By Hamdi Alkhshali, Mostafa Salem and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN (CNN) — More than 5,000 people are presumed dead and 10,000 missing after heavy rains in northeastern Libya caused two dams to collapse, surging more water into already inundated areas. Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies delegation
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The red fire ant, one of the world’s most invasive species, has been found in Europe for the first time, according to a new study. The imported ant, which has the scientific name Solenopsis invicta, is native toSouth America but has spread throughout much of the United States, Mexico,
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — At least 26 people, mostly women and children died when a boat carrying more than 100 farmers capsized early Sunday in north-central Nigeria, the region’s second boat tragedy in three months, authorities said. A spokesperson for the Niger state government said rescue teams were searching for survivors
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — US President Joe Biden, along with leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced on Saturday the launch of a new trade route connecting India to the Middle East and Europe through railways and ports. The White House said the project would usher
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a record-smashing year for the most expensive weather and climate disasters in the United States this year after severe storms, the deadly Maui wildfire and Hurricane Idalia tipped the scales last month. With four months still left in the year, the US has been hit with 23
Continue Reading CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers. As states lower the certification standards to become a teacher, education experts worry these tactics could
Continue Reading CNN By Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post-911 illnesses
Continue Reading By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers. As states lower the certification standards to become a teacher, education experts worry these tactics could delay
Continue Reading CNN, BROSI FAMILY, FDNY, FOLEY FAMILY By Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff
Continue Reading By Jason Carroll and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post-911 illnesses are
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Gawon Bae, Jake Kwon, Jessie Yeung, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Kim Jong Un’s heavily armored private train has crossed into Russia and the North Korean leader has met with officials, state media reported Tuesday, ahead of an expected and closely watched summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin that
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, Raja Razek and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting again after nearly three months of quiet, with glowing lava flows bursting within one of its craters Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The eruption started around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i
Continue Reading CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was almost a sense of inevitability when Novak Djokovic won the US Open final on Sunday. The Serb had certainly been tested by opponent Daniil Medvedev but was once again just too strong, too sharp and too determined in comparison. His reaction immediately after winning match point
Continue Reading CNN By Melissa Bell, Daria Martina Tarasova and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — They are created with one single aim in mind: to be destroyed as quickly as possible. And in that, the steelworks company behind them boasts, these decoy weapons are remarkably successful: hundreds have been targeted by Russian forces almost as soon as
Continue Reading By Melissa Bell, Daria Martina Tarasova and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — They are created with one single aim in mind: to be destroyed as quickly as possible. And in that, the steelworks company behind them boasts, these decoy weapons are remarkably successful: hundreds have been targeted by Russian forces almost as soon as they
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania killer who escaped from prison nearly two weeks ago has been spotted again, this time with authorities warning he is “possibly armed with a weapon.” Danelo Cavalcante was sighted in Chester County’s South Coventry Township, about 20 miles north of the prison
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (CNN) — The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels will appear at legal hearings at an international court in Hamburg, Germany, on Monday, and seek an advisory opinion on the obligations of countries to combat climate change. Prime Ministers Kausea Natano of Tuvalu
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials said. The explosion happened at an Archer Daniels Midland Company plant in Decatur, Illinois, just after 7 p.m., a spokesperson for the company said. It’s unclear what led to the blast.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Zeena Saifi, Mark Esplin and Sam Kiley, CNN Moulay Brahim, Morocco (CNN) — Moulay Brahim was once a happy place for Sami Sensis. The village is located high in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, and its scenery, the fresh air, the friendly people drew his parents there nearly every summer. Now they are
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have closed portions of Custer Gallatin National Forest just outside of Big Sky, Montana, after a person was attacked by a grizzly bear while hunting. The US Forest Service announced the emergency closure in a Friday news release. The agency didn’t specify how long the
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