European court: Russia responsible for Litvinenko killing
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights has backed the conclusion of a British inquiry that Russia was…
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5 things you should know before you talk about consent with children
By Christine Koh, CNN At a large family gathering when I was a kid, an adult female relative I barely knew gave me a rough hug, then yanked the…
Continue Reading When could Covid-19 vaccines be available for younger kids? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The initial results are in: On Monday morning, Pfizer announced that its Covid-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-old children is safe…
Continue Reading Two-for-one vaccine clinics fight flu and Covid, too
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN They’re a fall staple in most communities across the United States: flu shot clinics. But this year many will offer…
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What statistics can tell us about Americans’ skyrocketing belief in ghosts
By Harry Enten, CNN I’ll go anywhere to find out what’s on Americans’ minds. This includes visiting a dark road in the middle of…
Continue Reading UK police charge 3rd Russian in 2018 poisoning of ex-spy
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say they are charging a third Russian suspect in the 2018 nerve agent attack on a…
Continue Reading UAE welcomes regional rivals at major natural gas conference
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy officials from Qatar and Turkey, two long-standing foes of the United…
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UAE welcomes regional rivals at major natural gas conference
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy officials from Qatar and Turkey, two long-standing foes of the United…
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What we’ve been getting wrong about dinosaurs
By Katie Hunt, CNN Defined by their disappearance dinosaurs might appear to be evolutionary failures. Not so. Dinosaurs survived and thrived for 165…
Continue Reading UK energy crisis: Govt in CO2 deal to avert food shortages
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to give financial support to a U.S. firm that produces much of the…
Continue Reading UK energy crisis: Govt in CO2 deal to avert food shortages
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to give financial support to a U.S. firm that produces much of the…
Continue Reading Trudeau’s election bet fails, but Tory rival might lose job
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won his third straight election but he failed to get the majority he…
Continue Reading Greece: Firefighters contain wildfire at resort near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Fire Service officials in Greece say they have contained a wildfire that threatened homes and prompted overnight evacuations…
Continue Reading Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko’s assassination, European court rules
By James Frater and Kara Fox, CNN Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in…
Continue Reading Survivors of Russian university shooting airlifted to Moscow
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Seven survivors of a shooting at a university in central Russia that left six people dead and 28…
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China’s Evergrande puts on a brave face. But will Beijing bail it out?
By Laura He, CNN Business Evergrande’s chairman promised his employees Tuesday that they will “walk out of the darkness” caused by…
Continue Reading Kosovo-Serbia border blocked by protesters amid tensions
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…
Continue Reading Kosovo-Serbia border blocked by protesters amid tensions
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a second day by ethnic…
Continue Reading Biden makes the case at the UN for using ‘relentless diplomacy’ instead of military might to solve global crises
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday detailed his plans for leading the United States into a new era focused on…
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Son of Australia rugby great Lynagh called up by England
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The son of Australia rugby great Michael Lynagh has been included in England’s enlarged training group ahead of…
Continue Reading France rallies EU as trust in US, UK and Australia wanes
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s European Union partners have agreed to put the country’s security spat with the…
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A Texas school board proposes the non-renewal of a contract for a principal accused of promoting critical race theory
By Madeline Holcombe and Raja Razek, CNN A Texas school district board voted unanimously to give notice of a proposed non-renewal of the contract of…
Continue Reading Tunisian president vows new electoral code, transition team
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has announced plans to draft a new electoral code and appoint a…
Continue Reading Cleaning out the attic, journalist discovers two letters written to him by the Unabomber
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN As part of a pandemic project suggested by his wife, Jack Epstein began last month going through his papers that were…
Continue Reading Toxic gas, new rivers of molten lava endanger Spanish island
By ARITZ PARRA and RENATA BRITO Associated Press EL PASO, Canary Islands (AP) — On the Spanish island of La Palma, a new volcanic vent has blown…
Continue Reading Thai campaign to vaccinate schoolchildren makes progress
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Health officials in the Thai capital have made headway in their effort to vaccinate children…
Continue Reading Sudanese government official says failed coup plotters were from Bashir regime
By Mostafa Salem, Nima Elbagir and Yasir Abdullah, CNN A military coup d’etat attempt failed in Sudan on Tuesday and most of the involved…
Continue Reading Military general who ruled Egypt after Mubarak ouster dies
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian general who ruled the country following the Arab Spring uprising that removed longtime…
Continue Reading Bitcoin falls as crypto gets caught up in Evergrande selloff
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Bitcoin is falling as fears of the Evergrande crisis sweep through global markets. The digital currency has dropped…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly lower after mixed trading on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mostly lower after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo,…
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