Paris Archbishop allegedly involved in ‘intimate relationship’ with woman resigns
By Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Michel Aupetit from the position of Archbishop of Paris following…
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Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory
By Nadine Schmidt and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Germany on Thursday announced a nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated, as its leaders backed plans…
Continue Reading Former Austrian Chancellor Kurz says he’s leaving politics
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Former Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz said Thursday his political career was over, weeks after his office was raided by…
Continue Reading Madagascar’s food crisis has been blamed on climate change. These scientists say that’s wrong
By Angela Dewan, CNN The UN’s World Food Programme and multiple media organizations have been warning that the African island nation of…
Continue Reading Four injured as old bomb explodes near train station in German city of Munich
By Stephanie Halasz and Chris Stern, CNN Four people have been injured in an explosion caused by an old aircraft bomb near a busy train station in…
Continue Reading Netherlands says Omicron variant was already in country earlier than previously thought
By Mick Krever, Eleanor Pickston and Kara Fox, CNN The Covid-19 Omicron variant was present in the Netherlands a week before two flights arrived from…
Continue Reading Fast flowing lava from Spain’s La Palma volcano continues to wreak havoc more than 2 months on
By Al Goodman, CNN New lava tubes from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island have sent molten lava flowing downhill at speeds of…
Continue Reading Extreme winds in Turkey kill 6 and injure 52
By Isil Sariyuce, CNN At least six people were killed and 52 were injured after extreme wind storms swept through Turkey on Monday and continued to…
Continue Reading Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Europe is considering a step once unthinkable among Western democracies: Making Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for the…
Continue Reading Sweden’s lawmakers elect the country’s first female Prime Minister — again
By Rob Picheta, Henrik Pettersson and Lauren Kent, CNN Swedish lawmakers have again elected Magdalena Andersson to the role of prime minister —…
Continue Reading Covid-struck Czech President appoints new Prime Minister from inside a glass box
By John Mastrini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new Prime…
Continue Reading Swiss voters approve government’s pandemic response in referendum
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority,…
Continue Reading At least 2 dead as Storm Arwen thrashes the UK
Hannah Ryan, CNN At least two people are reported to have died as Britain was battered by severe weather with winds reaching speeds of over 90 mph…
Continue Reading Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus…
Continue Reading Police launch murder inquiry after 12-year-old girl is killed in Liverpool city center assault
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Police in Liverpool, northwest England, have launched a murder inquiry after a 12-year-old girl was killed in an assault in…
Continue Reading Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him
By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a…
Continue Reading A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn
By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that…
Continue Reading French fishermen threaten to block Channel Tunnel, ports in protest over fishing licenses
By Dalal Mawad and Duarte Mendonça, CNN French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in northern…
Continue Reading New Interpol president is an Emirati general accused of overseeing torture
By CNN Staff Global police agency Interpol has elected UAE Inspector General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, as its…
Continue Reading Britain and France escalate war of words after dozens drown in Channel tragedy
By Sheena McKenzie, Helen Regan, Xiaofei Xu, and Niamh Kennedy, CNN British and French leaders have ramped up a war of words over dangerous crossings…
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