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Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank

May 11, 2022 3:55 AM CNN

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while on assignment in the West Bank Wednesday, the network said. A second journalist, Ali…

Rare triplet Asiatic cheetah cubs mark an important first for the species

May 11, 2022 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN An Asiatic cheetah has given birth to cubs at a facility in Iran, marking the first time the species reproduced in captivity,…

How auto insurance rates have changed over the past decades

May 11, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Cheapinsurance.com collected information on auto insurance premiums from the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index data to show how much…

How to combat proximity bias in a hybrid work environment

May 11, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Hybrid work is more relevant than ever before. Firmspace compiled a list of five tips to help workplaces combat proximity bias, using research from a…

Marcos Jr. asks world not to judge him by his family’s past as he claims victory in Philippines election

May 11, 2022 2:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed victory in the 2022 Philippines elections on Wednesday, saying the “people…

Thailand to give away one million free cannabis plants to households, minister says

May 11, 2022 1:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN The Thai government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the nation in June to mark a new rule…

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank

May 10, 2022 11:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli…

WHO chief censored on China’s internet after calling zero-Covid unsustainable

May 10, 2022 10:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is being censored on China’s internet after questioning the sustainability…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

May 10, 2022 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

Sri Lanka protesters burn politicians’ homes as country plunges further into chaos

May 10, 2022 8:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Iqbal Athas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Protesters in Sri Lanka have burned down homes belonging to 38 politicians as the crisis-hit country plunged…

Russian authorities accused of ‘abducting’ Crimean human rights activist

May 10, 2022 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Iryna Danylovich’s family and friends have no idea where she is. The Crimean human rights…

Northern Ireland Fast Facts

May 10, 2022 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Northern Ireland. For many years, Northern Ireland has been split over the question of whether it…

Tiananmen Square Fast Facts

May 10, 2022 12:12 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some information about the events in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on June 3-4, 1989. Facts Tiananmen Square is…

NASA’s InSight lander just detected the biggest quake on Mars

May 10, 2022 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN This is the big one scientists have been anticipating. The NASA InSight lander just detected the biggest quake ever found…

100 miles from Ukraine, NATO special forces carry out training drills on the Black Sea

May 10, 2022 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN A US Navy SEAL jumps out of a Romanian helicopter and slides down a rope. He’s one of…

100 miles from Ukraine, NATO special forces carry out training drills on the Black Sea

May 10, 2022 9:02 AM CNN

The most elite NATO military units are performing training exercises in the Black Sea. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen joins soldiers on the deck of a ship to…

Putin tells local officials to do better on fighting Siberian fires

May 10, 2022 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, CNN, and Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered regional officials on Tuesday to do more to tackle fires raging in…

There’s a 50:50 chance the planet will pass the 1.5C warming threshold in the next 5 years

May 10, 2022 5:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN There’s now a 50:50 chance that the world will surpass a critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming in the…

What to know about hypersonic missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine

May 10, 2022 5:20 AM CNN

World War II vetereans in Ukraine speak out against…

These tax deductions may help save homeowners thousands

May 10, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Using information provided by the Internal Revenue Service and personal finance or tax news sources, Realm compiled a list of 10 tax deductions…

Military rescues Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister in pre-dawn operation as violent clashes leave eight dead

May 10, 2022 12:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Iqbal Athas, Hannah Ritchie and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lanka’s outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was rescued in a pre-dawn military…

South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk Yeol urges North Korean denuclearization in inauguration address

May 9, 2022 10:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk Yeol promised an “audacious plan” to strengthen North…

Ferdinand Marcos Jr on cusp of winning landslide in Philippines elections

May 9, 2022 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, CNN Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late dictator, is on the cusp of winning the Philippines presidential election…

Russian authorities accused of ‘abducting’ Crimean human rights activist

May 9, 2022 5:43 PM CNN

A Ukrainian woman says a Russian soldier dragged her to an empty house and raped her. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports the harrowing story of women who…

Ukraine has accused Russian soldiers of using rape as a tool of war. These two women say justice is hard to come by

May 9, 2022 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN In a small village Russian soldiers occupied as they tried and failed to take Ukraine’s…

Biden considering visit to East Jerusalem, Israeli official says

May 9, 2022 3:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN US President Joe Biden is considering a visit to East Jerusalem during an upcoming visit to Israel, an Israeli official told CNN…

Webb telescope’s sharp views of the universe will change astronomy

May 9, 2022 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space telescope has the sharpest perspective on otherwise invisible light in the universe. The highly…

Polls close in pivotal Philippines election that could put Marcoses back in power

May 9, 2022 5:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan and Yasmin Coles, CNN Polls closed on Monday in a pivotal election in the Philippines that could see the son of a late dictator…

Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis

May 9, 2022 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Iqbal Athas, CNN and Reuters Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his…

Shanghai declares zero-Covid milestone but residents cast doubt on reopening

May 9, 2022 5:08 AM CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau Shanghai officials on Tuesday said they had achieved “zero-Covid at the community level”…