Incredibly rare ‘megapod’ of more than 100 humpback whales surrounds boat off coast of Australia
By Rhea Mogul, CNN A “megapod” of more than 100 humpback whales has been filmed surrounding a boat off the coast of Australia — an…
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More island destinations added to CDC’s ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Island destinations from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean joined a handful of Eastern European countries among the latest…
Continue ReadingLeader and founder of Peruvian Shining Path rebel group dies in prison
By Abel Alvarado and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Abimael Guzman, the founder of the Peruvian rebel group Shining Path, known as ‘Sendero…
Continue ReadingCuba, Israel and Phu Quoc announce reopening plans
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Fall is almost here, we’re approaching our seventh season of living with a pandemic, and yes, it still sucks.…
Continue ReadingVietnamese island Phu Quoc reopening to tourism
By Reuters Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities said, as the country looks…
Continue ReadingCuba begins vaccinating children as young as two for Covid-19
Patrick Oppmann The Cuban government has begun to vaccinate children as young as two years old for COVID-19, the island’s state media reported,…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
CNN By Samantha Beech and Rafael Romo, CNN A powerful earthquake struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday, causing widespread shaking as far away…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake strikes southwest Mexico
By Samantha Beech and Rafael Romo, CNN A powerful earthquake struck the southwest of Mexico late Tuesday, causing widespread shaking as far away as…
Continue ReadingSpain to US tourists: Want to visit? You must show ‘a fully vaccinated certificate’
By Al Goodman, CNN The grip of the Delta variant of Covid-19 on the United States and the world continues to have travel ramifications as the summer…
Continue ReadingMexico Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional
By Karol Suarez and Sharif Paget, CNN Mexico’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, in a decision…
Continue ReadingCDC adds two popular island getaways to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list
By Forrest Brown, CNN Two tropical islands half a world apart and popular with tourists — Jamaica in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka in South Asia…
Continue Reading‘You bloody fool’: Duck mimics human sound during mating display
By Jack Guy, CNN An Australian musk duck has been recorded saying “You bloody fool” in the first documented instance of the species…
Continue ReadingJustin Trudeau pelted with gravel by protesters at campaign stop
By Paula Newton, CNN After denouncing protesters as “anti-vaxxer mobs,” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was pelted with…
Continue ReadingMajestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
CNN, KCRA, KFSN By Stephanie Elam, CNN Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant: It can grow to more than 200 feet tall and live longer than…
Continue ReadingMajestic sequoia trees can live for thousands of years. Climate change could wipe them out
By Stephanie Elam, CNN Almost everything about a sequoia tree is giant: It can grow to more than 200 feet tall and live longer than 3,000 years. Yet…
Continue ReadingA statue of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City will be replaced by one of an Indigenous woman
By Scottie Andrew, CNN A statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed last year from its position along Mexico City’s main thoroughfare…
Continue Reading‘I will face this match with a smile’: Brazilian football hero Pele announces surgery to remove tumor
By Mitchell McCluskey and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Brazilian football hero Pele underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his right colon last Saturday,…
Continue ReadingMissing toddler found after three days lost in the Australian bush
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A toddler was found three days after he went missing in the Australian wilderness, authorities confirmed on Monday. New South…
Continue ReadingIsrael will reopen to small groups of tourists
Reuters Israel will allow small foreign tour groups from selected countries to visit from September 19 under a pilot program to kick-start tourism,…
Continue ReadingFormer aide to Prince Charles steps down over cash-for-honors scandal
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Charles’ longest-serving and closest aide has stepped down voluntarily as head of The…
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