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Tapper asks Warren about Gaza's effect on Biden votes

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 6:51pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) discusses what she thinks should be done in the Middle East.

She voted for Trump twice. Hear why she doesn't want to do it again

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 6:50pm
CNN's Jeff Zeleny speaks with North Carolina voters supporting Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in Super Tuesday and who are dreading another Biden-Trump rematch.

Whale that vanished from Atlantic spotted again after 200+ years

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 6:33pm
An aerial unit with the New England Aquarium spotted a rare sighting: a gray whale in the Atlantic Ocean. That hasn't happened in 200 years.

Whale not seen in 200 years spotted in New England waters

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:33pm
An aerial unit with the New England Aquarium spotted a rare sighting: a gray whale in the Atlantic Ocean. That hasn't happened in 200 years.

CNN 10: The big stories of the day, explained in 10 minutes

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 2:40pm
Today on CNN 10, we explain what's behind the record-high levels of global pollution from energy, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency. Next, we examine the satellite the Environmental Defense Fund launched to locate and measure methane leaks. Also, why is Cookie Monster popping up in economic news? All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.

U.N. report: "Convincing information" hostages were sexually abused

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 2:29pm
Isa Soares speaks with U.N. Special Rep. on sexual violence in conflict, and head of the report, Pramila Patten, about the report on sexual violence in the Israel-Hamas war.

Report: iPhone sales down 24% in China to start the year

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 2:23pm
Clare Duffy discusses which smartphones people in China are flocking to instead.

Bitcoin briefly hits $69,000 for first time

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 2:23pm
Fortune's crypto editor, Jeff John Roberts, discusses what drove Bitcoin's massive rebound.

Reporter breaks down the new charges against Menendez

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 1:21pm
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted on a dozen new criminal charges related to a years-long bribery scheme involving the governments of Egypt and Qatar. CNN's Kara Scannell reports.

UAE Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi's new role as Minister of Youth

CNN - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 12:20pm
CNN's Eleni Giokos spoke to Sultan Al Neyadi, an Emirati astronaut who was recently sworn in as the UAE's Minister of State for Youth Affairs, to understand the significance of the country's focus on its young adult population.

Gaza: Efforts to deliver food aid to stricken north ‘largely unsuccessful’

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
Efforts by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver desperately needed food supplies to northern Gaza resumed on Tuesday but were largely unsuccessful, the agency reported.

UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of Gaza with strikes against Dresden during the Second World War.

South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday.

Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in the wake of a jailbreak at the weekend which saw nearly 4,000 criminals return to the streets.

‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent UN expert told the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, presenting hard-hitting findings and recommendations on how to end the scourge.

Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell their illegal produce, fuelling narcotics consumption globally, a UN-backed report launched on Tuesday showed. 

Women in parliament: Slow progress towards equal representation

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
Progress on women’s representation in national legislatures was “slow and mixed” in 2023, registering a growth of 0.4 per cent over the preceding year, the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) reported on Tuesday.

World News in Brief: Climate change in the countryside, Yemen polio drive success, development and peace

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
Climate change is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women, the poor and older populations, who also have the least capacity to adapt to extreme weather events, a new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) revealed on Tuesday.

North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

United Nations - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 4:00am
A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN humanitarians who on Tuesday issued a fresh alert about “appalling” conditions in medical facilities where more children risk are battling life-threatening malnutrition.

UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

United Nations - Mon, 03/04/2024 - 4:00am
The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted the threats of transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption that is plaguing Somalia.

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