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Thousands evacuated as ‘extremely aggressive’ wildfire burns in eastern Canada

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the Town of Labrador City, where at least one hospital has been closed, officials said Saturday. The “extremely aggressive inferno” was deemed fully under control earlier this week, but weather conditions shifted Friday, setting the stage for rapid fire spread, Premier of Newfoundland and

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Thousands evacuated as ‘extremely aggressive’ wildfire burns in eastern Canada

CTV NETWORK, VIEWER PHOTOS, KEITH FITZPATRICK, HAZEL FLORES GACITA, MARTIN SHARPE, STAN COLLINS, TOWN OF LABRADOR CITY, CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the Town of Labrador City, where at least one hospital has been closed, officials said Saturday. The “extremely aggressive inferno” was deemed fully under control earlier

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D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death

CNN By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told CNN’s Victor Blackwell in an interview Saturday morning. He was “funny and energetic” and deeply loved his children, Harmon said. But her husband, D’Vontaye Mitchell, will never see his children again: The

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D’Vontaye Mitchell’s widow remembers husband as ‘beautiful person’ as attorney calls for charges to be filed in his death

By Zoe Sottile and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — DeAsia Harmon’s husband was a “beautiful person” and a “wonderful father,” she told CNN’s Victor Blackwell in an interview Saturday morning. He was “funny and energetic” and deeply loved his children, Harmon said. But her husband, D’Vontaye Mitchell, will never see his children again: The 43-year-old

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‘It was a mistake’: Zelensky defends Biden’s ‘President Putin’ gaffe

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended Joe Biden after being called “President Putin” by him, calling it “a mistake.” The US president accidentally referred to Zelensky as “President Putin” when introducing Zelensky at a NATO event on Thursday, before correcting the name moments later. While the US president –

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Iranian president-elect ready to set relations with Europe ‘on the right path’

By Fred Pleitgen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said he looks forward to improving ties with Europe, despite accusing the continent of backtracking on commitments to alleviate the impact of US sanctions. “Despite these missteps, I look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue with European countries to set our relations

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21 people die as school building collapses in Nigeria as students sit exam

By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an exam in what local authorities called an “avoidable tragedy.” The two-story building collapsed in the city of Jos and saw a further 30 people hospitalized, according to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). NEMA said that students were

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