Marlon Sorto and Sanie López-Garelli, CNN A LATAM Airlines plane was damaged traveling from Santiago, Chile, to Asunción, Paraguay, and had to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing “severe weather conditions during its flight path,” the airline told CNN in a statement on Thursday. “Passengers and crew are
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Paula Newton, David von Blohn and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN In a flimsy wooden structure in a small favela on the outer edges of São Paulo, a kitchen, bed, and television occupy the same room. This is the tiny home of 46-year-old single mother Sandra Silva. It is all she can afford, and
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Paula Newton, David von Blohn and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN In a flimsy wooden structure in a small favela on the outer edges of São Paulo, a kitchen, bed, and television occupy the same room. This is the tiny home of 46-year-old single mother Sandra Silva. It is all she can afford, and
Continue ReadingMarlon Sorto and Sanie López-Garelli, CNN A LATAM Airlines plane was damaged traveling from Santiago, Chile, to Asunción, Paraguay, and had to make an emergency landing at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Wednesday after experiencing “severe weather conditions during its flight path,” the airline told CNN in a statement on Thursday. “Passengers and crew are
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, CNN British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is no longer expected to attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week due to “other pressing commitments,” a Downing Street spokesperson said on Thursday. The UK will still be represented by other senior ministers, as well as by COP26 President Alok Sharma, at the
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam, CNN Six new species of rain frogs have been discovered on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, according to a statement from Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition. The ministry said that three researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and the National Institute of Biodiversity
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN Brazil votes for a new president on Sunday, in the final round of a polarizing election that has been described as the most important in the country’s democratic history. The choice is between two starkly different candidates — the leftist former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula,
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN An Australian judge has dismissed a 12-member jury deliberating a high-profile rape verdict after it was revealed a juror conducted research into the allegations and took that information into the jury room. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Justice Lucy McCallum said she had no choice but to abort the trial in
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN The federal government saw a spike in complaints from angry airline passengers in August, the last full month of a summer marked by flight cancellations and delays. In just-released data, the Department of Transportation says it received more than 7,000 complaints from flyers, a 6% increase compared with July and a
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN King Charles III is continuing the royal tradition of having bagpipes played as a morning alarm call. On Tuesday, the monarch’s new official piper, Pipe Major Paul Burns, performed on the grounds of Clarence House for the first time since Charles became King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters A former US military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents and company records show. Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Friday in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, and he
Continue Readingby Skyler Hill Bob Evans Farms has recalled approximately 7,560 pounds of Italian pork sausage in fear of their products being contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The item was recalled after Bob Evans informed FSIS that some consumers reported finding small pieces of thin blue rubber in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Rishi Sunak officially became Britain’s third prime minister in seven weeks on Tuesday, acknowledging that “mistakes were made” by his predecessor as he sought to bring stability to the UK after months of political and economic turmoil. He was appointed by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Major US airlines are criticizing the Biden administration’s latest plans to publicly pressure them into offering additional passenger benefits. The group that represents the nation’s largest air carriers, Airlines for America, says the Department of Transportation’s latest ask of air carriers involves delayed passengers and would be “punitive” rather than provide
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing off his lone remaining rival in the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. The other potential candidate, Penny Mordaunt, conceded after failing to meet the threshold of nominations from lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Orange and pink fireworks colored the skies over south London on Monday, as members of the local South Asian community celebrated Diwali. This year, the holiday aligned with Rishi Sunak, 42, becoming Britain’s first prime minister of Indian descent, as Hindus like him celebrated the festival of lights. Sunak’s rise
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Luke McGee, CNN Just seven short weeks ago, it looked as if it might be all over for Rishi Sunak. The former chancellor of the exchequer — the UK’s title for its chief finance minister — made a high-stakes gamble. He launched an attack that helped to end Boris Johnson’s premiership,
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after his lone remaining rival dropped out of the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. This is a breaking story, more to follow… The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing off his lone remaining rival in the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. The other potential candidate, Penny Mordaunt, conceded after failing to meet the threshold of nominations from lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Hilary Whiteman, CNN The United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) suspended its tour of Australian prisons on Sunday, citing a lack of cooperation from officials who denied them access to some detention facilities. In a statement, the SPT said its staff were prevented from entering some places where
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