4,000-year-old DNA unlocks secrets of the plague
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A team of researchers excavating mass burial sites in England have detected the DNA of the bacteria that…
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Woman who accused Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 defects to Russia
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A former staffer who accused Joe Biden of sexual assault has defected to Moscow, telling state media that she…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping tells China’s national security chiefs to prepare for ‘worst case’ scenarios
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called on his top national security officials to think about “worst…
Continue ReadingPterosaur bones found in Australia reveal world’s oldest flying reptile lived there 107 million years ago
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Pterosaurs, the world’s oldest flying reptiles, once flew in Australia’s skies as far back as 107 million years…
Continue ReadingCanada’s ex-Conservative party leader says Chinese misinformation campaign targeted him in last election
By Paula Newton and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole has accused China of targeting him with…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says satellite launch fails, plans to try again
By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea’s attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite…
Continue ReadingBrazilian Indigenous groups protest as lawmakers approve bill limiting recognition of ancestral lands
By Tatiana Arias, Duarte Mendonca, Julia Vargas Jones and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday night approved a…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula proposes common South American currency
By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed creating a common currency in the region during a…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942…
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CNN By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A 16 year-old girl was brutally stabbed and bludgeoned to death in a busy…
Continue ReadingWhy did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know
By Christian Edwards (CNN) — Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during…
Continue ReadingDrones hit Moscow buildings in rare attack on Russian capital as Kyiv faces another night of bombardment
By Clare Sebastian, Anna Chernova, Olga Voitovych and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia is blaming Ukraine for launching a drone attack…
Continue ReadingSpaceX mission carrying former NASA astronaut, three paying customers returns from space station
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX capsule carrying a decorated former NASA astronaut and three paying customers returned home from the…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Drone strikes in capital bring Ukraine war to Russia
By Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — It’s a familiar routine for Ukrainians: Explosions ring out in the city, then videos emerge of drones overhead.…
Continue ReadingAlleged Russian ‘spy’ whale now in Swedish waters
By James Frater, Catherine Nicholls and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A beluga whale widely speculated to be an alleged Russian “spy” has entered…
Continue ReadingThis West Bank city used to be an oasis of calm. Not anymore
By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN Jericho (CNN) — The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea have…
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CNN By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Mick Krever, CNN Jericho (CNN) — The palm trees that line the roads in this desert city near the Dead Sea…
Continue ReadingItalian secret service agents among victims of Lake Maggiore boat accident
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Amir Tal, Niamh Kennedy and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — Two Italian secret service agents and a retired member of…
Continue ReadingNatalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot wants to be transferred to the US, lawyer says
By Tatiana Arias, Claudia Rebaza, CNN, and Jimena de la Quintana, CNN Español (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005…
Continue ReadingTeen girl in India stabbed to death in public, reigniting outrage over violence against women
By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A 16 year-old girl was brutally stabbed and bludgeoned to death in a busy public…
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