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By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Travel for the July 4 holiday weekend is revving up, and things are already getting messy. By 4:30 p.m. ET Friday, thunderstorms in the Northeast were causing delays of an hour or more at some of the region’s major airports, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s flight delay

By Manveena Suri and Chris Liakos, CNN Business A chocolate factory in Belgium has temporarily shut its doors after discovering salmonella in a production batch. Swiss chocolate producer Barry Callebaut paused production at its plant in Wieze, Belgium, on Monday, the company said in a statement Thursday. The Wieze plant is the biggest chocolate factory

Reuters Bhutan will reopen for international tourists from September for the first time since the pandemic began more than two years ago, officials said on June 30, as the tiny Himalayan kingdom looks to revive its economy. Wedged between China and India, the country with scenic natural beauty and ancient Buddhist culture, took drastic early

By Camilo Rocha and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, CNN A Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro must pay “moral damages” of 35,000 reais (approximately $6,700) to a Brazilian journalist after making remarks with sexual innuendo about her in 2020. The Brazilian president publicly claimed that Patricia Campos Mello, a reporter for newspaper Folha de

By Lilit Marcus, CNN A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has announced that it will change its “insensitive” name in the weeks to come. The resort shared the news in a post on its website on June 28. “Our resort team embraces the increasing awareness surrounding mental health and shares the

By Sharif Paget, Amy Simonson and Laura James, CNN A shootout outside a Canadian bank in British Columbia Tuesday left six officers injured and two suspects dead, authorities said. The suspects were killed after exchanging fire with police outside the bank in Saanich, according to Dean Duthie, the chief constable of the Saanich Police Department.

By Polo Sandoval, CNN Three Americans found dead at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island on May 6 died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said Tuesday. “At this juncture of the investigation, we can officially confirm that all three of the victims died as a result of asphyxiation due to

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Colombia’s Truth Commission presented a long-awaited report on nearly six decades of widespread civil conflict during an emotionally charged ceremony in the country’s capital, Bogota, on Tuesday. The commission’s final report marks the culmination of hours of interviews with victims, armed actors and public servants involved in the armed struggle between

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN A fire inside an overcrowded Colombian prison killed 51 inmates in the early hours of Tuesday morning, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in the country’s recent history. The fire broke out amid a chaotic scene inside the penitentiary in the western Colombian city of Tolua.

By Kocha Olarn, CNN Two women were arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and accused of smuggling after 109 live animals were found in their luggage, Thai officials say. Thailand‘s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Monday the wild animals were discovered in two suitcases following an x-ray inspection. Wildlife officials called

By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added two destinations to its “high” category for Covid-19 risk — including a Caribbean nation popular for its beaches. The Dominican Republic and Kuwait, a Middle Eastern country known for its cultural offerings, are both now listed as “Level