By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Workers at Brazil’s national agency for indigenous people went on strike Thursday amid fury over the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, citing longstanding concerns over illegal activity and violence in the Amazon rainforest. Staff at FUNAI, the government body responsible for the protection and interests
Continue ReadingBy Ana Maria Cañizares, Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, Jorge Engels and Karol Suarez, CNN At least four people have died amid ongoing protests against the government of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, according to Ecuadorian authorities. Scores of police officers have been injured and more than 100 people have been arrested, authorities also said. Thursday marks the eleventh
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business In the last few months, Yumekia Jones, a legal assistant at the Mississippi Center for Justice’s Indianola office, has fielded an unusually high number of calls — a roughly 400% spike — from people in dire need of immediate financial assistance. Most want to avoid payday loans, which offer quick
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business In the last few months, Yumekia Jones, a legal assistant at the Mississippi Center for Justice’s Indianola office, has fielded an unusually high number of calls — a roughly 400% spike — from people in dire need of immediate financial assistance. Most want to avoid payday loans, which offer quick
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN The Queen has been spotted with a new look. In photos shared on Wednesday by the official Instagram page of the royal family, the British monarch is seen sporting a shorter hair-do as she greets the Governor of New South Wales, Margaret Beazley, at Windsor Castle, England. It is a subtle change
Continue ReadingValentina DiDonato, CNN Bobbi Brown, the makeup mogul who pioneered the “no makeup makeup” look in the early 90s, is back at it with a new venture. Based on the belief that the world “doesn’t need more beauty products, it just needs better beauty products,” her new brand, Jones Road, which she launchred during the
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN High heat indexes are forcing one of Atlanta’s major attractions to make adjustments to its schedule. Zoo Atlanta closed early on Wednesday and will close early again on Thursday because of extremely high heat indexes, the zoo announced on its website. The grounds close at 2:30 p.m. The zoo normally
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, CNN High heat indexes are forcing one of Atlanta’s major attractions to make adjustments to its schedule. Zoo Atlanta closed early on Wednesday and will close early again on Thursday because of extremely high heat indexes, the zoo announced on its website. The grounds close at 2:30 p.m. The zoo normally
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, CNN UK health officials are urging people who may not be up to date on their polio shots to get vaccinated after poliovirus was found during routine surveillance of London sewage samples. Investigations are underway after several closely related viruses were found in sewage samples from the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works taken
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name after 85 years. The household staple is now called Kraft Mac & Cheese, which is “meant to reflect the way fans organically talk about the brand,” the company announced Wednesday. Packaging featuring the new name will hit shelves in August. Along with
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Wayne Chang, CNN Nepal is considering relocating Everest Base Camp due to environmental concerns. According to Nepal’s Department of Tourism Director-General Taranath Adhikari, Base Camp’s location faces some risk from the melt of nearby Khumbu glacier. “We have received recommendations from numerous stakeholders to relocate the base camp. While no decisions
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday updated its travel advisory page for Covid-19. Just two new places, both in Africa, joined the crowded “high” risk category. But perhaps more notable this week is the news that two destinations in stubbornly high Europe were downgraded
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Eduardo Aragón, CNN Two elderly Jesuit priests were among three people killed Monday inside a church in Chihuahua state, northern Mexico. The third person had sought refuge inside the church in the village of Cerocahui before all three were killed around 6 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET), according to a
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kellogg is splitting into three different companies in a major shakeup for the 116-year-old company. The first company will include Kellogg’s North America cereal unit, which includes Raisin Bran and Rice Krispies, its snacking unit will become a second company, including Cheez-Its and Pringles. And, lastly, a new “pure-play plant-based
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Americans are feeling the heat at the gas pump, but that won’t keep them in park, AAA predicts. The automotive and trip-planning group’s annual forecast for the July 4 holiday weekend says that 42 million Americans — more than ever — will take a road trip of 50 miles or more.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Americans are feeling the heat at the gas pump, but that won’t keep them in park, AAA predicts. The automotive and trip-planning group’s annual forecast for the July 4 holiday weekend says that 42 million Americans — more than ever — will take a road trip of 50 miles or more.
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN The boat in which British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were traveling before they were killed was found Sunday evening, according to the police. The pair had been traveling in the Javari Valley, in the far western side of the Brazilian Amazon, before they were killed. The boat
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson underwent a “routine” operation in a London hospital on Monday, leaving his deputy temporarily in charge of “significant decisions,” PA Media reported. The “minor” operation on Johnson’s sinuses took place early on Monday and Johnson is back at Downing Street recovering, his spokesperson said. Johnson was
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Editors: Meera Senthilingam, Eliza Anyangwe; Illustrations: Kathy Kim; Data journalist: Carlotta Dotto; Researchers: Elizabeth Yee, Jacqui Palumbo Once primarily sold in markets and beauty stores, skin-lightening products have exploded in their availability online and today, they are pervasive on every major social media platform. On Facebook and Instagram, vendors hawk creams and
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to
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