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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Despite what you may have heard recently, and contrary to what US President Donald Trump apparently believes, there is autism in Cuba. For years the island’s state-run medical system has operated clinics to treat Cubans with autism and carried out campaigns to raise awareness of the neurological

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 9, 1966 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David William Donald Cameron Father: Ian Cameron, a stockbroker Mother: Mary (Mount) Cameron Marriage: Samantha (Sheffield) Cameron (June 1, 1996-present) Children: Florence

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Some 160 states have signed up to recognize a Palestinian state. In the last week, the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Australia have done so, but the prospect of it becoming a reality amid US opposition and Israeli resistance is at best a distant one. What does recognizing a

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — Backlash has been swift and forceful as other parts of the world woke up to US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming – without solid evidence – acetaminophen and certain vaccines for autism in children. “Don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine. In fact,

By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Khader Al Zaanoun, Tareq Al Hilou, Oren Liebermann and Tim Lister Gaza City (CNN) — Israeli tanks have moved into multiple neighborhoods of Gaza City over the past 24 hours, with journalists working for CNN in the city reporting heavy shelling, explosions and the sound of gunfire. Geolocated images on

By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, CNN Hong Kong and Seoul (CNN) — China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has used its new electromagnetic catapult to successfully launch three types of aircraft, according to Chinese state media, which released footage of the launches for the first time to mark the technological breakthrough. In footage released

CNN By Caitlin Hu and Melissa del Pozo, CNN | Video by Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar and Estefania Rodriguez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Ruth Rojas got a flat tire almost as soon as she picked us up, so she slowed her little red car to a crawl. There was a tire shop four blocks

By Caitlin Hu and Melissa del Pozo, CNN | Video by Lali Houghton, Ladan Anoushfar and Estefania Rodriguez, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Ruth Rojas got a flat tire almost as soon as she picked us up, so she slowed her little red car to a crawl. There was a tire shop four blocks away,

Associated Press Seoul (AP) — The 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church was arrested in South Korea early Tuesday as investigators probe allegations that the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker. Hak Ja Han the widow of the church’s South Korean founder, Sun Myung Moon, has

By Helen Regan, Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A huge and deadly typhoon is battering Hong Kong and southern China after lashing the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rain, putting the region’s megacities on high alert with canceled flights and disruption to schools and businesses. Tens of millions of people could be

By Michael Rios, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Two of Scandinavia’s busiest airports – Oslo and Copenhagen – were forced to close for several hours due to drone sightings overnight into Tuesday, disrupting the travel plans of tens of thousands of people. The airspace over Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport was closed for almost four hours on

By Tara John, Billy Stockwell, CNN United Nations, New York (CNN) — France and several other Western nations formally declared their recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday in a move that deepens Israel’s international isolation as it pursues its maximalist war aims in Gaza and expands settlements in the occupied