Moscow is going back into lockdown as Covid-19 deaths multiply in Russia
By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from next week in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases, the…
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Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks, with regional powers saying US and allies should pay
Story by Reuters Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United…
Continue Reading Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks, with regional powers saying US and allies should pay
CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from Ghazni, Afghanistan, on the reality of the Taliban’s new regime of justice in…
Continue Reading Dozens killed, including children, in Syria attacks
By Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi, Kareem Khadder and Reuters Four children were among at least 10 people killed in Syrian regime strikes in the…
Continue Reading Fresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region
By Bethlehem Feleke, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on…
Continue Reading Police fire tear gas in Lagos as protesters honoring victims of Lekki toll gate shooting spill on to streets
By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Police in Lagos fired tear gas Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators turned up at the Lekki toll gate…
Continue Reading Moscow orders unvaccinated over-60s to stay home for 4 months as Russia’s Covid-19 crisis deepens
By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Millions of Russians face strict new Covid-19 restrictions from this week after a slow vaccination drive, an…
Continue Reading Ex-German soldiers arrested for trying to create paramilitary unit to fight in Yemen
By Nadine Schmidt and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two former German soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to create a paramilitary unit to…
Continue Reading Three children killed in airstrikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN says
By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Three children were killed and one person was injured in…
Continue Reading 96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect who absconded last month now goes on trial
By Stephanie Halasz, CNN The trial of a 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary has finally began in Germany, weeks after she went on…
Continue Reading Norway attack victims were killed by stabbings, not arrows, police say
By Sharon Braithwaite and Stephanie Halasz, CNN The five victims of last week’s attack in Norway were all stabbed to death, rather than killed…
Continue Reading ‘He died in my arms.’ Twelve months on, a mother’s agonizing wait to find out why her son died at Lekki toll gate
By Stephanie Busari, CNN When Adesola heard about the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, she immediately thought of her…
Continue Reading Czech lawmakers may strip hospitalized president of powers to end deadlock
By Tomas Etzler and John Mastrini, CNN Lawmakers in the Czech Republic are looking to strip President Miloš Zeman of his powers, after his…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg ‘Rickrolls’ climate concert with crazy dance moves
Climate models show parts of southern California under water in the next century if action isn’t…
Continue Reading Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say
By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two…
Continue Reading Greta Thunberg ‘Rickrolls’ climate concert with crazy dance moves
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg…
Continue Reading Russia suspending mission to NATO in response to staff expulsions
By Anna Chernova and Kara Fox, CNN Russia is suspending its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight…
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A dolphin’s decades-long stay made this Irish town famous. A year after he left for good, Dingle bids farewell to Fungie
By Kara Fox, CNN When Ireland entered one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic lockdowns in early 2020, Jimmy Flannery was worried how one…
Continue Reading Lauded Spanish female crime writer revealed to be three men
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spain‘s literary world has been thrown into chaos after a coveted book prize was awarded to “Carmen Mola”…
Continue Reading Lebanon Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. About Lebanon (from the…
Continue Reading Rome goes to the polls to vote for new mayor amid ‘Covid pass’ tension
By Sarah Dean, CNN Romans are voting in a run-off election to decide the Italian capital‘s next mayor — with a center-left or…
Continue Reading British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe loses court appeal
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost an appeal on her case in Iran, her lawyer said on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Russian daily Covid-19 deaths hit record high but lawmakers rule out lockdown
By Anna Chernova, CNN Russia has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past 24 hours, data from the country’s…
Continue Reading Two of Africa’s Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for Africa?
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two of Africa’s Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles…
Continue Reading Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect charged with 5 counts of murder
By Sebastian Shukla and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The suspect in a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway has been charged with five counts of murder,…
Continue Reading Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6
Lebanon is paralyzed, again. The judge leading the investigation into the August 2020 port blast has become a lightning rod for Lebanon’s mounting…
Continue Reading Mob kills Cameroon police officer after death of 5-year-old girl
Story by Reuters A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital…
Continue Reading Tunisia Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About…
Continue Reading Leprosy seen in wild chimpanzees for the first time
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Leprosy has been identified in wild chimpanzees for the first time, according to a new study, in findings that have stunned…
Continue Reading Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6
By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut’s August 2020 port blast prompted the worst…
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