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Reports of sea turtle poaching are on the decline, study says

September 24, 2022 9:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study says that the risk poaching poses to endangered sea turtles is on the decline — although data on the subject is…

‘Baby’ island appears in Pacific Ocean after underwater volcano erupts

September 24, 2022 1:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Central Tonga Islands welcomed the birth of a new baby — a baby island, that is. The new baby island emerged in the…

‘What happened in Pakistan will not stay in Pakistan,’ flood-ravaged country warns UN

September 24, 2022 1:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo and Larry Register, CNN Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has warned that climate change will not spare other…

Young Iranians are rising up against decades of repression — arguably bolder than ever

September 23, 2022 11:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Jomana Karadsheh, Caitlin Hu, Kathleen Magramo, Sahar Akbarzai and Richard Roth, CNN Iranian authorities say they will…

Signs of torture, mutilation on bodies at Izium mass burial site: Ukraine officials

September 23, 2022 9:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Yulia Kesaieva, Jennifer Hauser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Ukrainian officials say they have finished exhuming bodies from a mass burial site in…

Protester sets arm on fire during Laver Cup tennis match ahead of Federer’s farewell

September 23, 2022 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev, CNN A Laver Cup tennis match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman in London was interrupted by a protester who lit his arm…

What will be visible when the DART spacecraft crashes into a tiny asteroid

September 23, 2022 4:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it slams into Dimorphos, a…

The DART mission is about to collide with an asteroid. What to expect

September 23, 2022 3:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN On Monday, a NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid called Dimorphos. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test…

Japan Fast Facts

September 23, 2022 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia. About Japan (from the CIA…

Three baby chimps were kidnapped from a sanctuary. Their abductors are demanding a ransom

September 23, 2022 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN An animal sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing demands for ransom money, after…

Next launch attempt of Artemis I set for Tuesday, but could delay due to tropical depression

September 23, 2022 11:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I rocket will get its third launch attempt on Tuesday, September 27, but Tropical Depression Nine could change…

A bizarre fast radio burst came from a binary system, astronomers say

September 23, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than 15 years after fast radio bursts were discovered, new research has both unraveled and deepened the mystery of the…

Iranians are risking it all to protest. Their families say some of them aren’t coming home

September 23, 2022 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane and Hannah Ritchie, CNN The last time Farnaz heard her brother’s voice was over the phone, on an unknown number. “He…

11 dead in suspected and confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda

September 23, 2022 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN In the last 24 hours, Uganda has recorded four confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing the cumulative…

Fossil egg analysis in China adds to debate of what may have caused dinosaurs’ demise

September 23, 2022 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s a hard-fought paleontological debate. Did the massive asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wipe out a…

Apple Music to sponsor Super Bowl Halftime Show replacing Pepsi

September 23, 2022 6:35 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The NFL announced Thursday that Apple Music as its new Super Bowl Halftime Show partner. The NFL says the partnership is a multi-year deal. It comes…

Twitter whistleblower who foresaw the violence of Jan. 6 reveals her identity

September 23, 2022 6:20 AM Noelia Gonzalez

The identity of the former Twitter employee who expressed concerns about the potential for violence before January 6th has been revealed. The House…

Russian aviation expert is latest official to die in mysterious circumstances

September 23, 2022 4:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Pennington and Jennifer Hauser, CNN The former rector to the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has died, according to a statement from the…

Traffic jams and desperation at the border as Russians flee Putin’s ‘partial mobilization’

September 23, 2022 2:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivan Watson, Masho Lomashvili, Simone McCarthy, Tim Lister and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Vladimir Putin’s “partial mobilization” of…

Chinese ex-security official jailed for life ahead of key Communist Party gathering

September 23, 2022 2:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Chang, CNN China’s former deputy public security minister Sun Lijun has been sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges, state…

These are the groups behind some of the biggest cybercrimes

September 23, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Using sources including the U.S. government and the Council on Foreign Relations, Twingate has compiled a list of eight notorious hacking groups…

Hong Kong removes international travel quarantine after more than two years

September 23, 2022 2:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after more than two and a half…

Occupied parts of Ukraine vote on joining Russia in ‘sham’ referendums

September 23, 2022 1:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva, Olga Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Mick Krever, CNN Four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine began voting in…

32 whales rescued after around 200 die in mass stranding in Australia

September 23, 2022 12:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Rescue teams have managed to save 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week in a remote part of in…

Ringleader of attack on women diners that shocked China sentenced to 24 years

September 23, 2022 12:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Wayne Chang, CNN A Chinese man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for his leading role in a brutal attack on female diners in…

Vladimir Putin grants former NSA contractor Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

September 22, 2022 10:36 PM CNN

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, US President Joe Biden responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s provocative speech that orders…