unen con el liderazgo de Taiwán en la producción de semiconductores y nuestro potencial en generación de energía renovable y abundante”, expresó el mandatario en un comunicado, en el que dijo que se trata de un acuerdo entre “dos países hermanos”.

Paraguay es el único país de Suramérica y uno de los 12 del mundo que mantiene relaciones diplomáticas oficiales con Taiwán. Por su parte, China ha intensificado en los últimos años su presión diplomática para reducir el número de aliados internacionales de la isla.

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(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Pope John Paul II. He was canonized as a saint on April 27, 2014.

Personal

Birth date: May 18, 1920

Death date: April 2, 2005

Birth place: Wadowice, Poland

Birth name: Karol Jozef Wojtyla

Father: Karol Wojtyla, officer in the Polish Army

Mother: Emilia Wojtyla

Education: Doctorate in Philosophy and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Jagiellonian University

Other Facts

Pope John Paul II died in April 2005 at the age of 84. His official cause of death was septic shock and cardio-circulatory collapse. He had suffered from Parkinson’s disease, arthritis and other ailments for several years before his death.

Upon his election in 1978, John Paul II was the first non-Italian Pope in 455 years. His official title was: Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Western Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Province of Rome, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City.

Achievements

First pope to visit the White House.

First modern pope to visit a synagogue.

First pope to visit Cuba.

The most widely traveled pope in history.

Canonized more saints than any other pope.

Created 232 cardinals.

Reestablished diplomatic relations with Great Britain after a 450-year break.

In January 1984, reestablished diplomatic relations with the United States which had been broken since 1867.

Established diplomatic relations with Israel and with the PLO.

Timeline

May 18, 1920 – Karol Jozef Wojtyla is born in Wadowice, Poland, at 7 Koscielna Street. The little boy nicknamed Lolek is the third and last child of Karol, an officer in the Polish Army, and Emilia. His brother Edmund was born in 1906 and a sister, Olga, died in infancy in 1914.

1938 – After Karol Jr. graduates from high school, the Wojtylas move from Wadowice to Krakow. Karol Jr. attends Jagiellonian University until World War II begins in September 1939.

1941 – Wojtyla and his friends start an underground theater, called the Rhapsodic Theater, to present works in Polish in defiance of the Nazis. During the day, Wojtyla works in quarries and chemical factories.

1942 – Wojtyla joins an underground seminary organized by Archbishop Sapieha.

1946 – Wojtyla is ordained by Cardinal Sapieha to become a priest and celebrates his first Mass.

1946-1948 – Wojtyla studies in Rome, where he earns a doctorate in philosophy. After returning to Poland, he also earns a doctorate in Sacred Theology from Jagellonian University in December 1948.

1958 – Wojtyla is consecrated as a bishop.

1962-1965 – Wojtyla participates in Vatican II in Rome. He sides with the reformers who want to modernize the church. He also contributes to a document that states that the Church no longer considers Jews responsible for Christ’s death.

March 8, 1964 – Wojtyla is ordained as Archbishop of K

Por Lianne Kolirin, CNN

Martin Short habló públicamente por primera vez sobre la “pesadilla” de perder a su hija Katherine a principios de este año.

La estrella de “Only Murders in the Building” dijo a CBS en una entrevista exclusiva transmitida el domingo que la muerte de Katherine por suicidio en febrero fue devastadora. Según informes de los medios en ese momento, Katherine Short tenía 42 años cuando murió. Era una de los tres hijos que el ahora comediante de 76 años adoptó con su esposa, Nancy Dolman, quien falleció de cáncer de ovario en 2010.

Hablando antes del estreno de un nuevo documental de Netflix sobre su vida, Short, nacido en Canadá, dijo que “ha sido una pesadilla para la familia”, pero explicó que esto le ha ayudado a entender que “la salud mental y el cáncer (como el de mi esposa) son ambas enfermedades, y a veces, con las enfermedades, son terminales”.

Luego le contó a la entrevistadora Tracy Smith sobre las luchas a largo plazo de su hija. “Mi hija luchó durante mucho tiempo con problemas graves de salud mental, trastorno límite de la personalidad, otras cosas, e hizo lo mejor que pudo hasta que ya no pudo más. Así que las últimas palabras de Nan (Nancy) para mí fueron ‘Mart, déjame ir’ y ella solo estaba diciendo ‘papá, déjame ir’”.

La pérdida llevó a Short a involucrarse con una organización sin fines de lucro llamada “Bring Change to Mind”, iniciada por la actriz Glenn Close como resultado de la enfermedad mental en su propia familia, según dijo.

Short dijo que tenía un “profundo deseo” de participar en la organización, que está “sacando la salud mental de las sombras, no avergonzándose de ello, no ocultando la palabra suicidio, sino aceptando que esto puede ser la última etapa de una enfermedad”.

La película documental “Marty, Life is Short” muestra los entresijos de la larga carrera de Short como un querido actor cómico con la ayuda de material de archivo nunca antes visto. Dirigida por Lawrence Kasdan, está dedicada a la memoria de Katherine y a la buena amiga de Short, Catherine O’Hara, la estrella de “Schitt’s Creek”, quien murió solo unas semanas antes que su hija.

Short no es ajeno al dolor, como comentó en la entrevista. A los 20 años ya había perdido a sus padres y a su hermano mayor David, quien murió en un accidente de automóvil. “Lo que eso desarrolló en mí es este músculo de supervivencia y de manejar el dolor y una perspectiva sobre ello, y se quedó conmigo”, le dijo a Smith.

Dijo que su experiencia le dio “una comprensión desde mi infancia de que el final de la vida nos iba a suceder a todos”. Dijo que, aunque llega demasiado pronto para algunos, mantener viva su memoria es de suma importancia. “Simplemente se han ido a la siguiente habitación por un tiempo, (y eventualmente) tú estarás en esa habitación”, dijo.

