Mogadishu hotel attack: Somali forces end siege
By Omar Nor, CNN Somali forces have ended the siege at an upscale hotel in the country’s capital Mogadishu, police told CNN, following an…
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Explore the lunar sites where the first female astronaut on the moon could land
By Ashley Strickland, CNN There are 13 different regions near the lunar south pole where the first woman and next man on the moon could land through…
Continue Reading Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin takes drug test following partying backlash
By Benjamin Brown and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday that she had taken a drug test after a leaked video of…
Continue Reading Why the Middle East may be too hot to live in by the end of the century
By Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN London got so warm this summer that newspapers splashed with headlines saying temperatures in the city had exceeded those…
Continue Reading Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for Covid-19
CNN By Tara Subramaniam The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for Covid-19 as it goes all out to…
Continue Reading China must show it’s not an ‘agent of instability’ on Taiwan, US Ambassador to China says
Exclusive by Selina Wang, Sandi Sidhu and Simone McCarthy, CNN China needs to convince the rest of the world it is not an “agent of…
Continue Reading China issues first nationwide drought alert in 9 years
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Chinese authorities issued a nationwide drought warning for the first time in nine years as the country copes with…
Continue Reading Russian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear plant
A new video shows Russia military vehicles sitting inside a turbine hall, connected to a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plan in…
Continue Reading Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13 years in prison
By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, more than five years after the billionaire was…
Continue Reading Chinese city swabs freshly caught seafood for Covid-19
By Tara Subramaniam The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for Covid-19 as it goes all out to…
Continue Reading Lakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water from the Med as a solution
By Hadas Gold, CNN Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it’s one that has sustained life…
Continue Reading Russian vehicles seen inside turbine hall at Ukraine nuclear plant
By Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to…
Continue Reading North Korea rejects South’s aid offer, calls President Yoon ‘really simple’
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN North Korea has rejected South Korea’s offer of economic support in exchange for denuclearization, saying…
Continue Reading Stunning images of nature’s weird and wonderful unveiled in photo competition
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN A bubble-breathing lizard, shelter-seeking elephants and a ravenous bat are just a few of the images in a spectacular showcase…
Continue Reading Class-action lawsuit alleges sexual misconduct by prominent Quebec cardinal and priest
By Jennifer Henderson, Chris Boyette, Delia Gallagher and Paula Newton, CNN A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 100 victims…
Continue Reading Finnish PM says videos of her ‘boisterous’ partying shouldn’t have been made public
By Rob Picheta and Pierre Meilhan, CNN Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has acknowledged partying “in a boisterous way” after the…
Continue Reading Underwater snow reveals new clues about Europa as ocean world missions draw closer
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is an ocean world encased beneath a thick crust of ice — a place where snow floats…
Continue Reading Scientists are asking the public to name 20 exoplanetary systems observed by the Webb telescope. Here’s how to submit your idea
By Megan Marples, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is using infrared light to reveal otherwise invisible aspects of the universe — and…
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Biden officials accelerating monkeypox vaccine effort
The White House says it’ll give updates on the response to monkeypox this morning. Top Biden administration officials are set to announce new steps…
Continue Reading Buddhism Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Buddhism, the major religion of many countries in Asia. Beliefs/Practices Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)…
Continue Reading Putin revives Stalin-era ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women with 10 children
By Uliana Pavlova and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday that revived the Soviet-era “Mother…
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Secret Service notified Capitol Police on January 6, of threat directed at Pelosi
Hours after the January 6th capitol attack, the Secret Service notified Capitol Police of an online threat directed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
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Scientists aim to bring back an extinct predator
AUSTIN, Texas — It sounds like something right out of Jurassic Park. Scientists say they want to resurrect a tiger that’s been extinct for a very…
Continue Reading Algerian forest fires kill at least 37 people and destroy nearly 2,600 hectares
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN At least 37 people have been killed and several injured in wildfires that ravaged mountainous areas in the east of Algeria,…
Continue Reading August 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Months into the war with Russia, many Ukrainians who signed up to fight have come home badly disfigured. CNN’s David McKenzie speaks with some of the…
Continue Reading Children’s remains found in suitcases bought by family at auction, New Zealand police say
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Zealand police have launched a homicide investigation after the remains of two children were found in suitcases bought…
Continue Reading China dims lights in Chengdu subway to save power as heat soars
By Wayne Chang, Shawn Deng and Simone McCarthy, CNN Metro stations in Sichuan province’s capital city Chengdu have dimmed their lights to save…
Continue Reading Japan wants young people to drink more alcohol. It’s just not sure how to convince them
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN The Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t…
Continue Reading Where water is called ‘blue gold’: A town grapples with one of its worst droughts on record
By Joseph Ataman, CNN For well over a century, water has gurgled through a web of gutters and channels on Cécile Messelis’ farm, flowing into…
Continue Reading August 18, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Heather Chen, Jack Guy, Ed Upright, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner…
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