Month: July 2023

By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in the European Union, despite strong opposition from some policymakers. The flagship EU nature law will also require countries to introduce measures to restore nature on a fifth of their land and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study. More than 56% of the world’s oceans have changed color to an extent that cannot be explained by natural variability, said a team of

By Ingrid Formanek and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — More than 3.1 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in war torn Sudan. Human rights groups are warning of widespread ethnic violence, attacks on civilians and rampant sexual violence against women and girls as the warring factions

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented discovery made by archaeologists working in Brazil is shaking up what we know about the first inhabitants of the Americas. Three giant sloth bones found at Santa Elina rock shelter in central Brazil were likely perforated and polished by human hands in order to be used for

By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Finnish finance minister Riikka Purra has apologized after she made racist comments in 2008 that were recently discovered online. The leader of the far-right Finns Party said her old comments were “stupid” and that she was sorry for the harm they had caused. “I apologise for the stupid comments

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Laura Paddison (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave in Italy this week could break records, with temperatures predicted to soar past 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. The Italian Meteorological Society has named the heat wave Cerberus after the three-headed monster that features

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of the closest star-forming region to Earth, located 390 light-years away. The release of the image marks the first anniversary since the space observatory began observing the universe. Webb’s detailed closeup showcases the chaos of the Rho Ophiuchi

By Chris Lau and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — A giant panda at a South Korean zoo has given birth to the country’s first twin cubs. The palm-sized female pandas were born at the Everland Resort theme park southeast of the capital Seoul on July 7, the zoo said in a statement Tuesday. Video posted

By Manveena Suri and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in northern India have killed at least 41 people since the weekend, according to local authorities. Thirty-one people have died in Himachal Pradesh, the state’s Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told reporters Tuesday, while a further 10 have

By Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down US military reconnaissance planes flying over nearby waters. The launch follows several other recent tests of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which have

By Dhruv Tikekar, Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s struggling efforts to reintroduce the cheetah species have been dealt another blow, with the death of a seventh cheetah in Madhya Pradesh state’s Kuno National Park, according to CNN affiliate CNN News18. The male cheetah, named Tejas, was one of 12 that were