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Foreign students visit Xiaomi Auto Super Factory on June 30 in Beijing

China’s jobless youth aren’t happy with a plan to attract foreign professionals with a new ‘K-visa’

By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggling to find work. The new “K-visa,” launched October 1, has been touted by Chinese officials as a boon for the

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Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) are seen here.

Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships

CNN By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF)

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Jane Goodall met a chimpanzee named Zakayo II at Uganda’s Entebbe zoo in 2018.

Honoring Jane Goodall’s legacy by supporting her favorite charities

CNN, GETTY IMAGES, POPPERFOTO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE, Popperfoto/Getty Images, National Geographic/Getty Images By CNN Impact Your World and Martha Shade (CNN) — Jane Goodall spent her life championing chimpanzees and working to prevent their extinction, while also supporting conservation efforts on every continent and advocating for the world’s poor. In 1960, 26-year-old Goodall

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Morocco’s youth protest for fourth night, decry World Cup spending over schools and hospitals

By Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for a fourth straight night as youth filled the streets of cities throughout the country and destruction and violence broke out in several places. With billions in investment flowing toward preparations for the 2030 World Cup, promises to fix Morocco’s strained social services haven’t

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Boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) are seen here.

Greta Thunberg and other activists detained as Israeli military intercepts Gaza-bound aid ships

By Jack Guy, Billy Stockwell, Lex Harvey, Gerardo Lemos, Dana Karni and Abeer Salman (CNN) — The Israeli military has intercepted dozens of boats sailing as part of an aid flotilla towards Gaza, detaining hundreds of passengers including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, organizers said, and triggering global condemnation. The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) was

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Ukrainian troops fly a reconnaissance drone over Russian-occupied areas of the Donetsk region on September 21. Russia’s advance into Ukraine slowed by almost half in September.

Russian advance into Ukraine slowed in September, monitoring group says

By Svitlana Vlasova and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s advance into Ukraine slowed by almost half in September, according to the monitoring group DeepState, with Moscow capturing its smallest amount of territory since May. “The Russians managed to capture 259 square kilometers (100 square miles)” in September, DeepState, a Ukrainian open-source mapping site that

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Goodall holds a baby Cariblanco monkey during her visit to the Rehabilitation Center and Primate Rescue

Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died

By Tricia Escobedo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91. Her field studies with chimpanzees not only broke barriers for women and changed the way scientists study animals, but documented

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Mthethwa (right) being sworn in as South Africa's minister of sports

South African ambassador had faced corruption claims before he was found dead at foot of Paris hotel

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — French prosecutors are piecing together clues over the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa. Early findings, authorities said, suggest Mthethwa had apparently fallen from a high-rise Paris hotel on Monday, hours after sending a “disturbing message” to his wife that he planned to kill

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A sign warns about a no-fly zone in Copenhagen

With EU leaders discussing plans to counter Russian drones, what exactly is a ‘drone wall’?

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of repeated incursions into European airspace, officials are meeting in the Danish capital Copenhagen where they are expected to discuss several measures intended to protect the continent’s skies, including a flagship “drone wall” initiative. The commission, alongside the European Union, is working to build a “Defence Readiness

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The German flag flies on the flagpole of the former Baden Residential Palace in Baden-Württemberg

Germany arrests suspected Hamas members accused of procuring weapons to target Jewish or Israeli institutions

By Max Saltman, Inke Kappeler, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — German police arrested three suspected Hamas members who were allegedly procuring weapons “for assassinations targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions,” German prosecutors said in a statement Wednesday. The three accused, who police only identified by first names and initials of their last names, were charged with

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