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Oscar Pistorius Fast Facts

November 10, 2021 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death…

Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens

November 10, 2021 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Antonia Mortensen and Magda Chodownik, CNN Migrants trapped on the border between Poland and Belarus have made hundreds of…

Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens

November 10, 2021 8:33 AM CNN

Journalist Matthew Luxmoore says migrants at the Poland-Belarus border are in dire straits as temperatures start…

The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19

November 10, 2021 5:35 AM CNN

It’s highly unlikely Covid-19 will ever go away completely in the US or across the globe, but there will come a time when the virus won’t be as…

The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19

November 10, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN In September, when the White House announced its long-awaited plan to welcome vaccinated European travelers, the United States…

Ethiopia’s leader said he would bury his enemy. His spokeswoman doesn’t think it was incitement to violence

November 10, 2021 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” last week,…

Ethiopia’s leader said he would bury his enemy. His spokeswoman doesn’t think it was incitement to violence

November 10, 2021 4:57 AM CNN

Has the international community failed Ethiopia? Samantha Power, the head of the US aid agency, is quizzed by Becky…

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

November 10, 2021 4:06 AM CNN

Ghost gear — abandoned or lost fishing equipment — is threatening marine life around the globe. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout meets Harry Chan, a Hong…

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

November 10, 2021 1:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff…

France will require Covid-19 booster shots for older citizens’ health passes

November 9, 2021 2:22 PM CNN Newsource

CNN’s Joseph Ataman and Meredith Ruleman French president Emmanuel Macron said France will continue using the country’s health pass to…

UAE foreign minister meets Assad, in highest-profile Emirati visit to Syria since start of war

November 9, 2021 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…

EU accuses Belarus of acting like ‘gangster regime’ as thousands of freezing migrants camp on Polish border

November 9, 2021 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Mayumi Maruyama, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Magda Chodownik, CNN Thousands of migrants have set up makeshift…

Denmark ditched its Covid rules two months ago. Now it’s joined other EU nations in mulling new restrictions

November 9, 2021 6:37 AM CNN

The US has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated international travelers, ending a ban that lasted for 20 months. CNN’s Richard Quest has…

Denmark ditched its Covid rules two months ago. Now it’s joined other EU nations in mulling new restrictions

November 9, 2021 5:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two months ago, Denmark was riding high. The European nation lifted all remaining domestic coronavirus restrictions as the…

Phones of Palestinian NGO workers infected with Pegasus spyware, rights groups say

November 9, 2021 2:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal Phones belonging to six people working for Palestinian NGOs were hacked with Israeli technology firm NSO…

French police officer survives stabbing attack in Cannes

November 8, 2021 6:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, according to the country’s interior…

Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say

November 8, 2021 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of alleged…

Communists have now left the Czech parliament, more than three decades after the Velvet Revolution

November 8, 2021 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech Republic’s 200 newly-elected deputies gathered for the inaugural session of its new parliament on…

Israel doubles down against US, saying there is no room in Jerusalem for an American Consulate for Palestinians

November 7, 2021 6:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Sitting next to the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington this October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was clear: The…

Iraqi Prime Minister survives exploding drone assassination attempt

November 6, 2021 7:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted…

Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say

November 6, 2021 6:41 AM CNN

Journalist Tsedale Lemma, founder of The Addis Standard, digs into the crisis in Ethiopia and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s…

Ethiopia’s military calls on former members to rejoin army as rebels advance on capital

November 6, 2021 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie, CNN Ethiopia’s military is calling on veterans to rejoin the army as two aligned rebel groups threaten the capital, marking…

Camels escape from circus and venture out to explore Madrid

November 6, 2021 5:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spanish police had an unusual encounter on Friday night when a number of camels and a llama escaped from a circus and wandered…

At least 98 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

November 6, 2021 1:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane and Yong Xiong, CNN At least 98 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone‘s capital,…

Thousands of young campaigners descend on COP26 as Greta Thunberg leads climate protest

November 5, 2021 9:43 AM CNN

CNN’s Phil Black reports from a youth climate protest in Glasgow, Scotland, as the COP26 climate summit…

Russian diplomat found dead on street outside Berlin embassy

November 5, 2021 9:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, Nadine Schmidt and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian diplomat found dead on the sidewalk outside the embassy in Berlin last month is believed…

Greta Thunberg slams COP26 as a ‘failure’ at youth protest in Glasgow

November 5, 2021 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Greta Thunberg criticized world leaders and called the COP26 summit a “failure” on Friday, as…

Armed groups join forces in Ethiopia in biggest threat yet to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

November 5, 2021 5:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Armed groups fighting Ethiopia’s central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital, Addis…

Germany offers booster shots to everyone amid ‘very worrying’ surge in cases

November 5, 2021 4:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN German health officials have warned the country is in the grips of a “very worrying” spike in…

‘All they’ve done is carry dead bodies out.’ Despair at site of Lagos luxury apartment collapse as families watch rescue effort

November 5, 2021 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Stephanie Busari CNN Families of the victims of Monday’s high-rise building collapse in Lagos have accused the Nigerian…

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