Hundreds of mysterious strands found at the heart of the Milky Way
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The center of our Milky Way galaxy is home to a multitude of intriguing features — including nearly a thousand…
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US Embassy in China asks State Department to let diplomats leave over Covid restrictions
By Jessie Yeung, Steven Jiang, David Culver and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US diplomatic mission in China has formally requested the State Department…
Continue Reading US Navy wants to get crashed stealth fighter back — before China can
By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Navy is trying to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the depths of the South China Sea, an extremely…
Continue Reading A Covid-stricken Australian aid ship is heading for virus-free Tonga
By Rhea Mogul, CNN More than 20 Covid-19 cases have been identified aboard an Australian navy ship sailing to disaster-hit Tonga, complicating aid…
Continue Reading Ancient Arab temple art reveals hybrid camels
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Evidence of ancient hybrid camels has been uncovered by archaeologists who were working to restore a temple in northern…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the eurozone. Nineteen countries in the European Union use the euro as their currency, and comprise the…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Elton John, award-winning singer, composer and pianist. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1947…
Continue Reading NATO chief: Still a ‘diplomatic way out’ of Ukraine conflict, as military alliance prepares written proposal for Russia
By Madalena Araújo, Arnaud Siad and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO will send a written proposal to the Kremlin later this week to “try to find a…
Continue Reading NATO chief: Still a ‘diplomatic way out’ of Ukraine conflict, as military alliance prepares written proposal for Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Amanpour the Alliance will not deploy combat troops to Ukraine but Russia must de-escalate and engage…
Continue Reading Ukraine ‘will not accept’ concessions to Russia, Foreign Minister says
CNN’s Clarissa Ward sits down for an exclusive interview with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as tensions mount between Ukraine and…
Continue Reading Ukraine ‘will not accept’ concessions to Russia, Foreign Minister says
Exclusive by Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Jack Guy, CNN Ukraine “will not allow anyone to impose any concessions on us” as part of…
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States with the highest-paid IT specialists
Think all IT specialists are paid the same? Think again with Twingate’s roundup using Bureau of Labor Statistics reports of the 25 states with the…
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Prevalence of binge drinking by state
Alcohol consumption has been on the rise with binge-drinking increasing by 21% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zinnia Health explored binge-drinking…
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Best government agencies to work for
Despite the glaring uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, employees at federal agencies appear to be highly satisfied with their jobs.…
Continue Reading North Korea fires two cruise missiles, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Tuesday morning, according to the South Korean military. The launch is being analyzed…
Continue Reading North Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast…
Continue Reading Skin whitening: What is it, what are the risks and who profits?
By Meera Senthilingam, Pallabi Munsi and Vanessa Offiong, CNN Skin whitening is the use of cosmetic products or services to reduce the amount of…
Continue Reading Tonga eruption was ‘hundreds of times’ more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA says
By Rhea Mogul and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The eruption this month of an underwater volcano near Tonga was hundreds of times more powerful than the…
Continue Reading At least 8 dead in stampede at African Cup of Nations soccer game in Cameroon
By Joel Kouam and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN At least eight people were killed and 50 people injured after a stampede during an Africa Cup of Nations…
Continue Reading Saturn’s ice moon could be a ‘stealth’ ocean world hospitable to life
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Saturn’s innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a “stealth” ocean world,…
Continue Reading Telescope reaches its final destination a million miles from Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its final destination, almost a month after launch. Since lifting off from…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s Hariri withdraws from politics, leaving sectarian vacuum behind
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has pulled out of politics, ending a turbulent 17-year career and throwing…
Continue Reading Russian naval exercises off Ireland’s coast ‘not welcome,’ says Foreign Minister
CNN’s Pamela Brown and Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia discuss the State Department’s announcement that it will be reducing staff levels at…
Continue Reading Russian naval exercises off Ireland’s coast ‘not welcome,’ says Foreign Minister
By Niamh Kennedy and James Frater, CNN Planned Russian naval exercises within Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) are “not…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso’s military seizes power in a coup, detains president and dissolves government
By Sam Mednick, Stephanie Busari and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Burkina Faso’s army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President…
Continue Reading US, UAE intercepts ballistic missile during Israeli President’s visit
CNN’s Sam Kiley reports on the escalating attacks from Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and its impact on Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the…
Continue Reading Female student killed, three women injured, in shooting at Heidelberg University in Germany
By Stephanie Halasz, Nina Avramova and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN One woman was killed and three others injured after an 18-year-old man opened fire on…
Continue Reading NATO allies put forces on standby as tensions rise over Ukraine crisis
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN NATO announced on Monday that some member countries are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter…
Continue Reading WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to seek appeal against extradition to the US
By Rob Iddiols, Claudia Rebaza and Tara John, CNN Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won permission to try and appeal against a decision to allow…
Continue Reading Pope Benedict XVI admits being at meeting about abuser priest when he ran Munich archdiocese
By Hada Messia and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Pope Benedict XVI admitted Monday that he was at a meeting in 1980 at which an abusive priest was discussed,…
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