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The world’s tallest living woman is a 24-year-old from Turkey

October 13, 2021 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN A 24-year-old Turkish woman who stands 215.16 centimeters (7 feet, 0.7 inches) tall has been confirmed as the world’s tallest…

Trump’s inner circle takes a trip down memory lane in Jerusalem

October 12, 2021 1:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN For a few short hours in Jerusalem this week, the Trump band got back together for a glitzy reunion gig. “There goes the…

Covid-19 vaccine boosters are ‘immoral’ and ‘unfair’, says WHO chief

October 12, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Mostafa Salem, CNN Distributing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in some countries while inoculations across Africa lag is…

The FSO Safer tanker has been left unmaintained for more than six years off the Yemeni port of Ras Isa.

Decaying oil tanker off Yemen could disrupt clean water supply for 9 million people

October 12, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Radina Gigova and Kara Fox, CNN The “increasingly likely” possibility of a massive oil spill from a decaying tanker stranded in the…

Pedestrians walk past an electronic display board promoting the "Test and Trace" coronavirus tracking scheme in Manchester

UK lawmakers slam government’s ‘reactive’ early Covid response in new report

October 12, 2021 3:07 AM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response,…

The Vatican cannot be sued in European courts because it is a sovereign state

Dismissing Catholic abuse victims’ lawsuit, ECHR rules Vatican cannot be sued in European courts

October 12, 2021 6:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Allen Greene and Kara Fox, CNN The Vatican cannot be sued in European courts because it is a sovereign state, the European Court of Human…

UK lawmakers slam government’s ‘reactive’ early Covid response in new report

October 12, 2021 3:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response,…

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations to schoolchildren in the United Kingdom has opened up a new front in the disinformation war: anti-vax campaigners are now taking their protests to the school gates. A pupil's raised hand is shown here during a lesson at Whitchurch High School on September 14

Schools are new battleground in war of disinformation over Covid-19 vaccines

October 12, 2021 4:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations to schoolchildren in the United Kingdom has opened up a new front in the…

Schools are new battleground in war of disinformation over Covid-19 vaccines

October 12, 2021 4:38 AM CNN

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations to schoolchildren in the United Kingdom has opened up a new front in the…

A cement factory in Los Llanos was set ablaze by the lava.

Lava from La Palma volcano sparks cement factory fire, pushing 2,500 people into lockdown

October 11, 2021 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Al Goodman, CNN Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to…

ISIS finance chief captured by Iraqi forces, Iraq PM says

October 11, 2021 10:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Aqeel Najim and Mostafa Salem, CNN Iraqi forces captured Sami Jasim, the deputy of former ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraq’s Prime…

Alexander Schallenberg was sworn is as the new Austrian chancellor on Monday.

Alexander Schallenberg sworn in as Austria chancellor after Sebastian Kurz quits amid corruption inquiry

October 11, 2021 5:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Halasz, CNN Alexander Schallenberg was named Austria’s new chancellor on Monday after his predecessor, Sebastian Kurz, resigned…

Czech President’s condition ‘stable’ after post-election hospitalization

October 11, 2021 6:05 AM CNN Newsource

By John Mastrini and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Czech President Miloš Zeman is in a stable condition in intensive care after he was hospitalized following…

Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in accident on stage during opera

October 10, 2021 2:53 PM CNN

By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage…

Bolshoi Theatre performer killed in accident on stage during opera

October 10, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage…

A record number of people attempted to cross the border between Poland and Belarus

Record number of people attempt to cross the border between Poland and Belarus, officials say

October 11, 2021 1:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy and Antonia Mortensen, CNN A record number of people attempted to cross the border between Poland and Belarus Saturday, amid…

Lebanon's main state electricity company supplied around two hours of power to the national grid

State electricity returns in Lebanon but still maxes out at two hours in most areas

October 10, 2021 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Lebanon’s main state electricity company supplied around two hours of power to the national grid, local residents told…

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends parliament in Vienna in May 2019.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid corruption scandal

October 10, 2021 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Halasz, Martin Goillandeau and Niamh Kennedy CNN Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz said he was stepping down from his office Saturday…

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis votes during elections on October 8.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s populist party loses grip on power in nail-bitingly close election

October 9, 2021 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By John Mastrini and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The Czech Republic‘s billionaire prime minister appears to have lost his grip on power after his…

Spanish archbishop apologizes for steamy music video filmed in Gothic cathedral

October 9, 2021 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeevan Ravindran and Robert Iddiols, CNN The Archbishop of Toledo in Spain has apologized after two artists filmed a racy music video in the…

How a US group with links to the far-right may have influenced a crackdown on Ghana’s LGBTQ community

October 8, 2021 4:31 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra,…

How a US group with links to the far-right may have influenced a crackdown on Ghana’s LGBTQ community

