Humans were using tobacco at least 12,000 years ago
By Katie Hunt, CNN The tobacco plant has shaped the fortunes of humanity. Today, the substance is used and abused by a billion people around the…
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Nearly 19,000 children crossed the dangerous Darien Gap on foot this year
By Caitlin Hu, CNN A record number of children crossed on foot the treacherous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap…
Continue ReadingLondon police taking ‘no further action’ over Prince Andrew review
By Amy Cassidy, Tara John and Max Foster, CNN London’s police force has decided to take “no further action” against Prince Andrew,…
Continue ReadingMalaysia and Singapore ease international travel restrictions in pivot to living with Covid
CNN, CNBC, DUKE UNIVERSITY, MERCK By Rhea Mogul, CNN Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the…
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the Southeast Asian neighbors move away from…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s biggest city is starting to live with Covid. Asia will be watching
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN Melanie McTighe and her 92-year-old father live in the same city, but they haven’t been able to see each other for…
Continue ReadingFlight attendants trade heels for sneakers on Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines
By Reuters Alexandrina Denysenko, a senior flight attendant with seven years of experience, says she sometimes does not get a spare minute to sit…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s biggest city is starting to live with Covid. Asia will be watching
By Ben Westcott, CNN Melanie McTighe and her 92-year-old father live in the same city, but they haven’t been able to see each other for almost…
Continue ReadingTravel news: India, Bali and Vietnam announce opening plans
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This was a pretty good week for the world’s wannabe jetsetters. The UK and Israel both cleared out their travel…
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CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This was a pretty good week for the world’s wannabe jetsetters. The UK and Israel both cleared out their…
Continue Reading‘Don’t lose your hope’: Afghan girls robotics team speaks from safety in Mexico
By Matt Rivers, CNN Just four years ago, the half dozen teenage girls from Afghanistan strode confidently into competition, waving their…
Continue ReadingRio de Janeiro police find more than 8,000 Nazi memorabilia items in suspected pedophile’s home
By Rodrigo Pedroso Police found a collection of more than 8,000 items of Nazi memorabilia on Tuesday at the house of a pedophile suspect in Rio de…
Continue ReadingQantas repatriation flight sets aviation record
Lilit Marcus Australian airline Qantas has set a company record by flying a one-off direct flight from Buenos Aires to the city of Darwin in…
Continue ReadingVietnam to fully reopen by June 2022
Reuters Vietnam is planning to reopen key tourist destinations to vaccinated visitors from countries deemed a low COVID-19 risk from December, the…
Continue ReadingThe war inside Ecuador’s prisons
By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Maria Canizares Daniel VillacÃs stood outside the morgue in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with photos of his three sons: David,…
Continue ReadingInside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality
CNN By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson should be in trouble. There are very real challenges to everyday life unfolding all over Britain. Drivers have…
Continue ReadingInside Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit bubble, where he’s king of his party but cut off from reality
By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson should be in trouble. There are very real challenges to everyday life unfolding all over Britain. Drivers have been…
Continue ReadingGerman hotel investigating after Jewish musician says he was discriminated against
By Inke Kappeler, CNN A hotel in Germany has launched an investigation and suspended employees after musician Gil Ofarim, who is Jewish, alleged he…
Continue ReadingMarc Pilcher, ‘Bridgerton’ Emmy winner, dies age 53 of Covid-19
Amy Woodyatt, CNN Marc Pilcher, the award-winning hair stylist and makeup designer who won an Emmy for his work on the hit Netflix show…
Continue ReadingBali gradually reopening to tourists starting October 14
Reuters Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travelers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among…
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