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Opinion by Shreevar Kheruka for CNN Business Perspectives I got a somber call from my head of human resources on the morning of April 15th. It was the height of the second wave of the pandemic in India and one of our employees, Santosh Chalke, had died from Covid-related complications. Santosh had been working for

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Whether you welcome the challenge or dread it, if you’re a white-collar manager you’re likely going to be leading a team that will split their time between working in the office on some days and working at home on others. Figuring out the many variables you’ll have to take into

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist While the West has been scorching this week, the heat is on the move. As this heat wave pushes east, more than 160 records could be broken by the end of the week. Heat warnings and advisories extend from the California/Mexico border to Canada today, where the heat will remain

By Jack Guy and Kiarinna Parisi, CNN A huge sinkhole some 60 meters in diameter has appeared in farmers’ fields in central Mexico, threatening to swallow a nearby house. The sinkhole is situated in Santa María Zacatepec, Puebla state, and is around 20 meters deep, said state governor Miguel Barbosa Huerta at a press conference

Authorities are investigating a massive sinkhole that appeared in a farmer’s field in Mexico’s Puebla state. The hole has rapidly expanded and is threatening to swallow a nearby house.

By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The real estate stories are swirling about homes that sold in record time, with multiple bids — and “all-cash offers.” In this wild housing market, with 21% fewer homes on the market than last year and demand pushing prices to record highs, the competition for a home is fierce. One

By Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN Britain’s royal family has announced a four-day holiday weekend in June 2022 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II‘s 70th year on the throne, with a program of events featuring a parade, street parties and a live concert at Buckingham Palace. The Queen, already the longest-serving monarch in Britain’s history,

By Haley Brink and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists Extreme heat waves are more lethal than any other weather-related disaster in America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A campaign this summer led by NOAA in cities across 11 states will map the disproportionate stress that heat places on poorer neighborhoods and

By Reuters The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. “No matter if you’re disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs

By Marcia Reverdosa and Caitlin Hu, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday confirmed his intention to host the Copa America tournament in Brazil, despite the country’s ongoing struggles with Covid-19. “On what is up to the federal government, the Copa America will be held in Brazil. Since the beginning of the pandemic I have

It’s still not clear how Brazil will host the Copa America, starting next week. after the shocking decision to move the tournament there. CNN Brasil’s Anthony Wells reports.

By Laura Diaz, Claudia Rebaza and Jimena De la Quintana, CNN Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of the figures, leaving the country with the highest coronavirus-related death rate per capita in the world. Peru’s prime minister announced Monday that the death toll from

By Stefano Pozzebon More than a month since Colombians first took to the streets this year to protest against a botched tax overhaul and the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions across the country are escalating rapidly with more than a dozen deaths over the weekend — and a risky new government tactic. On

By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Since the pandemic began, millions of women have left the workforce. And many of them have done so because of caregiving responsibilities that have traditionally fallen to women. Re-entering the workforce after an extended absence is often a difficult path, and the longer you’re out, the harder it can be

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today, and it is forecast to be yet another busy one. With an active season in mind, Amazon and the Red Cross are hoping a brand new disaster relief hub and partnership will allow for a faster response to locations hit by hurricanes

By Elaine Ly and Karen Smith, CNN The partner of the son of British billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a police officer in Belize, local news outlets in Belize reported Monday. Jasmine Hartin, the partner of Andrew Ashcroft, whose father is British billionaire Lord Ashcroft, was

By Paula Newton, CNN Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors in Canada are calling on officials to do a thorough investigation of every former residential school in the country after the remains of more than 200 children were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Leaders from the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The children know the man whose portrait hangs above their playroom door as Mister S or Mister Somerton. His real name remains a mystery more than 70 years after he was found dead in a smart brown suit on an Australian beach, a half-smoked cigarette resting on his collar. The kids

By Sharif Paget Severe acute childhood malnutrition in Haiti is expected to more than double this year as the country deals with rising violence, the coronavirus pandemic, and a lack of access to essential services, UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s agency, said in a statement Monday. The agency warned that more than 86,000 Haitian children

May ends with storms and heavy rain in the southern Plains, along with a wicked heat wave building in the West. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.