South Korea fails to put dummy satellite into orbit
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN South Korea failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit on Thursday after the first launch of its…
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Australia, UK defend AUKUS pact, say fears overhyped
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australia and Britain are defending their nuclear submarine deal with the U.S. amid concerns it could escalate…
Continue ReadingLa Palma: Hundreds more evacuate to flee volcano lava
MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated during the night on the Spanish island of La Palma as a river of molten rock creeps deeper into a…
Continue ReadingClinton, on the mend, ‘touched by the outpouring of support’
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton has released a video saying he’s on the road to recovery after being hospitalized in…
Continue ReadingBayern coach Nagelsmann tests positive for coronavirus
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich says its coach Julian Nagelsmann has tested positive for the coronavirus. Nagelsmann missed Bayern’s 4-0 win over…
Continue ReadingAustralian town overwhelmed by response to free land offer
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Outback town of Quilpie (Quill-Pea) hoped its offer of free residential…
Continue ReadingMoscow closing schools, many businesses as virus deaths soar
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow authorities have announced plans to shut restaurants, movie theaters and many retail…
Continue ReadingOver 180 people killed after heavy rains in Nepal and India
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rains have killed at least 99 people in Nepal since Monday. In…
Continue ReadingSpanx, the shapewear brand, valued at $1.2 billion in Blackstone deal
By Rob McLean and Jill Disis, CNN Business Spanx, one of America’s most prominent shapewear companies, is now worth $1.2 billion after inking a…
Continue ReadingThe UK has more new Covid-19 cases than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined
By Rob Picheta, CNN Last December, as the first of several worrying Covid-19 variants ripped through the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Continue ReadingThe company behind Dove and Ben & Jerry’s is hiking prices
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Unilever is hiking prices to cope with soaring supply chain costs and expects inflation to accelerate into next year.…
Continue ReadingHow to watch CNN’s town hall with President Joe Biden
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Thursday in Baltimore, where he’ll take questions as his…
Continue ReadingFrance up to No. 3 in FIFA rankings, Belgium still No. 1
ZURICH (AP) — France’s Nations League title moved the country’s national team up to No. 3 in the FIFA rankings. France still trails both…
Continue ReadingOfficial: US at turning point in dealing with Myanmar crisis
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the United States is at a turning point in deciding how to…
Continue ReadingTurkish media: Russians held over targeting of Chechens
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish state broadcaster TRT News says six suspects have been jailed pending trial over an alleged plot against Chechen…
Continue ReadingIran holds nationwide air force drill, latest armed exercise
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has kicked off an annual air force drill across the country, a week after holding another massive exercise in air defense.…
Continue ReadingYear after Nigeria’s deadly protests, police still accused
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Joshua Samuel painfully recalls the day, one year ago, that Nigerian soldiers opened fire…
Continue ReadingFresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region
By Bethlehem Feleke, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after S&P 500 squeaks to new record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late-in-the-day wave of buying pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record high.…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed after S&P 500 squeaks to new record high
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed after a late-in-the-day wave of buying pushed the S&P 500 to a fresh record high.…
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