CNN has uncovered disturbing evidence of human rights atrocities by Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic. CNN’s Clarissa Ward and her team were denied entry to the country because of CNN’s previous reporting on the activities of the mercenaries. But working with local journalists and an independent investigative group…
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that her remarks comparing masks mandates and vaccination passports to the Holocaust were “offensive” and offered an apology for them after visiting the Holocaust Museum. CNN’s Ryan Nobles reports.
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Arizona’s problem-ridden audit of the 2020 election ballots in Maricopa County nears the end of the hand recount as experts call out the partisan process. Previous reviews showed no evidence of widespread fraud. CNN’s Sara Murray reports.
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Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, describes an off-the-record meeting with leaders of the current DOJ regarding former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice secretly obtaining records about the communications of members of the press.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a written statement that the Justice Department will “strengthen” rules regarding seeking congressional records, following reports that the Trump administration seized the records of journalists, members of Congress and their families.
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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour explains her absence for the past four weeks by revealing she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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As emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, and cryptocurrencies continue to garner interest, digitally minded entrepreneurs across Africa are looking to highlight the continent’s tech potential. CNN takes a look at how African thought leaders are bringing ideas to a global stage at this year’s AIBC Summit.
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With a footprint across 80 countries around the world, Naspers is one of Africa’s largest companies. CNN’s Cyril Vanier spoke to the CEO of Naspers South Africa, Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa, about the company’s integration of tech and South Africa’s investment potential.
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World leaders attending the G7 summit issued a final communique that confronted China on just about every sore spot, from human rights abuses to a push for a renewed independent investigation into the origins of Covid-19. They also promoted an alternative infrastructure plan to counter China’s influence. CNN’s Ivan Watson…
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CNN has learned that the US government is assessing reports of a possible leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after the French company that part owns and operates it warned of an “imminent radiological threat.” A source tells CNN the Biden administration believes the facility is not yet at…
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Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, a member of the House Intelligence Committee who revealed his data was targeted in the secret Department of Justice probe, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown what he knows and what he hopes to soon learn about the probe.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that she is “very pleased” that a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement on an infrastructure package, but “let’s see” how lawmakers plan to pay for it and whether she will support it.
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s recent comments were “absolutely mischaracterized” and some of her fellow Democrats were feeding into “right-wing vitriol.”
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on infrastructure negotiations, subpoenas by the Trump DOJ against Democratic lawmakers, a January 6 commission, recent comments by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and more.
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Copa América, South America’s premier football competition, is triggering a wave of strong reactions after Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said the country would see the tournament through, despite Brazil’s struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
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