By Claudia Rebaza and Zoe Sottile, CNN Colombian pop star Shakira and her longtime partner, Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué, are separating. “We regret to confirm that we are separating. For the well-being of our children, who are our highest priority, we request respect for (our) privacy. Thank you for your understanding,” the couple said in
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN This weekend, millions in towns and cities across the United Kingdom will mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign. In London, her Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated with an array of events, from a parade to a flypast and a star-studded party at Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, neighborhoods across the capital decked out
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Mohor W. for CNN On May 1, Francisca Sandoval, a young Chilean reporter, traveled to a commercial district of the capital, Santiago, to cover a union rally commemorating International Workers’ Day. It would be her final report. During the demonstration, violent clashes broke out between local gangs, protesters, and the police. A group
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN While cruising in open waters not too far from Cuba Friday morning, crew members of the cruise ship Mardi Gras spotted what had to be a chilling sight: a small vessel in rough seas stirred up by a tropical weather system. The crew saw the distressed vessel just before 8 a.m.,
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adorable animals, heroic rescues, and a brazen vandal. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Sloth saved with super speed After a baby sloth fell from a tall tree, staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica worked to make sure it was healthy before reuniting it with
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adorable animals, heroic rescues, and a brazen vandal. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Sloth saved with super speed After a baby sloth fell from a tall tree, staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica worked to make sure it was healthy before reuniting it with
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adorable animals, heroic rescues, and a brazen vandal. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Sloth saved with super speed After a baby sloth fell from a tall tree, staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica worked to make sure it was healthy before reuniting it with
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adorable animals, heroic rescues, and a brazen vandal. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Sloth saved with super speed After a baby sloth fell from a tall tree, staff members at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica worked to make sure it was healthy before reuniting it with
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Joshua Berlinger, CNN With Queen Elizabeth II missing a service of thanksgiving on Friday at St Paul’s Cathedral for her 70-year reign, questions are swirling about the health of the United Kingdom’s 96-year-old monarch. Buckingham Palace said Thursday the Queen experienced “some discomfort” during the first day of her
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Joshua Berlinger, CNN The second day of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign began with members of the royal family, including Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attending a religious service at the famed St Paul’s Cathedral in central London on Friday. The Queen, however, remained at
Continue ReadingBy Merlin Delcid, Karol Suarez and Kara Fox, CNN Salvadoran authorities have committed “massive” human rights violations, including thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process, torture, and ill-treatment, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, released Thursday, found that since late March, nearly 2% of the country has been detained,
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended the Queen’s birthday parade in London on Thursday, in their first joint public appearance with the royal family since they quit as working royals two years ago. The couple watched the Trooping the Colour event with other royals
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore. “Whenever our government would clash with Malaysia’s, we were told that there would be no more meat or fish or vegetables coming in from Malaysia to feed our families. Water would
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana. The US Transportation Department (USDOT) issued the order at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The last surviving Howard Johnson’s restaurant has closed. Open for most of the past 70 years, the restaurant was located in Lake George, New York, a popular summer vacation spot near the Adirondack Mountains. The restaurant closed its doors in recent weeks and the property is up for lease, according
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN Grab your party hats and hang up your bunting — the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II are nearly upon us. No other monarch in British history has achieved 70 years of service. The Queen, then aged 25, acceded to the throne on
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By Etant Dupain and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in the last month alone, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. Heavily armed rival gangs began clashing and seizing territory in Port-au-Prince with new intensity
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By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its “high” risk category for travelers on Tuesday. Anguilla, Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands were all moved to Level 3, or “high” risk for Covid-19. In April, the CDC overhauled its ratings system for
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza is becoming increasingly hard to find just less than two weeks after it returned to menus. Demand for the beloved item was seven times higher than when it last appeared on menus two years ago, which has prompted many of its locations to sell out. For
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By Claudia Dominguez and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada. “What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” Trudeau said in
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