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By Sana Noor Haq, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday in London, in an occasion that will mark the world’s farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The Queen died September 8 at the age of 96 at her Scottish country estate, Balmoral. King Charles

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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Britain bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday with a majestic funeral steeped in tradition and a send-off reflective of the broad popularity she managed to retain over her remarkable seven-decade reign. Royal family members and dignitaries gathered at Westminster Abbey for a somber service. Presidents, prime ministers, princes and

By Lilit Marcus, CNN After 16 hours in the sky, Air New Zealand’s first ever direct flight to New York City arrived at JFK airport on September 17. The flight, NZ2, was first announced back in March and has been a major cornerstone of the airline’s post-pandemic rebound. Its companion flight, NZ1, flies the opposite

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN The funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster at Westminster Abbey, starting at 11 a.m. (6 a.m. ET), with the Archbishop of Canterbury giving the Sermon and Commendation. The Queen’s great-grandchildren Prince George and Princess Charlotte will form part of the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London police chiefs and medics are bracing themselves for a security nightmare at the Queen’s funeral on Monday as they balance the need to protect the world’s top leaders and dignitaries with the public’s desire to mourn their much-loved monarch. Some have compared the event in scale to the London Olympics,

By Zoe Sottile, CNN It tastes like a tomato, smells like a tomato, and even looks (mostly) like a tomato. There’s just one catch: It’s purple. The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, clearing the path for the unique fruit to be sold in American stores next year. “From a plant pest risk

By Rob Picheta, Max Foster, Lauren Kent and Anna Little, CNN Prince William, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II’s other grandchildren held a vigil at her lying in state on Saturday, as the royal family prepares to bid farewell to the late monarch at her state funeral. The brothers stood watch for 15 minutes over

By Rob Picheta, CNN As Britain grinds to a national standstill ahead of Monday’s funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, it is grappling with an uncomfortable conundrum: what should, and what shouldn’t, be canceled out of respect for the monarch? Sporting fixtures and cultural events have been almost entirely suspended on Monday, the day of UK’s

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business In 2019, Wegmans, the cult-favorite northeastern grocery chain, rolled out a new mobile app that allowed customers to scan, bag and pay for groceries while they shopped and then skip the checkout line altogether. The app, Wegmans SCAN, promised customers a quicker checkout and also let them see a running

By Max Foster, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II‘s eight grandchildren will stand vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday evening, a royal source told CNN. Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand at the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its foot for

CNN, ITN By Max Foster, CNN The late Queen Elizabeth II‘s eight grandchildren will stand vigil beside her coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday evening, a royal source told CNN. Prince William, the Prince of Wales, will stand at the head of the coffin, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will stand at its

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, King Charles was preparing to step into the role of monarch following Queen Elizabeth’s history-making reign. In the meantime, he was holding down another job: Owner of a profitable business. Charles — long a passionate advocate of environmental causes — founded Duchy Originals in 1990 when he was

From CNN’s Karol Suarez and CNNE’s Florencia Trucco and Angel Nakamura Mexico has arrested retired army general José Rodríguez Pérez in relation to the bloody disappearance of 43 students in the city of Iguala, nearly eight years ago. Deputy secretary of security Ricardo Mejía announced the news on Thursday, referring to Rodríguez only as “the

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN It is a moment for which Britain has been in solemn preparation for years. Multiple official agencies were brought together. Meticulous plans were secretly drawn up. Intricate logistical technicalities were ironed out. A route was carefully mapped out. And no country’s population could have been better prepared for it. We are