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The US has warned Americans not to travel to Japan as Covid-19 case numbers there rise, dealing another blow to the already uncertain future of the Summer Olympics.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
Egypt worked around the clock over the past two weeks to end the deadly fighting between our Palestinian and Israeli neighbors. Since the early hours of the conflict, Egyptian mediators led de-escalation talks with both Hamas and Israeli leadership. We…
Egypt worked around the clock over the past two weeks to end the deadly fighting between our Palestinian and Israeli neighbors. Since the early hours of the conflict, Egyptian mediators led de-escalation talks with both Hamas and Israeli leadership. We…
Imagine you're returning home from a trip aboard a normal, peaceful flight. You're almost at your destination, but just before the plane crosses the border, the pilot announces without explanation that he's diverting to an unplanned location. The plane abruptly…
At least 31 people have died and hundreds of children were feared missing or separated from their families Monday after Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend.Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya confirmed the updated…
A US intelligence report found that several researchers at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill in November 2019 and had to be hospitalized, a new detail about the severity of their symptoms that could fuel further debate about the…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted Sunday that there will eventually be a prospect for a peaceful political solution between Israel and the Palestinians, saying one must come following a "critical" ceasefire declared in the region last week. "I think…
A former BBC director-general has resigned as chairman of London's National Gallery in the fallout from an investigation into a bombshell interview with Princess Diana in 1995.Tony Hall, who was director of BBC news and current affairs, was in charge…
Protesters rallied in cities across the United States on Saturday in support of Palestinians, days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire ending the latest round of violence and bloodshed in a decades-long conflict.More than 90 events were planned…
Covid-19 vaccines have created at least nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing the shots soared.Topping the list of new billionaires are Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel and Ugur Sahin, the CEO of BioNTech, which has produced a vaccine with…
In early May, doctors in India began raising the alarm about a rise in mucormycosis -- a rare and potentially deadly infection also known as black fungus.Many of those being infected are coronavirus patients, or those who have recently recovered…
"The only good mouse is a dead mouse," Australia's deputy prime minister declared this week, as New South Wales stepped up its war on mice with a plan to poison the plague infesting large parts of the state.For months, mice…
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, most of them Palestinians. The truce signals an end to the immediate bloodshed, but will likely leave both…
Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins with help from the Hubble Space Telescope -- and it's not what they expected.The cause of these mysterious millisecond-long radio blasts in space has eluded…
The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region, after a CNN investigation revealed that the soldiers were cutting off critical aid routes.A CNN team traveling through…
While many African nations are grappling with barely sufficient supplies of Covid-19 vaccines, others are destroying thousands of unused shots.Kenya is just one of the countries that has used up more than 90% of its stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, supplied…
As vaccination hesitancy slows inoculation rates in some Western countries, China is going into overdrive.Over 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered in China, according to the National Health Commission -- more than in the United States,…
The Israeli military pounded Gaza with airstrikes on Monday, saying it was targeting the homes and infrastructure of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "to continue to strike at the targets of terrorism."The Hamas-run…
President Joe Biden voiced support for a ceasefire Monday as intensifying violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza entered a second week.During a telephone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden "expressed his support for a ceasefire and…
Today is Tax Day in the United States -- about a month later than usual. Here's what's changed besides the filing deadline.Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get…
