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By Jessica Hasbun and Rafael Romo Only a couple of weeks ago, Francis de la Nuez and his wife were elated about expecting a baby girl. But Covid-19 put a tragic end to their hopes, cutting short a 34-week pregnancy. Walking outside the Dr. Marcelino Vélez Santana Regional Hospital in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A “number of people” have been left injured from a train collision at a tunnel near Salisbury, England, according to the British Transport Police (BTP). “Thankfully no one has died,” the BTP tweeted shortly after 9:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. EDT) Sunday. Officers are continuing to respond to the incident

A “number of people” have been left injured from a train collision at a tunnel near Salisbury, England, according to the British Transport Police (BTP). “Thankfully no one has died,” the BTP tweeted shortly after 9:00 p.m. local time (5:00 p.m. EDT) Sunday. Officers are continuing to respond to the incident at the Fisherton Tunnel,

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN E-cigarettes could be prescribed by England’s National Health Service under plans to cut smoking rates in the country. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is publishing updated guidance which could allow e-cigarette products to be prescribed for those who want to stop smoking, the UK government said in

By Philip Wang, CNN New Zealand on Thursday said it would begin easing Covid-19 restrictions that have been in place on its national borders since March 2020. Chris Hipkins, minister in charge of New Zealand’s Covid-19 response, said that from November, travelers from Pacific countries such as Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will no longer need

By Katie Hunt, CNN The great-grandson of the legendary Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull has been confirmed as his closest living relative using an innovative new DNA technique applied to hair taken from the Native American leader’s scalp lock. People had tried to question Ernie LaPointe’s relationship with Sitting Bull, who was also known as

By Matt Rivers, CNN Haiti’s Senate leader Joseph Lambert has joined calls for embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. “Ariel Henry must resign because he has lost the trust of the country and he has failed to give results,” Lambert said on Tuesday in an exclusive interview with CNN at the senator’s home in

By Rodrigo Pedroso A Brazilian commission investigating the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has called for criminal charges against President Jair Bolsonaro. Seven of the commission’s eleven senators voted on Tuesday to support the recommendations of a 1,288-page report into the crisis, which condemned the populist leader’s actions. The document calls for charges against

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II will skip next week’s key climate conference in Glasgow, according to a royal source. The news comes after the 95-year-old monarch was admitted to a hospital last week for “preliminary investigations.” Buckingham Palace had announced earlier on Tuesday that the Queen would “regretfully” cancel a