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Three years of strict pandemic controls in China and a real estate crash have drained local government coffers, leaving authorities across the country struggling with mountains of debt. The problem has gotten so extreme that some cities are now unable to provide basic services, and the risk of default is rising. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ul0PUxI

Russia is violating a key nuclear arms control agreement with the United States and continuing to refuse to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/s4oB7g6

• Live updates: Putin's former speechwriter says military coup is becoming a possibility • Analysis: A brutal mercenary army is gaining power in Russia from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0sBS1QJ

With space in our cities at a premium, and a majority of the world's population expected to live in urban areas within the next few decades, there's less room for trial-and-error when it comes to urban planning -- with decisions made today having critical impacts on the future. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NrtnPK3

Maggie Musgrave was sitting, alone, in Miami International Airport, crying. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rMLY5xO

China's southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a broader attempt by the government to boost the country's plummeting birth rate. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Ls3R0bF

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, the law firm representing Bolsonaro confirmed to CNN Brasil on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eXjo8FT

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Israel and the West Bank may have been in the works for weeks, but it couldn't come at a more pressing time. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/YG60bSw

Pope Francis starts a trip on Tuesday to two fragile African nations often forgotten by the world, where protracted conflicts have left millions of refugees and displaced people grappling with hunger. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/649Fz0s

Trader Joe's asked its customers a simple question: If you were to spend the rest of your life on a deserted island, which nine Trader Joe's products would you take with you? from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eLQbZ4u

Nearly 20 years after launching his eponymous brand, Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta made his hotly anticipated debut at Paris Haute Couture Week on Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KomRXQT

South Korean actor Song Joong-ki married British actress Katy Louise Saunders Monday and the two are expecting a child, Song's agency, HighZium Studio, told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DXnaW4A

New Zealand authorities warned Monday that the situation in flood-hit Auckland was likely to worsen after "unprecedented" rainfall brought devastating floods that have killed at least four people and forced hundreds to evacuate in the country's largest city. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iPjDXYF

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday asked South Korea to reconsider its rule on not exporting weapons to countries in conflict so it could help arm Ukraine in repelling Russia's invasion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/pxTwKdq

It might not be as famous as her head-turning "revenge dress," but an aubergine-colored silk velvet piece is still one of Princess Diana's most iconic gowns — a status confirmed when it sold for $604,800, just over five times the $120,000 auction estimate — at Sotheby's in New York Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0t1OSfq

Drones attacked a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/I89cjux

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak bowed to pressure on Sunday by firing the Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi, who has faced criticism over his personal tax arrangements. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/szNcmyZ

Ten children were killed and seven were injured when a boat capsized on a lake in northern Pakistan Sunday, police said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/xL6TvqJ

At least 39 people were killed when a bus careered into a ditch and caught fire in the southern Pakistan city of Bela on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TyhrM4A

Officials have warned the public of the risks in touching a small capsule containing a radioactive substance that was lost during transportation in Western Australia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rJBS6pI

The biggest moment in the Ukraine war this week took place hundreds of miles from the battlefield. After days of diplomatic pressure from its increasingly exasperated NATO allies, Germany announced Wednesday that it would send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a potentially pivotal move in the conflict that could decisively tip the balance in Kyiv's favor. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rbx8mUu

Three people have died and at least one person is missing as a result of torrential rain that has caused major flooding and numerous evacuations in New Zealand, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Ah35nNv

Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after a gunman killed at least seven people near a synagogue in the city. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TkiQ1Rs

Colombian authorities have charged an American citizen over the alleged murder of a female DJ in Colombia whose body was discovered inside a suitcase at the bottom of a garbage container. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GzudZOP

Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem on Friday amid high tensions in Israel and the Palestinian territories. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6ZtkEUz

Musician Fred Leone sings traditional songs to the steady beat of clap sticks that echo through the empty streets as the sun rises on what he calls a "hard day for Blackfellas." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/31KWC7g

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah next week has gained new urgency after a wave of deadly violence in Israel and the West Bank. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ctSN1RK

Qatar hasn't only been busy building soccer stadiums but also a slew of architecturally striking and accessible museums in its well-documented quest to be recognized as the arts capital of the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar travel guide from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/qtaNczD

A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/N9gbqfR

Scheming "White Lotus" besties Mia and Lucia have moved onto their next gig: a Skims fashion campaign. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PhLI4Na

When Dina Boluarte was anointed Peru's sixth president in five years, she faced battles on two fronts: appeasing the lawmakers who had ousted her boss and predecessor Pedro Castillo, and calming protesterse enraged by the dethroning of yet another president. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Grgky5C

Southwest Airlines reported a loss for the fourth quarter because of the company's service meltdown over the holiday travel season, and it warned the costs from those problems will result in another loss in the first quarter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/M9kgB8a

