Birdsong album beats Christmas classics to reach top five chart in Australia
By Sara Spary, CNN An album of recorded birdsong has managed to beat Christmas classics from Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé to make it into the top…
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Five children dead and four injured after wind lifts bouncy castle into the air
By Cheryl Ho, CNN Five children died and four suffered serious injuries when they fell 32 feet (10 meters) from a bouncy castle lifted into the air…
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Queen Elizabeth II cancels pre-Christmas family lunch
By Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a pre-Christmas family lunch as a precaution because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in…
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By Cheryl Ho, CNN Five children died and four suffered serious injuries when they fell 32 feet (10 meters) from a bouncy castle lifted into the air…
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Bali only received 45 international tourists in 2021 despite reopening
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Lilit Marcus, CNN Destinations around the world have faced significant tourist reductions amid the coronavirus pandemic. But…
Continue ReadingMusic producer ‘Flow La Movie’ among 9 killed in Dominican Republic private jet crash
By Jessica Hasbun, CNN Nine people were killed on Wednesday after a private aircraft crashed while making an emergency landing in the Dominican…
Continue Reading2021’s weirdest TikTok beauty trends
Leah Dolan and Megan C. Hills, CNN Another year of masks, “Zoom” face and excessive screen time appears to have knocked the beauty…
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Australia moves to lift Covid-19 restrictions amid surge in Omicron infections
By Ben Westcott and Caitlin McGee, CNN Australia’s largest state, New South Wales (NSW), has announced its highest number of new Covid-19 cases…
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Winter holiday travel will be back with a vengeance, travel groups predict
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN So you’ll be home for Christmas? It looks like a lot of people are telling their families “you…
Continue ReadingToronto police ask for help in identifying suspect in murder of billionaire philanthropists
By Paula Newton, CNN Toronto Police have released a video of a person they say is a suspect in the murders of Barry and Honey Sherman, the…
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‘Diet’ soda is disappearing from store shelves
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business As you make your way through the soda aisle, you may notice a lot less of the word “diet” than…
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UK scrambles for booster shots and tests amid fears of Omicron ‘tidal wave’
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The United Kingdom’s Covid-19 response was under pressure on Tuesday, with the National Health Service (NHS) website…
Continue ReadingAt least 71 dead after gas tanker explodes in Haiti’s second largest city
By Etant Dupain, CNN At least 71 people have been killed and dozens injured after a tanker transporting gasoline exploded in Cap-Haitien,…
Continue Reading ‘Diet’ soda is disappearing from store shelves
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business As you make your way through the soda aisle, you may notice a lot less of the word “diet” than…
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Arches National Park introducing timed entry amid overcrowding
By Lilit Marcus, CNN One of America’s most popular national parks — Arches National Park in Utah — is rolling out a timed entry…
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UN-backed report finds ‘police brutality’ in Colombia contributed to a ‘massacre’ that killed 11
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN A UN-backed investigation has found that Colombian police were directly responsible for the deaths of 11 people protesting…
Continue ReadingItaly and 2 other nations now at ‘very high’ travel risk for Covid-19, CDC warns
By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday,…
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US citizen Anne Sacoolas expected to face UK court over death of UK teen Harry Dunn
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Anne Sacoolas, the US woman accused of killing a British teenager while driving on the wrong side of the road in England, is…
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Starbucks apologizes for selling expired food in Chinese stores
By Reuters Starbucks on Monday apologized and said it would carry out inspections and staff training across all its roughly 5,400 stores in China…
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Britain battles Omicron ‘tidal wave,’ as infections double every two to three days and first death from variant is recorded
By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of infections from the new Omicron coronavirus variant, ministers have warned, as…
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British spy agency releases Christmas brainteaser for kids
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The UK’s largest spy agency, GCHQ, has sent out its annual Christmas card — with a set of puzzles aimed at inspiring…
Continue Reading Britain battles Omicron ‘tidal wave,’ as infections double every two to three days and first death from variant is recorded
By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of infections from the new Omicron coronavirus variant, ministers have warned, as…
Continue Reading Britain battles Omicron ‘tidal wave,’ as infections double every two to three days and first death from variant is recorded
By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of infections from the new Omicron coronavirus variant, ministers have warned, as…
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India’s Harnaaz Sandhu is crowned Miss Universe 2021
Jessie Yeung, CNN Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in…
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in…
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Narendra Modi’s Twitter account hacked with announcement India would adopt Bitcoin
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Business Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised,” his office said, when a tweet was…
Continue ReadingTeen aviator Zara Rutherford lands historic flight in Seoul
Reuters Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday, December 11 from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1971 Birth place:…
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Boris Johnson pictured hosting Downing Street virtual Christmas quiz last year
By Laura Smith-Spark, Sugam Pokharel and George Engels, CNN A photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosting a Christmas quiz party at 10…
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Politics threatens to outshine pageantry as Israel stages Miss Universe contest
By Hadas Gold, CNN The sparkling Red Sea has some competition this weekend. A sea of 80 women, competing for the glittering Miss Universe crown, has…
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William and Kate have shared their family Christmas card
By Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and Britain’s royal family are getting ready by…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer…
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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer…
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Boris Johnson’s press chief gave out joke awards at Christmas party breaking UK lockdown, reports say
By Sharon Braithwaite and Allegra Goodwin, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s press chief gave out joke awards and made a thank you…
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Dozens killed in Mexico road accident as truck carrying more than 100 migrants crashes
By Karol Suarez, Helen Regan and Kiarinna Parisi, CNN At least 55 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a truck overturned in southern…
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Nicaragua ends relations with Taiwan in diplomatic victory for China
By Karol Suarez, Isa Soares and Ben Westcott, CNN Nicaragua’s government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and embraced Beijing,…
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US sanctions El Salvador officials accused of negotiating with gangs
By Merlin Delcid and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two El Salvador government officials accused of negotiating with…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: June 19,…
Continue ReadingBoris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of baby daughter
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a “healthy baby girl,”…
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Canada bans conversion therapy, a practice Trudeau calls ‘despicable and degrading’
By Amy Simonson, CNN Canada on Wednesday banned conversion therapy, which are treatments that claim to be able to change a person’s sexual…
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By Amy Simonson, CNN Canada on Wednesday banned conversion therapy, which are treatments that claim to be able to change a person’s sexual…
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Brazil will have sold off dozens of airports by end of 2022, government says
By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Brazil is auctioning airports in what the government describes as a bid to raise investments and modernize infrastructure.…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson’s aides joked about Christmas party in Downing Street while London was in lockdown
By Hira Humayun, Sarah Dean and Luke McGee, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing fierce criticism after a leaked video recording obtained by…
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Australia, UK and Canada join US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
By Ben Westcott and Caitlin McGee, CNN Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022…
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By Ben Westcott and Caitlin McGee, CNN Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022…
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Chile’s Congress votes to legalize same-sex marriage
By Mitchell McCluskey Chile’s Congress voted on Tuesday to approve a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, clearing the way for it to become law.…
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‘Chaotic’ and slow British response left thousands of Afghans unable to flee the Taliban, whistleblower claims
By Rob Picheta, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans were unable to flee the Taliban following the fall of Kabul because the British government’s…
Continue Reading ‘Chaotic’ and slow British response left thousands of Afghans unable to flee the Taliban, whistleblower claims
By Rob Picheta, CNN Thousands of desperate Afghans were unable to flee the Taliban following the fall of Kabul because the British government’s…
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