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Body of 70-year-old Italian woman found sitting in chair, two years after her death

February 9, 2022 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Hada Messia, Sharon Braithwaite and Hannah Ryan, CNN The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years…

German government picks Greenpeace chief, a US citizen, as its new climate envoy

February 9, 2022 6:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The German government has appointed Jennifer Morgan, the long-time boss of Greenpeace International, as its new special…

What is the Minsk agreement and is it a way out of Ukraine crisis?

February 9, 2022 5:42 AM CNN

Just 30 miles from the Russia-Ukraine border, Kharkiv is a city in the crosshairs but one that has a long and storied history connected to the Soviet…

What is the Minsk agreement and is it a way out of Ukraine crisis?

February 9, 2022 5:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN As world leaders scramble to find a diplomatic solution over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, talk has turned to the 2015…

Canada’s Covid-19 trucker protests go global

February 9, 2022 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities…

Canada’s Covid-19 trucker protests go global

February 9, 2022 5:13 AM CNN

Canadian truckers have descended on the nation’s capital of Ottawa, to protest Covid-19 mask and vaccine mandates. CNN’s Paula Newton…

How the ‘Great Resignation’ has impacted 10 industries

February 9, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Compiling research from industry publications and referencing recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, software company Kazoo identified how 10…

Most common types of care at America’s 16,000-plus drug treatment facilities

February 9, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the U.S. in greater numbers, drug treatment facilities are having to keep up with the demand. Based on data…

Is that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air

February 8, 2022 7:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of…

Day 5 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 8, 2022 6:20 PM CNN Newsource

Day 5 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 8, 2022 6:20 PM CNN

US-born figure skater Zhu Yi, who was picked to represent China at the 2022 Winter Olympics, is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she…

Day 5 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 8, 2022 6:03 PM CNN

Despite Eileen Gu’s choice to compete for China, it’s unclear whether she renounced her American citizenship — usually a requirement for Chinese…

Funerals for three suspected Palestinian militants killed in West Bank by Israeli forces attract large crowds

February 8, 2022 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN Large crowds turned out in the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday for the funerals of three men shot…

Pope Benedict asks for forgiveness but denies wrongdoing over child sex abuse cases

February 8, 2022 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Allen Greene and Hada Messia, CNN Pope Benedict XVI has pushed back against accusations that he knew in 1980 that a priest under his…

Sprawling sponge gardens found deep beneath the Arctic sea ice

February 8, 2022 9:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Deep beneath the ice covering the central Arctic Ocean, an unlikely community thrives off of ancient relics. Underwater…

Russia pours cold water on Ukraine crisis de-escalation, as Macron meets with Zelensky

February 8, 2022 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh and Nathan Hodge, CNN As French President Emmanuel Macron visited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday…

Iran nuclear talks are entering a critical stage. Here’s what to look out for

February 8, 2022 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Abbas Al Lawati and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Iran and the United States return to Vienna on Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at reviving the…

Fame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians

February 8, 2022 3:44 AM CNN

CNN By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…

Teenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet

February 8, 2022 3:44 AM CNN

CNN By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens…

Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls

February 8, 2022 2:47 AM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that…

How the American commute has changed over the past 50 years

February 8, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Jerry analyzed a list of statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and other news sources to determine how the American commute has changed and…

Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast

February 8, 2022 1:47 AM CNN

A unified NATO is telling Russia: Stay out of Ukraine. Don’t even think about invading a NATO…

US approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan

February 8, 2022 1:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…

Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls

February 8, 2022 12:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…

Teenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet

February 7, 2022 11:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of…

Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast

February 7, 2022 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN Even in the 21st century, warfare is affected by weather — and that may become a factor in any Russian offensive into…

Chimpanzees apply ‘medicine’ to each others’ wounds in a possible show of empathy

February 7, 2022 8:25 PM CNN

Researchers at Loango National Park in Gabon witnessed chimpanzees applying insects to each other, possibly as…

Day 4 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

February 7, 2022 6:58 PM CNN Newsource

Macron meets with Putin, leading Europe’s diplomatic efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis

February 7, 2022 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavolva Dalal Mawad and Nada Bashir, CNN In the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, French President…

Chimpanzees apply ‘medicine’ to each others’ wounds in a possible show of empathy

February 7, 2022 10:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time, chimpanzees were spotted capturing insects and applying them to their own wounds, as well as the wounds…