CNN — In a few, unique communities around the globe, people live long and heathy lives, up to and past 100. Dubbed “blue zones,” residents of these areas share a common environment and lifestyle that scientists believe contribute to their
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Peruvian families demand reparations for protester deaths amid reminders of a painful past | CNN
CNN — “If something happens to me, don’t cry,” Leonardo Hancco told his wife, Ruth Barcena, the morning of December 15 in Peru’s southern city of Ayacucho. The 32-year-old taxi driver and father of a seven-year-old girl had decided to
Ghislaine Maxwell claims in jailhouse interview that Prince Andrew photo with Virginia Giuffre is ‘fake’ | CNN
CNN — Convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has said a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is “fake,” in a series of interviews from prison. The disgraced British socialite is currently serving a
A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared | CNN
CNN — When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was nearing. “As I
The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protesters. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracy | CNN
London CNN — The British government wants to hand new powers to police that would allow officers to take stronger action against people engaging in peaceful, political protest. Human rights activists have accused the government of trying to suppress freedom of speech,
Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. New York and Amman CNN — The Islamic Republic of Iran has long
Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia means so much for the Gulf monarchy’s sporting ambitions | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — It’s a partnership that’s been hailed as “history
