Protests turn to looting after former president is jailed
CNN’s David McKenzie reports from the scene as protests against the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma turned into looting and…
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Democrats in Texas Legislature leave Austin to try to stop passage of GOP voting law, take off on plane for Washington
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrats in the Texas Legislature are bolting for Washington, D.C., to try to stop Republicans from enacting new voting…
Continue Reading FDA warns J&J vaccine tied to low risk of rare neurological disorder
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially…
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French president mandates special Covid-19 pass for access to all restaurants, shopping malls
PARIS, France — French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccines by Sept. 15 and urged all of his…
Continue Reading French president orders all health workers to get vaccine shots by Sept. 15, urges all French to get vaccinated now
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccines by Sept. 15 and urged all of his…
Continue Reading Ex-top adviser to Jordanian court and king’s cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot
By Jomana Karadsheh and Jassar Al-Tahat, CNN A former top adviser to Jordan’s king and a member of the country’s royal family have been…
Continue Reading At least 65 killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in northern India
By Esha Mitra and Jack Guy, CNN At least 65 people were killed by lightning strikes and thunderstorms in the north Indian states of Rajasthan and…
Continue Reading One of China’s wandering elephants has finally made it home. But problems exposed by the herd’s journey aren’t going away
By Nectar Gan, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to…
Continue Reading US warns China it stands behind South China Sea ruling and is committed to Philippine defense
By Jennifer Hansler and Brad Lendon, CNN United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the US’ commitment to defend the…
Continue Reading Orbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political…
Continue Reading Italy wins Euro 2020 final, beats England 3-2 in penalty shootout after 1-1 draw
LONDON, England — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had…
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Pope Francis, on hospital balcony, makes 1st appearance since surgery
ROME, Italy — Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since major intestinal surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 90 in Surfside condo collapse
By Dakin Andone, CNN The death toll in the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, rose to 90 on Sunday, officials said in a news conference.…
Continue Reading Pope Francis delivers prayer from hospital window in his first public appearance after surgery
By Hada Messia and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery for colon…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed wins election in landslide amid Tigray conflict and voting fraud concerns
By Mia Alberti Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) overwhelmingly won general elections Saturday, meaning he…
Continue Reading Under Philippine law, 12-year-olds can consent to sex. Activists are trying to change that
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Antonette Acupinpin was 7 when the sexual abuse started. She had already endured years of beating and physical violence from her…
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Ethiopia’s ruling party wins national election in a landslide, assuring prime minister a 2nd term
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party has been declared the winner of last month’s national election in a landslide,…
Continue Reading Bangladesh juice factory owner arrested after 52 killed in blaze
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong, Elaine Ly and Heather Law, CNN The owner of a factory where at least 52 people died in a blaze in Bangladesh has been…
Continue Reading Death toll rises to 86 as recovery teams battle inclement weather at Surfside collapse site
By Aya Elamroussi and Ray Sanchez, CNN The death toll from the Surfside, Florida, condo tower collapse rose to 86 on Saturday as recovery efforts…
Continue Reading What a tiny bone tells us about Neanderthal thinking
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s easy to accept that the world is home to many species of dolphins, cats or bears — but the idea that we once…
Continue Reading Charlottesville removes two Confederate statues as onlookers cheer
By Jason Hanna and Ralph Ellis, CNN Bronze statues of two Confederate generals were removed on Saturday from public property in Charlottesville,…
Continue Reading Pope Francis gradually resuming work and walking after his surgery
By Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis is gradually resuming work, is walking, his blood tests are “satisfactory” and…
Continue Reading Some Hong Kongers are glorifying a man who knifed a cop, showing the city’s problems are far from over
By Joshua Berlinger, Lauren Lau and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN They came with white flowers to honor a man accused of attempted murder. His victim was…
Continue Reading Hong Kong policeman stabbed in ‘lone wolf’ attack, says security chief
A Hong Kong police officer is in critical condition after being stabbed in the back in what Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang called a “lone wolf”…
Continue Reading Joe Biden just did something Donald Trump might call ‘America First’
By Stephen Collinson and Shelby Rose, CNN Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt. The President laid out a rather ruthless rationale on…
Continue Reading Mystery of Jupiter’s northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth’s greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the…
Continue Reading Massive fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52 people
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 52 people were killed when a massive fire ripped through a juice factory in Bangladesh,…
Continue Reading Police commissioner ‘sickened’ after guilty plea in Sarah Everard’s murder
London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, holds a press conference after London police officer, Wayne Couzens, pleads guilty to the…
Continue Reading Swedish plane crash kills eight skydivers and pilot
By Amy Cassidy, Henrik Pettersson and Rob Picheta, CNN Nine people have been killed after a plane carrying skydivers crashed near the runway at…
Continue Reading Taliban makes gains in Afghanistan, taking over key border crossing to Iran
By Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have made further territorial gains in Afghanistan over the past day, capturing two strategic border…
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