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By Brendan Buckley, CNN Katy Perry played it cool during a wardrobe malfunction, firefighters pulled a stranded pooch from the Los Angeles River, and…
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Violence in eastern Colombia has left 130 dead this year, UN and Catholic Church say
By Jorge Engels and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Some 130 people have been killed and more than 3,000 have been forcibly displaced this year as violence has…
Continue ReadingThe CDC has lifted its risk advisory for cruise travel
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Cruise travel no longer carries a CDC Covid-19 risk warning. While the move doesn’t mean there is no risk of Covid-19…
Continue ReadingRussian airspace rerouting may create a new world’s longest flight
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Cathay Pacific may be about to operate the world’s longest commercial flight by redirecting its regular service from its…
Continue ReadingTraders sleep by their desks as China’s financial hub locks down
By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office this…
Continue ReadingCanadian Indigenous leaders push for residential schools apology in Pope Francis meeting
By Nicole Chavez, CNN Pope Francis on Monday met Indigenous leaders and survivors of Canada residential schools who are seeking a papal apology for…
Continue ReadingUK police to issue 20 fines over Downing Street lockdown parties
By Rob Picheta, Niamh Kennedy, Ed Upright, CNN British police will issue 20 fines as part of their investigation into illegal parties held in the…
Continue ReadingHonduras’ Supreme Court approves extradition of former president to the US
By Karol Suarez, Stefano Pozzebon, Valentina Di Donato and Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Honduran Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of former…
Continue ReadingRay of travel sunshine: CDC adds no new destinations to its highest-risk category
By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The CDC’s weekly update of travel health advisories has some of the most encouraging news for tourists…
Continue ReadingOscars controversy shines a light on Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘struggle’ with alopecia
Oscar Holland, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith found her struggle with hair loss at the center of an unexpected controversy at the Oscars on Sunday night,…
Continue ReadingMelbourne to Dallas in 17 hours: Qantas announces latest ultra long-haul flight to US
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As global travel continues to reopen in 2022, there will soon be another addition to the “world’s longest…
Continue ReadingPrince William says he respects any country’s decision to become a republic
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Prince William says he’s not in the business of “telling people what to…
Continue ReadingWhat the acquittal of a police officer over an Indigenous teenager’s death shows about Australia’s deep race divide
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN On the steps of a Darwin courthouse at the end of one of Australia’s most contentious cases, Warlpiri elder Ned…
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By Brendan Buckley, CNN A pair of brave pigs saved their own bacon, Kelly Clarkson was beaten by her own hit song, and a runaway bounce house was…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering its sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change, the…
Continue ReadingNicaraguan ambassador turns on own government, says Nicaraguans are tired of Ortega ‘dictatorship’
By Jorge Engels and Mario Medrano, CNN A top Nicaraguan official condemned President Daniel Ortega’s government on Wednesday, calling it a…
Continue ReadingAustralian megachurch founder steps down amid allegations of misconduct
By Hannah Ritchie, CNN Brian Houston, the founder of Australian megachurch Hillsong, stepped down from his role as global senior pastor amid an…
Continue ReadingPrince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica speech
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince William has condemned slavery as “abhorrent” and said “it should never have…
Continue ReadingWikileaks founder Julian Assange set to marry in UK prison
By Claudia Rebaza and Arnaud Siad, CNN WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will marry his fiancée, Stella Moris, at Belmarsh prison in London…
Continue ReadingAir New Zealand launches 17-hour flight to New York City
By Lilit Marcus, CNN For the first time in its history, Air New Zealand is offering direct flights between Auckland and New York City. The ultra…
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