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Sudanese Prime Minister’s resignation triggered by military reneging on deal, sources say

January 3, 2022 3:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Yassir Abdullah, Nima Elbagir and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok‘s resignation on Sunday was triggered after…

Suspect arrested and charged as fire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament

January 3, 2022 1:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Ally Barnard, Alex Stambaugh and David McKenzie, CNN A 49-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to a large fire that…

Large fire tears through South Africa’s parliament, collapsing roof and gutting entire floors

January 3, 2022 11:13 AM CNN

A large fire has reignited after tearing through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town, causing the roof of one building to collapse and gutting the…

Meteor showers, eclipses, full moons: All of the reasons to look up in 2022

January 3, 2022 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to…

Aoife Beary, Berkeley balcony collapse survivor, dies aged 27

January 3, 2022 6:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Aoife Beary, one of the survivors of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six people, has died aged…

Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turns 119

January 3, 2022 5:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turned 119 years old on Sunday, according to a Twitter…

Tensions are high on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Here’s what you need to know

January 3, 2022 5:21 AM CNN

President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the US and its allies “will respond decisively if Russia further invades…

January 3 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

January 3, 2022 3:12 AM CNN

Demonstrators in the Netherlands defied a government ban on large protests to voice their anger over Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, more countries…

Map drawn from memory helps man reunite with family decades after abduction

January 3, 2022 12:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN A man who was abducted as a child in China more than 30 years ago has been reunited with his parents — thanks to social…

January 3 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

January 2, 2022 11:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Jack Guy, Ed Upright, Mike Hayes, Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & ©…

The latest on coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant

January 2, 2022 11:03 PM CNN

Chief Medical Officer/VP of Texas Children’s Pediatric and Urgent Care Dr. Stanley Spinner tells CNN’s Pamela Brown what parents can do to protect…

January 2 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

January 2, 2022 10:58 PM CNN Newsource

France cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases

January 2, 2022 9:33 PM CNN

A CDC forecast is predicting 44,000+ new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. over the next four weeks as the Omicron variant tightens its grip on the…

Sudan’s Prime Minister resigns amid violent anti-coup protests that have left at least 57 people dead

January 2, 2022 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar and Pierre Meilhan, CNN Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned, according to a video address from Hamdok posted Sunday…

World-renowned Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77

January 2, 2022 12:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Arnaud Siad, CNN Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in…

Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID claims

January 2, 2022 9:49 AM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it’s banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the…

Fauci: CDC mulling COVID test requirement for asymptomatic

January 2, 2022 8:50 AM Associated Press

By HOPE YEN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal…

What is aquamation? The green alternative to cremation chosen by Desmond Tutu

January 2, 2022 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Ghazi Balkiz and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Family members gathered to say their goodbyes to anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu at a private service at…

Look up as the Quadrantid meteor shower puts on a show in the new year

January 2, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The new year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is expected to peak in the overnight hours from Sunday to…

Man who crossed from South Korea into North Korea presumed to be North Korean defector, Seoul officials say

January 2, 2022 5:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae, CNN An unidentified man who crossed the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea on Sunday is presumed to be a North…

France cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases

January 2, 2022 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Sandrine Amiel, CNN The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across France has prompted the government to slash Covid-19 isolation…

Large fire tears through South Africa’s parliament, collapsing roof and gutting entire floors

January 2, 2022 1:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Ally Barnard and Jennifer Hauser, CNN A large fire tore through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, causing the roof of one…

Holiday flight cancellations soar with Covid-19 disruptions and bad weather

January 1, 2022 11:27 PM CNN

CNN By Gregory Wallace and Matt McFarland, CNN Business Thousands of US flights were canceled over New Year’s weekend as a combination of…

874 cars were torched in France on New Year’s Eve — fewer than in previous years

January 1, 2022 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandrine Amiel, CNN A total of 874 vehicles were set ablaze across France on New Year’s Eve as part of a decades-old tradition. But with…

This year, NASA will launch a mission to a valuable, unexplored world

January 1, 2022 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” I carry the optimism of “Back to the Future”…

Kim Jong Un focuses year-end speech on ‘food problem’ in North Korea

January 1, 2022 5:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae and Angus Watson, CNN North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again admitted there is a “food problem” in the country, during a…

Pope Francis calls violence against women an ‘insult to God’ in New Year’s Day homily

January 1, 2022 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

By John Allen, Nicola Ruotolo, and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Pope Francis has condemned violence against women as an “insult to God” in…

12 killed in stampede at Indian shrine

January 1, 2022 1:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson, CNN A stampede at one of India’s holiest shrines left at least 12 people dead on New Year’s Day, a local official said.…

Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘national conscience,’ laid to rest at state funeral

January 1, 2022 1:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Joshua Berlinger and Tara John, CNN Family, friends and dignitaries gathered for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s official state funeral on New…

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99 – just weeks away from turning 100

December 31, 2021 12:55 PM Associated Press, CNN

LOS ANGELES, California — Actress Betty White, the self-described “lucky old broad” whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television…