By Sophia Saifi and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane from Islamabad touched down in Kabul on Monday morning, according to an airline spokesman. This marks the first flight to land in Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan since the chaotic final withdrawal of US troops last month. PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan said
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By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new outbreak, raising questions over the sustainability of the country’s stringent zero-Covid strategy. The fresh outbreak in Fujian province on China’s southeastern coast has
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By Samantha Beech, Jake Kwon and Oren Liebermann, CNN North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The report, dated Monday, says the country’s Academy of Defense Science successfully test-fired the missiles on September 11 and 12, and that the
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has a new sweetheart: 18-year-old US Open winner Emma Raducanu. The British tennis player defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez in a straight-sets victory on Saturday, becoming the youngest grand slam winner since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004. Raducanu, who was born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a Romanian
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Behind the veil of the Covid-19 pandemic, 227 people were killed last year protecting forests, water and other natural resources under increasing stress from climate change, making 2020 the deadliest year on record for environmental defenders according to a report published Monday. The environmental and human rights watchdog Global Witness gathered
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands that inspectors be given access to two nuclear waste storage sites. In response, North Korea threatens to quit the
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By Samantha Beech, Jake Kwon and Oren Liebermann, CNN North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, according to the country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The report, dated Monday, says the country’s Academy of Defense Science successfully test-fired the missiles on September 11 and 12, and that the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Things are about to get a little quiet between NASA and its fleet of robotic Mars explorers. That’s because an expected communication breakdown is about to happen, all thanks to the sun. The Mars solar conjunction takes place between October 2 and 16, and this lapse of check-ins between Earth and
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A finance company will pay an individual $1,300 to watch 13 scary movies in October, in an effort to find out whether the size of a movie’s budget impacts its effectiveness. FinanceBuzz is looking to hire someone to be a Horror Movie Heart Rate Analyst. The person will watch 13
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By Alaa Elassar and Deanna Hackney, CNN Four people were injured Sunday after an explosion at an Atlanta-area apartment complex destroyed several floors of a building, fire officials said. The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department completed its search and evacuation of the building and confirmed no one is trapped, the department said in a statement
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By Radina Gigova, Ramin Mostaghim and Hannah Ryan, CNN Iran will allow inspectors from the UN’s nuclear watchdog to service nuclear monitoring equipment in the country, according to a joint statement by officials from Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The agreement comes ahead of a key IAEA meeting on Monday — and
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By Jenn Selva, CNN The second “murder hornet” nest of the year has been eradicated in Washington state, and the year’s third nest has been located in the same area, according to a tweet from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). The first Asian giant hornet’s nest of the year was eradicated late last
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By Hannah Ryan and Martin Goillandeau, CNN A Scottish regulator said it was investigating one of Prince Charles’ charities after a UK newspaper reported that a Russian banker had tried to donate a six-figure sum to the future king’s foundation. The Sunday Times reported that Prince Charles wrote a thank-you letter to Dmitry Leus and
Continue Reading By Hannah Ryan and Martin Goillandeau, CNN A Scottish regulator said it was investigating one of Prince Charles’ charities after a UK newspaper reported that a Russian banker had tried to donate a six-figure sum to the future king’s foundation. The Sunday Times reported that Prince Charles wrote a thank-you letter to Dmitry Leus and
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By Delia Gallagher, Jessie Gretener and Hannah Ryan, CNN Pope Francis urged Hungarians to be more “open” and “considered” during an open-air mass in Budapest after meeting the country’s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. Orban, a self-styled defender of Christian values, has rolled back civil liberties, ranging from migrant and LGBTQ+ rights to
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By Deanna Hackney, CNN A 15-year-old boy was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at the Haunted Hills Hayride in North Versailles, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, authorities said. Norfolk Hills police were called to the scene about 8:15 p.m., where medics were helping victims, said Lt. Venerando Costa of the Allegheny County Police
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has been homeless twice, Starks hasn’t allowed her hardships to break her spirit. Rather, they’ve inspired her to spread kindness. One way the hairstylist does that is by offering other struggling parents
Continue Reading By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters covering a protest in Kabul earlier this week, with one Afghan journalist telling CNN he thought he was going to die. Video journalist Nemat Naqdi and video editor Taqi Daryabi from the Afghan online
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By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that changed the world. In services all over the country, bells rang, bagpipes wailed and tears flowed as the reading of thousands of victims’ names marked the nation’s collective
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are back inside the International Space Station after completing a successful spacewalk Sunday to prepare for more solar array upgrades. The spacewalk started around 8:15 a.m. ET and lasted six hours and 54 minutes, according to NASA
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