What does ‘net zero’ mean? Our climate change glossary will help you sound smart
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The whole world seems to be talking about the climate crisis, thanks to months of wild weather and new science showing that…
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Australian leader Scott Morrison will attend COP26 climate summit
By Angus Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday he will travel to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit…
Continue Reading Killing of two Venezuelan youths in Colombia sparks diplomatic row
By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Victoria Cucalón, CNN The killing of two Venezuelan boys in Colombia is rapidly escalating into a diplomatic row with…
Continue Reading Indigenous boys’ drowning prompts allegations over illegal mining
By Camilo Rocha and Taylor Barnes The drowning of two young boys in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if…
Continue Reading The World Health Organization honors the late Henrietta Lacks for her contributions to scientific research
By Rob Frehse, CNN The World Health Organization on Wednesday honored the late Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have been used for innovative scientific…
Continue Reading China denies testing a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, says it was a spacecraft
CNN By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Hannah Ritchie China has denied a report that it tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, saying…
Continue Reading Actress Lili Bernard files lawsuit against Bill Cosby alleging he drugged and raped her
By Laura Ly, CNN Actress Lili Bernard filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby on Thursday, alleging he drugged and raped her in Atlantic City in or around…
Continue Reading Actress Lili Bernard files lawsuit against Bill Cosby alleging he drugged and raped her
Lili Bernard says Bill Cosby drugged and raped her in Atlantic City in…
Continue Reading Teen in Barnard student murder sentenced to 9 years to life in prison
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A teenager who pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges last month in the death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors was…
Continue Reading Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6
Lebanon is paralyzed, again. The judge leading the investigation into the August 2020 port blast has become a lightning rod for Lebanon’s mounting…
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Former President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with infection
IRVINE, California — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the hospital earlier this week for an infection, according to a spokesperson, but…
Continue Reading China-Taiwan tensions are raising fears of a conflict. In Taipei, however, people don’t seem worried
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Ben Westcott, CNN China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan in recent weeks, flying dozens of warplanes near the…
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China announces its first national parks
By Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China has just revealed its first-ever group of national parks, all of which focus on preservation of specific…
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China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is set to depart for the country’s second manned space mission to help build its new space station, a competitor to…
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Biden signs debt limit hike, but December standoff looms
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill raising the nation’s debt limit until early…
Continue Reading Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in ‘The Jinx,’ sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder of best friend
By Steve Almasy, Cheri Mossburg and Stephanie Becker, CNN Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO docuseries “The Jinx” who was…
Continue Reading More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments distributed on Friday
By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families should soon receive their fourth enhanced child tax credit payment, which the Internal Revenue Service…
Continue Reading Mob kills Cameroon police officer after death of 5-year-old girl
Story by Reuters A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital…
Continue Reading FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.…
Continue Reading Last month was the driest ever September in Los Angeles County. Now come the Santa Ana winds
Santa Ana winds increase southern California fire threat as the East finally sees fall temperatures. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend…
Continue Reading Miami City Commission votes unanimously to terminate Police Chief Acevedo
By Emma Tucker, CNN The Miami City Commission on Thursday evening voted unanimously to affirm the suspension of Police Chief Art Acevedo and…
Continue Reading They matched on Tinder a year ago. Then his boyfriend gave him a ring — and a gift that changed his life
By Reid Alexander, as told to CNN’s Faith Karimi Reid Alexander is a 24-year-old Colorado man who battled kidney disease before meeting Rafael…
Continue Reading Michigan governor signs executive directive to help Benton Harbor residents get access to safe drinking water
By Elizabeth Joseph and Taylor Romine, CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday designed to help residents of Benton…
Continue Reading Jan. 6 panel moves to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt
WASHINGTON, DC — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against…
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Tunisia Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About…
Continue Reading This website helps you imagine what extreme climate change will do to your home
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an…
Continue Reading Up to half of Chicago police officers could be put on unpaid leave over vaccine dispute
By Peter Nickeas, CNN Up to half of Chicago’s rank-and-file police officers could be placed on unpaid leave because of a dispute between their…
Continue Reading Five times as many police officers have died from Covid-19 as from gunfire since start of pandemic
The Chicago police union and the city’s mayor are in a standoff over COVID vaccine rule; the union claims the city’s force will be at 50% or less…
Continue Reading Leprosy seen in wild chimpanzees for the first time
By Hannah Ryan, CNN Leprosy has been identified in wild chimpanzees for the first time, according to a new study, in findings that have stunned…
Continue Reading La Niña has arrived and will stick around. Here is what that means for the dry Southwest and US hurricanes
La Nina is the opposite of El Nino, it’s the cool phase of the El Nino-southern oscillation climate…
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