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Surging gang violence in Haiti's capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in the last month alone, according to a United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/7rKLZoU

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Neptune and Uranus are so similar that scientists sometimes refer to the distant, icy planets as planetary twins. But these ice giants have one big difference: their color. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/I8gaV2f

The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country's culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential "Le Cuisinier François" recipe book, emphasizing regional and seasonal ingredients, highlighting complementary flavors, and beginning to document its terms and techniques. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/SGXJmc2

A march on Sunday to commemorate the establishment of Israeli control over East Jerusalem in 1967 was marred by incidents of violence and hate that left some Israelis disturbed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OibCSte

German Chancellor Olaf Sholz was accused Monday of comparing climate activists to Nazis, in allegations that his spokesperson said were "completely absurd." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AqyOQVZ

Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi has revealed the difficulties he faced after contracting Covid-19. The 34-year-old contracted the virus in early January, as reported by CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hC5YlQ0

Sassy, hardy, and vicious: that's how yellow-eyed penguins are fondly described by the people who spend their days working with them. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/QxAkDhM

Colombia's presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50% of the votes. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/yR4OQ23

Thousands of Israelis marched in a controversial flag-waving procession through east Jerusalem on Sunday, after Palestinian factions warned the event could ignite a new round of tensions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4mjYg10

At least 44 people have died in northeast Brazil amid heavy rains over the weekend. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/XT5A4rs

Tropical Storm Agatha has formed to become the first storm of the 2022 eastern Pacific hurricane season. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lmZP1Cb

Cardinal Angelo Sodano died Friday at the age of 94 in Rome, according to Vatican News. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/78NnT9y

More than 30 people were killed and others injured when a stampede broke out at a church event in the southeastern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on Saturday, according to police and security officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/y4HAbcE

On Friday afternoon, a small but heated demonstration took place outside the gates of Downing Street. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/42WJeuj

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Bethlehem late Friday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kyLHIvF

Taiwan and the United States could begin talks to deepen trade and economic ties "in a few weeks," two senior Taiwanese government officials told CNN on Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Sws5D3r

Protests were held in the Brazilian city of Umbauba on Thursday following the death of a man in police custody. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JsrH3wF

For months, Mai Linh prayed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GeZ0Q7a

Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea in a vote the US ambassador to the UN called dangerous, disappointing and likely to fuel Pyongyang's program to develop nuclear-capable missile systems. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/EimAP7l

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have been processed through a series of Russian "filtration camps" in Eastern Ukraine and sent into Russia as part of a systemized program of forced removal, according to four sources familiar with the latest Western intelligence -- an estimate far higher than US officials have publicly disclosed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/O6oheFK

China's cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state media, as top leaders urged new measures to stabilize an economy battered by the country's stringent Covid-19 restrictions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/A6YEfLM

Rescue workers in Burkina Faso have recovered the bodies of four miners who had gone missing after floodwaters submerged a Canadian-owned zinc mine in Perkoa, in the Sanguié province of the West African country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Fz1Vlgj

India has decided to restrict the sale of sugar on international markets, just days after it banned wheat exports. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/aNLbCOU

A court in southern India on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison in a ruling that found he abused his wife over their wedding dowry, leading to her death by suicide. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TgKeG3W

North Korea tested a presumed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in one of three missile tests on Wednesday, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3vqiOt8

At least 22 people have died in the bloody aftermath of a raid carried out by Rio de Janeiro's military police on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/O4kGhSN

When President Joe Biden stated unequivocally Monday he was willing to intervene militarily to defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack, it was not the first time this city has seen a US president catch his national security aides off guard. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Mb3uLpz

Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro fired the chief executive of oil producer Petrobras -- the second in two months -- after the company refused to sell fuels at a discount to consumers warning it would lead to diesel shortages. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/G2nlz3s

Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing accusations he misled lawmakers and is staring down fresh calls to resign, after new images were published appearing to show him raising a glass with colleagues at a social gathering inside Downing Street during lockdown. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5sPeVOa

From the time the Continental Congress gave the stars and stripes its stamp of approval in 1777 amid the American Revolution, the flag of the United States of America has been an emblematic symbol of patriotism; an image of national pride displayed in front of homes, waved at parades and raised with solemnity in ceremonies. But, when flown upside down, burned, or manipulated in color and design, the flag can also send a far more subversive message. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/T92SlRP

Kim Kyung-seop recalls going to cheap bars after class with his friends, where they binged on as much makgeolli as possible. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/slhgVSo

The United States has determined that Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the African nation's 1994 genocide, has been "wrongfully detained," the State Department said on Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5YBVgwN

China is buying record amounts of cheap Russian coal, even as Western nations slam Moscow with sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iO5P8jC

Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from Britain by the end of May, a government spokesperson has said . from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/17iwo4F

