Five icons you should know from Time’s 100 most influential people of 2024 list
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. TIME released its…
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Offshore wind projects have been dogged by inflation and culture wars. Now they’re making a comeback
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — After a disastrous year marked by high costs, accusations of environmental harm and project cancellations in 2023,…
Continue ReadingStabbed bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious disinformation spreads
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The last time Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel addressed his parishioners he was standing at the…
Continue ReadingIndonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote island
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of…
Continue ReadingChilean report into LATAM Airlines flight plunge finds ‘involuntary movement forward’ from pilot’s seat
By Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — A preliminary report from Chile’s aviation authority on the LATAM Airlines plane that plunged mid-air on March 11…
Continue Reading11-year-old’s beach find was likely largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s oceans, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A massive jawbone found by a father-daughter fossil-collecting duo on a beach in Somerset along the English…
Continue ReadingA lake in Mexico’s ‘magical town’ is disappearing. Authorities blame drought, and theft
CNN By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A popular lake in central Mexico that is a major tourist destination during the Day of the Dead festivities…
Continue ReadingA lake in Mexico’s ‘magical town’ is disappearing. Authorities blame drought, and theft
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A popular lake in central Mexico that is a major tourist destination during the Day of the Dead festivities is…
Continue ReadingBrazilian police detain woman suspected of taking a dead man to withdraw bank loan
By Alessandra Castelli, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brazil have detained a woman suspected of wheeling a dead man, who she said was her uncle, to a…
Continue ReadingIndia election: A visual guide to voting in the world’s largest democracy
By Rosa de Acosta and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A mammoth exercise in democracy is underway in India, where nearly a billion people will go to…
Continue ReadingDeath of Osama bin Laden Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by…
Continue ReadingTony Blair Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1953 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingLeopoldo Lopez Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader who was imprisoned on charges of…
Continue ReadingAirline worker among six arrested in $22M airport gold heist. Police say it was an inside job
By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Six people have been arrested in last year’s multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto’s Pearson…
Continue ReadingSome bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, new study shows
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’…
Continue ReadingRussian strike kills at least 18 as Ukraine’s air defenses struggle again to protect cities
By Svitlana Vlasova, Sebastian Shukla and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A Russian missile strike killed and injured nearly 100 people in the…
Continue ReadingAncient skeletons unearthed in France reveal Mafia-style killings
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — More than 5,500 years ago, two women were tied up and probably buried alive in a ritual sacrifice, using a form of…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 killed across Pakistan and Afghanistan as flash floods and heavy rains sweep the region
By Sophia Saifi, Asim Khan, Masoud Popalzai, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Unseasonal rainfall has lashed Pakistan and…
Continue ReadingCash, drugs and booze among record election bribes seized by India
By Dhruv Tikekar, CNN (CNN) — A record quantity of bribes, including cash, booze, drugs and precious metals, has been seized by Indian election…
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