Ebrahim Raisi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1960 Birth place:…
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Israelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike
CNN, PFIZER, CDC By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their…
Continue ReadingIsraelis told to ‘stop embracing’, elderly urged to get booster as Covid-19 cases spike
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is warning that Israelis over 60 are at risk unless they go get their third booster shot…
Continue ReadingIran’s hardline new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente
By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as Iran’s next president on Thursday, signaling the…
Continue ReadingBelarus president denies repression, accuses US of ‘lawlessness’
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on a recently renovated possible prison camp in Belarus for dissenters against President Alexander…
Continue ReadingBelarusian dissidents fear the regime will put them into detention camps. It may have already built one
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Three layers of electrified fence. New security cameras. A military guard and a sign saying “Entry forbidden.”…
Continue ReadingMeet the ‘seed detective’ on a mission to save our rarest vegetables
Words by Sasha Fairhead, video by Gisella Deputato, CNN Hidden amongst lush Welsh woods and fields of wildflowers, grows an assortment of rare…
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CNN Words by Sasha Fairhead, video by Gisella Deputato, CNN Hidden amongst lush Welsh woods and fields of wildflowers, grows an assortment of rare…
Continue ReadingPervez Musharraf Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: August 11, 1943 Birth…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981…
Continue ReadingGiraffes have been misunderstood and are just as socially complex as elephants, study says
By Katie Hunt, CNN With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals.…
Continue ReadingBrutal heat wave scorches southern Europe as continent’s summer of extreme weather rages on
By Chris Liakos, Laura Smith-Spark and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day…
Continue ReadingHezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
CNN By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message…
Continue ReadingWhat we still don’t know about Beirut’s port explosion
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN It’s been a year since one of the world’s largest ever non-nuclear explosions ripped through Lebanon’s…
Continue ReadingPowerful blast rocks Kabul after Afghan army urges civilians to leave Taliban-controlled areas of major city
A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul and residents in the area responded by chanting in support of…
Continue Reading‘They took away my dream’: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya on a life-changing week
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 bodies float down river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
Story by Reuters At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that abuts Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according…
Continue ReadingPowerful blast rocks Kabul after Afghan army urges civilians to leave Taliban-controlled areas of major city
By Tim Lister and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul on Tuesday evening,…
Continue ReadingDelta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…
Continue ReadingDelta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four…
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