Syrian Civil War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…
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United Nations Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…
Continue Reading Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator
By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…
Continue Reading Genocide Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…
Continue Reading Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…
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13 famous marketing campaigns from the last 100 years
Successful advertisements don’t just help increase revenue—they can be revolutionary. Planoly compiled a list of some of the most popular…
Continue Reading North Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
Continue Reading Russia invades Ukraine
CNN’s Erin Burnett talks with Volodymyr Demchenko, a Ukrainian filmmaker and soldier, about what he is seeing on the ground amid Russia’s claims of…
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By Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Adrienne Vogt, Jason Kurtz, Joe Ruiz, Sara Spary, Lianne Kolirin, Ed Upright and Meg Wagner, CNN…
Continue Reading March 30, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Christiane Amanpour reports from Brovary on the outskirts of Kyiv, the subject of ongoing bombardments despite Russia’s pledges of…
Continue Reading Australian ambassador denied entry to Beijing trial of Australian TV host Cheng Lei
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Australia’s ambassador to China says he has been denied entry to the Beijing trial of an Australian TV host accused…
Continue Reading They were Covid-19 success stories — then they saw massive outbreaks. These charts show what’s really going on
Written by Julia Hollingsworth Graphics by Henrik Pettersson and Krystina Shveda Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues…
Continue Reading Hubble sees most distant star ever, 28 billion light-years away
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed the most distant single star it’s ever observed, glimmering 28 billion…
Continue Reading Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
Video taken by a Ukrainian non-governmental organization shows the full extent of the devastation left in the western Kyiv suburb of Irpin after…
Continue Reading Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
Puck Washington correspondent Julia Ioffe and former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor react to reports that Russian forces have pulled back…
Continue Reading Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities blunts hopes of swift breakthrough
By Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych, Paul Murphy and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Hopes of an early breakthrough in war-ravaged Ukraine were fading Wednesday…
Continue Reading What one meeting in Israel says about a changing world order
Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, told CNN’s Becky Anderson at the Doha Forum that investment in Russia…
Continue Reading What one meeting in Israel says about a changing world order
By Hadas Gold, CNN There have been a lot of “firsts” and “unthinkable” moments since Israel signed the normalization…
Continue Reading 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak. The games…
Continue Reading US joins club of nations offering second booster
By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States is giving older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster dose as…
Continue Reading Putin’s war has triggered an exodus out of Russia — but the escape options are shrinking
By Carlotta Dotto and CNN Staff Graphics by Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon Photo illustration by Gabrielle Smith “How to leave Russia?”…
Continue Reading Putin’s war has triggered an exodus out of Russia — but the escape options are shrinking
Skilled workers are leaving Russia because of the war in Ukraine. CNN’s Catherine Rampell explains how this exodus of workers could impact the…
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How ad spending in the US compares to the rest of the world
How does the U.S. compare to other countries in the advertising landscape? Wicked Reports ranked the 20 countries that spent the most on advertising…
Continue Reading Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia a ‘momentous occasion’ for survival of species
By Helen Regan, CNN An extremely rare Sumatran rhino has been born in captivity at a sanctuary in Indonesia, according to the government, a triumph…
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CNN’s Ben Wedeman visits the southwest region of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, destroyed by Russian bombardment, where he says only the “stubborn” residents…
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By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Maureen Chowdhury, Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Lianne Kolirin and…
Continue Reading 8 UN peacekeepers killed in Congo helicopter crash amid rebel fighting
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Eight United Nations peacekeepers died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid…
Continue Reading March 29, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
CNN military analyst retired Col. Cedric Leighton shares why he believes Kyiv is still a major target in Ukraine despite Russian forces halting their…
Continue Reading Five people shot dead near Tel Aviv, the third attack in Israel in a week
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Five people were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli police said,…
Continue Reading Ukrainian MP has a message for Putin about his war
Ukrainian Parliament member Lesia Vasylenko talks with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about life in Kyiv as Ukrainian forces resist Russian military…
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