- Friday, 28 November 2025
CNN
Asia on high alert for monkeypox as cases reported from India to Japan
Countries across Asia are on high alert for monkeypox, screening travellers and scrambling teams of medics, as they report their first cases of the virus, now identified as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Alarmingly high temperatures in US
"From the southern Plains into the East, it will feel extremely oppressive, especially in the major metro areas of Washington D.C. to New York City and Boston," the National Weather Service warned.
Nepali Sherpa breaks his own climbing record
A 47-year-old Nepali Sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 meters (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday.
Qatar Airways named world's best airlines for 2022
Nabbing the top spot for the second year in the row is Qatar Airways, with AirlineRatings.com stating this carrier's commitment to flying over the past couple of years was the deciding factor. Qatar Airways also won the Excellence in Long Haul - Middle East/Africa award.
'I take responsibility' for Abe's assassination, Nara police chief says
The police chief of the prefecture where Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated said he "take[s] responsibility" for the security failure that resulted in his killing.
Online abortion pill interest soars after the demise of Roe v. Wade
Traffic to telehealth abortion platforms has skyrocketed in the last several days and weeks, up 456% when the draft opinion was leaked in May compared to the previous month and an additional 20% month over month in June when the final Supreme Court verdict was announced, according to Similarweb data.
After earthquake, Afghanistan braces for cholera, disease outbreaks
Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are in need of clean water and food and are at risk of disease, an Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday, days after a United Nations agency warned of a cholera outbreak in the region.
US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion
The Supreme Court's overturning of a woman's right to an abortion on Friday was a legal, political and societal thunderbolt that merits the overused term "historic" because it will change life in multiple ways, many still unknown.
World's most liveable cities for 2022
Overall, Europe dominated the list, with six spots in the top 11 (there was a tie for 10th place). Copenhagen, which CNN Travel pronounced Europe's capital of cool in December 2021, nabbed a second place on the Global Liveability Index.
Sri Lanka's economy has 'completely collapsed,' Prime Minister Wickremesinghe says
"Our economy has faced a complete collapse," Wickremesinghe told Sri Lanka's Parliament, adding the government was seeking help from its global partners and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilize the economy.
Internet Explorer's final resting place: as a 'world-class joke' in South Korea
To commemorate its demise, he spent a month and 430,000 won ($330) designing and ordering a headstone with Explorer's "e" logo and the English epitaph: "He was a good tool to download other browsers."
Western Europeans wilt in early summer heatwave, compounding climate change fears
Spain is seeing its hottest early summer temperatures, one area of France banned outdoor events, and drought stalked Italian farmers as a heatwave sent Europeans hunting for shade and fretting over climate change.
FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favour of expanding the emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to include children as young as 6 months.
11 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, residents return to their village
More than 11 years after Japan's worst nuclear disaster, the government lifted evacuation orders in a section of a village previously deemed off-limits on Sunday, allowing residents to move back into their homes.
Japan makes 'online insults' punishable by one year in prison
Japan's parliament on Monday passed legislation making "online insults" punishable by imprisonment amid rising public concern over cyberbullying sparked by the suicide of a reality television star who had faced social media abuse.
