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Margaret Thatcher Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Personal:Birth date: October 13, 1925 Death date: April 8, 2013 Birth place: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Birth name: Margaret Hilda Roberts Father: Alfred Roberts, grocer Mother: Beatrice Ethel (Stephenson) Roberts, grocer Marriage:

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Jamal Khashoggi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a Washington Post columnist, was critical of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. He was allegedly killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men with close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi

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Israeli Prime Minister

Netanyahu shared new intelligence on Iran’s nuclear ambitions with UAE leader, source says

By Tal Shalev, Tim Lister, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed new Israeli intelligence indicating Iran is resuming progress on its nuclear program during a visit to the country on Sunday, an Israeli source with knowledge of the meeting told CNN. Among the information shared

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The Trump administration said it would prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission. Health workers say it cut services

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Theopista Masenge was at the hospital in Mbeya, Tanzania, rolling out new treatments for children with high HIV viral loads when she got the call: Stop work, now. It was January 2025, and the health care program the pediatrician was implementing, which provided services for HIV-exposed infants, children

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US War in Afghanistan Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to al Qaeda, a group that operated under the Taliban regime’s protection in Afghanistan. Timeline

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Vladimir Putin Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, factory foreman Mother: Maria Putina Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putina (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria

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Carlos the Jackal Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Carlos the Jackal, formerly one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Personal Birth date: October 12, 1949 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Father: José Altagracia Ramírez Navas, Marxist, millionaire lawyer Mother: Elba Maria Sánchez Marriages: Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (2001-2024,

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