The latest on coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells CNN’s Dana Bash that one of the most important things parents can do to help their children is “to let them…
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December 26 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news
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Dr. Chris Pernell shares a tweet from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health that uses a classic Christmas movie to emphasize how vaccines help fight…
Continue Reading Suicide bomber kills at least 8 at east Congo restaurant
Story by Reuters and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern city of Beni on…
Continue Reading Windsor Castle intruder with crossbow detained under Mental Health Act, police say
By Katharina Krebs, CNN An armed 19-year-old man arrested Saturday morning for trespassing at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is staying for…
Continue Reading Thousands of flights canceled on Christmas weekend
CNN, KARE, WJLA, KUSA By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1931…
Continue Reading Mourners pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his body lies in state
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human…
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Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s moral conscience, dies at 90
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has…
Continue Reading As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar, a…
Continue Reading Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid leader and voice of justice, dead at 90
By Todd Leopold, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor,…
Continue Reading More than 30 reported killed, Save the Children staff missing, in Myanmar attack
By Cape Diamond, Jessie Yeung and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of…
Continue Reading Biden thanks service members in Christmas remarks
POOL By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden thanked service members stationed across the globe for their service in a Christmas Day virtual meeting…
Continue Reading Christmas launch sends the most complex telescope into space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Wonder is all around us. There was a stunning reminder this week as spacecraft and stargazers alike shared videos of an…
Continue Reading The Pope reflects on relationships in pandemic times in his traditional Christmas address
Amid a covid surge, people around the world find reason to…
Continue Reading The Pope reflects on relationships in pandemic times in his traditional Christmas address
By Ivana Kottasová, Zeena Saifi and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN Pope Francis has dedicated a large part of his traditional Christmas message on Saturday to…
Continue Reading Webb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched from French Guiana. Webb will peer into…
Continue Reading The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully launched
By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space…
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Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s…
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Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve & Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
NEW YORK, NY — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, some major U.S. airlines were forced to proactively cancel more…
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Marines on snowmobiles help Santa in Alaska’s remote Arctic
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Marines on snowmobiles helped Santa this month while delivering toys to boys and girls in Alaska’s Arctic. Marines flew to…
Continue Reading This $10 billion space telescope will reveal the secrets of the universe
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joins CNN to talk about the agency’s James Webb Space…
Continue Reading Arrival of Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali condemned by European governments
By Tim Lister and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Sixteen European governments have issued a statement to “firmly condemn the deployment of mercenary…
Continue Reading Ethiopia to lose access to lucrative US trade program following CNN investigation
By Nima Elbagir and Arnaud Siad, CNN The White House will eject Ethiopia from a trade program between sub-Saharan African countries and the United…
Continue Reading How astronauts celebrate Christmas in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just in time for Christmas, a SpaceX cargo vehicle arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning bearing…
Continue Reading This $10 billion space telescope will reveal the secrets of the universe
By Ashley Strickland, CNN We’re about to have eyes on the invisible side of space. The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier space…
Continue Reading These women are fighting for their Indigenous land and the survival of the Amazon
By Rachel Ramirez Photos and reporting by Lynsey Addario Indigenous women in Brazil have traditionally been excluded from taking on leadership roles…
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You’ve tested positive for Covid-19 right before the holidays. What now? CNN Health Reporter Jacqueline Howard explains what you should to do keep…
Continue Reading Japan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the…
Continue Reading South Korea pardons disgraced former President Park Geun-hye
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN The South Korean government has pardoned former President Park Geun-hye, who was serving 22 years in prison for…
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