By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath. The Wacken Open Air festival is an annual event which takes place in fields outside the village of Wacken in northern Germany, attracting tens of thousands of
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By Celine Alkhaldi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Just weeks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are considering a draconian new bill on hijab-wearing that experts say would enshrine unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law. The 70-article draft law sets out a
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Mexican city of Chihuahua have moved to ban performances of songs that “promote violence against women,” citing high levels of domestic violence. The city council unanimously approved the measure on July 26, according to Mayor Marco Bonilla, who said fines for non-compliance would range from 674,000
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Scottish court ruled Wednesday that a rape suspect who has been accused of faking his own death can be extradited to the US to face charges, according to UK news agency PA Media. Nicholas Rossi, 35, currently faces a string of accusations in separate US states. On Wednesday,
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By Sana Noor Haq, Josh Pennington, Niamh Kennedy, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Poland will deploy more troops at the border with Belarus after it accused Minsk of violating its airspace, raising tensions between the NATO member and a key Kremlin ally in an increasingly volatile security landscape in Europe.
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many consumers depend on Amazon for everything from essential household items to random gadgets and thingamabobs. This week, the e-commerce giant debuted another offering: a virtual clinic where Amazon customers in the US can receive telehealth treatment for common conditions directly on its website or mobile app. Here’s what
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By Gawon Bae and Laura Paddison, CNN Seoul (CNN) — At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea as the country swelters under a prolonged heat wave with temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country. The deaths, which have all happened since May, far exceed
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A spate of Quran-burning protests in Sweden and Denmark has caused angry demonstrations in Muslim-majority countries, heightened security fears at home and left both Scandinavian nations questioning whether they need to review their liberal laws on freedom of speech. Sweden sparked an international spat after allowing a protester to
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Kate Conerly, CNN (CNN) — A 1-year-old girl in New York died after her grandmother left her in the back seat of a car for eight hours while she went to work, police said. The 54-year-old woman forgot to drop off the 14-month-old at day care on her way to work
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WCCO, MN STATE PATROL, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say. “This is just a tremendously sad situation,” the state patrol’s chief,
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — As an extreme drought grips Mexico, leading to crop losses, a lack of water and higher food prices, the government is trying to bring desperately-needed rain by turning to a controversial technology: cloud seeding. In July, the country kicked off the latest phase of a cloud seeding project that
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers in Kherson were subjected to widespread torture including sexual violence, according to a report published Wednesday. The report reveals analysis of an initial pool of 320 cases of detention in Kherson, across more than 35 identified detention centers. It was
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation’s powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s highly secretive civilian spy agency has launched a public account on a major social media platform to call on “all members of society” to join its fight against espionage, offering rewards and protection for those who provide information. The Ministry of State Security oversees intelligence and
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By Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 in the deadliest-ever attack on Jewish people in the United States, was unanimously sentenced to death by a federal jury on Wednesday. It’s the first federal
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions grand prize grew further past the billion-dollar mark after no winning ticket claimed the jackpot at Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and Mega Ball 12. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Friday night
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By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees. The York Fire – already California’s largest fire of the year – has burned more than
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, Wayne Chang and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there’s little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes Japan with wind and rain. Between Saturday and Wednesday morning, 744.8 millimeters (29 inches) of rain
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three Minnesota State Patrol troopers are on leave after one of them fatally shot a man during a traffic stop early Monday in Minneapolis, and the state is investigating the shooting, authorities say. “This is just a tremendously sad situation,” the state patrol’s chief, Col. Matt Langer, said in
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many consumers depend on Amazon for everything from essential household items to random gadgets and thingamabobs. This week, the e-commerce giant debuted another offering: a virtual clinic where Amazon customers in the US can receive telehealth treatment for common conditions directly on its website or mobile app. Here’s
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