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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Smoke from Australia’s worst wildfires in decades may have contributed to the rare triple La Niña weather event that impacted continents thousands of miles away, according to new research. Flames burned through 46 million acres from June 2019 to January 2020 — during Australia’s summer months — thrusting emissions into the

CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN The Eurovision Song Contest is back in Britain for the first time in more than two decades, and this year’s edition is one of the most anticipated ever. But the famously kitsch competition can be confusing, to say the least. Here’s what first-timers need to know about Eurovision — and

By Luke McGee, CNN Britain’s security services are quietly relieved that the coronation of King Charles III passed without major incident — save for some accusations of heavy-handed policing. But a second big event this month is causing them a bigger headache. On the face of it, the stakes associated with the grand final of

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Normally, lie-flat airline seats are a luxury only available for first- and business-class passengers. But that will change on some Air New Zealand flights when the airline launches Skynest, a beds-on-board concept for economy-class passengers, in September 2024. The airline first announced the Skynest concept, in which six sleep pods in

By Rebekah Riess, CNN The FBI’s San Juan Division is working to identify potential victims after a man was charged with video voyeurism and attempted possession of child exploitation material for allegedly installing a hidden camera in a public bathroom on a Royal Caribbean ship. The camera was allegedly installed on the cruise line’s Harmony

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police Service has expressed “regret” over the arrests of anti-monarchy activists on Saturday, the day of King Charles III’s coronation. It comes after the Met initially defended the dozens of arrests made on Saturday following fierce backlash, with many accusing the force of taking a heavy-handed approach toward demonstrators

Silvia Marchetti, CNN When South African couple Max and Joy Ulfane began searching for their dream Italian home around 28 years ago, they never imagined that they’d end up buying a rundown castle in Tuscany. But the entrepreneurs, who are based in the UK, quickly fell in love with Castello di Fighine, a neglected medieval

CNN By David Culver, Karol Suarez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The freight train screeched to a halt and a few hundred people hoped that a new phase of their life was about to begin. One father, Leuman Varela, told CNN he, his wife and their four children had spent four days and nights on top

By David Culver, Karol Suarez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The freight train screeched to a halt and a few hundred people hoped that a new phase of their life was about to begin. One father, Leuman Varela, told CNN he, his wife and their four children had spent four days and nights on top of

By Simone McCarthy, Paula Newton and Caitlin Hu, CNN China on Tuesday expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai, a day after Canada announced it would expel a Chinese diplomat over allegations he was involved in efforts to intimidate a Canadian politician. In a statement Tuesday, China’s Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemned the expulsion of

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN King Charles III and Queen Camilla have shared their “most sincere and heartfelt thanks” in a new message from the monarch released by Buckingham Palace on Monday, as the coronation long weekend comes to an end. The newly-crowned sovereign wrote that he and his wife wanted in particular

By Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Prince William paid tribute to his “Pa” King Charles III at the coronation concert on Sunday, saying “we are all so proud of you” as he evoked the memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II. “I know she is up there fondly keeping an eye on us and