At least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN
CNN — At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban...
disasters and safety
FTX founder says there was a security incident at parents’ home | CNN Business
CNN — Attorneys for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urged the judge in his fraud case to keep the names...
Russia’s war in Ukraine sparked a historic food crisis. It’s not over | CNN Business
London CNN — Grain is once again leaving Ukrainian ports. The price of fertilizer is falling sharply. Billions of dollars...
Greece drops some espionage charges against aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea | CNN
CNN — A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea,...
They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial | CNN
CNN — A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the...
Former US fighter pilot arrested in Australia over China training allegations ‘singled out,’ lawyer says | CNN
The lawyer for former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan said he was “singled out” for extradition to the United...
Mexico City subway train collision kills at least 1, injures dozens | CNN
Mexico City CNN — Two trains collided on Mexico City’s subway system Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring...
Mexico prison attack kills 14, dozens of inmates escape | CNN
CNN — At least 14 people died in a brazen armed assault on a prison in the Mexican border city...
‘We’re trapped’: Britons in homes with unsafe cladding see no way out as living costs soar | CNN
London CNN — In May 2017, Sophie Bichener did what many in their twenties are unable to do: buy a...
Bus accident in British Columbia hospitalizes more than 50 people, officials say | CNN
CNN — A bus accident in southern British Columbia, Canada, on Christmas Eve has left more than 50 people hospitalized,...
Fuel tanker tunnel fire kills at least 19 in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — At least 19 people have been killed and 32 others were injured when a fuel tanker caught fire...
Floods kill at least 120 in Kinshasa | CNN
CNN — More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding...
United places order for 200 Boeing planes, giving two troubled jets a vote of confidence | CNN Business
New York CNN — United Airlines placed a massive order for at least 200 Boeing planes on Tuesday, split between...
A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge | CNN
New Delhi CNN — At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash...
One dead, dozen missing after explosion at apartment block on Channel island of Jersey | CNN
CNN — One person died Saturday and several are missing after an explosion and fire at an apartment building on...
China Eastern takes delivery of the world’s first made-in-China C919 jet | CNN Business
The world’s first C919, a Chinese-made narrowbody jet, was delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines (CEA) in Shanghai on...
‘I hold China accountable’: Uyghur families demand answers over fire that triggered protests | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — For more than five years, Sharapat Mohamad Ali and her brother Mohamad had been unable to...
These were the best and worst places for air quality in 2021, new report shows | CNN
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report...
Not only is Lake Powell’s water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too | CNN
CNN — Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity...
China debuts train prototype that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour | CNN
CNN — China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of...