Indonesia will lift a ban on exports of palm oil starting next week, a move that could ease a tight global market and relieve some of the pressure on food prices. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RUmrW2B

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face no further action over breaches of lockdown regulations after the Metropolitan Police concluded its investigation of the "Partygate" scandal, Downing Street said Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fkd2xZF

Human rights group Amnesty International has urged FIFA to earmark at least $440 million to compensate migrant workers who it says have suffered labor abuses in the preparations for the men's 2022 World Cup in Qatar. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NaZxnLe

Britain's Royal Mint has issued a commemorative 50 pence coin to mark the 50th anniversary of Pride UK. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TLrEM7Q

Iran-backed Hezbollah lost its parliamentary edge in a high-stakes election last weekend. For Lebanon, this could mean everything, or nothing at all. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/BISwWCl

Tuesday proved to be an eventful day for Biniam Girmay, who made cycling history at the Giro d'Italia but later had to go to the hospital with an eye injury sustained during his podium celebrations. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GeFZn6W

The US decision to leave Afghanistan under both the Trump and Biden administrations was the driving factor behind the swift collapse of the Afghan military as the Taliban swept across the country with stunning speed last summer, according to a scathing new inspector general report released Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gEu5n9z

For generations of Chinese parents, the success of their children has long been one of their most important goals in life -- and they are known to be willing to make great sacrifices for it. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/pu2jiDC

The faces of Australian election candidates are plastered on campaign posters across the country -- but there's one face that stands out, and it belongs to Xi Jinping. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NIGgZPq

It's been a brutal year for Robinhood. The twin plunges of stocks and bitcoin have crushed the online brokerage's sales. The company also reported a loss and drop in users. The stock has plummeted 40% this year and Robinhood recently announced a big round of layoffs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oNetRjJ

The American economy is super weird right now. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lF0vfJA

The Chinese currency is declining rapidly as the world's second largest economy falters under the weight of Covid restrictions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/WNTakBc

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Israeli police say they will hold an investigation "into the events that ensued during the funeral" procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GTEuHrj

Polls in crisis-ridden Lebanon opened for a high-stakes parliamentary election on Sunday morning. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9meRshV

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46, Cricket Australia announced Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iLG0wmB

When in Rome, don't drive your fancy sports car down historic stairways. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gYaU5QG

India banned wheat exports on Saturday — days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year — as a scorching heat wave curtailed output and domestic prices hit a record high. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/q1ulpoQ

Boris Johnson has a lot on his plate right now. The "Partygate" scandal has battered the British Prime Minister's personal ratings, a cost of living crisis is hurting millions of his citizens, and he's assuming a leading role in helping Ukraine fight off Russia's invasion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/vMRfbYN

A female student in northern Nigeria was killed by a mob who stoned, beat and set fire to her for allegedly posting a blasphemous statement against the Prophet Mohammed, according to police. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Y9eAXBq

The coastal highway that connects Lebanon's northern-most tip to the country's south is peppered with gaping potholes. The stench of landfill hangs in the air as emaciated men rummage through dumpsters, their faces smudged with dirt. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hTkNi1U

David Beasley, head of the United Nations World Food Programme, is pleading with Russian President Vladimir Putin to reopen Ukraine's Black Sea ports before global calamity strikes. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/839cK0N

Europe was hit this week by yet another abrupt interruption to its supply of natural gas from Russia — the latest incident underscoring the vulnerability of the continent's energy supply. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4wlIWy7

Within the often head-scratching world of cryptocurrencies, there's a small but growing sub-species known as "algorithmic stablecoins" that have some investors and regulators ringing alarm bells. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rWX8Zl3

Adidas advertisements showing photo grids of bare breasts have been banned in the UK by the Advertising Standards Authority. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/c2omRAf

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the United Arab Emirates President whose modernization policies helped transform his country into a regional powerhouse, died on Friday aged 73, state media WAM said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/k235cMU

Amelia Cline can still remember what she loved about gymnastics; the 32-year-old Canadian says it was the chance to explore the limits of gravity. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/aklO50M

Is there a food more humble yet universally adored than the sandwich? from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-best-sandwiches/index.html

Maria Alyokhina, a member of the punk group Pussy Riot, which has long protested Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime, said she escaped the country disguised as a food courier. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/js8DBYb

If the lurking bass and syncopated beat of Silkybois' recent hit "Bomaye" sound familiar to fans of drill music, the pair's lyrical content might not. Flitting between English and their native Korean, the Seoul-based rappers inject numerous local references into the genre's typical allusions to street rivalries, cars and money. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ThOxrd8

The US is providing more than $800 million in new humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people to continue helping those impacted by the Syrian war, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced while speaking in Brussels at a conference to support Syria. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JezSmkM

Donkeys meander through narrow streets past doorways and through low arches, suddenly braying around corners at startled tourists while residents continue on their way, unperturbed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/D8wSl92

