For Asia’s migrant workers, extreme heat is ‘a matter of life and death’
By Heather Chen, CNN It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering Saturday when Raj, a laborer from northwest India, started feeling dizzy as he hauled heavy…
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5 things to know for August 2: Al Qaeda, Taiwan, Extreme weather, Ukraine, Uvalde
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN A glimmer of relief is emerging at the checkout aisle: the return of discounts. Major retailers — including…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
CNN By Nectar Gan, Selina Wang, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan Tuesday evening, marking a…
Continue ReadingTwo ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here’s how it’s connected
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Continue ReadingTexas governor meets with some Uvalde families. But a Robb Elementary teacher says ‘it’s all for show’
By Amanda Musa, Raja Razek and Steve Almasy, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met privately Monday with some families in Uvalde, discussing school safety,…
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Elmo 2 Fire grows to nearly 13,000 acres, at 0% containment as winds pick up in western Montana
By Amanda Musa, CNN The Elmo 2 Fire in western Montana has burned 12,975 acres, according to Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 7. The fire…
Continue ReadingBerlin Wall Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to…
Continue ReadingA Kentucky man rescued 5 children and 2 of his former teachers from their flooded homes after getting a message asking for help
By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Nathan Day was up early Thursday morning helping his son get ready for work when he received a message from a neighbor asking…
Continue ReadingTwo ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here’s how it’s connected
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Extreme weather on both ends of the spectrum has thrashed parts of the US over the past week — one of the many signals…
Continue ReadingEngland and France have had their driest July in decades
By Xiaofei Xu and Jack Guy, CNN England has recorded its driest July since 1935, and France its driest since 1959, as a record-breaking heatwave…
Continue ReadingWhat’s behind Iraq’s explosive political crisis?
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Iraq is in the midst of its worst and longest political crisis in years. At the center of this overheating conflict stands…
Continue ReadingEurope’s last known panda species discovered
By Katie Hunt, CNN A previously unknown species of giant panda that roamed Europe’s wetlands 6 million years ago has been identified after the…
Continue Reading‘Go to hell,’ journalist tells Iran after a man with a loaded rifle was arrested near her Brooklyn home
CNN By Josh Campbell and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, “Go to…
Continue ReadingNigerian street vendor killed in broad daylight in Italy, sparking national outrage
By Livia Borghese, Sarah Dean and Jorge Engels, CNN The killing of a Nigerian man in broad daylight on the streets of an Italian seaside town while…
Continue ReadingFormer high-level Russian official who left Putin’s government reportedly hospitalized
By Darya Tarasova and Larry Register, CNN Former high-level Russian official Anatoly Chubais is in a European hospital suffering from symptoms of…
Continue ReadingFederal officials are investigating the death of a co-pilot who exited a plane in mid-air in North Carolina
CNN, WRAL By Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of a man who got off an aircraft mid-flight during an emergency landing Friday near…
Continue ReadingGrain ship departs key Ukrainian port for first time since early days of war
By Rob Picheta and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 1: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Covid-19, Kentucky, Sudan
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 1: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Covid-19, Kentucky, Sudan
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 1: Extreme heat, Ukraine, Covid-19, Kentucky, Sudan
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Amid growing wildfire concerns, many adventure seekers are breaking the rules to visit Hyperion — the world’s…
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