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Cyclone Freddy survivors dig with bare hands for victims as death toll reaches 326

By Charles Pensulo, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed at least 326 people after it ripped through southern Malawi, the country’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs told CNN Thursday. The resulting devastation has left survivors trapped and fighting for survival. Chilobwe, one of the hardest-hit areas, is a township near

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Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspects nuclear and related facilities under safeguard agreements. Most agreements are with countries that have committed to not possessing nuclear weapons. The IAEA is the verification authority to enforce the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation

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Child detainees in Iran subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence, says Amnesty

By Hande Atay Alam, CNN Iranian authorities have used torture methods including sexual violence against imprisoned children as part of a crackdown on recent protests, according to rights group Amnesty International. “Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, including beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence against child

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Los Angeles school workers union announces plan for 3-day strike that could shut down the nation’s second-largest district

By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN A union representing school workers in Los Angeles plans to strike for three days next week with support from the district’s teachers union, it said, setting up what could be a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest school system. Cafeteria staff, bus drivers, custodians, teachers’ assistants and other members

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Train derailment near Arizona-California border did not involve hazardous materials, railroad says

By Andi Babineau and Alaa Elassar, CNN A train that derailed in western Arizona Wednesday evening was carrying corn syrup, the railroad said, after the county sheriff’s office said it may have been carrying hazardous materials. “BNSF Railway can confirm that a train carrying corn syrup derailed” around 7:40 p.m., company spokesperson Lena Kent told

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What does the term ‘incel’ mean?

By AJ Willingham, CNN The term “incel” is everywhere. What was once a niche piece of internet slang now populates international headlines and is a frequent topic in discussions about gender, misogyny, violence and extremism. “Incel” is a portmanteau of “involuntary celibate.” In its most basic form, incel describes someone, usually a male, who is

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