What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School
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Global agreement on plastics on the agenda at UNEP meeting in Seychelles
Supporting the participation of regional seas countries in the negotiation of the global agreement on plastics is on the agenda at a meeting of the UNEP Regional Seas Strategic Directions (RSSD) programme currently taking place in Seychelles. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) meeting officially kicked off the implementation of the RSSD in its 2022 annual meeting from [...]
'What are we doing?!': Furious lawmaker went viral for his impassioned speech. But he's been making the point for a while
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has made it his mission to end gun violence. He was driven to act by the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in his home state. Source: Latest CNN News
Another mass shooting, another US gun control debate
A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms -- but also brought the grim expectation of little or no change. It was the eighth mass shooting this year, according to the Everytown gun [...]
Here's how Taiwan has made the US-China relationship more complicated
CNN's Selina Wang looks at the history of Taiwan's relationship with China, and how it has made the United States' relationship with Beijing more complicated. Source: Latest CNN News
What we know about the Texas elementary school shooting
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday in what is now the second deadliest school shooting in the US. Source: Latest CNN News
Risk of monkeypox spreading widely 'very low'
The risk of monkeypox spreading widely among the general population is very low and transmission can be stopped outside endemic countries in Central and West Africa, health officials said Monday, after cases exploded this month in Europe and North America. Fewer than 200 confirmed and suspected cases had been recorded since early May in Australia, [...]
Seychelles' truth and reconciliation commission: 7 persons petition for amnesty for involvement in 5 deaths
Seven people in Seychelles have petitioned for amnesty before the Truth and Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (TRNUC) for their involvement or participation in one or more crimes committed in relation to the 1977 coup d'état as well as later incidents involving state authorities or individuals in more recent history. According to a recent press release [...]
'They're afraid of us': Ukrainian soldier describes taking down Russian helicopter
On day 90 of the invasion of Ukraine, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh is on the front lines near Kharkiv, where active shelling is taking place miles away. Source: Latest CNN News
'What are we doing?!': Lawmaker gets emotional on Senate floor over elementary school shooting
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) reacts on the Senate floor after the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Source: Latest CNN News