By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope. A member of the group went to investigate and found two figures in full camouflage gear, who appeared to radio for help from a black car
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN NASA has successfully launched a rocket from Australia’s remote Northern Territory, making history as the agency’s first commercial spaceport launch outside the United States. The rocket blasted off at just past midnight local time Monday from the Arnhem Space Center on the Dhupuma Plateau, near the township of Nhulunbuy, according to
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN At least four people were killed and hundreds injured, about 30 of them seriously, after part of a stadium in El Espinal in Colombia’s western state of Tolima collapsed during a bullfight Sunday, government officials said. “At this moment, we have four (dead) victims confirmed — two women, an adult man
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Karen Smith, CNN Clarence House said Prince Charles received charitable donations and the correct processes were followed regarding those donations after a British newspaper reported the Prince of Wales once accepted a suitcase containing €1 million ($1.05 million) in cash from a Qatari politician. According to the Sunday Times, the suitcase
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN A gigantic python is captured, an eagle mom decides to adopt, and illegal motorcycles are crushed. These are the must-watch videos of the week. A record-breaking python is caught Biologists caught an 18-foot long, 215-pound python, the biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. Swim coach saves swimmer who fainted underwater American swimmer
Continue ReadingBy 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
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