Pervez Musharraf Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: August 11, 1943 Birth…
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981…
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Giraffes have been misunderstood and are just as socially complex as elephants, study says
By Katie Hunt, CNN With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals.…
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Brutal heat wave scorches southern Europe as continent’s summer of extreme weather rages on
By Chris Liakos, Laura Smith-Spark and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day…
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What we still don’t know about Beirut’s port explosion
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN It’s been a year since one of the world’s largest ever non-nuclear explosions ripped through Lebanon’s…
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Hezbollah threatened top judge probing Beirut port blast, source says
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message to…
Continue Reading Kabul residents shout in support of Afghan security following attack
A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul and residents in the area responded by chanting in support of…
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‘They took away my dream’: Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya on a life-changing week
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on…
Continue Reading At least 30 bodies float down river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
Story by Reuters At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that abuts Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according…
Continue Reading Powerful blast rocks Kabul after Afghan army urges civilians to leave Taliban-controlled areas of major city
By Tim Lister and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul on Tuesday evening,…
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Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…
Continue Reading Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…
Continue Reading Vitaly Shishov, head of Belarusian exile group, found dead in Ukrainian capital
By Radina Gigova, Denis Lapin, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN A Belarusian dissident who helped his countrymen flee persecution was found dead in a…
Continue Reading Gulf War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the…
Continue Reading Massoud Barzani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August…
Continue Reading Yoweri Museveni Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth…
Continue Reading Romano Prodi Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939 Birth…
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Taliban threaten to seize first provincial capital as fighting intensifies across Afghanistan
By Tim Lister, CNN Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The…
Continue Reading US Intel assessments paint bleak picture in Afghanistan
US intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture in Afghanistan as the Taliban advance across the country and pose a potential threat…
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Africa’s most populous city is battling floods and rising seas. It may soon be unlivable, experts warn
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of…
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