CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, a wealthy Spanish landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, a cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage: Vilma Espin (1959-2007,
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN After almost a decade of conservative leadership, Australian voters turned their back on the ruling coalition, instead backing those who campaigned for more action on climate change, greater gender equality and political integrity. New Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in on Monday before his departure to Japan for his
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australian voters have delivered a sharp rebuke to the center-right government, ending nine years of conservative rule, in favor of the center-left opposition that promised stronger action on climate change. Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory Saturday, though it was unclear as counting continued if his party would have
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By Heather Chen, CNN Ramen chef Kantaro Ishii has fond memories of working at his father’s izakaya near their home in the city of Sendai, Japan. “Izakayas (informal bars that serve alcohol and snacks) are busy establishments,” he said. “There’s very little room for mistakes.” Ishii, the eldest of two boys, would often go to
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Votes are being counted in Australia to determine who will lead the country in an election that could see the center-right government lose its mandate after nine years. Scott Morrison is asking voters to give him a second term in office as Prime Minister after three years dominated by the pandemic,
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing
Continue ReadingBy Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Faye sits on a couch, her long hair twisted into a gray braid that comes down to her waist. Her pale blue eyes fill with tears as she describes how she became homeless and her terror of what may happen if she’s not able to find a permanent place to stay.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it’s trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom. Earlier this week, the British arm of the beverage company announced that it has started rolling out new versions of
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Indonesia will lift a ban on exports of palm oil starting next week, a move that could ease a tight global market and relieve some of the pressure on food prices. President Joko Widodo said in a statement on Thursday that he had made the decision “based on the current
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Campaigners have branded a decision to take no further action against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the “Partygate” scandal a “terrible insult.” Downing Street revealed on Thursday that Johnson has revealed no further fines over his alleged breaches of lockdown regulations after the Metroplitan Police announced that it had concluded
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By Reuters A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday. Mack Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March and is looking to clinch a
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is adding a new McFlurry to its lineup, hoping an enticing summer treat can keep customers loyal as prices keep creeping higher. Beginning May 25 for a limited time, McDonald’s will start selling a Chocolatey Pretzel McFlurry that mixes vanilla soft serve ice cream with chocolate-covered pretzel bits, topped
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By Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN On his first full day on the job, Australia’s new prime minister mentioned the words “climate change” four times within two minutes of his maiden international speech. Fresh from election victory, Anthony Albanese sought to present a new Australia to the world, one that takes climate change as
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By Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Ken Morrison has twice been up to his neck in water during climate disasters. The first time, in 2007, he was trapped in a pool with a towel over his head as wildfires ripped through Australia’s Hunter Valley, a wine-growing region about three hours’ drive north of Sydney.
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By Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez and Aliza Kassim, CNN Mexico has officially registered more than 100,000 people as missing or disappeared, according to data from the Interior Ministry’s National Registry of Missing People. From 1964 to the present day, the country has registered more than 100,023 people missing, of which more than 24,700 are women,
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Oscar Holland, CNN Karamo Brown is something of a self-esteem guru. Whether giving motivational speeches, campaigning for mental health or life-coaching on hit makeover show “Queer Eye,” he has built a career on his seemingly infectious sense of confidence. But as the TV star was dishing out lessons in self-love during the first and second
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