Bodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid
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Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the…
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon…
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By Rob Iddiols and Jo Shelley, CNN Protests in European countries against new Covid-19 restrictions turned violent over the weekend as cases continue…
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By Martin Goillandeau and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A 70-year-old man sustained a “serious leg injury” in southwestern France on Saturday after…
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By Yassir Abdullah and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Sudan’s military chief on Sunday reinstated Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, almost a month after he…
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By Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Ibrahim Dahman and Shira Gemer, CNN A 26-year old Israeli man has died after a Hamas gunman carried out a…
Continue ReadingThe victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue ReadingThe victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue ReadingThe victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue ReadingRussian rescue dog Monika has a new leash on life after prosthetics operation
By Olga Pavlova and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Russian rescue dog Monika has a new spring in her step after being fitted with titanium prosthetic legs…
Continue ReadingNigerian musician Davido says he will give $600,000 to charity after online appeal
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Nigerian-American musician Davido has announced he will donate more than $600,000 to orphanages across Nigeria, after…
Continue ReadingInjuries reported after Dutch police fire warning shots at anti-lockdown protest
By Anna-Maja Rappard, Nada Bashir, Barbara von Bulow and Rob Picheta, CNN At least two people were wounded after police in the Dutch city of…
Continue ReadingBlinken warns war-torn Ethiopia is on ‘path to destruction,’ calls on Abiy to step up to end conflict
By Stephanie Busari and Rob Picheta, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path…
Continue ReadingEurope is learning a crucial lesson — vaccines work, but they alone won’t stop Covid now
By Rob Picheta, CNN As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders…
Continue ReadingBlinken warns war-torn Ethiopia is on ‘path to destruction,’ calls on Abiy to step up to end conflict
By Stephanie Busari and Rob Picheta, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path…
Continue ReadingAustria imposes national lockdown as Covid-19 crisis deepens
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Austria will impose a national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases soar, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Friday,…
Continue ReadingAustria announces Europe’s first nationwide vaccine mandate and reimposes lockdown as Covid-19 soars
By Nadine Schmidt and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Austria is going back into a national lockdown and plans to become the first country in Europe to make…
Continue ReadingFrench dictionary adds non-binary pronoun, sparking anger
By Xiaofei Xu and Meredith Ruleman, CNN The decision by a major French dictionary to include a gender-inclusive pronoun in its online edition has…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation
By Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Germany reported its highest single day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the…
Continue ReadingHello from your best friend — the device that lets your dog call you
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Forget fetching sticks and chewing bones, that’s so last century. Today’s dogs have much more exciting options…
Continue ReadingBelarus clears migrant camps at border as first repatriation flight leaves for Iraq
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Makeshift migrant camps at a checkpoint on the Belarus-Poland border,…
Continue ReadingWhile countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Covid cases hit record high with Merkel warning of ‘dramatic’ situation
By Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Germany reported its highest single day surge of Covid-19 infections as Chancellor Angela Merkel said the…
Continue ReadingBritish F-35 fighter jet crashes while flying off aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
By Brad Lendon, CNN A British F-35, one of the newest stealth fighter jets in the UK military, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThe victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue ReadingBelarus clears migrant camps at border as first repatriation flight leaves for Iraq
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Makeshift migrant camps at a checkpoint on the Belarus-Poland border,…
Continue ReadingCuban activist Yunior Garcia Aguilera arrives in Spain
By Pau Mosquera and Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuban activist Yunior Garcia has arrived in Spain on a tourist visa, along with his wife, a Spanish…
Continue ReadingHello from your best friend — the device that lets your dog call you
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Forget fetching sticks and chewing bones, that’s so last century. Today’s dogs have much more exciting options…
Continue ReadingIreland, home to one of Europe’s highest vaccination rates, imposes curfew on pubs and clubs as cases rise
By Niamh Kennedy and Rob Picheta, CNN Ireland will impose a midnight curfew on bars, restaurants and nightclubs from Thursday, its prime minister…
Continue ReadingIslamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
By Tim Lister, Ruba Alhenawi, Hande Atay Alam and Samson Ntale, CNN The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two separate suicide attacks…
Continue ReadingWhat a staggering gun cache discovered in one suspected neo-Nazi’s house says about far-right extremism in Europe
By Tim Lister, CNN Last month, Austrian police made a remarkable discovery. In a raid on a house in the town of Baden, they found an arsenal of…
Continue ReadingEurope turns the screws on the unvaccinated as Covid-19 cases climb
By Rob Picheta, CNN Europe’s leaders are toughening their stances towards unvaccinated people and pursuing measures that increasingly isolate…
Continue ReadingViolence erupts on Poland-Belarus border as Polish guards fire water cannon on migrants throwing rocks
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Violence erupted at the Poland-Belarus border on…
Continue ReadingThe victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue ReadingViolence erupts on Poland-Belarus border as Polish guards fire water cannon on migrants throwing rocks
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Violence erupted at the Poland-Belarus border on…
Continue ReadingIslamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
By Tim Lister, Ruba Alhenawi, Hande Atay Alam and Samson Ntale, CNN The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two separate suicide attacks…
Continue ReadingAt least three killed as suicide blasts rock Ugandan capital Kampala
By Samson Ntale, Larry Madowo and Ivana Kottasová, CNN At least three people were killed and 33 injured in two separate suicide attacks in the…
Continue ReadingNigerian judicial panel condemns 2020 Lekki toll gate shooting as ‘a massacre’
By Stephanie Busari, Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase, and Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN Lethal violence committed by Nigeria’s…
Continue ReadingStorm in Egypt kills 3, sends swarms of scorpions into people’s homes
By Mostafa Salem and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN A rare storm in Egypt has sparked flash floods that killed at least three people and washed swarms of…
Continue ReadingTensions are rising on the Poland-Belarus border. Here’s what you need to know
By Kara Fox, CNN Thousands of people have been stranded at the border between Poland and Belarus for months, trapped at the center of an intensifying…
Continue ReadingEU slaps new sanctions on Belarus as NATO warns Russia over military buildup
By Ivana Kottasová, Sebastian Shukla, Antonia Mortensen, Zahra Ullah, Fred Pleitgen and Matthew Chance, CNN The European Union has said it will slap…
Continue ReadingAbdel Fattah el-Sisi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1954 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingChildren caught up in Belarus-Poland border crisis face bitter nights without shelter
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The air in the Belarusian forest is thick with the smoke from scores of small fires. People…
Continue ReadingSix killed during protests in Sudan as Al Jazeera bureau chief is arrested
By Yassir Abdallah, Bethlehem Feleke and Maija Ehlinger, CNN A sixth protester has died after marches against the military takeover that took place…
Continue ReadingIran earthquake kills at least one person
By Ramin Mostaghim and Hira Humanyun, CNN At least one person is reported to have died after a succession of earthquakes rocked southern Iran on…
Continue ReadingAustria to impose Covid lockdown for the unvaccinated age 12 and older
By Lindsay Isaac and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Austria will implement lockdown measures for all those age 12 and older who are not fully vaccinated against…
Continue ReadingBritain’s army chief warns risk of accidental war with Russia is greater than during Cold War
By Duarte Mendonca, CNN The risk of an accidental war breaking out between Russia and the West is greater than at any time during the Cold War,…
Continue ReadingChildren caught up in Belarus-Poland border crisis face bitter nights without shelter
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The air in the Belarusian forest is thick with the smoke from scores of small fires. People…
Continue ReadingRussia has ‘nothing to do with’ Poland-Belarus border crisis, Putin insists
By Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova and Duarte Mendonca, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Saturday that Russia has “absolutely…
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