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By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Worshipers at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga on Saturday subdued a man who discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet in what police said was a possible hate crime. Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, was arrested at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre about

By Camilo Rocha, CNN Two young brothers have been rescued from a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest after being lost for nearly four weeks. The children — ages 7 and 9 — were found near their hometown of Manicoré by a local resident on Thursday, their father told local media. The boys — who

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just

By Patrick Oppmann, Marlon Sorto and Valentina Di Donato, CNN Cuba’s Supreme Court sentenced more than 100 protesters in Havana to prison terms that ranged between four and 30 years for violence committed during demonstrations last year, it announced Wednesday in a statement. “The citizens are accused of committing and provoking serious disturbances and acts

By Paula Newton, CNN Canada announced it will lift its Covid-19 pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers beginning April 1, saying Thursday that the pandemic was entering a “transition phase.” The requirement will be dropped for air, land and water ports of entry. However, the announcement came with a warning that travel restrictions may

Lianne Kolirin, CNN Supermodel Bella Hadid has confessed that she regrets having a nose job as a teenager. Gracing the cover of American Vogue’s April issue, the supermodel said she wishes she had not gone under the knife at 14. “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors,” she said. “I think I

By Lilit Marcus and Irene Nasser, CNN After more than two years, New Zealand will reopen its borders to Australians starting April 12, and to international tourists from visa-waiver countries from May 1, the government announced on Wednesday, March 16. The move is part of efforts to accelerate economic recovery, according to a statement from

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks has a love-hate relationship with its cups. The company’s white — or sometimes holiday-themed — logo-emblazoned paper cups for hot drinks, and clear plastic cups for cold drinks are instantly recognizable symbols of the brand. But that’s not entirely a good thing. “Our cup is ubiquitous, and we love

By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added just one new destination, the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday. The weekly travel risk-level update brought good news for islands clustered in and around the Caribbean Sea with nine destinations