British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces no further action over ‘Partygate’ scandal
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Campaigners have branded a decision to take no further action against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the…
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Teenage pilot lands in Kenya amid record-setting flight attempt
By Reuters A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s has a sweet new treat for the summer
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is adding a new McFlurry to its lineup, hoping an enticing summer treat can keep customers loyal as…
Continue ReadingThe ‘lucky country’ is facing a crucial test. The result will affect us all
By Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Ken Morrison has twice been up to his neck in water during climate disasters. The first time, in 2007, he…
Continue ReadingOver 100,000 people officially missing or disappeared in Mexico
By Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez and Aliza Kassim, CNN Mexico has officially registered more than 100,000 people as missing or disappeared, according…
Continue ReadingHow ‘Queer Eye’ star Karamo Brown battled through insecurities over hair loss
Oscar Holland, CNN Karamo Brown is something of a self-esteem guru. Whether giving motivational speeches, campaigning for mental health or…
Continue ReadingJapan is testing a return to tourism
By Emiko Jozuka, CNN The Japan Tourism Agency announced on Tuesday, May 17 that it would start allowing small group tours in May as part of a…
Continue ReadingCDC to all domestic travelers: Test as close as possible to departure time
By Michael Nedelman and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for people traveling within the…
Continue ReadingCDC: Africa tourism favorite now at ‘high’ risk for Covid-19
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a popular African destination in its…
Continue ReadingThousands of Britain’s ‘fish and chip’ shops could close within a year. Here’s why
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The United Kingdom’s fish-and-chip shops are under severe strain as the prices of key ingredients — including…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s is leaving Russia altogether
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s became the symbol of glasnost in action 30 years ago when it opened its first restaurant in Moscow.…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping looms large over Australia’s election
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The faces of Australian election candidates are plastered on campaign posters across the country — but there’s…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Brendan Buckley, CNN A beach house is swept into the sea, a 7-year-old steals the show at her first communion, and a Broadway legend takes an…
Continue ReadingLhakpa Sherpa sets Mount Everest women’s climbing record
By Reuters A 48-year-old Nepali woman scaled Mount Everest for the 10th time on Thursday, May 12, breaking her own record for the most summits of the…
Continue ReadingAir traffic control shuts down in Jamaica, stranding passengers
By Sahar Akbarzai, Sara Smart and Forrest Brown, CNN Air traffic control came to a stop for parts of Thursday morning and afternoon in Jamaica,…
Continue ReadingCubans are arriving to the US in record numbers. Smugglers are profiting from their exodus
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN As Cuba confronts the worst shortages of food and medicine in decades and runaway inflation, a new exodus of the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand to fully reopen in July
By Reuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday, May 11, that the country will fully reopen its international borders from…
Continue ReadingJames Cromwell superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk charges
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business James Cromwell, one of the stars in “Succession,” superglued himself to a counter of a Starbucks in New…
Continue ReadingA passenger with no flying experience landed a plane at a Florida airport after the pilot became incapacitated
By Jamiel Lynch, Dakin Andone and Pete Muntean, CNN “I have no idea how to fly the airplane.” The pilot on his single-engine Cessna 208…
Continue ReadingGreat Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event with 91% of reefs surveyed affected
By Hilary Whiteman, Hannah Ritchie and Helen Regan, CNN Warming waters from escalating climate change have caused coral bleaching in 91% of reefs…
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