Plea for Elton John to play at Princess Diana funeral revealed in UK government files
By Radina Gigova and Jack Guy, CNN The Dean of Westminster personally appealed to Buckingham Palace to allow British star Elton John to sing a…
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Cruises should be avoided regardless of vaccination status, CDC says
By Marnie Hunter and Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday increased the risk level for cruise ship travel…
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Some US citizens can return to country with expired passports
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Certain American citizens living or traveling abroad will be able to return to the United States if their passports have…
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Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America
By Tim Lister, CNN Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout…
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CDC moves 3 more European destinations to its highest travel risk category
By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday added three destinations in Europe — from its frigid…
Continue ReadingDeadly flooding in Brazil kills at least 20 and displaces thousands, leaving Covid-19 vaccines submerged
By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN The death toll from floods and heavy rain, which has blighted the Brazilian state of Bahia since November, rose…
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Deadly flooding hits Brazil, killing at least 18 and displacing thousands
By Flora Charner, Susannah Cullinane and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Heavy flooding has left at least 18 people dead and more than 280 injured in the…
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Armed intruder arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle as the Queen celebrated Christmas
By Ivana Kottasová and Arnaud Siad, CNN An armed intruder was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and…
Continue Reading Armed intruder arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle as the Queen celebrated Christmas
By Ivana Kottasová and Arnaud Siad, CNN An armed intruder was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle where Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth pays tribute to Prince Philip in Christmas broadcast
By Ivana Kottasová, Katharina Krebs, Arnaud Siad, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has paid tribute to the…
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Cities that are canceling their big New Year’s Eve events — and those still going forward
By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the planet with something…
Continue ReadingHarry and Meghan share first picture of daughter Lilibet in holiday card
By Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex shared the first photo of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili”…
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Unruly airline passengers could lose TSA PreCheck credentials. ‘If you act out of line, you will wait in line’
By Lilit Marcus, CNN The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have joined forces in the fight…
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Fees for US passports are about to pop way up
By Forrest Brown, CNN It seems few things are escaping the scourge of inflation these days — and that will soon include US passports. On…
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McDonald’s limits french fry sales in Japan because of potato shortage
By Akanksha Sharma, Mayumi Maruyama, and Sana Noor Haq, CNN McDonald’s Japan is temporarily limiting the sale of french fries due to delays in…
Continue ReadingWorld’s oldest family tree reconstructed from Stone Age tomb
By Hannah Ryan, CNN The oldest family tree in the world has been reconstructed through the analysis of ancient DNA taken from a Stone Age tomb in…
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Boris Johnson embroiled in ‘bring-your-own-booze’ party scandal
By Luke McGee, Rob Picheta, Arnaud Siad, Niamh Kennedy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has more questions to answer…
Continue Reading Cities that are canceling their big New Year’s Eve events — and those still going forward
By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the planet with something…
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London’s Met Police refers itself to watchdog over handling of Downing Street Christmas party allegations
By Katharina Krebs, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over its handling of an alleged Christmas party…
Continue ReadingAlleged ‘koala massacre’ prompts hundreds of animal cruelty charges
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Australian authorities on Wednesday charged a landowner and two companies with more than 250 counts of animal cruelty over the…
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Thailand’s quarantine-free travel pass suspended amid Omicron variant concerns
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Amid the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Thailand has announced some changes to its inbound quarantine-free travel…
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UK Supreme Court backs Venezuela’s Guaidó, bringing him closer to $1bn in gold reserves
By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Karol Suarez, Kiarinna Paris and Rob Picheta, CNN Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is one step closer to…
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Court orders Dubai ruler to pay ex-wife $728m — one of the UK’s largest ever divorce settlements
By Hannah Ritchie, CNN The ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has been ordered to pay his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein…
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Australia’s PM Scott Morrison rules out new Covid lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears
By Helen Regan and Hilary Whiteman, CNN For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and…
