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…
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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…
Continue Reading December 28 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
As the CDC shortens the isolation period to five days for asymptomatic cases of Covid-19, President Biden says there was not enough done to expand…
Continue Reading Protests against Germany’s Covid restrictions turn violent as Europe moves to stem Omicron
By Joshua Berlinger and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Protesters tossed bottles and fireworks at police in eastern Germany on Monday night in some of the…
Continue Reading Thousands of cranes killed by bird flu in ‘worst blow to wildlife’ in Israel’s history
Story by Reuters An outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes in Israel, prompting authorities to declare a popular nature…
Continue Reading Russian court shuts down Memorial Human Rights Center, day after sister group ordered closed
Russia’s Supreme Court ordered the closure of Memorial International, a prominent human rights organization, in the latest blow to the country’s…
Continue Reading Travel nightmare continues: Another 2,800 flights canceled Tuesday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the…
Continue Reading Russian court shuts down human rights group Memorial International
By Anna Chernova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, one of the…
Continue Reading Drugs, violence and racism are creating a ‘cocktail of neglect’ in Marseille
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The southern French port city of Marseille has made headlines in recent months over the deaths of several young people in…
Continue Reading China tightens Xi’an lockdown as city reports highest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly 2 years
By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Nectar Gan China’s Xi’an has further tightened lockdown measures and rolled out a fifth round of mass…
Continue Reading Japan and China agree to set up defense hotline amid territorial tensions
By Brad Lendon, CNN The defense ministers of Japan and China on Monday agreed to set up a joint communication hotline by the end of 2022, a news…
Continue Reading December 28 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
By Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Aditi Sangal, Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News…
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Airlines canceled over 6,000 flights during Christmas weekend due to staffing shortages resulting from the Omicron variant, technical difficulties,…
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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 Fauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for US air travel
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for…
Continue Reading The 3,500-year-old mummy of an Egyptian king has been ‘digitally unwrapped’ for the first time
By Katie Hunt, CNN Egyptian scientists have digitally unwrapped the mummified remains of the pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing tantalizing details about…
Continue Reading Israel announces plan to double Golan Heights population, drawing condemnation from Syria
By Nada Bashir, Hamdi Alkhshali and Jennifer Deaton, CNN Israel said on Sunday that it intends to double the population of the contested area of the…
Continue Reading Thousands left homeless and hungry at Christmas as Philippines faces up to climate crisis reality of super typhoon
By Erwin M. Mascariñas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities — but this year, all…
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US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who test…
Continue Reading Travel nightmare: Another 2,500 flights canceled Monday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business More than 2,800 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe. Of the more…
Continue Reading Taliban says ‘no need’ for Afghanistan’s election commission and peace ministries
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN The Taliban said Monday it had dissolved Afghanistan’s election commission as well as its ministries for peace and…
Continue Reading As South Africa mourns Desmond Tutu, so do LGBTQ groups, Palestinians and climate activists
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN On Monday, cathedral bells tolled at midday in Cape Town as South Africa began a week of mourning for the Nobel Peace Prize…
Continue Reading ‘Horrified’ UN official condemns reported killings in Myanmar
Story by Reuters A senior United Nations official said he was horrified by the reported killing of at least 35 civilians in Myanmar and called on…
Continue Reading Fears of political violence rise as Somalia’s president and prime minister jockey for power
By Larry Madowo Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has suspended the powers of the prime minister amid an ongoing tussle for power,…
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