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CNN — Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a supermarket owned by the in-laws of Argentina captain and Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi in Rosario, Argentina, on Thursday, according to police. The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning, leaving 14 bullet holes at a market…
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — It’s not every day that effective fungus-killing compounds are discovered, so researchers in Germany knew their recent find needed a special name. Identifying and testing three natural compounds…
A view across the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on October 15. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images) Russian forces are edging closer and closer to capturing the city of Bakhmut, after weeks of bloody fighting gradually wore down a resolute Ukrainian resistance. Here’s what you need to know about the battle for Bakhmut: Why…
London CNN — Damning new evidence has been published as part of the inquiry that will determine whether or not former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over his conduct during the so-called Partygate scandal. The new information suggests that people advising Johnson were aware that the gatherings taking…
A growing number of European countries are introducing new visas which allow remote workers to move from overseas. But will Italy join them? Here’s how the situation looks at the moment. Source link
Maggie, Paul and Alex Murdaugh. (Handout) Alex Murdaugh has been convicted Thursday of killing his wife and son. Despite the lack of direct evidence, the prosecution spent weeks outlining how Murdaugh had the motive, means and opportunity to commit the murders. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence: Proving Murdaugh was…
Italy’s coastguard brought a boat carrying hundreds of migrants to safety on Friday, while prosecutors began investigating why rescuers arrived too late to last weekend’s shipwreck. Source link
Italy’s healthcare system is said to be among the best in the world, but stark regional differences persist. Here’s where you’ll find the country’s most highly-rated hospitals. Source link
New York CNN — There have been a LOT of changes on Wall Street since I first joined CNN in November 2001. The Dow was trading just below 10,000 at the time. It’s now a little above 33,000. And some of the companies that were still among that blue chip…
CNN — Billie Eilish says she has deleted her social media apps from her phone due to her complicated relationship with the internet. The Grammy award-winning singer, who has been less active on digital platforms in recent weeks, explained her decision to distance herself from social media platforms during an…
CNN — Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Beliatski was sentenced by a court in Minsk on Friday to 10 years in a maximum-security penal colony, Russia state news agency TASS reports. He was found guilty on the charge of smuggling, according to TASS. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya…
Dubai CNN — Think of the United Arab Emirates and you might not immediately think of hip-hop, but in recent years, Dubai has become home to a small and dedicated group of artists who rap in Arabic about local culture. Perhaps the biggest star is Mustafa Ismail, better known as…
Hear why North Korea watchers believe the nation’s in crisis with Kim’s latest meeting Alarm bells are ringing regarding North Korea’s food situation as Kim Jong Un convened a meeting to transform the country’s farming capabilities this week. South Korean officials believe there have been deaths due to starvation and…
CNN — Cyclist Kateřina Nash has avoided a four-year ban after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) linked her positive drug test with medication she had been administering to her dog. Nash, who has represented the Czech Republic in mountain biking and cross-country skiing at the Summer and Winter Olympics, tested…
Once you’ve got a few basic Italian phrases under your belt, what’s next? Here are some of the words you’ll encounter daily when you live in Italy. Source link
You might want to review this phrase before using it. Source link
CNN — The return of China’s top basketball league to its normal season format following years of Covid disruptions has been marred in controversy after an abrupt no-show from one of its former championship-winning teams amid accusations of mistreatment by its star player. The squabble has sparked a headache for…
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city says it has destroyed a billion pieces of personal data collected during the pandemic, as local governments gradually dismantle their coronavirus surveillance and tracking systems after abandoning the country’s controversial zero-Covid policy. Wuxi, a manufacturing hub on China’s eastern coast and home to…
A hidden corridor nine meters (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings, Egyptian antiquities officials said on Thursday. The discovery within the pyramid, the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient…
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 need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — The US Department of Energy’s assessment that Covid-19 most likely…
CNN — Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry for decades, faces sentencing Friday after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and 22-year-old son. After more than a month of listening to dozens of witnesses, jurors took…
2 Americans arrested for allegedly sending aviation technology to Russia Source link
Russia and China have once again reiterated their cooperation following a meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers in India amid rising geopolitical tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Thursday on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers’…
CNN — Patrick Wojahn, the mayor of College Park, Maryland, resigned after authorities arrested him on 56 counts of child pornography-related charges, Prince George’s County Police Chief Malik Aziz said during a Thursday news conference with Jessica Garth, a representative from the State’s Attorney’s Office. Wojahn is in custody at…
Seoul, South Korea CNN — After spending close to five months stuck inside an airport in South Korea, Dmitry is finally able to breathe fresh air. But he is yet to taste freedom – and his real wait may have only just begun. He is one of five Russian men…
CNN — For 87 years, the Murdaugh family name came to represent a legal dynasty in coastal South Carolina, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor’s office. But now, the family has been closely connected to a bloody tragedy, allegations of embezzlement and a bizarre murder-for-hire plot to score…
A 191-foot cargo ship was discovered by NOAA researchers over a century after it sank, taking the lives of all but two crew members. Source link
Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son, on Thursday. (Pool) The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the allegations faced by the disgraced former South Carolina…
See the moment verdict was read in Murdaugh trial The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son. The 54-year-old scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors, was also found guilty of two counts…
