By Ben Westcott, CNN A total of 43 police staff in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down from duty and could face being fired after they failed to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Victoria Police said. Under Victorian state law, all emergency service workers including police officers were set an October
Continue Reading By Ben Westcott, CNN A total of 43 police staff in the Australian state of Victoria have been stood down from duty and could face being fired after they failed to comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, Victoria Police said. Under Victorian state law, all emergency service workers including police officers were set an October
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By Matt Rivers, AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John and Karen Smith, CNN The gang that kidnapped a group of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti has asked for $1 million each for their release, a top Haitian official told CNN Tuesday. The 16 American citizens and one Canadian were kidnapped by the powerful “400 Mawozo”
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By Stefano Pozzebon and Jack Guy, CNN Colombia may have finally found a solution to one of the lesser-known legacies of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar: invasive hippos. A handful of hippos brought to Colombia in the 1980s for Escobar’s private zoo has grown to a population of 80, prompting biologists to express concern over
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon and Jack Guy, CNN Colombia may have finally found a solution to one of the lesser-known legacies of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar: invasive hippos. A handful of hippos brought to Colombia in the 1980s for Escobar’s private zoo has grown to a population of 80, prompting biologists to express concern over
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By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs is believed to be behind the kidnapping of 17 American and Canadian missionaries over the weekend, a source in the Caribbean country’s security forces told CNN. Authorities believe the “400 Mawozo” gang abducted the group, which
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By Jack Guy, CNN Police are searching for a 4-year-old girl who went missing from a campsite in Western Australia on Saturday. Cleo Smith, who was last seen at around 1.30 a.m. local time Saturday, was staying in a tent at the Blowholes campsite in Macleod, according to a statement from Western Australia Police Force
Continue Reading By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs is believed to be behind the kidnapping of 17 American and Canadian missionaries over the weekend, a source in the Caribbean country’s security forces told CNN. Authorities believe the “400 Mawozo” gang abducted the group, which
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Have you ever looked at a beautiful little mews house in London and thought “it must be so amazing to live there?” If so, you’re not the only one. But for the people who actually do live in those homes, social media photography has changed what it means to live in
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By Vasco Cotovio and Holly Yan, CNN, and Marlon Sorto, CNN en Español An alleged financier to embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been extradited from Cape Verde to the US and is scheduled to appear in court Monday, the US Department of Justice said Sunday. Colombian businessman Alex Saab is expected to make his
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who is the all-time leading scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 2,857 career points (894 career goals and 1,963 career assists). Personal Birth date: January 26, 1961 Birth place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Wayne
Continue ReadingBy Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to the organization Christian Aid Ministries. “The group of sixteen US citizens and one Canadian citizen includes five men, seven women, and five
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By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to the organization Christian Aid Ministries. “The group of sixteen US citizens and one Canadian citizen includes five men, seven women, and five
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By Hannah Ryan and Max Foster, CNN The inaugural winners of Prince William‘s Earthshot Prize include the country of Costa Rica, an Indian organization that creates fuel from agricultural waste and a coral farming group in the Bahamas. The prize, a Nobel-like award founded by the Duke of Cambridge and renowned British naturalist David Attenborough,
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By Nada Bashir, Laura Smith-Spark and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer visited the church Saturday where lawmaker David Amess was fatally stabbed while meeting with constituents, hours after his killing was declared a terrorist incident. The murder has shocked the nation and prompted calls for
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By Nic Robertson, Rob Picheta and Jo Shelley, CNN Counter-terrorism police in the United Kingdom have formally declared the fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess an act of terrorism. “The early investigation has revealed a potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism,” according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police overnight. Authorities said they believed
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Tired out For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Tired out For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Tired out For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN An elk ditches his spare tire, Madonna flashes more than a smile, and a husband gives his wife the view of her dreams. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Tired out For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck. Now, after several attempts, wildlife
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