By Rob Picheta, CNN Britain is facing a “tidal wave” of infections from the new Omicron coronavirus variant, ministers have warned, as they sound the alarm on rapid transmission rates in London and across the country. On Monday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed the country’s first death of a person with the variant. He
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel. In a speech on stage during the pageant, Sandhu urged young people to “know that you are unique and that’s what makes you beautiful, stop comparing yourself to
Continue Reading Jessie Yeung, CNN Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel. In a speech on stage during the pageant, Sandhu urged young people to “know that you are unique and that’s what makes you beautiful, stop comparing yourself to
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By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Business Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised,” his office said, when a tweet was sent from the Indian Prime Minister’s account saying his country had adopted Bitcoin and would be distributing the cryptocurrency. “The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured,” the Indian PM’s
Continue ReadingReuters Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday, December 11 from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. In August, the 19-year-old British-Belgian departed from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on her 51,000-km journey, which is to span five continents and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1971 Birth place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Justin Pierre James Trudeau Father: Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada (1968-1979 and 1980-1984) Mother: Margaret (Sinclair) Trudeau Marriage: Sophie Grégoire (May 2005-present) Children: Hadrien,
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By Laura Smith-Spark, Sugam Pokharel and George Engels, CNN A photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosting a Christmas quiz party at 10 Downing Street last year that allegedly broke Covid-19 restrictions at the time has been published by British newspaper The Mirror. In the photo, Johnson is pictured on a screen, where he
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By Hadas Gold, CNN The sparkling Red Sea has some competition this weekend. A sea of 80 women, competing for the glittering Miss Universe crown, has taken over the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat with all of their stilettos and sequins. On arrival, the venue — Eilat’s port — doesn’t seem nearly as glamorous
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By Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and Britain’s royal family are getting ready by releasing their Christmas cards. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge shared a family photo used for this year’s official Christmas card, while Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall went
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
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By Sharon Braithwaite and Allegra Goodwin, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s press chief gave out joke awards and made a thank you speech at a Downing Street party on December 18 last year while London was under strict lockdown, according to CNN affiliate ITV. Jack Doyle, who was Johnson’s deputy director of communications at
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By Karol Suarez, Helen Regan and Kiarinna Parisi, CNN At least 55 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a truck overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, with most of the victims believed to be migrants from Central America, according to local authorities. The incident happened in Mexico’s Chiapas state, which borders Guatemala,
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By Karol Suarez, Isa Soares and Ben Westcott, CNN Nicaragua’s government has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and embraced Beijing, declaring “there is only one China in the world.” The Nicaraguan announcement now leaves a little more than a dozen countries that maintain official diplomatic relations with self-ruled Taiwan, including fellow Central American nations
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By Merlin Delcid and Sheena McKenzie, CNN The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two El Salvador government officials accused of negotiating with notorious local gangs in an attempt to seal a secret “truce” and shore up political support. According to a statement by the US Treasury Department, the officials — Osiris Luna, chief of
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1964 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Father: Stanley Johnson, environmentalist, writer, former politician Mother: Charlotte Johnson Wahl, painter Marriages: Carrie Symonds (2021-present); Marina
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By Sebastian Shukla, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a “healthy baby girl,” according to the UK’s Press Association. The baby was born on Thursday morning at a London hospital. The Johnsons had announced in July that they were expecting a second child in December.
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By Amy Simonson, CNN Canada on Wednesday banned conversion therapy, which are treatments that claim to be able to change a person’s sexual orientation or identity. The law makes it a crime to subject a person of any age, consenting or not, to such treatment. So-called conversion therapies rely on the assumption that sexual orientation
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