US officials say humanitarian effort in Syria is another means to counter ISIS
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent United States special operations forces in northeastern Syria have been quietly visiting local villages…
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Omicron outbreak at Norway Christmas party is biggest outside South Africa, authorities say
Story by Reuters At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party…
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CNN Story by Reuters At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party…
Continue ReadingMan in Italy uses fake silicone arm to try to get vaccine certificate
By Livia Borghese, CNN A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an…
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CNN Editorial Research Syria is a Middle Eastern country sharing a border with Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. About Syria (from the CIA…
Continue ReadingTensions are high on Ukraine’s border with Russia. Here’s what you need to know
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 near…
Continue ReadingTensions are rising 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 reports of a Russian troop…
Continue ReadingGerman military honors outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel with punk rock sendoff
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s military honored Chancellor Angela Merkel with their highest ceremony for a civilian on Thursday, complete…
Continue ReadingPope Francis urges Europe to shed its ‘walls of fear’ on visit to divided Cyprus
By Delia Gallagher, CNN and Reuters Pope Francis arrived in Cyprus Thursday, where he called on residents to “welcome and integrate one…
Continue ReadingSword-wielding man dressed as a ninja shot by French police
By Xiaofei Xu, CNN A man dressed like a ninja was shot by French police after he attempted to attack two officers with a sword in the western city of…
Continue ReadingGerman health minister says there are not enough vaccines for start of 2022
CNN By Arnaud Siad, CNN Germany hasn’t ordered enough vaccines nor stocked enough to keep its vaccination campaign going through the first…
Continue ReadingParis Archbishop allegedly involved in ‘intimate relationship’ with woman resigns
By Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Michel Aupetit from the position of Archbishop of Paris following…
Continue ReadingGermany announces nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated
CNN By Nadine Schmidt and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed…
Continue ReadingGermany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
By Nadine Schmidt and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans…
Continue ReadingFormer Austrian Chancellor Kurz says he’s leaving politics
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz said Thursday his political career was over, weeks after his office was raided by…
Continue ReadingMadagascar’s food crisis has been blamed on climate change. These scientists say that’s wrong
By Angela Dewan, CNN The UN’s World Food Programme and multiple media organizations have been warning that the African island nation of…
Continue ReadingFour injured as old bomb explodes near train station in German city of Munich
By Stephanie Halasz and Chris Stern, CNN Four people have been injured in an explosion caused by an old aircraft bomb near a busy train station in…
Continue ReadingNetherlands says Omicron variant was already in country earlier than previously thought
By Mick Krever, Eleanor Pickston and Kara Fox, CNN The Covid-19 Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands a week before two flights arrived from…
Continue ReadingNetherlands says Omicron variant was already in country earlier than previously thought
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, PFIZER By Mick Krever, Eleanor Pickston and Kara Fox, CNN The Covid-19 Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands a week before…
Continue ReadingFast flowing lava from Spain’s La Palma volcano continues to wreak havoc more than 2 months on
By Al Goodman, CNN New lava tubes from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island have sent molten lava flowing downhill at speeds of…
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