October 8, 2021 4:31 AM CNN

By David McKenzie and Nimi Princewill, CNN A safe house was the only place Joe felt protected enough to meet. Tucked away in a neighborhood of Accra,…

Train collision in Tunisian capital injures 33

October 7, 2021 5:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN At least 33 people suffered following a collision between two passenger trains in the south of Tunis on Thursday evening,…

The World Health Organization's decision to recommend the widespread use of a long-awaited vaccine against malaria is an endorsement of the African scientists involved in developing it

African scientists’ historic malaria breakthrough celebrated by peers

October 8, 2021 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Bukola Adebayo The World Health Organization’s decision to recommend the widespread use of a long-awaited vaccine against malaria is an…

Mussolini’s granddaughter tops polls in Rome council vote

October 7, 2021 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Sharon Braithwaite and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN Rachele Mussolini, granddaughter of the Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini, won the highest number…

Pegasus spyware maker ends contract with UAE after UK high court’s hacking ruling

October 7, 2021 7:44 AM CNN

By Hamzeh Noami The Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware said Thursday it had terminated its contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the…

US warns it could sanction Ethiopia after CNN reveals airline ferried weapons during Tigray war

October 7, 2021 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The Biden administration has described a CNN report that Ethiopian…

Pegasus spyware maker ends contract with UAE after UK high court’s hacking ruling

October 7, 2021 7:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Hamzeh Noami The Israeli manufacturer of Pegasus spyware said Thursday it had terminated its contract with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the…

A 100-year-old former security guard of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp appears in the courtroom before his trial.

100-year-old goes on trial in Germany accused of 3,518 Nazi war crimes

October 7, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN The trial of a 100-year-old former SS guard starts Thursday in the German town of Brandenburg an der…

UK high court finds Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed hacked ex-wife’s phone using spyware

October 6, 2021 1:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie, CNN The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, used agents of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hack…

Fresh Ethiopian air force strikes hit Tigray region

October 18, 2021 12:54 PM CNN

By Bethlehem Feleke, Vasco Cotovio and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Ethiopian government’s air force carried out two air strikes in the northern…

Pope Francis on Wednesday called a report detailing decades of abuse in the French Catholic Church "a moment of shame

Pope expresses ‘shame’ over Church response to sexual abuse survivors following French report

October 6, 2021 9:53 AM CNN

By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday called a report detailing decades of abuse in the French Catholic Church…

Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing Fast Facts

October 6, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 1983 bombing of a Marine compound in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 241 US service personnel. Facts On…

Ndakasi, beloved mountain gorilla whose photobomb went viral, dies aged 14

October 6, 2021 5:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla whose image went viral when she photobombed her caretaker’s selfie, has died at the age of 14. She…

Pope expresses ‘shame’ over Church response to sexual abuse survivors following French report

October 6, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday called a report detailing decades of abuse in the French Catholic Church…

Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray

October 8, 2021 7:43 AM CNN Newsource

Exclusive by Nima Elbagir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN Video by Mark Baron, CNN Ethiopia’s government has…

Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex

Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Auschwitz, says museum

October 5, 2021 1:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean Anti-Semitic graffiti has been found at the Auschwitz concentration camp complex, staff from the museum said in a statement on Tuesday,…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Fast Facts

October 5, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Personal Birth date: October 28, 1956 Birth place:…

David Cameron Fast Facts

October 5, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9,…

Gerry Adams Fast Facts

October 5, 2021 7:14 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Gerry Adams, former president of Sinn Fein, the leading republican political party in…

More than 200,000 children sexually abused by French Catholic clergy, damning report finds

October 5, 2021 4:42 AM CNN

By Saskya Vandoorne, Simon Bouvier and Sam Bradpiece, CNN Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over…

Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused more than 200

More than 200,000 children sexually abused by French Catholic clergy, damning report finds

October 5, 2021 4:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Saskya Vandoorne, Simon Bouvier and Sam Bradpiece, CNN Members of the Catholic clergy in France sexually abused an estimated 216,000 minors over…

Lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma

Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds

October 4, 2021 2:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is now erupting even more aggressively after weeks of gushing…

Canary Islands volcano increasingly aggressive as Spain’s leader announces emergency funds

October 4, 2021 2:42 AM CNN

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is now erupting even more aggressively after weeks of gushing…

French President Emmanuel Macron is reported to have questioned whether there was an Algerian nation before French colonization.

French military aircraft banned from Algerian airspace amid diplomatic row

October 3, 2021 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Martin Goillandeau, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Sam Bradpiece, CNN The French military says its planes have been banned from Algerian airspace amid a…

Up to 3,200 pedophiles worked in French Catholic Church since 1950, independent commission says

October 3, 2021 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Simon Bouvier, Saskya Vandoorne and Sam Bradpiece, CNN Between 2,900 and 3,200 pedophile clergymen have worked in the French Catholic Church since…