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Exclusive: Skin whitening creams containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce sites, new report finds

March 8, 2022 11:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Meera Senthilingam, CNN Skin whitening products containing high levels of mercury continue to be sold on the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms, including websites run by eBay, Amazon and Alibaba, a new report by the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) finds. The report, shared exclusively with CNN ahead of publishing, is the third by the

March 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 8, 2022 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

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March 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 8, 2022 10:59 PM CNN

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March 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 8, 2022 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, Jessie Yeung, Steve George, Sana Noor Haq, George Ramsay, Ed Upright, Amir Vera and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

The ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung greets supporters on March 03.

How feminism became a hot topic in South Korea’s presidential election

March 8, 2022 9:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A furious crowd gathered in central Seoul last month to protest against the policies of a man who isn’t even in power. Waving signs and wearing white sashes emblazoned with the words “Vote for Women,” they accused presidential candidate Yoon Suk Yeol of attempting to appeal to anti-feminists

A poster at the international airport in Honolulu in 2020 showing mask requirement.

Hawaii will drop its mask mandate this month, the last state in the nation to do so

March 8, 2022 7:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Theresa Waldrop and Paradise Afshar, CNN Hawaii’s mask mandate will expire March 25, Gov. David Ige said Tuesday, making it the last US state to announce its face-cover requirement will be dropped. “It’s taken the entire community to get to this point — with lowered case counts and hospitalizations,” Ige said in a tweet.

Police respond to one of the shooting sites in Joplin

An officer was killed and 2 others wounded after a chase in Missouri, police say. The suspect is also dead

March 8, 2022 6:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN A southwest Missouri community is mourning a police officer who was fatally shot as he and others tried to take a suspect into custody on Tuesday. The suspect, who crashed a stolen squad car, was also killed after police returned fire. Joplin police Cpl. Benjamin Cooper, a 19-year officer, was killed

A member of Ukraine's Territorial Defense unit guards a barricade on the outskirts of eastern Kyiv on March 06

Kyiv has transformed into a fortress, with its residents determined to defend it

March 8, 2022 5:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Just two weeks ago, residents of the Ukrainian capital were tending to their shops, teaching schoolchildren or parked at their office desks. The Russian invasion changed all that. Fighting literally for their lives, civilians, turned into volunteer soldiers, helped construct defenses with military precision — and they are now manning them.

Gen Z won’t stay quiet on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

March 8, 2022 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill overcame its final legislative hurdle on Tuesday, when the state Senate voted to pass the measure. Now, it’s headed to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has indicated his support for the bill. Even as it is poised to become law, young people in

Prince Andrew has paid settlement to Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney

March 8, 2022 3:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Prince Andrew has paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her attorney, and a US district judge agreed Tuesday to dismiss her lawsuit against the Duke of York. “The payment was received, the settlement we announced last month has been completed. We are obviously very pleased

Police investigate the scene of the shooting on March 1

Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed

March 8, 2022 3:52 PM CNN

By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio because the shooting violates the department’s “use of force directive.” Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said the officer will be suspended for 30 days and at the end of that

Philadelphia police commissioner moves to fire officer who shot and killed 12-year-old who was allegedly armed

March 8, 2022 3:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess and Amy Simonson, CNN The Philadelphia Police Commissioner announced Tuesday she plans to fire the officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Thomas Siderio because the shooting violates the department’s “use of force directive.” Commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw said the officer will be suspended for 30 days and at the end of that

The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to "violent felony offenses."

More law enforcement departments are limiting risky police chases

March 8, 2022 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

Peter Nickeas, CNN The Cincinnati Police Department implemented a new policy limiting police chases to “violent felony offenses,” the latest city to restrict the risky police tactic. The Atlanta Police Department updated its policy last summer, similarly limiting police to pursuits in cases where violence is suspected. Chicago police are forbidden from chasing for traffic

Members of the Red Cross help people who flee the city of Irpin

Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine

March 8, 2022 3:02 PM CNN

By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following

An aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside

Tentative settlement of more than $55M reached in Surfside Condo collapse lawsuit

March 8, 2022 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells and Randi Kaye, CNN The families of victims and survivors of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, that killed 98 people have agreed on a tentative settlement of more than $55 million with three defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Insurers representing the engineering firm

Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine

March 8, 2022 2:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian airstrikes killed 21 people, including two children, the night before, Ukrainian authorities said. Ukrainian officials confirmed that an evacuation corridor allowing residents out of the city opened on Tuesday morning, following

A Ukrainian soldier walks by destroyed Russian military vehicles in a forest outside Kharkiv on March 7.

Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv

March 8, 2022 12:26 PM CNN

By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said

Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv

March 8, 2022 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. The short statement on Monday offered no proof of the death of Maj. Gen. Vitaly Gerasimov, and gave no details of when he was killed. Russian state media said

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are close allies

Xi says China is willing to play role in mediating Ukraine crisis, in call with European leaders

March 8, 2022 11:17 AM CNN

From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international community to mediate the war in Ukraine, but did not offer details and reiterated his opposition to Western sanctions against Russia. During a virtual call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Xi

Xi says China is willing to play role in mediating Ukraine crisis, in call with European leaders

March 8, 2022 11:17 AM CNN Newsource

From CNN’s Beijing bureau President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to “work actively” with the international community to mediate the war in Ukraine, but did not offer details and reiterated his opposition to Western sanctions against Russia. During a virtual call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron, Xi