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6 people were killed when a plane headed to a diamond mine crashed in Canada’s Northwest Territories

By Sara Smart and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Four passengers and two crew members were killed when a plane headed to a diamond mine crashed in Canada’s Northwest Territories, authorities said Wednesday. The lone survivor of Tuesday morning’s crash was initially taken to Fort Smith Health Centre and then transported by medevac to Stanton

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South African police arrest suspect in connection with building fire that killed 77

By Mariya Knight and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg last year and killed 77 people, South African public broadcaster SABC reported Tuesday. Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhlwi said the suspect was arrested after he confessed

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United Nations report heavily critical of UK’s ‘increasingly severe crackdowns’ on environmental protesters

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A United Nations envoy said he was “alarmed,” “distressed” and “seriously concerned” by the treatment of climate activists in the United Kingdom, in a damning report published Tuesday that criticized “increasingly severe crackdowns” on peaceful protesters in the country. Michel Forst, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, who

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More flowers are ‘selfing,’ scientists say. That could spell trouble for other species

By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — An ancient, interdependent relationship that contributes to food systems and ecosystem stability across the globe could be changing. Many flowering plants can self-pollinate, or transfer pollen between their own blossoms for seed generation and propagation, but most of these plants have relied on pollinators such as butterflies and bees

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Russia’s relentless ‘meat assaults’ are wearing down outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces

By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Avdiivka, Ukraine (CNN) — Straddling the frontlines, the small town of Avdiivka has become the epicenter of the war in Ukraine. Still in Ukrainian hands – just – it’s enclosed on three sides by Russian troops and cannons. Pounded by the Russians, the town itself

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Medical facilities battered amid Israeli assault in Khan Younis, say Palestinian officials in Gaza, as death toll rises

By Celine Alkhaldi and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Medical facilities in Khan Younis in southern Gaza have been battered amid an Israeli assault in the area Monday, Palestinian health officials said, as the number of people killed in Israel’s siege on Gaza continues to rise. Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in the latest offensive

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Eurozone Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the eurozone. 21 countries in the European Union use the euro as their currency and comprise the eurozone. Facts The countries in the eurozone are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia

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Space Accidents Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The first space-related fatalities occur when a rocket explodes at the Soviet Union’s Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, killing 165 people,

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