The first cases of the Omicron variant identified around the world
By Rob Picheta, CNN Editor’s note: The Omicron coronavirus variant has now been identified in dozens of countries globally and this story will…
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19 dead, dozens hurt as bus crashes in Mexico on religious pilgrimage
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — At least 19 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in central Mexico. The accident occurred on a highway in…
Continue Reading Covid-struck Czech President appoints new Prime Minister from inside a glass box
By John Mastrini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new Prime…
Continue Reading Omicron variant puts world in a ‘race against time’, says EU Commission President
By Martin Goillandeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The world is in a “race against time” with the Omicron coronavirus variant, said European…
Continue Reading Vaccine inequity and hesitancy made the Omicron variant more likely, scientists say
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Many of the world’s richest countries have spent the past year hoarding coronavirus vaccines, buying up enough doses…
Continue Reading Vaccine inequity and hesitancy made the Omicron variant more likely, scientists say
Dr. Anthony Fauci shared that it’s possible the Omicron Covid-19 variant is already in the US during an NBC…
Continue Reading Swiss voters approve government’s pandemic response in referendum
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority,…
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500 vigilantes gather in Mexico town, pledge to aid police
By ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press NUEVO URECHO, Mexico (AP) — Extortion of avocado growers in western Mexico has gotten so bad that 500 vigilantes…
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Continue Reading World is put on high alert over the Omicron coronavirus variant
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN As fears mount over the newly identified coronavirus variant Omicron, governments around the world are scrambling to protect…
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At least 2 dead as Storm Arwen thrashes the UK
Hannah Ryan, CNN At least two people are reported to have died as Britain was battered by severe weather with winds reaching speeds of over 90 mph…
Continue Reading November 26 Omicron variant news
Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the discovery of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of South Africa and what…
Continue Reading 3 burned bodies found in Solomon Islands’ Chinatown following days of violent protests
By Wayne Chang and Jonny Hallam, CNN Three charred bodies have been found in a burned out building in the Chinatown district of the Solomon…
Continue Reading November 26 Omicron variant news
By Melissa Mahtani, Aditi Sangal Adrienne Vogt and Fernando Alfonso, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading Why wiping out Hong Kong’s opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan
CNN By Eric Cheung, CNN In just five years, Lin Fei-fan went from charging into Taiwan’s legislature and occupying the building with hundreds…
Continue Reading Why wiping out Hong Kong’s opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan
By Eric Cheung, CNN In just five years, Lin Fei-fan went from charging into Taiwan’s legislature and occupying the building with hundreds of…
Continue Reading Stephen Sondheim, master of musical theater, dead at 91
Legendary composer Steven Sondheim died at the age of 91 in his home in Roxbury,…
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World races to contain new COVID threat, the omicron variant
By RAF CASERT and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The world is racing to contain a new coronavirus variant that is potentially…
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Black Friday is back but it’s not what it used to be
By TALI ARBEL and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On this year’s Black Friday, things almost seem normal. Malls and…
Continue Reading Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses the discovery of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of South Africa and what…
Continue Reading Stocks suffer worst day in over a year due to new Covid variant fears
NEW YORK, NY — Wall Street was in a frenzy on Black Friday as stocks around the world tumbled in the face of a new Covid-19 variant. U.S. equities…
Continue Reading Police launch murder inquiry after 12-year-old girl is killed in Liverpool city center assault
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Police in Liverpool, northwest England, have launched a murder inquiry after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an assault in…
Continue Reading Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a group of Ukrainians and Russians are planning a coup against him at the beginning of…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him
By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a…
Continue Reading A new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South…
Continue Reading How US gun culture stacks up with the world
A wrap of some of the latest smash and grabs with a look at why experts say we might be seeing more of them…
Continue Reading A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
CNN’s David McKenzie reports on the UK adding six African countries to the “red list” over a new variant South African scientists believe could evade…
Continue Reading A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that…
Continue Reading How US gun culture stacks up with the world
By Kara Fox, Krystina Shveda, Natalie Croker and Marco Chacon, CNN Monterey Park. Atlanta. Orlando. Las Vegas. Newtown. Parkland. San Bernardino.…
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