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UK Royal Navy seizes more than $20 million worth of drugs in Gulf of Oman

January 23, 2022 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN The British Royal Navy has seized more than a ton of illicit drugs worth almost £15 million ($20.3 million) in the Gulf of…

At least 16 killed, several injured in nightclub fire in Cameroon’s capital

January 23, 2022 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill and Schams Elwazer, CNN At least 16 people were killed after a fire tore through a nightclub in Cameroon’s capital city…

Jacinda Ardern in self-isolation as Covid cases rise in New Zealand

January 23, 2022 5:14 AM CNN

CNN By Akanksha Sharma, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has entered self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close…

German navy chief resigns after suggesting Putin ‘deserved respect’

January 23, 2022 3:33 AM CNN

German Parliament member Norbert Röttgen issues a stark warning about escalating tensions between Russia and…

German navy chief resigns after suggesting Putin ‘deserved respect’

January 23, 2022 3:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Philip Wang and AJ Davis, CNN The chief of German navy has resigned after suggesting that Crimea would “never come…

Turkish journalist detained after ‘insulting’ President Erdogan in a TV interview

January 23, 2022 2:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam and Isil Sariyuce, CNN A Turkish journalist has been sent to prison for “insulting” the nation’s President Recep…

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding plans due to Omicron surge

January 22, 2022 7:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Philip Wang, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday revealed she has canceled her wedding as the country continues to…

A 75-year-old French adventurer has died attempting solo row across the Atlantic ocean

January 22, 2022 5:44 PM CNN Newsource

By George Engels, CNN Jean-Jacques Savin, a 75-year-old French adventurer, has died while attempting to row across the Atlantic single-handedly,…

UK foreign office says Kremlin is planning to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

January 22, 2022 4:35 PM CNN

CNN’s Jim Acosta talks to Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) about a report from the British government that…

Stunning find discovered hiding in the ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

January 22, 2022 10:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean depths are as mysterious as the infinite abyss of space beyond our planet. Every time we dive beneath the waves,…

Girl survives heavy snowstorm by hugging a dog, Russian state TV reports

January 22, 2022 7:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Darya Tarasova and Eleanor Pickston, CNN A 10-year-old girl survived a night in a heavy snowstorm in Russia by hugging a dog, according to Russian…

NATO allies put forces on standby as tensions rise over Ukraine crisis

January 22, 2022 6:31 AM CNN

CNN’s Bianca Nobilo takes a look at the origin of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, and its role in the Russia-Ukraine…

UK foreign office says Kremlin is planning to install a pro-Russian leader in Ukraine

January 22, 2022 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Joshua Berlinger and Nic Robertson, CNN The UK foreign office said in a Saturday statement it has information that the Russian government is…

Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?

January 22, 2022 4:21 AM CNN

Like many families right now, the Connell’s are doing their best to protect themselves from the Omicron surge. Here’s how they’ve decided to…

Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?

January 22, 2022 4:21 AM CNN

As Omicron cases decline in South Africa, CNN’s David McKenzie reports on the Covid-19 variant’s effect on the…

Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?

January 22, 2022 4:21 AM CNN

At a press conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said that some nurses don’t want to get the Covid-19 vaccines because they are trying to get…

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill dozens

January 22, 2022 2:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Kareem Khadder, Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The coalition led by Saudi Arabia fighting in Yemen denied that it deliberately targeted a…

Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?

January 22, 2022 12:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa at a…

Debris from Russian missile test nearly strikes a Chinese satellite

January 21, 2022 5:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Fisher, CNN A piece of debris created by Russia’s recent anti-satellite test came within striking distance of a Chinese satellite…

Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

January 21, 2022 5:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Philip Wang, CNN Thich Nhat Hanh, a prominent Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist and leading voice in opposition to the Vietnam War, has…

Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

January 21, 2022 5:19 PM CNN

CNN By Philip Wang, CNN Thich Nhat Hanh, a prominent Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist and leading voice in opposition to the Vietnam War, has…

Deadly ISIS prison break attempt fuels fears of the group’s resurgence

January 21, 2022 2:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Joshua Berlinger, CNN At least seven fighters from the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces were killed when ISIS attempted to…

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemeni detention center after airstrikes kill dozens

January 21, 2022 10:20 AM CNN

At least 70 people were killed and more than 130 injured when airstrikes struck multiple buildings in Yemen on Friday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF)…

Stranded dog lured to safety by sausage dangling from a drone

January 21, 2022 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Spary, CNN Volunteers have rescued a runaway dog from dangerous mud flats — by luring her to safety with freshly cooked sausages tied…

A black hole fueling star birth has scientists doing a double-take

January 21, 2022 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Black holes are best known for shredding stars, devouring light and acting like massive garbage disposals in space. In a…

Airstrikes kill 70 people and knock out internet in Yemen

January 21, 2022 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Mostafa Salem, CNN At least 70 people were killed and more than 130 injured when an airstrike hit a detention center in Yemen…

Beijing’s Olympic ‘bubble’ will be the most ambitious Covid quarantine ever attempted. Will it work?

January 21, 2022 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN The Winter Games is just two weeks away and outside Beijing’s Olympic venues, the banners and decorations…

Hong Kong plans to cull 2,000 hamsters over Covid fears. Pet owners are outraged

January 20, 2022 10:15 PM CNN

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong will euthanize about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals after a pet store worker and several rodents tested…

US charges Belarusian officials for diverting flight carrying dissident journalist

January 20, 2022 4:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell and Kara Fox, CNN United States federal prosecutors charged four Belarus officials with piracy-related charges for diverting a…

Ingenuity helicopter flight stalled for first time due to unusual Mars weather

January 20, 2022 1:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN For the first time ever, a flight delay has occurred on another planet due to bad weather. The Ingenuity helicopter, which…