More than 90 people killed in fire at Iraqi hospital treating Covid-19 patients
By Aqeel Najim and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The death toll in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in southeastern Iraq has risen to at…
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South African military deployed as ex-leader Zuma jailed and looting spreads
By David McKenzie and Pierre Bairin, CNN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has deployed the country’s military to restore calm after days…
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CNN’s David McKenzie reports from the scene as protests against the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma turned into looting and…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. June 27-July 10, 2022 – Wimbledon takes place in London. June…
Continue ReadingEx-top adviser to Jordanian court and king’s cousin sentenced to 15 years in jail over alleged royal plot
By Jomana Karadsheh and Jassar Al-Tahat, CNN A former top adviser to Jordan’s king and a member of the country’s royal family have been…
Continue ReadingOrbán wants a Chinese university in Hungary. Opponents see a chance to turn his nationalist rhetoric against him
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN A derelict plot on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, might seem like an unusual epicenter for a political…
Continue ReadingPope Francis delivers prayer from hospital window in his first public appearance after surgery
By Hada Messia and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing surgery for colon…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Abiy Ahmed wins election in landslide amid Tigray conflict and voting fraud concerns
By Mia Alberti Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) overwhelmingly won general elections Saturday, meaning he…
Continue ReadingPope Francis gradually resuming work and walking after his surgery
By Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pope Francis is gradually resuming work, is walking, his blood tests are “satisfactory” and…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Queen Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1947 Birth…
Continue ReadingBritish Open Golf Tournament Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the British Open. July 14-17, 2022 – Cameron Smith wins the 150th Open Championship on the Old…
Continue ReadingAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1939 Birth place:…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the terror attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011. Eight people died in a bombing in Oslo and another 69…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard
London’s Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick, holds a press conference after London police officer, Wayne Couzens, pleads guilty to the…
Continue ReadingSwedish plane crash kills eight skydivers and pilot
By Amy Cassidy, Henrik Pettersson and Rob Picheta, CNN Nine people have been killed after a plane carrying skydivers crashed near the runway at…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN A Metropolitan Police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murdering marketing executive Sarah Everard, whose disappearance…
Continue ReadingSouthern Africa hoped it was through the worst of Covid-19. Then the Delta variant arrived
By David McKenzie, CNN Patients are crammed into every corner of the hospital’s emergency room ward. They lie on beds and gurneys, or sit…
Continue ReadingDelta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
South Africa is experiencing a crippling third wave of Covid-19 cases driven by the Delta variant and a lack of vaccines in the country. CNN’s David…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union urged to punish Hungary over law criticized as homophobic
By James Frater and Mia Alberti, CNN On Thursday the European Parliament condemned in the “strongest possible terms” a new law in Hungary…
Continue ReadingLuxembourg Prime Minister Bettel leaves hospital after Covid-19 treatment
By Jack Guy and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has left hospital after four days of treatment for Covid-19,…
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