By Martin Goillandeau, CNN A rare case of monkeypox has been diagnosed in a patient in England, the UK Health Security Agency said in a statement Saturday. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection which does not spread easily between people, the agency said, qualifying the overall risk to the general public as “very low.” “The
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, Isa Soares and Madalena Araujo, CNN Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announced his pre-candidacy for October’s presidential election on Saturday, marking what could be the beginnings of a stunning political comeback for the once imprisoned ex-leader in a crucial election year. Seventy-six-year-old Lula, as he is commonly known,
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Northern Ireland is on the cusp of having a nationalist leader for the first time in its history after Sinn Fein, once considered the political wing of the IRA, emerged as the largest party in regional elections. Sinn Fein overtook the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in voting for the province’s 90-member
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By Polo Sandoval and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An American woman hospitalized Friday in the Bahamas, where three other Americans died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort, has left the country and is being treated at a hospital in Miami, the Royal Bahamas Police Force commissioner said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been
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By Hira Humayun, Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three Americans died of unknown causes Friday at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island, and police are investigating, officials said. Two men and a woman died at the resort, and a fourth American — a woman — was airlifted to a hospital in
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight
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By Patrick Oppmann, Karol Suarez and Jorge Engels, CNN At least 30 people are dead and at least 24 remained hospitalized Sunday after Friday’s explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, the Cuban health ministry said. On Saturday, Cuban state media reported 32 dead, and Cuba’s presidency said 26 were killed. It’s not clear what
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN Dave Chappelle has a frightening encounter on stage, a toddler steals the show during a wedding, and a powerful tornado is captured on camera. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Scary moment during comedy show Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a stand-up performance at a comedy festival in
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN Dave Chappelle has a frightening encounter on stage, a toddler steals the show during a wedding, and a powerful tornado is captured on camera. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Scary moment during comedy show Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a stand-up performance at a comedy festival in
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight
Continue ReadingBy Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight
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By Kocha Olarn, CNN A man who allegedly went on an armed rampage at Thailand’s biggest airport is now facing charges, one of which could be eligible for the death penalty. The man, identified as 34-year-old Watchara Khambut, faces seven charges over the incident at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday, May 3. According to Suvanabhumi
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Vicky White, a former assistant director of corrections for Lauderdale County in Alabama, was once considered to be the perfect employee and a person whom her colleagues could trust. So when she disappeared alongside Casey White — an inmate being held on murder charges — in a swift escape that officials
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN At 56, Vicky White was on the brink of retiring from an illustrious career as a corrections officer. “She was a model employee,” said Rick Singleton, the sheriff in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where Vicky White worked for nearly two decades. “All of her co-workers, all the employees in
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN At 56, Vicky White was on the brink of retiring from an illustrious career as a corrections officer. “She was a model employee,” said Rick Singleton, the sheriff in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where Vicky White worked for nearly two decades. “All of her co-workers, all the employees in
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Bad news for guacamole lovers, especially on Cinco de Mayo -— avocado prices are through the roof. Last week, prices for a carton of 48 Hass avocados hit a high of about $78.75 on average, according to ProduceIQ, a digital marketplace for produce buyers and growers, which uses USDA data.
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By Hafsa Khalil, CNN A Virgin Atlantic flight heading to New York’s JFK Airport turned back to London Heathrow after it emerged the first officer hadn’t completed the airline’s final flying test. Flight VS3 was around 40 minutes into the journey on Monday when a “rostering error” emerged, leading to the flight returning to London,
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By Camilo Rocha and Karol Suarez, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has lashed out at Leonardo DiCaprio, saying it would better for the actor to “keep his mouth shut” after he spoke out about the environmental importance of the Amazon. The rainforest has sustained severe deforestation since Bolsonaro took office and weakened its environmental protections.
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