A small Australian town’s attempt to lure Chris Hemsworth has gone viral. Here’s how the actor responded
The actor said the #GetChristoCowra campaign “warmed his heart” and promised to visit the Australian town next…
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Deadly and ‘very agitated’ snake found in English shipping container
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Staff at an English animal hospital were in for a shock when they responded to a call about an unusual creature — which…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II cancels trip on advice to rest for a few days
By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to…
Continue Reading Brazilian senators recommend Bolsonaro be charged with crimes against humanity over pandemic
By Rodrigo Pedroso, Stefano Pozzebon and Isa Soares, CNN Brazilian senators have recommended President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with 10 crimes,…
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The UK has more new Covid-19 cases than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined
By Rob Picheta, CNN Last December, as the first of several worrying Covid-19 variants ripped through the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Continue Reading A series of close calls and threats before missionaries’ kidnapping in Haiti
By Kara Fox, David Shortell, Natalie Gallón, Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton and Melissa Bell, CNN The danger was visible all around them, long…
Continue Reading New 620-mile railway connects China and Laos
Part of China’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” the 621-mile railway connecting Kunming to Vientiane is expected to be fully operational by the end of…
Continue Reading Haiti gang wants $17M ransom for kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries
CNN’s Matt Rivers examines the last moves of the missionary group that was kidnapped in Haiti, reportedly by the 400 Mawozo gang – a dangerous and…
Continue Reading Colombia is putting its ‘cocaine hippos’ on birth control
Pablo Escobar’s hippos are now thriving in Colombia but are becoming a threat to humans and the…
Continue Reading Wayne Gretzky Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who is the all-time leading scorer in National Hockey…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
A powerful earthquake has struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday. The United States Geological Survey said the 7.0 magnitude quake struck 2.5…
Continue Reading Powerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
By Samantha Beech and Rafael Romo, CNN A powerful earthquake struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday, causing widespread shaking as far away as…
Continue Reading Spain to US tourists: Want to visit? You must show ‘a fully vaccinated certificate’
By Al Goodman, CNN The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer…
Continue Reading Mexico Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional
By Karol Suarez and Sharif Paget, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, in a decision…
Continue Reading CDC adds two popular island getaways to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia…
Continue Reading ‘You bloody fool’: Duck mimics human sound during mating display
By Jack Guy, CNN An Australian musk duck has been recorded saying “You bloody fool” in the first documented instance of the species…
Continue Reading Justin Trudeau pelted with gravel by protesters at campaign stop
By Paula Newton, CNN After denouncing protesters as “anti-vaxxer mobs,” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was pelted with…
Continue Reading Majestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant, yet the iconic tree’s footprint is shrinking. As CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports, human-induced climate…
Continue Reading Majestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant: It can grow to more than 200 feet tall and live longer than 3,000 years. Yet…
Continue Reading A statue of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City will be replaced by one of an Indigenous woman
By Scottie Andrew, CNN A statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed last year from its position along Mexico City’s main thoroughfare…
Continue Reading ‘I will face this match with a smile’: Brazilian football hero Pele announces surgery to remove tumor
By Mitchell McCluskey and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Brazilian football hero Pele underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his right colon last Saturday,…
Continue Reading Missing toddler found after three days lost in the Australian bush
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A toddler was found three days after he went missing in the Australian wilderness, authorities confirmed on Monday. New South…
Continue Reading Israel will reopen to small groups of tourists
Reuters Israel will allow small foreign tour groups from selected countries to visit from September 19 under a pilot program to kick-start tourism,…
Continue Reading Former aide to Prince Charles steps down over cash-for-honors scandal
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Charles’ longest-serving and closest aide has stepped down voluntarily as head of The…
Continue Reading Surfer dies in shark attack off Australian beach
By Sophie Jeong, CNN A man who was attacked by a shark at Emerald Beach on Australia’s east coast on Sunday died after a…
Continue Reading Americans can now drive to Canada — but Canadians can’t do the reverse
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Everything old is new again. Swedish supergroup ABBA has just released their first new music in 40 years, while the Swedish East…
Continue Reading Australia beat the world on shutting out Covid. Now it is bitterly divided on how to reopen
By Ben Westcott, CNN An increasingly frustrated Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison turned to an animated film last week to drive home his point…
Continue Reading Hostages strapped to getaway cars as robbers target banks in Brazil
A gang of armed robbery suspects in Brazil carried out a series of deadly bank heists using human shields strapped to their getaway cars. CNN’s…
Continue Reading CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland
By Kristen Rogers and Marnie Hunter, CNN Switzerland and Puerto Rico are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers, according to the US…
Continue Reading CDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby discusses how the airline will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. United Airlines is the first…
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