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A new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations sparks travel bans and worries scientists. The UK suspended flights from several nations in southern Africa.

Omicron, a new Covid-19 variant with high number of mutations, sparks travel bans and worries scientists

November 26, 2021 8:01 AM CNN

By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. The World Health Organization announced Friday it has

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him

November 26, 2021 7:56 AM CNN

By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a coup against him next week. Speaking at a news conference in Kiev on Friday, the President said he had received intelligence information, which included audio, indicating the coup is planned for

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says group of Russians and Ukrainians planning coup against him

November 26, 2021 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a coup against him next week. Speaking at a news conference in Kiev on Friday, the President said he had received intelligence information, which included audio, indicating the coup is planned for

South Africa's health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country.

A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn

November 26, 2021 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. “Initially it looked like some cluster outbreaks, but from yesterday, the indication came from our scientists from the Network of Genomic Surveillance that they

A new Covid-19 variant could show immune evasion and enhanced transmissibility, South African scientists warn

November 26, 2021 4:16 AM CNN

By David McKenzie and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. “Initially it looked like some cluster outbreaks, but from yesterday, the indication came from our scientists from the Network of Genomic Surveillance that they

French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in northern France on Friday in protest over post-Brexit fishing rights.

French fishermen threaten to block Channel Tunnel, ports in protest over fishing licenses

November 25, 2021 3:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Dalal Mawad and Duarte Mendonça, CNN French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in northern France on Friday in protest over post-Brexit fishing rights. A post on Thursday from a fishermen’s group on Facebook said they would block ferries in Saint-Malo, Calais and Ouistreham “to denounce

New Interpol president is an Emirati general accused of overseeing torture

November 25, 2021 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN Staff Global police agency Interpol has elected UAE Inspector General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, as its new president. Raisi, who has been part of the UAE’s police force since 1980 and serves as inspector general at the country’s ministry of interior, received 68.9% of the vote at

French fishermen threaten to block Channel Tunnel, ports in protest over fishing licenses

November 25, 2021 10:48 AM CNN

By Dalal Mawad and Duarte Mendonça, CNN French fishermen have said they will block access to the Eurotunnel and English Channel ports in northern France on Friday in protest over post-Brexit fishing rights. A post on Thursday from a fishermen’s group on Facebook said they would block ferries in Saint-Malo, Calais and Ouistreham “to denounce

Police seal off the area around the rescue operation at France's Calais harbor on November 24.

Britain and France escalate war of words after dozens drown in Channel tragedy

November 25, 2021 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Sheena McKenzie, Helen Regan, Xiaofei Xu, and Niamh Kennedy, CNN British and French leaders have ramped up a war of words over dangerous crossings of the English Channel after at least 27 people died making the sea journey Wednesday, bringing to a head simmering tensions in the migration crisis. Ministers from both sides of

Eight dead and 13 children injured as bomb explodes near school in Somalia

November 25, 2021 5:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Radina Gigova and Nimi Princewill, CNN At least eight civilians were killed and 17 others injured, including 13 school children, after a suicide car bomb exploded in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Thursday morning, according to state media. The blast occurred in Mogadishu’s Hodan district, near two schools and the residence of former president Abdikasim Salat

The skull of a Neanderthal man known as the "Old Man of La Chapelle." Unearthed in 1908

Ancient case of disease spillover discovered in Neanderthal man who got sick butchering raw meat

November 25, 2021 4:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists studying ancient disease have uncovered one of the earliest examples of spillover — when a disease jumps from an animal to a human — and it happened to a Neanderthal man who likely got sick butchering or cooking raw meat. Researchers were reexamining the fossilized bones of a Neanderthal who

Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson reacts as she is voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister in the country's parliament in Stockholm on Wednesday.

New Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in

November 24, 2021 4:32 PM CNN

By Amy Cassidy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN, and Reuters Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only hours after being voted in, Sweden’s official Twitter account announced Wednesday. The dramatic move came before Andersson was fully in office as she had not yet had counsel with the King, a spokesperson told

New Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in

November 24, 2021 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Cassidy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN, and Reuters Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only hours after being voted in, Sweden’s official Twitter account announced Wednesday. The dramatic move came before Andersson was fully in office as she had not yet had counsel with the King, a spokesperson told

At least 31 migrants died after a boat capsized in the English Channel

Dozens dead in Channel tragedy, after inflatable boat sinks off French coast

November 24, 2021 11:58 AM CNN

By Helen Regan, Pierre Bairin, Dalal Mawad and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A young girl was among 27 people who drowned in bitterly cold waters off the coast of France on Wednesday, after an inflatable boat carrying migrants bound for Britain capsized, in one of the deadliest incidents in the English Channel in recent years. French

Dozens dead in Channel tragedy, after inflatable boat sinks off French coast

November 24, 2021 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan, Pierre Bairin, Dalal Mawad and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A young girl was among 27 people who drowned in bitterly cold waters off the coast of France on Wednesday, after an inflatable boat carrying migrants bound for Britain capsized, in one of the deadliest incidents in the English Channel in recent years. French

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an increasingly radical anti-vaccination movement that

Murder plots and threats from anti-vaxxers pose challenge for Germany’s new chancellor

November 24, 2021 11:04 AM CNN

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an increasingly radical anti-vaccination movement that, according to police, has plotted to murder elected officials and is actively threatening others. Authorities arrested six suspects and raided several properties in Dresden on Wednesday

Russian President Vladimir Putin has tested an experimental Covid-19 nasal vaccine that is not yet in clinical trial phase

Russia’s Putin tests experimental intranasal Covid-19 vaccine

November 24, 2021 11:00 AM CNN

By Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has tested an experimental Covid-19 nasal vaccine that is not yet in clinical trial phase, his fourth vaccination in total, he said Wednesday. Putin also received a Russian-made Sputnik Light booster on Sunday, six months after his second dose of Sputnik V. After receiving

Russia’s Putin tests experimental intranasal Covid-19 vaccine

November 24, 2021 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has tested an experimental Covid-19 nasal vaccine that is not yet in clinical trial phase, his fourth vaccination in total, he said Wednesday. Putin also received a Russian-made Sputnik Light booster on Sunday, six months after his second dose of Sputnik V. After receiving

Olaf Scholz is expected to take the helm of a new "traffic light" coalition between the Social Democratic Party

Germany’s incoming government unveils plans to legalize cannabis and phase out coal

November 24, 2021 2:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Three German political parties have sealed a deal for a new government, with left-leaning Olaf Scholz the proposed next chancellor following lengthy coalition negotiations and a historic election that sees Angela Merkel stepping down after 16 years at the helm. The incoming government’s vision for Germany includes plans to legalize cannabis.

Fearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy

November 23, 2021 4:46 PM CNN

By Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN The Ukrainian naval patrol boat “Kremenchuk” churns out into the gun-grey waters of the Sea of Azov, one mounted machine gun pointing aft, another pointing fore into the drizzle. Commander Ivan Ovchar explains his ship’s mission: “To defend and maintain the sovereignty of Ukraine.” The threat, the officer

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