Spanish authorities believe the Moroccan suspect in a deadly machete attack at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras Wednesday acted alone in the assault, which is being investigated as a suspected terror attack. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/BiHStq6

The United States has announced visa restrictions on individuals believed to be "undermining the democratic process" in a recent election in Nigeria. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gQnGzYM

Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, and wounded several others during a raid in the restive West Bank city and refugee camp of Jenin on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ejRCHI8

A Russian warship armed with advanced hypersonic missiles completed a drill in the Atlantic Ocean, ahead of joint naval exercises with the Chinese and South African navies scheduled for next month, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kUBLwba

A former graduate student in Chicago was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for spying for the Chinese government by gathering information on engineers and scientists in the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OL2igMR

Tens of millions of people across East Asia braved a severe cold snap Wednesday as subzero temperatures and heavy snow brought travel chaos during the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning that such extreme weather events had become the "new norm." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Y9Af7CD

The Airbus A380 entered service nearly two decades ago, but although passengers loved it, it was doomed from the start. Too big and too expensive for airlines to run due to its four engines, it quickly fell out of favor, surpassed by more fuel-efficient twin-engine jets. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ClvB58I

"If something happens to me, don't cry," Leonardo Hancco told his wife, Ruth Barcena, the morning of December 15 in Peru's southern city of Ayacucho. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6yVcknT

Convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has said a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake," in a series of interviews from prison. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/bhNkYvG

Five crew members have been rescued and efforts are underway to save 17 others after a cargo ship capsized off Japan's Nagasaki prefecture on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/85F6tNK

Hundreds of child asylum seekers have gone missing since the British government started housing minors in hotels due to a strain on the country's asylum accommodation system, British Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick told lawmakers in parliament on Tuesday, amid calls for an investigation into the matter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DgBYyra

Nothing says fierce like using an apex predator as a brooch. On Monday, Kylie Jenner stole the show at Schiaparelli's couture runway in Paris when she arrived in a black velvet strapless gown adorned with the life-size head of a lion — a pre-release from the label's Spring-Summer 2023 couture collection that debuted moments later. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/pRGYeCA

The Biden administration has recently raised concerns with China about evidence it has suggesting that Chinese companies have sold non-lethal equipment to Russia for use in Ukraine, in an effort to ascertain how much Beijing knows about the transactions, according to two US officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mtNq8lx

Temperatures in China's northernmost city plunged to minus 53°C (minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit) -- its coldest ever recorded, meteorologists said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mMzeOqN

The failed Republican New Mexico state House candidate who is accused of masterminding shootings at Democratic officials' homes will remain in jail as he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mozZcIy

• China says 80% of population have had Covid • Struggling pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse in Hong Kong from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dEa0Gst

The two biggest economies in South America are starting talks to create a common currency. Analysts are skeptical. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/LN4KlkX

The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective wail. The gathering is reminiscent of a vigil, but it is one of the vestiges of a nationwide uprising that has all but died down after the Iranian judiciary's breathless handing down of death sentences in recent weeks. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/IoRtBY8

India has banned a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged role in deadly riots more than 20 years ago from being shown in the country, in a move critics decried as an assault on press freedom. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OQk2ziC

Say goodbye to the Tiger; it's time to hop into the Year of the Rabbit. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rihRyKg

A nationwide power outage in Pakistan left nearly 220 million people without electricity on Monday, threatening to cause havoc in the South Asian nation already grappling with fuel shortages in the winter months. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RvjnBbe

Most winters, headlines warn that Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is at "breaking point." The alarms sound over and over and over again. But the current crisis has set warning bells ringing louder than before. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VEUPOnM

The menswear shows in Paris are underway and despite chilling temperatures and a debilitating transit strike, the fashion community is out in full force. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dNXPxv9

The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d'Information du Burkina (AIB). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JyGtEMs

Buckingham Palace on Saturday revealed details of King Charles III's coronation, set to be less extravagant than his mother's ceremony 70 years ago, in a reflection of the cost-of-living crisis many Britons are enduring. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/zjvdSV0

They have them, so we need them. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Oe4fWJF

A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city's police said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/k5Y7L8H

The United States carried out a strike in Somalia that killed approximately 30 al-Shabaab fighters, US Africa Command said in a statement Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4786cLb

Tourist entry to Machu Picchu Citadel and the Inca Trail Network has been suspended until further notice due to ongoing unrest in Peru, officials in the country said Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/xbEleLK

Andy Murray's fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/h94tFwe

The arrest of Cosa Nostra mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro at a private health clinic in Palermo on Monday stunned many around the world due to the extraordinary length of time he'd been on the run -- but came as little surprise for some who watched the Mafia more closely. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/s0GiPcD

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while he was a passenger in a moving car. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/MvXK1lO

Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), amid a days-long protest in New Delhi. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/25bzcID

