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With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in inoculations. But the impressive headline number is obscuring an uncomfortable reality: the rollout has been extremely unequal across the union. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3uvyL4s

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1 announced plans to reopen the country's borders to fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents, moving from a strict zero-Covid strategy to a model of living with the virus. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3zWrVWz

It may have been a long time coming, but Tuesday's world premiere of the new James Bond film did not disappoint. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ulhvys

Large UK companies are required to reveal their gender pay gaps. But the rules are failing to address inequality, according to a new report. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ZBbbYn

Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country's residential school system. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ooaRXw

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights violations in the country since his disputed re-election last year in an exclusive interview with CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3mcghSG

Seafarers, truck drivers and airline workers have endured quarantines, travel restrictions and complex Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements to keep stretched supply chains moving during the pandemic. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2WqlvBq

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3zSJfvA

The economic report card on President Joe Biden's first full quarter as president: Good, but not great. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kVm67G

CNN says it will no longer publish content to Facebook in Australia. The decision comes after the country's highest court ruled that media companies are liable for comments people post under articles on the platform. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3AUbuLQ

Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi's 7-year-old daughter Hada has asked him the same thing: "Where is my sister?" from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2WtOxQG

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, making him the first French head of state in modern times to receive two jail terms. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3utEtDU

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation's top decision-making body, state media said on Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3mfu9LZ

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to spectators -- but only if they live in mainland China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday, as organizers gave a first glimpse into the country's plans to hold the event while enforcing a strict zero-Covid strategy. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3F2lfdl

Korean fictional drama "Squid Game" has captivated audiences worldwide, making it the number one show on Netflix. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3okkFBQ

Mr. Bond, we've been expecting you. No film in the 007 franchise has had quite the wait, nor lived under the weight of expectation, like "No Time To Die." A change of director, nearly half a dozen release dates, a studio sale and a global pandemic couldn't defeat the British spy, but he's never been challenged like this before. Six tumultuous years after the last movie, the final chapter of the Daniel Craig era has arrived. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2XVuta7

Evergrande has raised $1.5 billion in much needed cash. But that may do little to help it meet a new bond interest payment due Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kPzQRe

A growing power supply crunch in China is triggering blackouts for households and forcing factories to cut production, threatening to slow the country's vast economy and place even more strain on global supply chains. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3CQZFqe

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says America's largest bank is once again preparing for a potential US default even though he expects Congress to avoid that "potentially catastrophic" event by lifting the debt ceiling. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3CTXguR

Wayne Couzens, the former police officer who has admitted to the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, used a police warrant and handcuffs to deceive her into getting into his car, prosecutors said Wednesday at a London sentencing hearing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kXJGkh

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhan as the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world, two months after he dismissed the previous premier and suspended parliament. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ijN7Ql

A Brazilian hospital chain tested unproven drugs on elderly Covid-19 patients without their knowledge as part of an effort to validate President Jair Bolsonaro's preferred 'miracle cure,' a lawyer for whistleblowing doctors told senators on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3F3Ln7u

Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3okgx4D

A wider group of Tesla owners who paid up to $10,000 for what the company calls its "full self-driving" software can now ask the automaker for access to a test version of the feature. But they'll first have to show that they're a sufficiently safe driver by allowing Tesla to analyze data on their driving behavior. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3CYcQWz

Even in the face of a global pandemic, women continued to make strides in corporate America last year. But they're also burning out in higher numbers. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/39OIgC9

Fumio Kishida defeated Taro Kono in a run-off vote Wednesday to become the new leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- clearing a path for the former top diplomat to become the country's next Prime Minister. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ofIN8q

Some of Australia's most beautiful natural sites have been returned to Aboriginal ownership, including Queensland's Daintree rainforest. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3meild0

Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based "ultra-technologists" teamLab wants visitors to experience when they enter its new artwork, entitled "Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2XX7OuC

A shortage of tanker drivers in the UK has caused gas stations to run out of fuel and long lines at those stations that have it available. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kPAjCW

More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3A04egh

Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Hague. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ZEPWFf

Haiti's unelected leader Ariel Henry says he understands why the United States is deporting thousands of Haitian migrants from the Texas border, as he wants to cooperate with America -- and will welcome home those who fled the disaster-hit country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ukluLC

Three Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces "LGBT-free zones," state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to withdraw funding. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kJuZkC

Instagram is pressing pause on plans to develop a version of its service for kids under 13 after facing pressure from lawmakers to back down on the effort and new questions about the impact the photo-sharing service has on teen girls. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2XTuZVX

The V-shaped recovery in the oil patch continues to take even the biggest bulls on Wall Street by surprise. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kIfAkh

For nearly 33 years he lived a hermit life on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, where he was the sole inhabitant. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2XXBZle

More than 25 million people across the Indian state of Rajasthan faced government-mandated internet shutdowns and restrictions on Sunday, in an effort to prevent cheating in a mass exam. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ZtwNWA

Today Tesla dominates the world of electric vehicles, selling about two of every three EVs sold in the US. It's worth more than twice as much as any other automaker. Teslas are a status symbol and its CEO, Elon Musk, is a celebrity, with 59 million more Twitter followers than the next most popular automotive CEO. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3ESJZof

A German hamster is beating investors at their own game. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ZBhknz

The year was 2006. Up on the cinema screen, Daniel Craig rose from the azure sea somewhere in the Bahamas, water clinging to abs and trunks alike. In the theater this writer was in, a woman, laboring over each word, let out what many others were thinking: "Oh. My. God." "Casino Royale" was 29 minutes into its run time, but in that moment a new James Bond was born. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ZjT5u5

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there might be a need to prohibit dog meat consumption amid debate over the controversial practice and growing awareness of animal rights. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3lXJmBa

CNN's Alex Marquardt explores the escape of Shaqaiq Birashk, an Afghan-American who worked for the Afghan government and on a US-funded project. She left Afghanistan in one of the most secretive operations in the US evacuation of the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3CWrEVD

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, according to a statement from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3B1ifM1

Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the largest share of the vote in Sunday's federal election, putting them in pole position to form the country's next coalition government -- but they could be in for some tricky negotiations. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kKGfNr

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck the island of Crete, Greece on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3zKYC9s

Afghanistan will no longer address the United Nations General Assembly, in the wake of a credentials dispute between the Taliban and the country's current representative to the UN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2XVuvzj

Whether you're a vaccine queen, a PCR prince or a quarantine king, there sure are a lot of requirements when it comes to getting around these days. Luckily CNN Travel is here to keep you updated on the latest developments. Here's what we learned in pandemic travel this week. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3kDIT7G

The tiny landlocked republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to legalize abortion under certain circumstances, according to official results published by the country's state secretariat of internal affairs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3EXhaqE

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he might not show up at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow this November, as his government becomes increasingly isolated in international efforts on the crisis. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3iasLJj

Angela Merkel is about to bow out as chancellor of Germany after 16 years, marking the start of a new era for Europe's largest economy. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3zFKb6o