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Day 1 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 4, 2022 6:05 PM CNN

CNN’s Selina Wang walks through the rigorous arrival process for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as China attempts to enforce a zero-Covid…

The leader of ISIS died this week. But the terror group remains a formidable force, UN finds

February 4, 2022 4:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN Just two days after the leader of ISIS killed himself during a US raid in northern Syria, a United Nations report says the terror…

Keeping a weather eye on Earth from 22,236 miles above the planet

February 4, 2022 6:03 AM CNN

A triple whammy of sleet, snow and ice stretching from the Mexican to Canadian border has impacted more than 100 million people across 25 states.…

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 4, 2022 5:27 AM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander…

Keeping a weather eye on Earth from 22,236 miles above the planet

February 4, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that…

Austria signs into law strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate

February 4, 2022 4:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Austria became the first country in Europe to introduce a national Covid-19 vaccine mandate for adults on Friday…

Rescuers race to save boy stuck down a well for four days in Morocco

February 4, 2022 4:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the…

Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics

February 4, 2022 3:55 AM CNN

Billionaire investor George Soros warned China’s economy, especially the real estate market, is facing a crisis under President Xi…

Putin and Xi call for halt to NATO expansion during show of unity at Beijing Olympics

February 4, 2022 3:48 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a call for NATO to halt…

10 productivity game changers for entrepreneurs

February 4, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

To help make workdays more productive, Persona Talent has put together a list of 10 ways to meet the challenges of improving business…

An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?

February 4, 2022 1:43 AM CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its…

An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?

February 3, 2022 11:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its final…

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 3, 2022 10:59 PM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander…

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony

February 3, 2022 10:00 PM CNN Newsource

India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier

February 3, 2022 9:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved…

Ice that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25

February 3, 2022 1:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Angela Dewan and Danya Gainor, CNN The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of…

Turkey’s Erdogan defiant after rights group launches ‘infringement proceedings’ over detained philanthropist

February 3, 2022 1:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the decision by a major European human rights group to…

Nightclub Fires Fast Facts

February 3, 2022 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at nightclub fires worldwide including the 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode…

ISIS leader killed in US raid had dark past but spent years under the radar

February 3, 2022 9:45 AM CNN

President Biden says a U-S counterterrorism mission killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Karin Caifa…

ISIS leader killed in US raid had dark past but spent years under the radar

February 3, 2022 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN In the early hours of Thursday morning, the head of ISIS died during a US raid in northwest Syria just as the…

ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid, Biden says

February 3, 2022 8:13 AM CNN

US Special Forces killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria, President Joe Biden…

ISIS Fast Facts

February 3, 2022 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also known as…

ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid, Biden says

February 3, 2022 5:10 AM CNN

Extreme cold and snow storms are affecting Syrian children in refugee camps in…

Toxic volcanic lake reveals how life may have been possible on ancient Mars

February 3, 2022 2:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Near the summit of Costa Rica’s Poás volcano is one of Earth’s most acidic lakes, bright blue and full of…

11 largest school districts in the country—and how they’re responding to COVID-19

February 3, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Citing data from Niche on the largest school districts in America, HeyTutor researched each district’s policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Xi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats

February 3, 2022 2:16 AM CNN

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who…

Afghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing

February 3, 2022 12:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus…

Afghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing

February 3, 2022 12:58 AM CNN

CNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on…

Xi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats

February 3, 2022 12:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to…

ISIS leader killed in US-led Syria raid, Biden says

February 2, 2022 11:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Jeremy Herb and Eyad Kourdi, CNN ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed Wednesday during a US…