The CCP at 100: How to think about China's ruling party
A hundred years ago, sometime in July 1921, 13 young men gathered in the Chinese city of Shanghai…
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Jacinda Arden appears to call New Zealand opposition leader a 'Karen' during hate speech debate
A hate speech debate turned heated in New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday when Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested…
Covid-19 is killing Brazilian children at alarming rates. Many may be going undiagnosed
"Who's mommy's little girl?" 22-year-old Brazilian Sameque Gois asks as she plays with her baby's tiny hand, in one…
Japan's 'Black Widow' serial killer loses death sentence appeal
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence given to a 74-year-old serial killer, known as the "Black Widow," for…
Russia says people can decline its vaccine. But for many, they'll get fired if they do
If you ask the Kremlin whether Covid-19 vaccination in Russia is voluntary, its officials will tell you it is.…
Women lost $800 billion in income last year. That's more than the combined GDP of 98 countries
The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has been disastrous for women.Millions of women worldwide have been disproportionately affected by job losses, with many more left to bear the brunt of massive disruptions to childcare and education.Globally, women lost at least…
As supplies run low, a Brazilian town says it could be forced to take patients off ventilators
As supplies run low in Brazilian hospitals, one coastal town says it may be forced to take Covid-19 patients off their ventilators due to shortages in the medicines used for intubation.Coronavirus cases are surging in Brazil, and the country's health…
Did Tanzania's Covid-denying leader die of the coronavirus? It's one of many questions he leaves behind
President John Magufuli, the Covid-denying leader of Tanzania, was said to have died from heart failure, which he apparently battled for more than a decade, according to the country's new president.Samia Suluhu Hassan said Magufuli had been receiving treatment in…
Alaska dispute between US and Chinese officials an inauspicious start to a new era of relations
So much for a reset.When it was first revealed that top officials from the United States and China would be meeting in Alaska this week, there was a degree of optimism this could mark the start of a new relationship…
The royals have always stayed out of politics. Now they've waded into Britain's culture wars
The fairy-tale wedding of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to Prince Harry represented to many the long-overdue modernization of Britain's most famous family. Nearly three years later, her allegations of racism within the royal family and the media punched a…
Intelligence report contradicts claims by Trump and his team on China election interference
The US intelligence report released Tuesday detailing foreign election interference in the 2020 election contradicts repeated statements from former President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration that China -- and not Russia -- was the top foreign threat…
Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula urges Biden to call an emergency coronavirus summit
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.Speaking from Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva said the US has a surplus of…
Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula urges Biden to call an emergency coronavirus summit
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.Speaking from Sao Paulo, Brazil, da Silva said the US has a surplus of…
The UK is facing a reckoning on gender-based violence. Boris Johnson's government has botched its response
"Where is she going?" an officer asks, pointing to my producer as she dives into the crowd around Clapham's bandstand just moments after London's Metropolitan Police begin to move in."To get our camerawoman," I reply. "Your cameraman," he corrects me."No,"…
Prince Harry has had 'unproductive' conversations with William and Charles since Oprah interview
Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey's interview with the Sussexes aired, but those conversations have been "unproductive," Gayle King, a friend of the couple and co-host of CBS show "This Morning,"…
Prince Harry has had 'unproductive' conversations with William and Charles since Oprah interview
Prince Harry has spoken to his brother, William, and his father, Charles, since Oprah Winfrey's interview with the Sussexes aired, but those conversations have been "unproductive," Gayle King, a friend of the couple and co-host of CBS show "This Morning,"…
5 things to know for March 17: Spa killings, Covid-19, 2020 election, Cuomo, Japan
A PSA from the Irish on this St. Patrick's Day: It's Paddy, never Patty. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.(You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today"…
Fears grow for Myanmar residents in areas sealed off by military and under internet blackout
Concern is growing for the safety of residents in parts of Myanmar's largest city after the military moved to seal off several key areas and impose an information blackout in an apparent bid to quash opposition.The military, which seized power…
US has assessed North Korea could be preparing to carry out first weapons test since Biden took office
US intelligence has assessed that North Korea could be preparing to carry out their first weapons test since President Joe Biden came into office, according to several US officials speaking to CNN on condition of anonymity.The US officials are on…
Rights groups file landmark legal case against Russian Wagner mercenaries
Advocacy groups from Russia, France and Syria have filed a legal case against Russian mercenary group Wagner, accusing its fighters of torturing and beheading a Syrian man in 2017.The legal action, filed on behalf of a Syrian citizen, seeks to…
