Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…
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Vitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian exile group, found dead in Ukrainian capital
By Radina Gigova, Denis Lapin, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN A Belarusian dissident who helped his countrymen flee persecution was found dead in a…
Continue Reading Taliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
Continue Reading Taliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
By Tim Lister, CNN Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The…
Continue Reading Africa’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of…
Continue Reading Carrie and Boris Johnson are expecting a second baby after miscarriage heartbreak
By Elaine Ly and Luke McGee, CNN Carrie Johnson, the wife of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has announced the couple are expecting their second…
Continue Reading Once considered a ‘city disease,’ Zimbabwe’s rural areas are being hit hard by Covid, and panic has set in
By Nyasha Chingono, for CNN Pauline Chinyandura adjusts her face mask as she rushes to serve lunch to a group of men visiting her makeshift canteen…
Continue Reading Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions
By Jonny Hallam, Kareem El Damanhoury, Barbara Starr and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the…
Continue Reading UK and Romanian crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman
By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was…
Continue Reading UN says food aid in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region will run out Friday as 400,000 people face famine
By Rob Picheta, James Briggs and Larry Madowo, CNN The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region…
Continue Reading FBI investigating Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ in Instagram influencer HushPuppi fraud case
By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN A high-ranking Nigerian police officer is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly making an arrest…
Continue Reading Palestinian man shot dead in violent clashes as 12-year old boy, also killed by Israeli soldiers, is buried
By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian…
Continue Reading Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60
Director-general of Israel’s Health Ministry Nachman Ash talks about his country’s fight against Covid as the Delta variant…
Continue Reading Israel to offer third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people over 60
By Amir Tal, Jacqueline Howard and Andrew Carey, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister has announced a program to roll out a third dose of the…
Continue Reading FBI investigating Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ in Instagram influencer HushPuppi fraud case
A Nigerian Instagram influencer who goes by the username “Hushpuppi” has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a US court. He posted pictures of his…
Continue Reading Malta’s government must bear responsibility for journalist’s assassination, inquiry finds
By Rob Picheta, Sharon Braithwaite and Sarah Dean, CNN Malta’s government must bear responsibility for creating an “atmosphere of…
Continue Reading 12-year old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, Palestinian health ministry says
By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian…
Continue Reading Instagram influencer ‘Hushpuppi’ pleads guilty to million-dollar fraud in US
By Nimi Princewill, CNN A Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to…
Continue Reading Tanzania’s President gets coronavirus vaccine live on TV, reversing country’s year-long policy of Covid denial
By Larry Madowo, CNN Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched the country’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving…
Continue Reading Wildfires scorch Spain and cause ‘disaster without precedence’ in Sardinia
Extremely hot temperatures and drought conditions worsen conditions to fire European wildfires. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue Reading Wildfires scorch Spain and cause ‘disaster without precedence’ in Sardinia
By Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe,…
Continue Reading Landmark Vatican fraud trial begins as cardinal faces charges over London property deal
By John Allen, CNN In what many are calling the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” a Vatican court on Tuesday opened proceedings…
Continue Reading Floods in London are the latest sign big cities aren’t ready for climate change
Scientist and author Katharine Wilkinson says that to cut through all the politics around climate change, we need to address hearts and…
Continue Reading Floods in London are the latest sign big cities aren’t ready for climate change
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Cars stranded in streets turned to rivers. Bus passengers rescued by raft. Train stations submerged, sparking travel chaos.…
Continue Reading Europe tried to boost Covid-19 vaccine takeup with carrots. Now some leaders are breaking out the sticks
By Tara John, CNN As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe shows signs of a slowdown, leaders are racing to find answers to a key dilemma of…
Continue Reading At least three people killed in protests over water shortages in Iran
By Ramin Mostaghim and Jonny Hallam, CNN At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in Iran, according to…
Continue Reading Thousands join Pride event in Hungary as LGBTQ people face growing hostility
By Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Kara Fox, CNN Some 30,000 people have joined the annual Pride celebrations in Budapest on Saturday, organizers…
Continue Reading Frustration in Lebanon as residents search for essential items
CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports from Lebanon where residents grow increasingly frustrated at politicians while they search for medicine, gasoline, food and…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s water system on brink of total collapse, says UN
By Ghazi Balkiz, Ben Wedeman and Kareem Khadder, CNN Lebanon‘s water supply system is on the verge of total collapse, according to the United…
Continue Reading More than 150 people still missing in German floods unlikely to be found, officials fear
CNN’s Sam Kiley takes a walk in Schuld, Germany, where the scale of destruction from the deadly flash flooding is revealed after the floodwater has…
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