Suspect arrested and charged as fire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament
By Ally Barnard, Alex Stambaugh and David McKenzie, CNN A 49-year-old suspect has been arrested and charged in connection to a large fire that…
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Large fire tears through South Africa’s parliament, collapsing roof and gutting entire floors
CNN By Ally Barnard and Jennifer Hauser, CNN A large fire tore through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, causing the roof of…
Continue ReadingTensions are high on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Here’s what you need to know
CNN By Matthew Chance and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Tensions between Ukraine and Russia are at their highest in years, with a Russian troop build-up…
Continue ReadingFrance cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases
CNN, KTRK, KPRC, KYW, WJLA, WBZ, WBBM, KSDK, WHITE HOUSE, CDC By Tara John and Sandrine Amiel, CNN The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across…
Continue ReadingWhat is aquamation? The green alternative to cremation chosen by Desmond Tutu
By Ghazi Balkiz and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Family members gathered to say their goodbyes to anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu at a private service at…
Continue ReadingFrance cuts isolation times and plans crackdown on unvaccinated amid record surge in Covid cases
By Tara John and Sandrine Amiel, CNN The Omicron variant’s rapid spread across France has prompted the government to slash Covid-19 isolation…
Continue ReadingLarge fire tears through South Africa’s parliament, collapsing roof and gutting entire floors
By Ally Barnard and Jennifer Hauser, CNN A large fire tore through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town on Sunday, causing the roof of one…
Continue Reading874 cars were torched in France on New Year’s Eve — fewer than in previous years
By Sandrine Amiel, CNN A total of 874 vehicles were set ablaze across France on New Year’s Eve as part of a decades-old tradition. But with…
Continue ReadingDesmond Tutu, South Africa’s ‘national conscience,’ laid to rest at state funeral
By Joshua Berlinger and Tara John, CNN Family, friends and dignitaries gathered for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s official state funeral on New…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew in the spotlight after Ghislaine Maxwell conviction
By Laura Smith-Spark and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell‘s…
Continue ReadingAt least four anti-coup protesters shot dead in Sudan as security forces raid broadcasters
By Kareem Khadder and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN At least four people were shot dead by Sudanese security forces during anti-coup demonstrations near the…
Continue ReadingMourners pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his body lies in state
By Amy Cassidy and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Mourners flocked to St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday to pay their respects to…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s soul has been eviscerated by its financial crisis. Not even the children want to play
Opinion by Arwa Damon, Senior International Correspondent I’m crouched down in front of a 10-year-old boy sitting hunched over himself in the…
Continue ReadingJordanian lawmakers trade punches in Parliament amid heated discussion on women’s rights
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Chaos erupted in Jordan’s Parliament on Tuesday, with lawmakers throwing punches at each other after a discussion on a…
Continue ReadingAt least 32 killed in gold mine collapse in Sudan
By Yassir Abdullah for CNN Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that…
Continue ReadingRussian court shuts down Memorial Human Rights Center, day after sister group ordered closed
By Anna Chernova, Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A court in Moscow ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday, in the…
Continue ReadingProtests against Germany’s Covid restrictions turn violent as Europe moves to stem Omicron
By Joshua Berlinger and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Protesters tossed bottles and fireworks at police in eastern Germany on Monday night in some of the…
Continue ReadingThousands of cranes killed by bird flu in ‘worst blow to wildlife’ in Israel’s history
Story by Reuters An outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 5,000 migratory cranes in Israel, prompting authorities to declare a popular nature…
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