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By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Fred Pleitgen, Radina Gigova, Sarah Dean and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. Rescuers are trying to evacuate thousands of people in the
Continue Reading By Alfredo Meza, Florencia Trucco, Fidel Gutierrez, Hira Humayun and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — An investigation has been launched into what Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has described as an “execution,” after a video circulating on local media appeared to show Mexican army personnel dragging men in civilian clothing out of a car,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the IAEA and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1942 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt Birth name: Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei Father: Mostafa ElBaradei, an attorney Mother: Aida (Hegazi) ElBaradei Marriage: Aida (Elkachef) ElBaradei Children:
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Korean War. Although hostilities ceased in 1953, there has been no formal end to the war. Causes of the Korean War Under Japanese rule before and during World War II, Korea was divided into two parts after the Japanese surrender. The Soviet Union occupied the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. July 3-July 16, 2023 – Wimbledon is scheduled to take place in London. June 27-July 10, 2022 – Wimbledon takes place in London. 2022 Results Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 (7-3) in the men’s final, to win his
Continue Reading By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — About 100 million years ago in what is now Utah, a 10-foot-long (3-meter-long) cousin of duck-billed dinosaurs pulverized tough plant stems and leaves with its robust teeth and powerful jaws. It probably was too busy chewing to notice that the once-familiar world around it was transforming. But for the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A solar mission that has been spiraling closer to the sun to unravel its secrets has flown near enough to our star’s surface to make a key discovery. Data from the Parker Solar Probe has uncovered the source of solar wind, a stream of energized particles that flow from
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The war in Ukraine has brought an enormous human toll: Thousands of civilians have been killed, millions have been forced to flee overseas, it has destroyed homes, schools and hospitals. But beyond the immediate, visceral impacts, the conflict is also causing a climate disaster at a time when the
Continue Reading CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Discoveries within the Cradle of Humankind’s limestone caves in South Africa are changing the way scientists understand human evolution. The cavern system, about a half hour’s drive northwest of Johannesburg, is where the first fossils of previously unknown human relatives were uncovered. The UNESCO World Heritage Site contains
Continue Reading By Zahid Mahmood, CNN London (CNN) — A UN war crimes court has ruled that 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga is no longer capable of “meaningful participation” in his trial. The court said their conclusion was based on information obtained from medical records and staff who care for him which suggest “a significant decline
Continue Reading By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan swore in a new cabinet over the weekend, ushering in what he has called “a new period of glory” for the Turkish Republic as it begins its second century, and one that he hopes will cement his rule over the nation of 85
Continue Reading CNN, MAXAR, KHERSON CITY COUNCIL, RIA NOVOSTI By Ivana Kottasová and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power
Continue Reading By John Allen, Valentina Di Donato and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis underwent a successful, three-hour operation on his abdomen, the Vatican said Wednesday, after renewed fears over the 86-year-old’s fragile health. There were no reported complications, the Vatican said. It had earlier said the pope would remain in the hospital for
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington, Jo Shelley, Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” Water levels on Wednesday continued to rise after
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — A teenage girl is stabbed and bludgeoned to death as members of the public walk by. An even younger girl suffers a similar fate, allegedly at the hands of her own father because she and her mother wanted to sleep on the patio. These two horrifying events took place
Continue Reading By Bertha Ramos, CNN (CNN) — Human remains found in 45 bags discovered in a suburb of Guadalajara belong to call center workers who went missing in May, Mexican authorities have confirmed. The Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences (IJCF) said Tuesday its tests had confirmed the remains belonged to the missing workers and said the
Continue Reading By Carlotta Dotto, Krystina Shveda and Lou Robinson, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Every day, countless mopeds criss-cross the congested city of Hanoi, in Vietnam, with commuters traveling to work or motorbike taxis dropping off everything from parcels to cooked food and clients. One of them is Phong, 42, who starts his shift at 5
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Markina Tarasova, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Nadejda Chernishova breathes a sigh of relief as she steps off a rubber dinghy, moments after being rescued from her flooded home in Kherson. “I’m not afraid now, but it was scary in my home,” the 65-year-old retiree said.
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope set its sights on a galaxy 20 million light-years away, capturing a dazzling star-forming galaxy in images streaked with the signature of passing asteroids. A bright band in the upper left corner of the images shows the bright, bar-shaped center of the galaxy, according
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos, Tara John, Michael Conte and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — An Air India flight from India to San Francisco was diverted due to a technical issue with one of the plane’s engines and has landed safely in Russia’s Magadan airport, in the country’s far east, according to a statement from the carrier.
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