The 5 things you should know this Wednesday, November 3: Green light to vaccinate children from 5 to 11 years old in the United States.

World leaders commit at COP26 to limit methane emissions and save forests. CNN witnesses the sale of girls in Afghanistan due to the desperate economic situation. Look at the election results in the United States. This is what you need to know to start the day. Truth first.

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Children from 5 to 11 years old can already receive the vaccine against covid-19 in the United States.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, gave the green light to the vaccination against covid-19 of children between 5 and 11 years old, clearing the way for the immediate start of the inoculation in this age group in the United States, the youngest ever to receive the drug. When will the vaccination actually begin? This is all you need to know.

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This is how the electoral contests in the United States remained.

Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race on Tuesday erased any doubt: Democrats’ slim majorities in Congress are in grave jeopardy in next year’s midterm elections. Here 8 conclusions about this year’s electoral contests in the United States.

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World leaders commit at COP26 to limit methane emissions and save forests

The mood in Glasgow was optimistic on Tuesday, as world leaders concluded their high-level summit at the COP26 climate conference. Several major announcements illuminated the prospect on whether the meeting can achieve meaningful results, including a commitment to reduce methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. Here, a review of the conclusions of the second day of the summit , where China also spoke.

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CNN witnesses the sale of girls in Afghanistan due to the desperate economic situation

Parwana Malik, a 9-year-old girl with dark eyes and rosy cheeks, laughs with her friends as they play jump rope in a dusty clearing. But Parwana’s laugh disappears when she returns home, a small hut with dirt walls, where she is reminded of her fate: she is being sold to a stranger as a child wife. Her parents, who have already sold their 12-year-old sister, say they have no other choice.

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Meta dismantles a large farm of “trolls” run by the Government of Nicaragua

Meta reported that it eliminated a trolley farm with more than 1,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts that it reported was run by the Nicaraguan government and the country’s ruling party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front. The social media company said the trolling farm – a coordinated effort to manipulate public discourse using fake accounts – was aimed at amplifying pro-government and anti-opposing content.

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At coffee time

Where to go this vacation: experts comment on destinations and risks

With the widespread vaccination against covid-19 in many countries, moving around the world has become safer and more accessible for many travelers. But the constant risk-benefit analysis of the pandemic is still very valid: Can I travel safely? What destinations should I consider? Who else can go? How complicated will it be? Experts answer.

They announce who will be the voice of Garfield in a new animated film

Actor Chris Pratt confirmed the news with an image of the famous feline on his social networks. Created by Jim Davis, Garfield first appeared in comic book sections in 1978.

In the Atacama desert in Chile they search for extraterrestrial life and “dark energy”

In Chile’s arid Atacama Desert, astronomers are scanning clear night skies for life on other planets and studying so-called “dark energy,” a mysterious cosmic force believed to drive the accelerating expansion of the universe.

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The number of the day

35%

Only 35% of Americans believe that the national economy is doing well, according to a new survey, a figure ten points lower than that of September.

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Quote of the day

“(The perfect Nicaragua is) a country where one can express their opinions without fear … and the people have the right to choose their own destiny, their own government”

In conversation with Wendy Guerra, a contributor and analyst for CNN en Español, the writer and former vice president of Nicaragua Sergio Ramírez describes the ideal country he would like to see.

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Day selection

Gifts to give at Christmas to someone who loves to travel

It is always a good time to give a detail that your favorite traveler or traveler uses in any corner of the world.

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And to finish

They discover a Mayan canoe that could be more than 1,000 years old in Mexico

A Mayan wooden canoe, estimated to be over 1,000 years old, appeared in southern Mexico during the construction of the Mayan Train. Scientists will have to study it to determine its age even more. The piece was found practically intact, submerged in a freshwater lagoon known as a cenote.