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These Ukrainian teenagers sought refuge from war in Israel. Then they were caught up in the horrors of Hamas’ attack

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 13:45:30 +0000

Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — It was supposed to be a safe haven – a new life for those seeking refuge from the turbulence of war. But when tens of thousands of Ukrainians fled to Israel in the wake of Russia’s invasion, they had no idea of what the future would hold. With men aged 18

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‘Nothing is moving:’ Families’ anger grows in Israel as hostages mark 100 days in Hamas captivity

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:11:56 +0000

Families of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas take part in a protest at the Israeli-Gaza border on Thursday.

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Striking image of a snow leopard wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:39:55 +0000

(CNN) — A spectacular image of a snow leopard gazing out across mountains in India has been voted the winner of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. A record 60,466 nature people voted, and German photographer Sascha Fonseca’s \”World of the snow leopard\” emerged as the firm favorite in the prestigious

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LEGO has reimagined Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ in 2,316 little bricks

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Thu, 19 May 2022 08:17:56 +0000

(CNN) — When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) bought “The Starry Night” from a private collector in 1941, the painting was not well known. In the 81 years since, Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece has gone on to inspire everything from a hit single for singer Don McLean in 1971 to mass-produced merchandise including

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Climate change is making record-breaking heatwaves in India and Pakistan 100 times more likely

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Thu, 19 May 2022 07:44:45 +0000

A man uses a water pipe to cool off in Karachi, Pakistan, during a heatwave.

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Meet 190-year-old Jonathan, the world’s oldest-ever tortoise

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:38:09 +0000

(CNN) — When Jonathan the giant tortoise was born, Queen Victoria was just a teenager. Perhaps the most famous resident of St. Helena, one of the world’s remotest islands, Jonathan is this year celebrating his 190th birthday — making him the oldest tortoise ever to live. According to Guinness World Records, Jonathan is the oldest-ever

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Magawa, the ‘hero rat’ who sniffed out landmines, has died

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:21:27 +0000

(CNN) — Magawa, the “hero rat” whose work sniffing out landmines in Cambodia won him a medal for life-saving bravery, has died at the age of 8. The African giant pouched rat found more than 100 landmines and other explosives during his service, according to APOPO, the mine-clearing non-governmental organization that trained him. His work saw

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Identical twins aren’t always genetically identical, new study finds

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:26:27 +0000

(CNN) — Identical twins may not be quite as identical as we thought; researchers in Iceland have discovered genetic differences that begin at the early stages of embryonic development. Scientists have long used the study of identical twins to examine the effects of nature versus nurture, as the accepted view has been that, because they share

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Brandy flask given to Titanic passenger as disaster struck sells for almost $100,000

Lianne Kolirin, CNN — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 22:24:28 +0000

(CNN) — A silver brandy flask given to a first-class passenger on the Titanic shortly before it sank has sold for £76,000 (around $98,000) at auction. Helen Churchill Candee owned the flask, which was engraved with her family’s coat of arms and ominous motto, “Faithful but unfortunate.” When disaster struck, Churchill Candee gave the flask to

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