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CNN — When Jeison Aristizábal became the CNN Hero of the Year in 2016 – the first from Latin America – he shared a powerful message for young people with disabilities and their families. “I want to tell you that, yes, you can. You can dream and you can achieve your dreams,” he said. Growing…
CNN — The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the United States have…
A plane carrying Gambia’s national soccer team made an emergency landing after a sudden loss of oxygen during their flight to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. A chartered flight Wednesday carrying the “Scorpions” returned to Gambia’s capital Banjul after being airborne for nine minutes when the crew realized there were technical problems,…
Molten lava is seen exiting a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula on Tuesday. Kristinn Magnusson/AFP/Getty Images Authorities in southwest Iceland have set up a checkpoint about five miles away from the eruption zone — the closest point to the lava flow where members of the public have been gathering to watch. A CNN crew was…
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Birth date: December 14, 1947 Birth place: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Birth name: Dilma Vana Rousseff Father: Pedro Rousseff, construction entrepreneur Mother: Dilma Jane (da Silva) Rousseff, teacher Marriages: Carlos Araujo (1973-2000, divorced); Claudio Galeno Linhares (1968-early 1970s, divorced) Children:…
U.K. mortgage rates are falling as markets anticipate the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates toward the middle of the year — but uncertainty is likely to continue to dent buyer confidence. HSBC announced cuts beginning Thursday on its residential mortgage interest rates, with several falling below 5% for the first time since April…