By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th century. Fast forward 200 years and the mighty walled city of Dubrovnik still stands as a symbol of strength and stability in a region that has seen
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th century. Fast forward 200 years and the mighty walled city of Dubrovnik still stands as a symbol of strength and stability in a region that has seen
Continue Reading By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Lord Byron called it the Pearl of the Adriatic when he passed through on his Grand Tour in the early 19th century. Fast forward 200 years and the mighty walled city of Dubrovnik still stands as a symbol of strength and stability in a region that has seen
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The swift fall of Afghanistan to Taliban fighters has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with thousands trying to flee the country. It’s also brought renewed focus on Afghanistan’s vast untapped mineral wealth, resources that could transform its economic prospects if ever developed. Afghanistan is one of the poorest nations in the
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THIS MORNING: Increasing clouds with lows in the low 70s. Some fog development is possible in southeastern Missouri but should clear quickly by mid-morning. TODAY: Partly sunny with isolated to scattered showers and storms. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index in the lower 90s. EXTENDED: A cold front approaches from the northwest
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By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing with protesters and forcing an entire city to stay inside, as a frantic rush to escape the country intensifies at Kabul’s international airport. A curfew will be imposed “for an indefinite
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes. Not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, however. On Thursday, Hong Kong confirmed that the Oscar winner was granted a special exemption from the quarantine rules. Four members of her crew have
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being disseminated by a school board member via his official email account. Some parents, including those with children suffering from asthma and one whose 13-year-old has
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By Kate Sullivan and Jason Hoffman, CNN White House officials on Wednesday insisted the US could begin offering Covid-19 booster shots to fully vaccinated Americans in the fall while also continuing its efforts to help vaccinate the rest of the world, stressing the importance of doing both simultaneously to end the global pandemic. “Look, I
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By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake and urgently need help to treat them, medical staff say. The quake, which struck the southwest of the country, left at least 2,189 dead and more than 12,268 injured, the country’s civil protection agency
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive to be the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being disseminated by a school board member via his official email account. Some parents, including those with children suffering from asthma
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It’s the third week of school in Cobb County, Georgia, and many parents are livid with what they perceive to be the district’s lax Covid-19 protocols and dangerous misinformation being disseminated by a school board member via his official email account. Some parents, including those with children suffering from asthma
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some signs are to be believed. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some signs are to be believed. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The red-hot housing market that has created so much stress and competition for homebuyers could be cooling off soon, if some signs are to be believed. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
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By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A school superintendent in Texas is speaking out after a teacher was physically assaulted and another harassed in incidents involving masks. The incidents happened Monday at a “meet-the-teacher” event ahead of the first day of school on Wednesday, Tom Leonard, the superintendent of the Eanes Independent School District in Austin,
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic times. But that increase should be short-lived. The coronavirus-fueled upheaval in the economy, which cost more than 20 million jobs in April 2020, and the sweeping federal relief packages drove
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By Rob Picheta, Saleem Mehsud and Tim Lister, CNN The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing with protesters and forcing an entire city to stay inside, as a frantic rush to escape the country intensifies at Kabul’s international airport. A curfew will be imposed “for an indefinite
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Continue Reading By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN Hospitals in Haiti are completely overwhelmed by survivors of Saturday’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake and urgently need help to treat them, medical staff say. The quake, which struck the southwest of the country, left at least 2,189 dead and more than 12,268 injured, the country’s civil protection agency
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