What you should know about the St. Elmo’s fire phenomenon — and how to stay safe
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — It’s not just the title of a 1980s Brat Pack movie: St. Elmo’s fire is the name given to bright, sudden…
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Russia and North Korea ‘actively advancing’ in arms deal negotiations, says US
By Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal…
Continue ReadingAstronomers solve the puzzle of an unusual pulsing dead star
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An international team of astronomers has unraveled new insights about an object at the center of a cosmic…
Continue ReadingThe ‘blue moon’ won’t be the only rare sight in the night sky this week
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — August began with a bright supermoon and will end the same way as another one lights up the night sky this…
Continue ReadingRussia sees biggest drone assault on its own territory since invading Ukraine, as Kyiv strikes back through the skies
By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Olga Voitovych and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has seen the biggest drone assault on its territory since it…
Continue ReadingRussia sees biggest drone assault on its own territory since invading Ukraine, as Kyiv strikes back through the skies
CNN By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Olga Voitovych and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia has seen the biggest drone assault on its territory since…
Continue ReadingBroadway star quits US musical about Tiananmen protests during China tour
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Broadway star has withdrawn from a musical about the Tiananmen Square protests weeks before its debut in the US…
Continue ReadingT-Pain in your living room: Are virtual concerts the future of live entertainment?
By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — In a studio in Culver City, California, T-Pain is ready to put on a show. The American rapper and…
Continue ReadingChinese people are living two years longer thanks to ‘war on pollution,’ report says
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded…
Continue ReadingMilitary officers in Gabon declare coup and place president under house arrest
By Jake Kwon, Jessie Yeung, Alex Stambaugh, Niamh Kennedy, Stephanie Halasz and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Military officers in Gabon have…
Continue ReadingOnly one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It’s no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and…
Continue ReadingUkraine blasts Pope Francis’ address to Russian youth as ‘imperialist propaganda’
By Mariya Knight and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis’ recent address to Russian youth, calling his…
Continue ReadingAustralia sets date for historic referendum on its First Nations people
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the…
Continue ReadingPolice raid suspected gay wedding in Nigeria and arrest more than 200 people
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian police arrested more than 200 people at a wedding on Monday, in one of the biggest mass…
Continue ReadingStunning new images reveal Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed colorful new portraits of the iconic Ring Nebula. The new images…
Continue ReadingBenghazi Mission Attack Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the September 11, 2012, attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya.…
Continue ReadingRosh Hashanah Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, a celebration of the new year. September 15-17, 2023 –…
Continue ReadingPrigozhin’s internet trolls blame West and defend Putin over Wagner chief’s death, researchers say
By Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — A Russian network of internet trolls has begun to spread messages online blaming “enemies from the West”…
Continue ReadingFrench ambassador in Niger stays put, defies junta’s deadline to quit the country
By Joseph Ataman and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — France’s ambassador to Niger is staying put in the West African country in defiance of an…
Continue Reading‘Still alive and wriggling:’ Doctors remove 3-inch parasitic worm from woman’s brain in world first
CNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya…
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