Major Rail Accidents Fast Facts
Editor’s Note: This timeline is not all-inclusive. Selected rail incidents with at least 200 fatalities are listed, plus US incidents. CNN — Here’s some background […]
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Climate change: Extreme water stress affects a quarter of humanity and it’s poised to get worse
CNN — The world is facing an “unprecedented water crisis” driven by soaring demand and the accelerating climate crisis, according to a new report. A […]
Elon Musk Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth […]
Meta Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook. Meta had 2.96 billion monthly active users around the world, […]
Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge
CNN — As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route in the central Mediterranean last week, Italian authorities […]
Darién Gap migration: On one of the world’s most dangerous migrant routes, a cartel makes millions off the American dream
Editor’s Note: “The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” premieres on April 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN’s new Sunday primetime series, The Whole […]
Great Wall of China: Six sections with beautiful views
CNN — Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty of time to travel widely in China. I’ve visited more than 100 […]
A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]
China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East
CNN — With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending US calculus in the Gulf […]
Erdogan’s ’polar opposite’ wants to replace him as president of Turkey
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. […]