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Month: January 2022

Lebanon’s Hariri withdraws from politics, leaving sectarian vacuum behind

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri has pulled out of politics, ending a turbulent 17-year career and throwing the crisis-ridden country into further uncertainty. In a televised speech on Monday afternoon, Hariri — a three-time prime minister and the country’s most prominent Sunni politician — announced he was withdrawing from political

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The 2022 Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners honor tales about the apocalypse, heritage and history

Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2022 winners of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards, the top prizes in US children’s literature, include tales of trans boys, coming of age during the apocalypse, historical tragedies and celebrations of heritage. The literacy nonprofit’s awards, which include the Newbery Medal, Caldecott Medal and Coretta Scott King Awards, honor

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OPINIÓN | ¿Es la portada de British Vogue de febrero la mejor manera de celebrar la belleza negra?

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Stephanie Busari es editora supervisora de CNN para África con sede en Lagos, Nigeria. Todas las opiniones expresadas en el siguiente artículo le pertenecen a su autora. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — “Hermana, ¿ya viste esta maravillosa portada?… es increíble”, me escribió una amiga en un mensaje de Instagram. Se trata

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Pro-Trump influencer sentenced to three years of probation for his participation in the Capitol riot

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A pro-Trump organizer and social media influencer who spoke at a Washington, DC, rally the day before the US Capitol attack was sentenced to three years of probation on Monday. Brandon Straka, a self-described “former liberal” who founded the #WalkAway campaign to encourage people to leave the Democratic

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80 años de la “Operación Barbarroja”: la invasión nazi de la Unión Soviética durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En la madrugada del 22 de junio de 1941 cerca de 3,05 millones de alemanes y sus aliados cruzaron la frontera para invadir la Unión Soviética sin declaración de guerra. El inicio de la “Operación Barbarroja”, hace 80 años, desencadenó una matanza de personas a una escala pocas veces vista.

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