Attorneys for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urged the judge in his fraud case to keep the names of two people who co-signed his $250 million bond secret because of actual threats he says his family has received. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/eB6nEu9

An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was sentenced to just eight years and two months in prison on Wednesday, according to the country's semi-official Khabar Online website, sparking criticism over the leniency of the prison term. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NJs6YUZ

Mexican authorities investigating the case of an American attorney who was found dead at a resort hotel earlier this month determined there was no foul play in his death, according to an official statement released Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GBAvPRN

Almost 12,000 police officers are preparing to guard the Peruvian capital Lima as the country braces for massive protests on Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DOibpHz

Greener commercial flight technology may be on the horizon. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fhD2nwZ

French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country's pension system that, if implemented, will require most people in France to work two years longer before retirement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KUmisoQ

Spending the night in an igloo sounds cool. And it is, though mainly literally. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/L79xKYE

Peru is seeing some of its worst political violence in recent decades, but the grievances of protesters are all but new; they reflect a system that has failed to deliver for over twenty years. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KBIEfUV

It's nearly Lunar New Year, and Johnny Mui is finally smiling. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fIsHMe8

A Qantas flight landed safely at Sydney Airport Wednesday after a mayday alert was issued on approach. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ShljNRZ

Israel's top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, should not be allowed to serve as a cabinet minister because of a February 2022 conviction for tax fraud. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/emXvgSn

First it was pigeons, in the form of a Carrie Bradshaw-approved clutch bag. Then came a red carpet-worthy goldfish dress. Now, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has selected a new animal to elevate in the name of fashion: frogs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RnFeNzw

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives, finding them not guilty of manslaughter over the 2011 triple reactor meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/IeVgRvf

Taiwan's military on Tuesday rolled out plans to allow women to volunteer for reserve force training for the first time, as China continues to ramp up military pressure on the democratic self-ruled island. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Nhsp2tk

A police sniper peeked out of a helicopter as it performed a low flyby just a few meters above the Ministries Promenade in Brasilia. He was one of hundreds of officers deployed to secure the enormous grass patch -- which sits in front of the Brazilian Senate and Congress and is surrounded by most of the country's ministries -- where protestors were expected to gather last week. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AqQMkNg

London's Metropolitan Police force has dismissed officer David Carrick after he admitted to a litany of sexual attacks on women in a case that has sparked calls for an inquiry into the United Kingdom's largest police service. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GgLRkZP

The British government wants to hand new powers to police that would allow officers to take stronger action against people engaging in peaceful, political protest.  from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ArqVIS6

A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist was shot dead on Monday at a court building in the northwestern city of Peshawar, according to police and a witness. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OYl7WzV

Australian Erchana Murray-Bartlett completed 150 marathons in 150 days, running 6,300 kilometers (3,900 miles) from the country's northern tip to the southern city of Melbourne in what could be a new world record. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/S8R3YWa

An appetizer or an abhorrent? A medicine or a pesticide? from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ORanDQr

Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her security guard were shot dead her home in Kabul early Sunday morning, according to Kabul police. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/CgsnPEv

The Critics' Choice Awards returned to its usual January time slot after 2022's ceremony was delayed for over two months amid a surge of Covid-19 cases. And all eyes were on the red carpet as stars arrived at LA's Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel on Sunday evening. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0RUM4Oo

Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed a search and recovery mission in Nepal following a deadly plane crash that has once again highlighted the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6pXhDiC

Making a move to Italy to start a new life in the sunshine, surrounded by beautiful scenery, incredible food and fascinating culture is a dream that many people have realized in recent years thanks to a sell-off of cheap homes. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Wzk2YXQ

Ride-hailing giant Didi received approval to resume new user registration in China, it said Monday, providing more evidence that Beijing's regulatory crackdown on tech giants might be coming to an end. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nCTDrjU

• Video appears to show plane rolling on its side before crash • Why is it so risky to fly in Nepal? from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4eZxVkz

Indonesia has deployed a warship to its North Natuna Sea to monitor a Chinese coast guard vessel that has been active in a resource-rich maritime area, the country's naval chief said on Saturday of an area that both countries claim as their own. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/7N1bpE3

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Close to 60,000 people have died of Covid in China since the country abruptly abandoned its tight "zero-Covid" policy in early December, a medical official from the National Health Commission (NHC) told a press conference in Beijing on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PvAiTjM

It's a stark image in 2023: Police in riot gear flooding a village, pulling people out of houses and tearing down structures to make way for the arrival of excavating machines to access the rich seam of coal beneath the ground. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rOty1Lh

A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof of the country's modernist congressional building in the capital Brasilia, a video shared on social media shows. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ryBfxUK

Novak Djokovic's long absence from competitive tennis at the start of last year after he was deported from Australia helped him "achieve some great results," he said in a press conference on Saturday ahead of the 2023 Australian Open. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/S21GnqP

