Is this extreme weather the ‘new normal?’ There’s no such thing, some scientists say
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is playing out like an apocalypse movie: a tale of heat, floods and fire. But…
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Using AI to monitor orphaned elephants in Botswana could usher in the return of the woolly mammoth
By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — The woolly mammoth has not walked the Earth for 4,000 years. Killed off at the end of the last ice age, it’s part of…
Continue Reading Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing
By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate envoy John…
Continue Reading Thai parliament blocks election-winner’s bid to become prime minister
By Kocha Olarn and Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament blocked the prime ministerial nomination of the winner of May’s…
Continue Reading What do we know about the US soldier in North Korea and what might come next?
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. That is a…
Continue Reading ‘I’m just so grateful:’ Castaway and his dog who survived months adrift at sea back on dry land
By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his…
Continue Reading ‘I’m just so grateful:’ Castaway and his dog who survived months adrift at sea back on dry land
By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his…
Continue Reading Floodwaters reach iconic Taj Mahal as northern India reels from massive deluge
By Heather Chen and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods causing havoc across northern India have reached the iconic Taj Mahal in a…
Continue Reading ‘Zombifying’ worms are evolutionary oddballs, missing genes all other animals have
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Threadlike worms living in the guts of certain insects make their hosts jump into water and drown. What…
Continue Reading Protest returns to Peru with fresh demands against official impunity and fears about the economy
By Karol Suarez, CNN Lima, Peru (CNN) — There is a tense calm in Lima ahead of a new round of anti-government protests this week, which will…
Continue Reading North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles, says South Korea
By Marc Stewart, Yoonjung Seo and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles, which landed…
Continue Reading Woman jailed for taking abortion pill after UK legal limit will be released from prison
By Eve Brennan, Sana Noor Haq and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — A British woman jailed under Victorian-era legislation for terminating her…
Continue Reading ‘Once in a lifetime’ fossil reveals a dinosaur and mammal locked in mortal combat
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sometime during the Cretaceous Period, 125 million years ago, a feisty mammal the size of a domestic cat encountered…
Continue Reading 9-year-old Canadian boy dies after suffering asthma attack worsened by wildfire smoke, parents say
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 9-year-old boy died last week in British Columbia after having an asthma attack during the ongoing wildfires in…
Continue Reading US soldier believed to be detained by North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading US national believed to be detained by North Korea after crossing border, UN agency says
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A US national is believed to be in North Korean custody after crossing the border during a tour, a United Nations…
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By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Gawon Bae, Brad Lendon, Rob Picheta, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Simone McCarthy, CNN Seoul, South Korea…
Continue Reading Fake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28 climate summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s most important climate conference, and…
Continue Reading Nuclear capable US submarine makes first port call in South Korea in four decades
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — For the first time in decades, a nuclear capable US Navy ballistic…
Continue Reading International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an…
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