US home building surged in February | CNN Business
Washington, DC CNN — US home building jumped higher in February, turning around after five consecutive months of falling. Housing...
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South Korean leader lands in Japan for first visit in 12 years for fence-mending summit | CNN
CNN — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Japan Thursday for a fence-mending summit, the first such visit...
A radioactive cylinder has gone missing in Thailand. Authorities are now scrambling to find it | CNN
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Authorities in Thailand are scrambling to locate a metal cylinder with dangerous radioactive contents that went...
Blinken discusses need for accountability for atrocities during Ethiopia visit | CNN Politics
CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on accountability for atrocities...
Chinese billionaire arrested and charged in alleged fraud conspiracy that bilked investors of more than $1 billion | CNN Politics
New York CNN — Chinese billionaire and proclaimed dissident Guo Wengui was arrested Wednesday and charged with defrauding thousands of...
Elderly penguins receive ‘world first’ custom lenses in successful cataract surgery | CNN
CNN — Three elderly king penguins have been fitted with custom-made eye lenses during surgery to remove cataracts in what...
The forgotten rescue plan that could prevent another SVB-like collapse | CNN Business
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China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East | CNN
CNN — With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending...
Clashes in Pakistan as police try to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan | CNN
Islamabad CNN — Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with police seeking to arrest him outside his...
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...
Tilda Swinton says she will not be wearing a mask on set of new movie | CNN
CNN — Three years into the pandemic, Tilda Swinton is ready to put Covid-19-related film set rules behind her. While...
Lunchables are going to be rolled out directly to students. Here’s what’s in them | CNN Business
New York CNN — Kraft Heinz has succeeded in getting its ready-to-eat packaged Lunchables into school lunch programs starting this...
Innovative aviation ideas shortlisted for 2023’s Crystal Cabin Awards | CNN
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Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China? | CNN
Canberra, Australia CNN — More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly...
No public holiday for Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win, Malaysia confirms after disinformation goes viral | CNN
CNN — Michelle Yeoh’s history-making Oscar win caused jubilation this week in her native Malaysia, but it also sparked false...
China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia | CNN Politics
San Diego CNN — President Joe Biden will be flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine – the USS Missouri...
Mexico’s president says Mexico is safer than the US | CNN
CNN — Mexico is a safer country than the United States, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador argued on Monday,...
The Fed needs to stop raising rates now, former FDIC chair says after Silicon Valley Bank failure | CNN Business
New York CNN — Sheila Bair, a top banking regulator during the 2008 financial crisis, says the stunning implosion of...
UK ramps up defense spending by $6 billion ahead of key AUKUS submarine announcement | CNN
CNN — The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to “fortify” against growing threats from Russia...
North Korea fires submarine missiles ahead of largest US-South Korea military drills in years | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over...
