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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial…
Continue ReadingGraphic images from Bucha, Ukraine, show the bodies of at least 20 men in the street, and some had their arms bound behind their…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russian forces are committing genocide in his country after images emerged of civilian bodies strewn…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN NASA is still aiming for a June launch after a second attempt at a final test for its Artemis I mission to the moon was…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The three Russian astronauts who boarded the International Space Station last month in spacesuits that echoed the colors of…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the United Nations Security Council days after a massacre in Bucha, Ukraine, was…
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Deaton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Facts The…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court comprised of 123 states from around the world. Facts…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN The second attempt at the final, crucial prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon was…
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN The night sky has been a source of information and wonder since the dawn of humankind — and it looks almost the same now…
Continue ReadingCNN’s Kristin Fisher shows us the impact of a massive increase in satellites in our night skies. GoThere is available on CNN+ — CNN’s new streaming…
Continue ReadingSnowpack in the California Sierra this winter is just 38% of normal, California water officials said Friday, in the latest sign the state’s drought…
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have irreversible impacts, a new landmark…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The final, crucial prelaunch test of NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon was halted Sunday due to issues that…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples Most people want to get rid of dirt, but this special sample of lunar dust is out of this world. Particles of lunar dust collected…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Foresight is an incredible gift — and it may be one of the most valuable scientific tools we have. When NASA…
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin often evokes the Soviet Union’s epic defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II to justify…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall)…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation…
Continue ReadingBy Hada Messia and Alex Hardie, CNN Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canada’s indigenous…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games…
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States is giving older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster dose as…
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