U.S. gov’t extends mask mandate for flights, other travel into January
WASHINGTON, DC — The mask mandate for travelers on planes, trains and buses will be extended into January, a Department of Homeland Security source…
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Video shows Afghans clinging to outside of US military plane as it takes off
Video shows people clinging to the fuselage of a US military aircraft as it taxied at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. CNN has reached…
Continue Reading U.S. health leaders to recommend vaccine boosters at 8 months
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. experts are expected to recommend Covid-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they…
Continue Reading Biden stands behind decision to leave Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, DC — A defiant President Joe Biden rejected blame for chaotic scenes of Afghans clinging to U.S. military planes in Kabul in a…
Continue Reading Haiti earthquake has affected 1.2 million people, says UNICEF
Some Haitians at the epicenter of the worst earthquake to hit the country since 2010 are still waiting for medical treatment as impassable roads have…
Continue Reading Biden to return to White House for address on Afghanistan
CNN’s Clarissa Ward describes life inside Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as Taliban fighters swarm the streets after entering the city’s presidential…
Continue Reading Calm and fear on the streets of Kabul as jubilant Taliban celebrate their victory
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN As news broke that the Taliban had captured Kabul, some images of uncovered women adorning…
Continue Reading Chaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee
Gunfire can be heard going off at the Kabul International Airport in a new video that shows people running toward the terminal. Another video shows…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN’s Clarissa Ward describes life inside Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as Taliban fighters swarm the streets after entering the city’s presidential…
Continue Reading Netflix first original series from Nigeria drops highly anticipated trailer
By Anita Patrick, CNN It is one of the most anticipated Nollywood films of all time and the trailer for King Of Boys: The Return Of The King was…
Continue Reading Chaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee
By Rob Picheta, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s international airport desperately seeking a route out of Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denies that the withdrawal from Kabul is similar to the one in Saigon at the close of the Vietnam War because…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
Afghan journalists are “absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists,” as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN’s Clarissa Ward…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
Kristen Rouse, a US Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, describes the messages she and other veterans have received from Afghan interpreters who…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s…
Continue Reading CNN visits devastating scene after earthquake killed more than 1,200
At least 1,200 are dead and 5,000 injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. CNN’s Matt Rivers reports from Les Cayes, Haiti, where the…
Continue Reading Death toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
In Southern Turkey, villagers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. CNN’s Arwa Damon…
Continue Reading Death toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
Continue Reading Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
By EVENS SANON and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that battered Haiti is…
Continue Reading Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue Reading BBC Russia correspondent calls her imminent expulsion ‘shocking’ and says she can never go back
By Katharina Krebs, Zahra Ullah and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A BBC journalist working in Moscow said Saturday that she felt shocked she was being…
Continue Reading Video shows aftermath of Haiti earthquake
Video shows the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann…
Continue Reading Russian plane fighting wildfires crashes in Turkey, killing all 8 crew members on board
By Gul Tuysuz and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board,…
Continue Reading CNN meteorologist explains biggest threats facing Haiti after earthquake
The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti. CNN meteorologist Allison…
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More than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
Continue Reading Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment…
Continue Reading Cameroonian tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong says charges have been dropped
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cameroonian tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong, who was arrested earlier this week, says that the charges against her have…
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CDC joins FDA in backing 3rd vaccine dose for those with weak immunity
UPDATE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel voted unanimously Friday to recommend an additional dose of Pfizer or…
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DC military base briefly locked down amid report of gunman
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military base in the nation’s capital was locked down for about an…
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