New study reveals what can calm snakes in times of stress — and it’s surprisingly relatable
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Snakes: They’re just like us — at least in one respect. Like humans, the slithery reptiles may rely on…
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2011 Africa and Middle East Unrest Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Arab Spring, anti-government protests that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread…
Continue ReadingToxic gas leak in South Africa kills at least 17 people, including children
By Zahid Mahmood and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have died from nitrate gas inhalation following a gas leak at an informal…
Continue Reading5,000-year-old ‘Ivory Lady’ upends what’s known about sex and gender in prehistoric societies
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Buried with an elephant’s tusk, an ivory comb, a crystal dagger, an ostrich eggshell and a flint dagger inlaid…
Continue ReadingConstruction workers uncover remains of Munich’s main synagogue, destroyed by Nazis
By Nadine Schmidt and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Remnants of Munich’s main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have…
Continue ReadingShipping has sailed under the radar when it comes to climate action. That could all change this week
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The cellphone in your hand; the shoes on your feet; the chair you’re sitting on – there’s a good chance…
Continue ReadingGreta Thunberg charged with disobeying police orders during a protest in Sweden
By Alex Hardie, Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Sweden’s Prosecution Authority has charged climate activist Greta…
Continue ReadingChild dies after car crashes into elementary school in Wimbledon, London
By Alex Hardie, Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A child has been killed after a car crashed into an elementary school in southwest…
Continue ReadingWagner boss now in Russia, says Belarus president, muddying the waters over purported deal to end mutiny
CNN By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Mick Krever, CNN Minsk, Belarus (CNN) — Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is not in Belarus and it is…
Continue ReadingWagner boss now in Russia, says Belarus president, muddying the waters over purported deal to end mutiny
By Matthew Chance, Katharina Krebs and Mick Krever, CNN Minsk, Belarus (CNN) — Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is not in Belarus and it is…
Continue Reading‘Anti-American’ Chinese pundit faces backlash for attending Independence Day party at US Embassy in Beijing
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Chinese nationalist pundit known for his inflammatory criticism of the United States has attracted ridicule online…
Continue ReadingLast month was the planet’s hottest June on record by a huge margin
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Earth’s temperature was off the charts last month as an extreme heat wave scorched the Southern US and Mexico…
Continue ReadingWoman known as ‘Nation River Lady’ is identified nearly 5 decades after she was found floating in river, Canadian police say
By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Canadian police have identified a woman known as the “Nation River Lady,” nearly five decades after she went…
Continue ReadingWoman known as ‘Nation River Lady’ is identified nearly 5 decades after she was found floating in river, Canadian police say
CTV NETWORK, ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE, DNA DOE PROJECT, CNN By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Canadian police have identified a woman known as the…
Continue ReadingThe Jenin incursion was meant to weaken militant groups. It has ended up deepening the defiance of Palestinian fighters
CNN By Salma Abdelaziz, Muhammad Darwish and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — At the gates of Jenin’s government hospital on…
Continue ReadingHong Kong police arrest 5 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong police have arrested five people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days…
Continue ReadingCaptured Russian soldiers tell of low morale, disarray and horrors of trench warfare
CNN By Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and…
Continue ReadingCaptured Russian soldiers tell of low morale, disarray and horrors of trench warfare
By Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and…
Continue ReadingTaliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons
CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban leaders extend…
Continue ReadingCrowds block Tel Aviv’s main artery in anti-government protest
By Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway, and roads in other Israeli cities, in response to the…
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