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Brisbane, Australia CNN — Three other people have been charged in the alleged murder of a 15-year-old boy who died after suffering head injuries while walking home from school with a group of friends. Cassius Turvey died in hospital 10 days after the alleged attack last October, which took place in a suburb of Perth … Read more
Seoul CNN — According to firefighters, about 500 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out in Guryong Village, one of the last remaining slums in the South Korean capital of Seoul. The fire broke out at around 6:28 a.m. in the village’s fourth precinct, Shin Yong-ho, a Gangnam Fire … Read more
New York CNN — Party City filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, weighed down by competition and years of financial losses. The largest party and Halloween specialty retailer in the United States said in a filing that it has reached an agreement with debt holders to reduce its $1.7 billion debt burden. The company said … Read more
New York CNN — Anheuser-Busch may no longer be the only alcohol brand advertising during the Super Bowl, but it will still have a big presence — even if rivals seize the opportunity after a 33-year drought. The beer company announced Thursday that it will have three minutes of national airtime during this year’s big … Read more
Paris/London CNN — Trains and flights were canceled in France, primary schools were closed and thousands of police officers were deployed as unions staged nationwide strikes on Thursday to protest the government’s plan to raise the retirement age for most workers. Protests in major French cities, including Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and Nice, halted transport. … Read more
CNN — There’s never been a better time to learn Korean. It is one of the fastest growing languages in the world, surpassing traditionally popular rivals such as Chinese in multiple markets – a reflection of the global phenomenon many refer to as the “Korean Wave.” According to the company’s annual language report, Korean was … Read more
CNN — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in the day at a protest against the expansion of a coal mine in the western village of Lützerath, police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Thunberg was only held for a short time. Once (Thunberg’s) identity … Read more
Tokyo CNN — Tokyo’s Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives and found them not guilty of manslaughter following the 2011 triple reactor meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday. The Supreme Court ruling was a decision on an appeal against a … Read more
London CNN — Grain leaves Ukrainian ports again. Fertilizer prices are falling sharply. Billions of dollars in aid have been mobilized. Yet the world is still in the grip of the worst food crisis in modern history, as the Russian war in Ukraine shakes global farming systems already grappling with the effects of extreme weather … Read more
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter. Our limited series of newsletters will help you minimize your personal role in the climate crisis and reduce your eco-anxiety. CNN — Fish caught in the freshwaters of the country’s streams and rivers and the Great Lakes contain dangerously high levels of PFOS, short for … Read more
