By Rob Picheta, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson underwent a “routine” operation in a London hospital on Monday, leaving his deputy temporarily in charge of “significant decisions,” PA Media reported. The “minor” operation on Johnson’s sinuses took place early on Monday and Johnson is back at Downing Street recovering, his spokesperson said. Johnson was
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Editors: Meera Senthilingam, Eliza Anyangwe; Illustrations: Kathy Kim; Data journalist: Carlotta Dotto; Researchers: Elizabeth Yee, Jacqui Palumbo Once primarily sold in markets and beauty stores, skin-lightening products have exploded in their availability online and today, they are pervasive on every major social media platform. On Facebook and Instagram, vendors hawk creams and
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN A photo of Prince William smiling with his children on a family holiday in Jordan was released Sunday to celebrate Father’s Day. The image was posted on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Twitter account, with a message: “Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to fathers and grandfathers across the world today!”
Continue ReadingBy Matt Rivers, CNN We had to apologize for being late. The traffic was horrible, we explained. It was only after nearly an hour of crawling through near standstill traffic on a Tijuana, Mexico, highway that we saw the crash that caused the rush-hour snarl. Two vehicles, a pickup truck and an old four-door sedan
Continue ReadingBy Matt Rivers, CNN We had to apologize for being late. The traffic was horrible, we explained. It was only after nearly an hour of crawling through near standstill traffic on a Tijuana, Mexico, highway that we saw the crash that caused the rush-hour snarl. Two vehicles, a pickup truck and an old four-door sedan
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged airline executives in a private conversation on Thursday to review their flight schedules and take other steps to soften the impact of summer flight cancellations, according to a source familiar with the call. The source said Buttigieg asked CEOs on the call to talk through plans
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN How to walk away from a bear, deter an emu, and go crowd surfing at any age. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Mom keeps cool as bear follows family down trail A young family hiking in British Columbia, Canada, say they were followed by a black bear for
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN How to walk away from a bear, deter an emu, and go crowd surfing at any age. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Mom keeps cool as bear follows family down trail A young family hiking in British Columbia, Canada, say they were followed by a black bear for
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN How to walk away from a bear, deter an emu, and go crowd surfing at any age. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Mom keeps cool as bear follows family down trail A young family hiking in British Columbia, Canada, say they were followed by a black bear for
Continue ReadingBy John Branch, CNN How to walk away from a bear, deter an emu, and go crowd surfing at any age. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Mom keeps cool as bear follows family down trail A young family hiking in British Columbia, Canada, say they were followed by a black bear for
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, Sugam Pokharel, Claudia Rebaza and Sarah Diab, CNN UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed an order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces espionage charges, in a decision his organization said marked a “dark day for press freedom.” A London court issued a formal extradition
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN When Colombia’s presidential campaign race started back in January, few expected that Rodolfo Hernandez would reach the final lap. But the septuagenarian real estate magnate-turned-politician has a chance of becoming the country’s next president if he wins the battle against competitor Gustavo Petro in Sunday’s runoff vote. The Americas have seen
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso and Camilo Rocha, CNN Dom Phillips and Bruno Araujo Pereira, veterans of the Amazon, would have known the risks they faced when they set off for Atalaia do Norte in the Brazilian rainforest’s remote Javari Valley — a trip that ended in tragedy, after Brazilian authorities said Friday they had identified the
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Jo Shelley, CNN US actor Kevin Spacey was granted bail Thursday during his first appearance at a London court since authorities charged him with five offenses, including four counts of sexual assault. Spacey spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and London address during a brief procedural hearing, and a
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Jo Shelley, CNN US actor Kevin Spacey was granted bail Thursday during his first appearance at a London court since authorities charged him with five offenses, including four counts of sexual assault. Spacey spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and London address during a brief procedural hearing, and a
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, Rodrigo Pedroso and Philip Wang, CNN A suspect held over the disappearance of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert has admitted to killing the pair in a remote region of the Amazon, Brazilian authorities said at a news conference Wednesday. Brazilian Federal Police identified the suspect as Amarildo da Costa
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN Workers at Brazil’s national agency for indigenous people went on strike Thursday amid fury over the killings of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, citing longstanding concerns over illegal activity and violence in the Amazon rainforest. Staff at FUNAI, the government body responsible for the protection and interests
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti, Rodrigo Pedroso, Jorge Engels, Camilo Rocha and Philip Wang, CNN The Brazilian ambassador to the UK has apologized to the family of missing journalist Dom Phillips after they were wrongly told that two bodies had been found in the search operation. Phillips’ family told CNN in an email that Fred Arruda, Brazil’s
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