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CDC moves 8 places, including the world’s No. 2 destination, to its highest travel risk level
By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added eight destinations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday,…
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Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas, palace source says
By Rob Picheta, Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas and will…
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Leftist Gabriel Boric, 35, wins Chile’s presidential election
By Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo, Helen Regan and Hira Humayun, CNN Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s…
Continue ReadingPhoto appears to show Britain’s Boris Johnson drinking wine with staff during coronavirus lockdown
By Robert Iddiols and Amy Cassidy, CNN A photo has emerged that appears to show British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking wine with Downing…
Continue Reading Leftist Gabriel Boric, 35, wins Chile’s presidential election
By Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo, Helen Regan and Hira Humayun, CNN Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s…
Continue Reading‘1883’ hits the trail to ‘Yellowstone’s’ roots with a gritty western prequel
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN For fans of westerns, “1883” certainly looks like the real deal, coming from “Yellowstone” creator…
Continue Reading‘We were cheated, framed, and scammed’
By Matt Rivers, Natalie Gallón and Etant Dupain, CNN Videos by David von Blohn, for CNN CNN Exclusive: Port-au-Prince, Haiti — The smell of…
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Sydney and Melbourne relaxing isolation rules for fully vaccinated international travelers
By Philip Wang, CNN Fully vaccinated international travelers arriving in Sydney and Melbourne will no longer have to quarantine for 72 hours starting…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A delivery driver goes above and beyond, the new Miss Universe shows off an unusual talent, and a bear cub has a festive…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A delivery driver goes above and beyond, the new Miss Universe shows off an unusual talent, and a bear cub has a festive…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A delivery driver goes above and beyond, the new Miss Universe shows off an unusual talent, and a bear cub has a festive…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A delivery driver goes above and beyond, the new Miss Universe shows off an unusual talent, and a bear cub has a festive…
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From student protester to leftist hero: Meet the shaggy-haired millennial vying for Chile’s presidency
By Daniela Mohor W., for CNN Just ten years ago, Gabriel Boric was a student leader in the Chilean capital, rallying against the country’s…
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Two sets of twin boys die in London house fire after being left home alone
By Allegra Goodwin and Amy Woodyatt, CNN A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect and remains in police custody after four…
Continue ReadingVoters give scandal-hit UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘a kicking’ with by-election loss
Story by Reuters Boris Johnson’s Conservatives on Friday lost control of a parliamentary seat they have dominated for nearly 200 years,…
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Miss World 2021 postponed hours before finale amid Covid-19 outbreak
Oscar Holland, CNN | Begona Blanco Munoz, CNN This year’s Miss World competition, scheduled to take place Thursday in Puerto Rico, has been…
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As Cuba reopens to the world, many of its own look to leave
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Hours before the airline offices open for the day, hundreds of Cubans wait in line, hoping to snag a hard-to-find ticket off…
Continue ReadingRemaining missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released by gang, says justice minister
By Natalie Gallón and Matt Rivers, CNN The remaining 12 hostages kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti two months ago were released Thursday,…
Continue Reading Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas, palace source says
By Rob Picheta, Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas and will…
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Birdsong album beats Christmas classics to reach top five chart in Australia
By Sara Spary, CNN An album of recorded birdsong has managed to beat Christmas classics from Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé to make it into the top…
Continue ReadingFive children dead and four injured after wind lifts bouncy castle into the air
By Cheryl Ho, CNN Five children died and four suffered serious injuries when they fell 32 feet (10 meters) from a bouncy castle lifted into the air…
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Queen Elizabeth II cancels pre-Christmas family lunch
By Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a pre-Christmas family lunch as a precaution because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in…
Continue ReadingFive children dead and four injured after wind lifts bouncy castle into the air
By Cheryl Ho, CNN Five children died and four suffered serious injuries when they fell 32 feet (10 meters) from a bouncy castle lifted into the air…
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Bali only received 45 international tourists in 2021 despite reopening
By Masrur Jamaluddin and Lilit Marcus, CNN Destinations around the world have faced significant tourist reductions amid the coronavirus pandemic. But…
Continue ReadingMusic producer ‘Flow La Movie’ among 9 killed in Dominican Republic private jet crash
By Jessica Hasbun, CNN Nine people were killed on Wednesday after a private aircraft crashed while making an emergency landing in the Dominican…
Continue Reading2021’s weirdest TikTok beauty trends
Leah Dolan and Megan C. Hills, CNN Another year of masks, “Zoom” face and excessive screen time appears to have knocked the beauty…
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