Sri Lanka's outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was rescued in a pre-dawn military operation Tuesday, hours after his resignation, as violent clashes between pro and anti-government protesters left several dead and 217 injured. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/WbSwRXa

The Federal Reserve's favorite inflation-related adjective used to be transitory, as in: Inflation is transitory and price increases should be temporary.  from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/BYQJGd9

Turns out Trader Joe was a real guy, and his shrewd instincts led him to create a counter-culture grocery empire. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6p58nor

For months stores nationwide have been struggling to stock enough baby formula. Manufacturers say they're producing at full capacity and making as much formula as they can, but it's still not enough to meet current demand. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RuHqZBz

The United States is in a maternal health crisis. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3SL8qog

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, following weeks of protests against his government. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oSZdVI7

If you were born before 1990, you may remember the 3D graphic of an almost-naked baby that danced on a loop to become one of the internet's earliest viral phenomenons. The strange-yet-sassy "Dancing Baby" began spreading via forwarded email chains in 1996 before it appeared on major news networks around the US and cha-chaed its way into the TV show "Ally McBeal" to remind the titular character of her ticking biological clock. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TYsIhri

If the thought of retiring your comfortable sweats and choosing a new outfit to leave the house in each morning is an intimidating prospect, you're in good company. For the better part of the pandemic, I've lived in a pair of stretchy, soft wool trousers in the cooler months, switching allegiance in summer to a white linen dress that my brother-in-law dubbed "the ghost dress" (likening its so flowy, so oversized shape to that of a large bedsheet with a hole cut out for my head). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/p2hfm5w

Gianni Versace's former townhouse in Manhattan has gone on sale for $70 million. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Jg4VenM

Massive Native American drawings -- which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years -- have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It's the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mtILUBS

The Swiss are famous for fondue, but their neighbors in Italy have their own take on this delectable, melted cheese dish. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kWlFMau

This weekend, first lady Jill Biden is traveling in Eastern Europe, meeting with Ukrainian refugees, humanitarian aid workers and others who are working to assist those impacted by Russia's war in Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/I0tHZjS

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announced his pre-candidacy for October's presidential election on Saturday, marking what could be the beginnings of a stunning political comeback for the once imprisoned ex-leader in a crucial election year. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Nc8KJwk

Police and fire rescuers are combing through rubble for survivors after an explosion late Friday morning destroyed a hotel in Havana, Cuba, killing at least 22 people and injuring at least 64. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/LkwNRs1

The world-famous nonuplets born to a couple from Mali, West Africa have celebrated their first birthday with a small party at home. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Fa4PjcC

Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0iEQ8lG

Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student arrested with her Belarusian dissident boyfriend last year when Belarus forced a Ryanair airliner to land, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for inciting social hatred, Russian state news agency TASS reports. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/WvNbG1p

Three men killed in a gun and axe attack Thursday night in the central Israeli city of Elad were buried Friday following a huge funeral procession, the Israeli rescue service Zaka Tel Aviv said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/YLoJKVP

A decades-old, failed effort by United States politicians to break the chokehold of a select few countries on the oil market has found new life as the war in Ukraine raised prices to an almost 14-year high. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/A4RWJsK

China's gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record as Covid lockdowns hit businesses hard. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KBNacLj

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the city of Mbandaka, the World Health Organization said Thursday.  from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/wMXT3xR

On May 8, Hong Kong is expected to usher in a new leader: John Lee, a police veteran-turned-security chief who will run, unopposed, for the city's top position as the only candidate backed by China's ruling party. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FfecSHv

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Turkey's annual inflation jumped to 69.97% in April, above forecast and at a two-decade high, according to data on Thursday, fueled by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising energy and commodity prices after last year's lira crash. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oetj2X8

There's a place on the Italian island of Sicily where you're increasingly likely to hear an American accent wafting down its narrow streets instead of the local language. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/7ktag4T

Dozens of passengers kidnapped during a train attack in northern Nigeria in late March are being used as human shields by their captors, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/UyOukmv

The Brazilian town of Encantado has a towering new statue of Jesus Christ that rivals the height of Rio de Janeiro's famous "Christ the Protector" statue. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KGtpsew

Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/m0TRlfj

As Somalis are celebrating Eid Al-Fitr for the second day, the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group Al-Shabaab launched a dawn attack on a major military base housing AU forces, witnesses and officials said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1AmMcYk

The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4MpP06h

Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet is under government scrutiny following an incident in which a plane's autopilot malfunctioned, causing severe turbulence and multiple onboard injuries. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/YbLW9jV

Because SS soldiers used the Nożyk Synagogue as a warehouse and horse stable during World War II, it was the only major Jewish synagogue the Nazis did not destroy in Poland's capital city of Warsaw. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/7xgaOA2

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has beaten the broader market so far this year. But the Oracle of Omaha wasn't willing to declare himself an investing genius during Saturday's annual shareholder meeting. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mG52JNr