Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s health safety council has approved the use of Cuba’s three-dose Abdala coronavirus vaccine. The council…
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More than 500 new species, including colorful beetles and a ‘hell heron,’ discovered in 2021
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Shrimplike creatures, an extinct dinosaur called the “hell heron” and colorful beetles are among the 552 new…
Continue Reading Jordanian lawmakers trade punches in Parliament amid heated discussion on women’s rights
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Chaos erupted in Jordan’s Parliament on Tuesday, with lawmakers throwing punches at each other after a discussion on a…
Continue Reading South Korea ‘effectively’ agrees on draft with US to end Korean War
By Philip Wang and Oren Liebermann, CNN South Korea has “effectively” agreed with the United States on a draft declaring the end of the…
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Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teen girls
NEW YORK, NY — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late American…
Continue Reading Jury finds Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of sex trafficking a minor for Jeffrey Epstein and four other charges
By Lauren del Valle, Steve Almasy and Ray Sanchez, CNN A jury in a New York federal court has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of six counts…
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3 Americans test positive every second as U.S. sees 1.9M new Covid cases this week
WAHSINGTON, DC — The U.S. reported more than 1.9 million new cases this week, which equals about three Americans testing positive for Covid-19 every…
Continue Reading At least 32 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan
By Yassir Abdullah for CNN Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that…
Continue Reading Fossil discovery of 5 mammoths along with Neanderthal tools reveals life in ice age
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The bones of five mammoths were discovered with Neanderthal stone tools at a quarry near Swindon, providing a revealing…
Continue Reading Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader’s request
By Natasha Bertrand President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of…
Continue Reading CDC director says ‘what we thought people would tolerate’ was factor in quarantine decision
WASHINGTON, DC — Sweeping new Covid-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines were spurred by scientific research and what Americans would likely…
Continue Reading December 30 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky joins New Day to discuss the CDC’s decision to shorten the Covid-19 isolation…
Continue Reading NASA will launch mission to an unexplored world in 2022
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Some of the most exciting space missions are ready to kick off in 2022. This year, expect the first images and science…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew’s attorneys claim court does not have jurisdiction over Virginia Giuffre lawsuit
By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew claimed Tuesday that the US court handling a civil lawsuit filed by Virginia…
Continue Reading The 3,500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian king has been ‘digitally unwrapped’ for the first time
Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about the life and death…
Continue Reading How long can you spread Omicron?
By Rob Picheta, CNN If you test positive for Covid-19, you’ll be advised to isolate for anywhere from five days to two weeks. It all depends on…
Continue Reading Russian court shuts down Memorial Human Rights Center, day after sister group ordered closed
By Anna Chernova, Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A court in Moscow ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday, in the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong pop star Denise Ho arrested by national security police
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Cantopop star and prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Denise Ho was arrested at her home on Wednesday morning by the…
Continue Reading December 29 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton, Tara John and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
Continue Reading Months later, Afghan evacuees abroad and at US bases still wait to be resettled
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kylie Atwood and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Aminullah Hotaki flew out of Afghanistan on September 21 with his wife and 5-year-old…
Continue Reading The end of winter: A search for vanishing snow and ice around the Northern Hemisphere
By Porter Fox Twelve Greenlandic huskies toil against a 40-mile-per-hour headwind, as box store-size icebergs and rugged 10,000-foot peaks slide…
Continue Reading Invite Taiwan to massive RIMPAC naval exercises, US defense act says
By Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan should be invited to the world’s largest naval exercise next year, according to the US’ 2022 defense spending…
Continue Reading Save the Children staff confirmed dead in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Two Save the Children staff, missing in eastern Myanmar after a deadly attack on civilians allegedly carried out by government…
Continue Reading Harry Reid, a longtime US senator from Nevada and former Democratic leader, dies at 82
GETTY IMAGES, CNN, POOL, FAMILY PHOTOS, SENATE TV By Dan Merica and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who…
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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The NFL says Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster John Madden has died at age 85. Madden’s exuberant…
Continue Reading Police: Gunman in Denver who killed 5 targeted some victims
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who went on a deadly shooting rampage in several locations in the Denver…
Continue Reading U.S. sets record high for Covid-19 infections
BALTIMORE, Maryland — The U.S. reached a seven-day average of 254,496 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest this number has ever been over the…
Continue Reading Taliban bans women from solo, long-distance road trips in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative…
Continue Reading Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America
By Tim Lister, CNN Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout…
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Prosecutor: Suspect in Vegas severed head case a prior felon
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Las Vegas says a 57-year-old man jailed after police found the severed head and…
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