It’s time for the NASA Artemis I moon mission’s big test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall)…
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Pink Floyd, a fugitive flamingo on the run for 17 years from a Kansas zoo, has been spotted on tour in Texas
By Kristen Rogers, CNN On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles…
Continue Reading ‘Gunshots everywhere’: Survivor of train ambushed by armed gang in Nigeria reveals harrowing details
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Chilling details have emerged about an armed gang’s attack on a train in northern Nigeria which left eight people dead…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation…
Continue Reading Food aid convoy enters Tigray for the first time in months, World Food Program says
By Bethlehem Feleke and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Trucks carrying food aid have entered Tigray in northern Ethiopia for the first time since mid-December,…
Continue Reading Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strikes on fuel depot in Russian territory
By Jake Kwon, Masha Angelova, Nathan Hodge and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Russia accused Ukraine of mounting a helicopter attack on a fuel depot inside…
Continue Reading Pope apologizes to indigenous people of Canada
By Hada Messia and Alex Hardie, CNN Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canada’s indigenous…
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Breaking down racial disparities in heart health
Sidecar Health presents statistics from the CDC illustrating disparities in heart health and how they deprive minority communities of the care needed…
Continue Reading Israel and the West Bank are on edge again. Here are five things you need to know
By Hadas Gold, CNN A series of terror attacks and violent incidents have put Israel and the Palestinian territories on edge again. In just one week,…
Continue Reading Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Irpin, which the Ukrainian military describes as “one of the most dangerous places” in the war-torn…
Continue Reading Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee
A hospital in Poland sees an influx of Ukrainian women seeking cancer treatment and prenatal care, who are struggling with being separated from their…
Continue Reading Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee
By Kyung Lah and Sarah Boxer, CNN Khrystyna Pavluchenko strokes the tiny hand of her newborn, Adelina. She had anticipated the profound joy of…
Continue Reading Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins
By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the…
Continue Reading A Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two
By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…
Continue Reading Vatican Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue Reading Syrian Civil War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…
Continue Reading United Nations Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…
Continue Reading Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator
By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…
Continue Reading Genocide Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…
Continue Reading Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…
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13 famous marketing campaigns from the last 100 years
Successful advertisements don’t just help increase revenue—they can be revolutionary. Planoly compiled a list of some of the most popular…
Continue Reading North Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
Continue Reading Russia invades Ukraine
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks with Volodymyr Demchenko, a Ukrainian filmmaker and soldier, about what he is seeing on the ground amid Russia’s claims of…
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By Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Adrienne Vogt, Jason Kurtz, Joe Ruiz, Sara Spary, Lianne Kolirin, Ed Upright and Meg Wagner, CNN…
Continue Reading March 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Christiane Amanpour reports from Brovary on the outskirts of Kyiv, the subject of ongoing bombardments despite Russia’s pledges of…
Continue Reading Australian ambassador denied entry to Beijing trial of Australian TV host Cheng Lei
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Australia’s ambassador to China says he has been denied entry to the Beijing trial of an Australian TV host accused…
Continue Reading They were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on
Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues…
Continue Reading Hubble sees most distant star ever, 28 billion light-years away
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion…
Continue Reading Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
Video taken by a Ukrainian non-governmental organization shows the full extent of the devastation left in the western Kyiv suburb of Irpin after…
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