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By Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Tired out For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife

By Radina Gigova, CNN Queen Elizabeth II has said the lack of action on tackling the climate crisis is “irritating.” The British monarch made the remarks on Thursday during a conversation at the opening of the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff. The Queen was chatting with the Duchess of Cornwall and Elin Jones, the parliament’s presiding

By Angus Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Friday he will travel to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit later this month, marking an about-turn for the leader who previously indicated he might not attend the talks. Morrison has been under pressure from allies, including the United States, to announce

By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Victoria Cucalón, CNN The killing of two Venezuelan boys in Colombia is rapidly escalating into a diplomatic row with neighboring Venezuela. The Venezuelan youths, aged 12 and 18, were seized by bystanders in the Colombian town of Tibú last week, and accused of intending to rob a store, according to

By Camilo Rocha and Taylor Barnes The drowning of two young boys in a river in the Brazilian state of Roraima has local community leaders asking if illegal mining played a role, amid a national debate over protections for Brazil’s Indigenous communities and their lands. The children were playing by a river on Yanomami territory

By Lilit Marcus and Shawn Deng, CNN China has just revealed its first-ever group of national parks, all of which focus on preservation of specific animals native to the country — including, yes, pandas. Altogether, the protected land area from the parks covers a total of 230,000 square kilometers (88,800 square miles), from far northern

Samantha Chaney, CNN On a sticky September Saturday, Linwood Dillard and Shakeya Mervin work tirelessly on two of their regulars. Both barbers and business partners, Dillard and Mervin bring haircuts to the residents of Harlem, New York seven days a week on a reassembled white minibus on Lenox Avenue. And while the essence of a

By Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Indonesia’s Bali and Riau Islands are reopening to visitors from 19 countries starting Thursday, according to the country’s Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan. “We have given permission to 19 countries to be able to travel to Bali and the Riau Islands,” Luhut announced in a meeting in

By Forrest Brown, CNN Yellowstone National Park has done it again. After setting an attendance record in August of more than 920,000 recreational visitors, it’s set a record for September as well. That number is 882,078 recreation visits, a National Park Service news release said. It’s a 5% increase from September 2020. Perhaps even more

By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he decided not to get a Covid-19 vaccine, in an on-air interview with Jovem Pan radio on Tuesday night. Previously, Bolsonaro — who has been eligible to get vaccinated since April — has said he would take the vaccine after the last Brazilian was immunized. “I

By Niamh Kennedy, Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Queen Elizabeth was pictured using a rare walking stick in London’s Westminster Abbey Tuesday, as she attended a service to mark the centenary of UK armed forces charity the Poppy Legion. A royal source told CNN that the monarch used the stick for her “comfort.” It