A dual British-Iranian citizen was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and corruption, a state-affiliated media outlet reported Saturday, the latest in a string of executions carried out by a regime grappling with unprecedented protests across the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AxmkNqd

A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea, in a move hailed by rights groups and lawmakers. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9oXCtGA

Brazil's public prosecutor has formally requested the Supreme Court to investigate former President Jair Bolsonaro's alleged involvement in the January 8 attacks on government buildings in the capital Brasilia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ePlaqsJ

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) found figure skater Kamila Valieva violated anti-doping rules but bore no "fault or negligence" for the transgression, according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/EpYWXzG

The US State Department's top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained there continue. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/r0X7eh6

An unfavorable ruling against Google in a closely watched Supreme Court case this term about YouTube's recommendation engine could have sweeping unintended consequences for much of the wider internet, the search giant argued in a legal filing Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/D8n4Mcb

A trio of Asian passports offer their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/doLUmfh

Brazilian police searching the house of former President Jair Bolsonaro's justice minister found a draft decree proposing the introduction of a state of defense to overturn the result of the country's presidential election, the ministry's spokeswoman told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/smDLrdZ

"My behavior encroached on the physical and mental health of minors," read a court-ordered apology issued by a tattoo artist in China's Shaanxi province in September. "I am deeply aware of my mistakes," he added. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jcqREgy

Surviving President Vladimir Putin's poisoners was just a warm-up, not a warning, for Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. But his defiance, according to his political team, has put him in a race against time with the Russian autocrat. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2lgi0bs

One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials in the tourist city put health facilities on red alert. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/j6KMuge

Peru's top prosecutor's office launched an inquiry Tuesday into new President Dina Boluarte and senior cabinet ministers over deadly clashes that have swept the country following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3Bfa56Q

Australia's men's cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban's restrictions on women and girls' education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/BisExHu

Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the United Kingdom, according to Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan on Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hVgayrB

The Islamic Republic of Iran has long ranked among the world's top executioners. But with the recent death sentences handed down to protesters, critics say the regime has taken capital punishment to a new level. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gMHVknu

The last time President Emmanuel Macron tried to drag France's antiquated pension and retirement system from the 17th century into the 21st century with one long pull, mobs coursed through the streets of Paris, flaming barricades went up on the Champs Elysées and Macron's entire presidency nearly floundered in the face of the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vests). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nFJm9AE

Ugandan authorities have officially declared the end of a recent Ebola outbreak after 42 consecutive days with no new cases. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PRMC7cu

The former King of Greece, Constantine II, has died at the age of 82, CNN affiliate CNN Greece reported on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6wVlWny

Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official to be convicted of child sex abuse before the ruling was overturned in 2020, has died, according to his secretary. He was 81. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/o1VYfMD

The French government on Tuesday will propose raising the retirement age by at least two years as part of a long-delayed reform to the country's pension system that was met with huge protests by labor unions the last time it was attempted. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VR76abF

China's ambassador to Australia says Canberra should be wary of its relationship with Japan, reminding them that Japanese troops attacked Australia during World War II and could do the same again. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/w7VSazd

Chinese authorities have stopped issuing short-term visas to South Korean citizens in the country's first retaliation against Covid entry restrictions on arrivals from China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Yl0LnJA

This week we've seen air passengers stranded in the Philippines after a power outage, flight delays in Florida and Denver, as well as the ongoing saga of Southwest Airlines' winter holiday meltdown. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kdmb7LW

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DMf1vmZ

The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/CsoRf1V

In rare good news for the planet, Earth's ozone layer is on track to recover completely within decades, as ozone-depleting chemicals are phased out across the world, according to a new United Nations-backed assessment. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/UxwkCNz

The shelter was jammed with people on the eve of Orthodox Christmas. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dLSAPM6

China's heavy-handed crackdown on tech giants is coming to an end and the country's economic growth is expected to be back on track soon, according to a top central bank official. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nVyRXc3

Ukrainian officials on Sunday dismissed Moscow's claim that a large number of Kyiv's soldiers were killed in a Russian attack last week in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Fg9L7Sa

Adidas and fashion house Thom Browne are facing off in a New York court after the sportswear giant claimed that the house's use of parallel bars on its apparel infringed on Adidas' trademarked "Three Stripes." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8f2hvpz

Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the country after devastating floods in what is expected to be a major test case for who pays for climate disasters. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/wnv2ljV

The US Coast Guard says it repatriated 273 Cuban migrants Sunday after intercepting a number of boats off the Florida coast on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NrvQLSn

Some potentially good news for travelers hoping to visit China in 2023. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/otLyvmQ

French President Emmanuel Macron's government will attempt to revive his economic reform drive and score a major political victory this week with a launch of the pension system's overhaul in the face of vehement trade union opposition. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/h2T8dVq