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Italy’s first ever Mormon temple opens
Rome (CNN)Italy's first ever Mormon temple opened on Monday, just a few miles up the road from the Vatican, in the Eternal City of Rome.While the building's spires don't reach the heights of St.

Zimbabweans say social media blocked in wake of violent protests
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Zimbabweans said they were unable to access social media Tuesday after protests erupted over a sharp increase in fuel prices was announced by the government.Users said Whatsapp, Facebook and other internet messaging

China might have grown the first plant on the moon
Hong Kong (CNN)Cotton seeds carried to the moon by a Chinese probe have sprouted, marking what could be the first plant to ever grow there, according to Chinese government images.In making the announcement Tuesday,

Today is Brexit decision day
London (CNN)Shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, British MPs face a choice that will affect the country's 66 million citizens for many years to come.They will either vote to support Prime Minister Theresa May's

Police respond to shooting at Nairobi hotel
(CNN)Multiple law enforcement agencies including an anti-terror unit were responding to a shooting near a hotel in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Tuesday, a police spokesman told local news outlets."So far we have

Toto’s ‘Africa’ to play ‘for eternity’ in Namibia desert
Written by Tara John, CNN Toto's "Africa" has come home, so to speak, thanks to an installation by an artist who plans to play the song on loop in a Namibian desert -- for

Snarge: What is it and why is it so dangerous?
(CNN) — Ten years after what came to be known as the "Miracle on the Hudson," it's still amazing that everyone aboard US Airways Flight 1549 survived. This week marks the 10th anniversary of

Welcome to the Stephen Colbert primary
(CNN)Iowa. New Hampshire. Donor enclaves on the coasts. And... the Ed Sullivan Theater?Yes, the home of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" is proving to be a key stop for Democrats who are positioning themselves for

The Olympic champion who now owns Austria’s most infamous apres-ski bars
(CNN)Life after a glittering sports career can feel like a come down for many top athletes, but for Austrian skier Mario Matt the party is still pumping. Literally. The 39-year-old slalom specialist was one

‘Unbelievable,’ says Hirscher on skiing dominance
(CNN)There's just no stopping "Champion of Champions" Marcel Hirscher.The Austrian skier won his eighth and ninth World Cup races of the season on the Chuenisbärgli in Adelboden over the weekend to push his overall