Short dijo que nunca había estado en terapia, prefiriendo en cambio sus propios mecanismos de afrontamiento. “Solo tienes que inhalar, exhalar”, dijo. “Lo que hago es que dicto en mi teléfono y lo transcribo. Y lo miro, lo reescribo y lo guardo”.

Agregó: “Creo que todos estamos en negación sobre nuestro tiempo limitado en esta Tierra. Es muy difícil aceptarlo”.

“Cuanto más lo aceptas, creo que te eleva y te hace sentir que la vida es un pequeño viaje complicado. Y cuanto más lo afrontamos con sabiduría, probablemente más felices seremos”.

El documental se transmite en Netflix a partir de este martes 12 de mayo.

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By Carole Rosenblat

(CNN) — Christina and Eric Schwendeman’s travels had them bouncing around Asia for several months early last year. In the spring, the American retirees returned to their home base in Italy for a few months.

But because of 90-day restrictions on stays, the couple spent the next three months on the go in England, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Turkey, Jordan and Cyprus. And then they circled back to Italy in October for the rest of the year.

The Schwendemans are doing what’s known as the Schengen Shuffle.

In a nutshell, it’s moving around to stay on the right side of limits that allow citizens of most countries to spend a maximum of 90 out of every 180 days in Europe’s Schengen Area, or zone, currently made up of 29 member countries.

Some shufflers like the constant change of scene, while others are moving around mostly out of necessity as they try to secure longer-term residency. Facebook groups and other online communities have sprung up around shuffling, allowing expats navigating all sorts of situations to compare notes and share strategies. Staying within the 90-day limits can be challenging — and fulfilling.

The Schwendemans moved to Italy in 2022 from Naples, Florida, on elective residency visas, which are open to applicants who will not be working and are moving to Italy long-term. But after two years, the couple changed course.

“We decided, as our two-year residency permits were expiring, that we would prefer to shuffle between Italy and the rest of the world, rather than renew them,” says Christina.

“We love Italy, but we realized we still wanted to travel for the majority of the year. We still spend about 170 days per year, almost all of our allowable Schengen time, in Italy.”

What is the Schengen Area?

That “allowable Schengen time” maxes out at 90 days in any 180-day period — a total of roughly 180 days per year.

The Schengen Area, established in 1985, is an agreement between member countries, guaranteeing free movement between member countries — meaning no border controls or required passport stamps.

The 90/180 rule doesn’t require the maximum 90 days in the Schengen Area to be consecutive but entails careful math to be sure travelers don’t stay longer than 90 days in any rolling 180-day period. When entering the area, officials look back 180 days from the current date to ensure visitors haven’t exceeded 90 total days in the zone.

Citizens of various countries visiting Europe, including Americans, have it a lot easier than people from many other nations. While European countries require citizens of some countries to obtain a visa before entering, this isn’t the case for US citizens.

Upon entering through a Schengen country’s immigration from outside the area, a visitor’s passport is usually stamped, their information is entered into immigration system computers and then they’re good to go. (Stamps will soon be eliminated, and entry will be tracked solely electronically through the Entry/Exit System (EES) and European Travel Information and Authorization System — ETIAS. The latter is expected to be implemented later this year.

This stamp allows for a stay of up to 90 days in the area. Any longer risks a fine of several thousand dollars and a ban of up to five years.

Why shuffle?

Americans Emily Wilson and Chris Prudhomme, along with their seven-year-old Norwich Terrier, Denver, have traveled to Spain, Turkey, Austria, England, Thailand, Portugal and California, all in t

By Rebekah Riess, Ramishah Maruf, CNN

(CNN) — Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, according to an update the company posted Monday.

Canvas, a popular, cloud-based digital hub for classrooms, has more than 30 million active users globally, with more than 8,000 institutions as customers, according to Instructure.

A ransom note signed by a hacking group appeared on the homepage of Canvas sites for large public school systems and top universities like Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Georgetown last Thursday.

The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have “breached” the platform’s parent company, according to a screenshot obtained by CNN. The group said impacted schools had until May 12 “to negotiate a settlement.”

ShinyHunters previously claimed it had breached 275 million individuals’ data and had access to “several billions of private messages,” according to a ransom note shared by Ransomware.live on May 3, which tracks ransomware attacks and groups.

Data accessed by the hacking group included information like usernames, email addresses, course names, enrollment information and messages, according to Instructure. Course content, submissions and credentials were not compromised, the company said.

Instructure said it received digital confirmation of the data’s destruction, called “shred logs,” from the hacking group, the company said. “We have been informed that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise,” the update said.

The agreement between the hackers and Instructure covers all impacted customers, the company said. “There is no need for individual customers to attempt to engage with the unauthorized actor,” the company said.

“While there is never complete certainty when dealing with cyber criminals, we believe it was important to take every step within our control to give customers additional peace of mind, to the extent possible,” the update said.

Instructure said it is organizing a webinar with company leadership to detail information about the attack and its efforts to harden the system. The company said it expects the webinar to take place on May 13 across multiple time zones.

The FBI mobilized resources in multiple states to assist victims of the hack, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Canvas was “fully back online and available for use” Friday morning, Instructure said. Universities and school districts throughout the country reported their Canvas pages were back up and running, though some schools had already extended deadlines and changed finals schedules because of the hack.

“Many of you dealt with real disruption. Stress on your teams. Missed moments in the classroom. Questions you couldn’t get answered. You deserved more consistent communication from us, and we didn’t deliver it. I’m sorry for that,” Instructure CEO Steve Daly wrote in Read more