Global ocean temperatures soared to the highest level on record this week
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of…
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Alexey Navalny Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Personal Birth date:…
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By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even…
Continue ReadingAmazon deforestation at six-year-low in Brazil after plunging 66% in July
By Vasco Cotovio, Laura Paddison and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% last month compared to July…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry is getting back on the road
By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Well, it looks like the Prince of Wales isn’t the only royal making…
Continue ReadingSaudi’s MBS wants more than peace at his Ukraine summit
By Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s ancient Red Sea port city Jeddah, stewing in the steamy heat of the world’s hottest summer on…
Continue ReadingParts of South America are sweltering under a ‘fierce’ heatwave – and it’s the middle of winter
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Parts of South America are sweltering under abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter…
Continue ReadingControversial influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest in Romania
By Catherine Nicholls, Teodora Preda and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top court stays Rahul Gandhi conviction, paving way for lawmaker return ahead of elections
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India’s top court on Friday stayed Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction, offering a crucial reprieve for the…
Continue ReadingRussian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on base
CNN By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine said it had carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian naval…
Continue ReadingPooping, splooting, spitting: How wild animals beat the heat
By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hottest day, hottest week, hottest month, and – increasingly likely – hottest year; 2023 has garnered unwanted…
Continue ReadingRights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on Laos authorities to release a…
Continue ReadingMore than a million displaced and dozens dead after record rain drenches northeastern China
By Simone McCarthy, Kathleen Magramo, and Berry Wang CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than a million people have been forced from their homes by the…
Continue ReadingRussian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on major base
By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major naval base in Russia on…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea sets nationwide civil defense drill, citing North’s ‘provocations’
By Brad Lendon and Sooyeon Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As tensions with North Korea spike, South Korea will hold its first nationwide…
Continue ReadingHundreds of teenagers are falling ill from heat wave at World Scout Jamboree in South Korea
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Hundreds of teenage boy and girl scouts have fallen ill at a global event in…
Continue ReadingNiger’s ousted president warns of ‘devastating’ coup impact, growing Russian influence
By Jennifer Hauser, Michael Conte and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum said Thursday he is being held hostage by the…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president attacks ‘inhumane’ floating barriers deployed by Texas
By Tara John, Florencia Trucco and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador has condemned Texas’s…
Continue ReadingTaj Mahal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Taj Mahal, India’s most popular tourist attraction. The monument is located on the…
Continue ReadingPervez Musharraf Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: August 11,…
Continue ReadingUkraine says density of Russian mines is ‘insane’ as it plays down counteroffensive expectations
CNN By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its…
Continue ReadingUkraine says density of Russian mines is ‘insane’ as it plays down counteroffensive expectations
By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A week after US officials said Ukraine was deploying extra troops to its…
Continue ReadingScientists take major step in unraveling mystery of virgin birth phenomenon
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — In a historic first, scientists have used gene editing to induce virgin birth in fruit flies, a major step in…
Continue ReadingWizkid becomes latest Afrobeats star to make history with sold-out stadium show in London
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — On July 29, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid performed in front of a sold-out Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
Continue ReadingCaroline Kennedy recreates her father JFK’s heroic World War II swim
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between…
Continue ReadingAt least 14 wounded in stabbing rampage and car ramming near Seoul
By Gawon Bae and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — At least 14 people were injured on Thursday after a man drove his car into pedestrians then went…
Continue ReadingSports official suspended for nepotism after painfully slow athlete finishes last in 100-meter race
CNN By David Close and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an…
Continue ReadingActivists drape Rishi Sunak’s mansion in black cloth to protest his climate policies
By Martin Goillandeau, Chris Liakos and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Five people were arrested after climate activists draped black cloth over…
Continue ReadingCleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world’s largest Muslim-majority country
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow…
Continue ReadingCaroline Kennedy recreates her father JFK’s heroic World War II swim
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Eighty years ago, then-US Navy lieutenant and future US President John F. Kennedy heroically swam between Pacific…
Continue ReadingSports official suspended for nepotism after painfully slow athlete finishes last in 100-meter race
By David Close and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A Somali sports official was suspended for nepotism on Wednesday after a viral video showed an…
Continue ReadingA Niger coup leader meets with Wagner-allied junta in Mali
By Larry Madowo, Jessie Gretener and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup…
Continue ReadingInternational Space Station Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the International Space Station (ISS), a spacecraft built by a partnership of 16 nations:…
Continue ReadingAung San Suu Kyi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19,…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1971…
Continue ReadingOldest known species of jellyfish discovered in the Canadian Rockies
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The oldest examples of swimming jellyfish, which lived in Earth’s oceans 505 million years ago, have been…
Continue ReadingAmerican woman charged with conspiring to kill husband in the Bahamas still in jail after $100,000 bail granted, lawyer says
By Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — American Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring to kill her husband with two co-defendants in the Bahamas,…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie are separating
By Jennifer Henderson, Paula Newton and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are…
Continue ReadingGerman heavy metal festival halts admissions as rain turns site to mud
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud…
Continue ReadingIran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance and crackdown on influencers in harsh new hijab law
By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of…
Continue ReadingA newly discovered colossal whale might be the heaviest animal ever, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A colossal ancient whale discovered in Peru might be the heaviest animal on record, according to a new study. At…
Continue ReadingMexican city will fine anyone performing misogynistic songs
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Mexican city of Chihuahua have moved to ban performances of songs that “promote violence against…
Continue ReadingScottish court rules rape suspect accused of faking own death can be extradited to US
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Scottish court ruled Wednesday that a rape suspect who has been accused of faking his own death can be…
Continue ReadingTensions high on NATO’s border with Belarus after Wagner troops move closer
By Sana Noor Haq, Josh Pennington, Niamh Kennedy, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Poland will deploy more…
Continue ReadingUK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap
By Sarah Dean and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of…
Continue ReadingAt least 16 people dead from heat-related causes as South Korea swelters under high temperatures
By Gawon Bae and Laura Paddison, CNN Seoul (CNN) — At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea as the country…
Continue ReadingSweden and Denmark consider ban on Quran-burning protests as security fears rise
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A spate of Quran-burning protests in Sweden and Denmark has caused angry demonstrations in Muslim-majority…
Continue ReadingDrought-stricken Mexico is turning to a controversial technology to make it rain
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the…
Continue ReadingNearly half of those held in Russia’s detention centers in Kherson were tortured, rights report finds
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers in Kherson were subjected to widespread torture…
Continue ReadingChina replaces elite nuclear leadership in surprise military shake-up
By Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force…
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