At least 16 dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador | CNN
CNN — At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to...
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A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Malawi death toll from Cyclone Freddy rises to 190 | CNN
CNN — At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi, local authorities said Tuesday...
Norfolk Southern balks at compensating homeowners in East Palestine | CNN Business
Washington, DC CNN — Jim Stewart was getting ready to sell his home in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then...
Record-strength Cyclone Freddy pounds Mozambique after making second landfall | CNN
Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month, breaking records for...
After a tragic shipwreck, no peace for the dead or living | CNN
CNN — Two weeks after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still...
Chinese city proposes lockdowns for flu — and faces a backlash | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city has sparked a backlash on social media after saying it would consider the...
Blast kills Taliban governor in his office in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have...
Greek prime minister promises to fix chronic railway deficiencies as public anger grows | CNN
CNN — Greece’s prime minister has promised to improve the safety standards of the country’s railway system following its deadliest...
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Greek prime minister apologizes over train collision amid public fury | CNN
CNN — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has apologized for one of the country’s worst train crashes in years, saying...
US agency assessment backing Covid lab leak theory raises more questions than answers — and backlash from China | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you...
Death toll from rail disaster rises to 57 as anger boils in Greece | CNN
CNN — Anger in Greece over poor railway safety grew on Thursday as the death toll from one of the...
This CNN Hero traveled 5,500 miles to deliver care to Turkey’s earthquake survivors | CNN
CNN — At home in Anchorage, Alaska, nurse Teresa Gray was playing a board game with her children when she...
A flight attendant’s secrets to surviving long-haul flights | CNN
CNN — Any air travel can be stressful, but facing down a long-haul flight can be especially intimidating. Should you...
Turkey arrests nearly 200 people over alleged poor building construction following quake tragedy | CNN
Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Nearly 200 people have been arrested for alleged poor building construction following the catastrophic earthquake that...
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown | CNN
Reuters — El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” on Friday, the...
Afraid to sleep indoors: Child survivors of deadly quake left traumatized | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
Venice canals run dry amid fears Italy faces another drought | CNN
Venice Reuters — Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s...
Magnitude 6.3 aftershock strikes southern Turkey, killing 3 and injuring hundreds 2 weeks after massive quake killed thousands | CNN
CNN — A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more, according...
