Sweden’s lawmakers elect the country’s first female Prime Minister — again
By Rob Picheta, Henrik Pettersson and Lauren Kent, CNN Swedish lawmakers have again elected Magdalena Andersson to the role of prime minister —…
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Covid-struck Czech President appoints new Prime Minister from inside a glass box
By John Mastrini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new Prime…
Continue ReadingSwiss voters approve government’s pandemic response in referendum
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority,…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 dead as Storm Arwen thrashes the UK
Hannah Ryan, CNN At least two people are reported to have died as Britain was battered by severe weather with winds reaching speeds of over 90 mph…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him
CNN By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out…
Continue ReadingOmicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus…
Continue ReadingPolice launch murder inquiry after 12-year-old girl is killed in Liverpool city center assault
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Police in Liverpool, northwest England, have launched a murder inquiry after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an assault in…
Continue ReadingOmicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
CNN By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible…
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him
By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a…
Continue ReadingA new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that…
Continue ReadingA new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
CNN By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that…
Continue ReadingFrench fishermen threaten to block Channel Tunnel, ports in protest over fishing licenses
By Dalal Mawad and Duarte Mendonça, CNN French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in northern…
Continue ReadingNew Interpol president is an Emirati general accused of overseeing torture
By CNN Staff Global police agency Interpol has elected UAE Inspector General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, as its…
Continue ReadingFrench fishermen threaten to block Channel Tunnel, ports in protest over fishing licenses
CNN By Dalal Mawad and Duarte Mendonça, CNN French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in…
Continue ReadingBritain and France escalate war of words after dozens drown in Channel tragedy
By Sheena McKenzie, Helen Regan, Xiaofei Xu, and Niamh Kennedy, CNN British and French leaders have ramped up a war of words over dangerous crossings…
Continue ReadingEight dead and 13 children injured as bomb explodes near school in Somalia
By Radina Gigova and Nimi Princewill, CNN At least eight civilians were killed and 17 others injured, including 13 school children, after a suicide…
Continue ReadingAncient case of disease spillover discovered in Neanderthal man who got sick butchering raw meat
By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists studying ancient disease have uncovered one of the earliest examples of spillover — when a disease jumps from an…
Continue ReadingNew Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in
CNN By Amy Cassidy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN, and Reuters Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only…
Continue ReadingNew Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in
By Amy Cassidy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN, and Reuters Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only…
Continue ReadingDozens dead in Channel tragedy, after inflatable boat sinks off French coast
CNN By Helen Regan, Pierre Bairin, Dalal Mawad and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A young girl was among 27 people who drowned in bitterly cold waters off the coast…
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