CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia formerly known as Burma. About Myanmar (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 676,578 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) Population: 57,526,449 (2022 est.) Median age: 29.2 years Capital: Naypyidaw Ethnic Groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%,
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By Dakin Andone, Jennifer Henderson and Amanda Watts, CNN A Black father, his son, and their Black real estate agent have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Wyoming, Michigan, the Wyoming police chief and six police officers after they were ordered by police officers out of the home they were touring and handcuffed. The
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1966 Birth place: Pisa, Italy Father: Giorgio Letta, a mathematics professor Mother: Anna (Banchi) Letta Marriage: Gianna Fregonara Children: Giacomo, Lorenzo, Francesco Education: University of Pisa, International Law, 1994; Scuola Superiore “S.Anna,” European
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1926 Birth place: Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China Birth name: Jiang Zemin Father: Jiang Shijun Mother: Wu Yueqing Marriage: Wang Yeping Children: Jiang Miankang and Jiang Mianheng Education: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Electrical Engineering, 1947
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Stephen Breyer, retired associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Personal Birth date: August 15, 1938 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Stephen Gerald Breyer Father: Irving Breyer, an attorney Mother: Anne (Roberts) Breyer Marriage: Joanna (Hare) Breyer (September 4, 1967-present), pediatric psychologist
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By Jennifer Hauser, Tara John and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The Taliban has seized control of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan, local officials told CNN on Sunday. It is the first major city to fall to the insurgent group since they began their offensive in May, and marks a big blow to the Afghan government. Kunduz
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By Amy Woodyatt and Jennifer Hauser, CNN Failure to act now on climate change will result in “catastrophic” consequences for the world, the leader of the United Nation’s next climate talks has warned. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” Alok Sharma, the British minister in charge of the 26th UN Climate Change
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By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can voluntarily share their Covid-19 vaccine status with administration, but those who show up on campus unvaccinated or choose not to disclose their vaccination status will have to get tested for coronavirus weekly. When apprehensive students started approaching
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN The Sierra Nevada red fox, a rare California species whose population is dramatically dwindling, has been listed as endangered. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced in a news release Monday that the fox population in Sierra Nevada, which only consists of about 18 to 39 individuals, will receive protection
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A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated. CNN’s Brianna Keilar reports.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations climbed and new infection numbers plummeted in spring, many Americans thought they were in for a carefree summer. But lagging vaccinations and a highly contagious new variant dragged the US back into a vicious Covid-19 surge — one that’s prompted new mask mandates and measures
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN Nearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, that spunky kitty is changing hundreds of lives by helping children with eye problems feel more confident about wearing glasses and eye patches. Truffles, now famous for her glamorous glasses — which range from sparkling
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By Alta Spells and Claudia Dominguez, CNN One Chicago police officer is dead and another is fighting for his life after they were shot while conducting a traffic stop Saturday night, officials said. Three suspects are in custody, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference Sunday. “These officers put the safety and
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The war against Covid-19 is changing, putting into stark relief the deepening divide between countries that have the weapons to fight the virus and those that don’t. As concerns mount over the highly contagious Delta variant, wealthy nations are tightening their grip on vaccine arsenals, while desperate people elsewhere in the
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is dead after a motorcycle crash in Montgomery County Saturday at 3:55 p.m. on westbound I-70 near mile marker 181.2. A motorcycle experienced a tire malfunction causing the driver to lose control. The motorcycle then struck the ground and ejected both people. The driver, 63-year-old Charles Hamilton, experienced serious
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By Sophia Saifi, CNN Few cases of femicide make headlines in Pakistan, but the beheading of an ambassador’s daughter promises to test a legal system activists say has repeatedly failed victims of violence and needs urgent reform. According to a police report seen by CNN, Noor Mukadam, 27, died on July 20 after being allegedly
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Cars lined the streets around Derby Ridge Elementary on Saturday as hundreds of Boone County families went booth to booth getting haircuts, information from local vendors and school supplies.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Southern Boone Fire responded to a hazardous materials incident at the Ashland pool. When crews arrived, they found a strong smell of Chlorine in the air. The pool and surrounding area were evacuated and the Columbia fire department hazardous materials team was asked to respond. It was
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 15% on Saturday. The increase in positivity comes along with 2,110 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 585,525 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 655 new probable cases with a total number of 114,309 antigen test results being positive. Eight new
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Raja Razek, CNN A Black realtor was showing a house to a Black man and his 15-year-old son in a Michigan suburb last week when they looked outside and saw police officers surrounding the property with their guns drawn. “I knew once they surrounded the home they were preparing for a
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