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Earthquake death toll rises to 65 in Sichuan, China as aftershocks rattle province

September 5, 2022 12:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Stambaugh, Kathleen Magramo, Philip Wang and CNN’s Beijing Bureau At least 65 people are confirmed dead after an earthquake hit…

Water from Pakistan’s largest lake threatens to spill into densely populated cities

September 4, 2022 11:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie, Kathleen Magramo and Jan Camenzind Broomby, CNN Water levels at Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake remain dangerously high…

Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it

September 4, 2022 3:07 PM CNN

In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview, Pope Francis spoke to CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal. The interview touched on the issue of abuse in the…

Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for Catholic Church abuse, saying he takes personal responsibility for ending it

September 4, 2022 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel…

Yom Kippur Fast Facts

September 4, 2022 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 4-5, 2022 – Yom Kippur begins at…

Benghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts

September 4, 2022 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya. Facts…

Oslo Accords Fast Facts

September 4, 2022 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at what you need to know about the Oslo Accords, a series of agreements between Israel and the…

Hamas executes five in Gaza, including two accused of spying for Israel

September 4, 2022 5:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Hamas executed five Palestinians in Gaza, including two on charges of cooperating with Israel, the militant…

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses main connection to power grid again

September 4, 2022 2:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Liakos and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant lost its main connection to the power grid again Saturday amid…

Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children

September 4, 2022 12:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Idris Mukhtar, Hannah Ritchie and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll…

The French ‘finishing school’ educating the far-right leaders of tomorrow

September 3, 2022 10:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Renee Bertini, CNN The first time he walked through the doors of the Institut de Formation Politique (IFP), French student Jacques Smith noticed…

The North Korean defectors who became YouTube stars

September 3, 2022 5:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Growing up in North Korea, Kang Na-ra had never used the internet. Even the privileged few of her compatriots…

NASA scrubs 2nd launch attempt of Artemis I Saturday

September 3, 2022 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN It’s called rocket science for a reason. When NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy was preparing for…

NASA waves off next Artemis I launch attempt due to tropical storm

September 3, 2022 9:26 AM CNN

CNN’s Kristin Fisher explains the issues that led to NASA calling off the Artemis I launch for a second…

How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon

September 2, 2022 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The uncrewed Artemis I mission is ready for another launch attempt this weekend. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion…

Artemis I’s next launch attempt may not happen until later this year

September 3, 2022 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN NASA will not pursue a launch of Artemis I for the remainder of the launch period, which ends on…

China warns of ‘counter-measures’ as US approves $1.1bn arms sales to Taiwan

September 3, 2022 12:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane, Shawn Deng, Larry Register and Heather Chen, CNN China has warned the United States it will take “counter-measures”…

Russians say farewell to USSR’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev in funeral snubbed by Putin

September 2, 2022 10:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Frederik Pleitgen and Tara John, CNN Russians said farewell to the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday in a funeral that…

They vanished nearly eight years ago. Will Mexico bring their attackers to justice?

September 2, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By David Culver, David von Blohn, Karol Suarez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Grieving parents marched in the streets of Mexico City last week, in their…

NASA scrubs 2nd launch attempt of Artemis I Saturday

September 2, 2022 5:02 PM CNN

CNN’s Kristin Fisher visits the Artemis I launch pad and weather control room ahead of uncrewed rocket’s planned journey to the…

He fled the country and went into hiding. Why has Sri Lanka’s deposed leader come back now?

September 2, 2022 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, CNN After more than 50 days, he’s back. Runaway former Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Colombo early on…

The mannequin going farther than any astronaut

September 2, 2022 6:48 AM Noelia Gonzalez

NASA will once again try to make history attempting to launch Artemis I on Saturday. The first Artemis I mission is an unmanned test…

Webb telescope takes its first direct image of an exoplanet

September 2, 2022 6:28 AM Noelia Gonzalez

NASA’s newest telescope has captured the first image of a planet outside our solar system, also known as an exoplanet and this one is named HIP 65426…

Myanmar junta sentences ex-British ambassador to one year in prison over immigration charges

September 2, 2022 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie and Heather Chen, CNN Myanmar’s military junta on Friday sentenced former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband to…

A now-dry branch of the Nile helped build Egypt’s pyramids, new study says

September 2, 2022 4:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN New evidence about the Nile bolsters a long-standing theory of how ancient Egyptians managed to build the massive pyramids of…

A third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history. Here’s what you need to know

September 2, 2022 4:08 AM CNN

CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as…

A third of Pakistan is underwater amid its worst floods in history. Here’s what you need to know

September 2, 2022 3:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly…