By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into the air. The blast took place at a plant owned by the silicon oil production company Jiangxi QianTai New Materials at around noon in the city of Guixi,
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By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Saturday. Baburao Mahamuni, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Buldhana, said the incident had taken place on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, CNN’s
Continue Reading By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Saturday. Baburao Mahamuni, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Buldhana, said the incident had taken place on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, CNN’s
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Wheeler doesn’t want to symbolize a movement. She just wants to live as a trans woman in Kansas as she has for the past eight years: unapologetically herself – and with the official documents to prove it. But now Wheeler wonders if that’s even possible, given a new
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve made it to your 40th birthday without tying the knot, you’re not alone, according to a recent report from the Pew Research Center. A look at 2021 US Census Bureau data found a quarter of 40-year-olds in the United States had never been married, the research
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By Jim Sciutto and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director William Burns recently traveled to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian intelligence officials, according to a US official. “Director Burns recently traveled to Ukraine, as he has done regularly since the beginning of Russia’s recent aggression more than a year ago,”
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By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — What does it mean to be French? It’s been more than 1,500 years since the first French kingdom was founded; more than 480 years since French became the state’s official language; more than 200 years since the French Revolution; and more than 60 years since the establishment
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — What does it mean to be French? It’s been more than 1,500 years since the first French kingdom was founded; more than 480 years since French became the state’s official language; more than 200 years since the French Revolution; and more than 60 years since the establishment
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland woman who’d played the same lottery numbers for a year won big after getting some inspiration from a previous winner, she told lottery officials. The unidentified woman from Forestville, which is about 10 miles east of Washington, DC, won $50,000 in a Pick 5 game, according
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By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan, Claudia Otto, Inke Kappeler and Sophie Tanno, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — A tense atmosphere lingered in Nanterre on Saturday following the funeral of a French teenager who was fatally shot by police in the Paris suburb earlier this week. Arrests continued to mount with more than 1,300 people detained
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By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN Atlanta/Hong Kong (CNN) — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has invited Wagner Group mercenaries to his country to train its military. Lukashenko alluded to the invitation in a speech Friday dedicated to Belarus’ Independence Day, according to state news agency Belta. “Unfortunately, they (Wagner mercenaries) are not here,” Lukashenko
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN Atlanta/Hong Kong (CNN) — Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has invited Wagner Group mercenaries to his country to train its military. Lukashenko alluded to the invitation in a speech Friday dedicated to Belarus’ Independence Day, according to state news agency Belta. “Unfortunately, they (Wagner mercenaries) are not here,” Lukashenko
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 22:44 ET Updated: 30 JUN 23 23:02 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — A union representing about 160,000 actors has put plans to go on strike against major studios and streaming services on hold. The contract between the actors and an alliance of studios had been due
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By Nick Valencia and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than one year in detention. Despite having been recommended for release more than seven months ago, he continued to be held in immigration custody, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Ernesto
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By Radina Gigova, Ivana Kottasová and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday when a “foreign citizen” who was not allowed to enter the country opened fire, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “Tragic day for Moldova after the incident at Chisinau International Airport, resulting in
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova, Ivana Kottasová and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday when a “foreign citizen” who was not allowed to enter the country opened fire, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. “Tragic day for Moldova after the incident at Chisinau International Airport, resulting in
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China, including a killing carried out in broad daylight that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media, has sparked outrage – and reignited a debate among young people about the pitfalls of marriage. The killing in
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China, including a killing carried out in broad daylight that was captured on video and circulated widely on social media, has sparked outrage – and reignited a debate among young people about the pitfalls of marriage. The killing in
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CNN By Eoin McSweeney and Brooke Jenner, CNN (CNN) — Floating upside down, while excitedly moving a microphone about in mid-air, astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi laughed when asked if he’s ever seen aliens. “Not yet,” he replied, before pulling out a blue plush toy dressed in a space suit. “But everybody thinks that Sohail (the
Continue Reading By Maxime Tamsett, Alta Spells, Carrington Peavy and Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia teacher is facing termination after reading a book about gender identity – which some parents complained was controversial – to her fifth grade class. Cobb County School District (CCSD) informed the teacher, Katherine Rinderle, that it “intends to terminate” her
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