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By Etant Dupain A deadly resurgence of cholera in Haiti has claimed 136 lives so far, according to the Caribbean nation’s health ministry. Eighty-nine of the people who were infected died in a hospital or in cholera treatment centers, while 47 of them died at home, according to the Haitian Health Ministry’s statement. The Haitian

By Sugam Pokharel, CNN A London court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from Indian billionaire Nirav Modi against his extradition from the United Kingdom to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering. British police arrested the diamond dealer in 2019 in London over his alleged involvement in a bank fraud that could be

By Flora Charner, CNN Brazilian singer Gal Costa, one of the most influential artists in Brazil’s Tropicalia movement of the 1960s, died on Wednesday. She was 77 years old. Her death was confirmed by her press team to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. Gal Costa’s official Instagram account also published a short statement Wednesday morning along

By Omar Astorga, Florencia Trucco and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Three Americans died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a rented apartment in Mexico City, the city attorney general’s office said. The office began an investigation October 30, it said, looking into the “death of three foreigners, derived from possible poisoning by gas inhalation

By Sugam Pokharel, Tara John and Jorge Engels, CNN British cabinet office minister Gavin Williamson resigned from his role on Tuesday following recent allegations of bullying, saying the accusations against him were “becoming a distraction for the good work this government is doing.” “As you know, there is an ongoing complaints process concerning text messages

By Reuters Hong Kong’s government said on November 7 it was relaxing COVID-19 restrictions on inbound tour groups including allowing them to enter theme parks and museums after arriving in the financial hub. Hong Kong has relaxed many of its stringent coronavirus policies in recent months, including hotel quarantine for international arrivals as of Sept.

By Max Foster and Sophie Tanno, CNN British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Sunday there would be a public holiday to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III next year. Sunak said the bank holiday would fall on Monday, May 8, following the coronation two days earlier. Charles, 73, automatically became monarch in September on

By Angus Watson, CNN Sri Lanka international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged with rape after he was arrested at his team’s hotel late on Saturday night, according to Australian police. At a news conference in Sydney on Sunday, New South Wales Police Commander Jayne Doherty said Gunathilaka, 31, has been charged with four

By Amy Cassidy, CNN Police were deployed to an immigration center near London Saturday following what they called a “disturbance.” Detainees inside the facility had armed themselves with knives and lumps of wood, CNN has learned. A spokesperson from the UK’s Home Office told CNN Saturday there had been a power outage at the Harmondsworth

By Florencia Trucco, Claudia Rebaza, Hande Atay Alam, Stefano Pozzebon and Aliza Kassim, CNN A group of tourists traveling in the Peruvian Amazon, who were detained on Thursday by an indigenous community demanding government action over an oil spill, were freed on Friday, according to Abel Chiroque, head of the ombudsman office in Loreto. Chiroque

By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Ollie Macnaughton and Christian Edwards, CNN The Earthshot Prize, an ambitious initiative founded by Prince William to help tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges, has unveiled its 15 finalists for the 2022 edition. They include Mukuru Clean Stoves from Kenya, which are said to create 70% less

By Stefano Pozzebon, Ana Maria Canizares, Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Ecuador is on heightened security amid an intensifying wave of violence that has left multiple police officers dead and forced president Guillermo Lasso to declare a 45-day state of emergency in provinces Guayas and Esmeraldas. National Security Secretary Diego Ordoñez vowed

By Jennifer Korn Miller Lite has quite a gift waiting under the tree for beer lovers this year: a new Christmas Tree Keg Stand. The tree stand — basically a small table used to support the tree — can fit around a quarter-barrel keg beneath it. The design “makes it seem as if beer is