Obama criticizes Trump's order

Former President Barack Obama criticized President Donald Trump's executive order curbing immigration in a statement on Monday, backing protesters who have taken to the nation's airports to express their displeasure with Trump's action on Friday.

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Namibia's fairy circles: mystery solved?

Scientists have been divided on what causes these circles in the Namib Desert. But a new Princeton-led study attempts to reconcile both sides of the debate.

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World's most spectacular floating hotels

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Quebec mosque shooting: 6 dead; premier calls it act of terror

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Multiple deaths after shooting in Islamic center in Quebec City

A shooting at a mosque in the Canadian city of Quebec has left an unknown number of people dead and wounded.

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Is Trump's idea for Mexican wall tax illegal?

Donald Trump might want to impose a 20% tariff on Mexican imports as the best way to force Mexico to pay for a border wall.

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Trump, Mexican President talk on phone after canceled meeting

President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke on the phone Friday after a blowup the day before between the two leaders over the proposed border wall.

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Billionaire Carlos Slim tells Mexico not to fear Trump

On the day before his 77th birthday, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said he was celebrating, not his birth, but the unity of his country.

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Miss Universe Canada takes on body-shamers

Taunts about her weight are nothing new for Siera Bearchell, the Miss Universe 2016 contestant representing Canada. She's heard it all: "What happened to you, why did you gain weight? You are losing points."

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Chile wildfires: At least 10 die in catastrophe

A chain of wildfires has unleashed a catastrophe over wide swaths of central and southern Chile, killing at least 10 people, destroying thousands of homes and consuming an area about three times the size of New York City, authorities said.

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Gambia's new President returns to country

Gambia's new President finally arrived in the West African country to govern on Thursday, after days of waiting in a neighboring nation while his predecessor belatedly and reluctantly stepped down after 22 years in power.

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Trump's wall isn't Latin America's only problem

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Mexican leader cancels Trump visit over border wall spat

Donald Trump said Thursday that it would be better to cancel his scheduled meeting later this month with the Mexican president if he continues to refuse to pay for a wall on the border.

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What's at stake for Mexico?

For many, the wall is a sign that Trump plans to follow through with his campaign promises regarding Mexico -- meaning there's more than just the wall at stake.

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Rare view: Immigrants try to enter US

Crossing the border illegally into the US can be a danger-filled journey. CNN's Ed Lavandera takes us along the border in Nogales, Arizona, to see the hopes and fears that come with it.

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Trump threatens Mexico's biggest cash source

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Awaiting transplant, mom lives 6 days without lungs

Given the choice between his wife possibly dying in her bed or on an operating table, Chris Benoit chose an experimental, first-of-its-kind surgical procedure. The surgeons would remove not just one but both of Melissa Benoit's lungs.

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The migrant's trail: Hope, horror and hidden cameras

Marisela Ramirez's hands tremble as she rubs them together to control the shaking. The dirt under her fingernails hints at the hardscrabble journey she's endured since leaving her home in southern Mexico weeks ago.

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Can Canada's Trump repeat the Donald's success?

After months of media hype, a political neophyte with strong opinions, a brash style and extreme wealth gets into the race.

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Was Chavez world's first 'Twitter President'?

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S. African textile firm beats Chinese rivals

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Madonna denies Malawian adoption reports

Pop superstar Madonna says she is not planning to expand her family.

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Rare photos of a lost North Africa

Held deep within the collections of the Library of Congress, these unusual, beguiling images from 19th century North Africa offer an intriguingly unreliable window into a lost epoch.

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Ghana and Egypt qualify, Mali washed away

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What the US-Mexico border looks like before Trump's wall

On his sixth day in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to begin construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico, making good on a campaign promise. He also announced he will boost deportation efforts and beef up border patrol resources along the border.

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Bolt loses Olympic gold over teammate's failed dope test

Usain Bolt's golden Olympic record was diminished Wednesday after Jamaican compatriot Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.

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Rebuilding of Chapecoense starts now

Jorge Luis de Andrade thought he was entering the final chapter of his career at Chapecoense. Instead he's at the start of a new beginning.

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Rare facial tumor removed from Brazilian girl

Doctors in Louisiana removed a rare facial tumor from a Brazilian 3-year-old after her parents took to social media pleading for help.

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US President to order feds to start border wall with Mexico

President Donald Trump is expected to announce several executive orders Wednesday dealing with visas and refugees, a congressional source told CNN.

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The people who live on the US-Mexico border

Robert Cameron pushes through a thick wall of Carrizo cane and in a few seconds the Rio Grande and Mexico suddenly appear.

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Will the US and Canada leave Mexico behind?

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Chapecoense play first game since plane crash

The Brazilian football team Chapecoense have played their first football game since losing most of their squad in a plane crash in Colombia in November 2016. CNN's Don Riddell reports.

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$20 million discovered in mattress

Where's the best place to hide millions of dollars in cash?

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Death toll rising after truck bomb explodes outside Somali hotel

Two explosions rocked the Somali capital of Mogadishu Wednesday, killing at least five people, authorities said.

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Reigning champion Ivory Coast eliminated

Two years ago, Herve Renard cemented his place in Ivorian folklore by leading the country's golden generation to Africa Cup of Nations glory in Equatorial Guinea.

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New Gambian president intends to be home within a week

Gambia's new president Adama Barrow told CNN he intends to return "within a week" now ousted long-term president Yahya Jammeh has finally left the country.

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'Armyworms' devastate crops in Africa

Armyworm moths, in their caterpillar stage, are laying waste to vast tracts of farmland in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

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Turning newspapers into jewelry in Swaziland

Making jewelry from old magazines, Quazi Design is small, green and helping Swazi women stand on their own two feet.

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Algeria and Zimbabwe crash out

The African Player of the Year will play no further part in this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.

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The fashion show held in a warzone

Nothing can stop Akuja de Garang, not even war.

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Chapecoense: 'Some of the kids don't realize what happened'

"Some of the kids, they don't realize yet what really happened." It is just one heartbreaking strand in the tragic story of Chapecoense.

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TPP unravels: What happens now?

US President Donald Trump dealt a death blow to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal being negotiated between 12 nations who represent more 40% of the global economy.

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Tears flow as Chapecoense collects South American Cup

The tears were for people lost, not games won, when the few survivors and families of the victims of the Chapecoense plane crash gathered to receive the South American Cup.

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Vancouver among 2017's most expensive cities

They may be in opposite corners of the globe, but Hong Kong, Sydney and Vancouver have one thing in common.

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Former Gambian president leaves country after election loss

Gambia's longtime leader, Yahya Jammeh, has left the country after stepping down as president following tense negotiations amid the prospect of West African military intervention.

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Africa's current longest-serving leaders

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has so far refused to step down after losing his bid for a fifth term. He has been in power for more than 22 years, but other current African leaders have ruled longer, many of them buoyed by little tolerated opposition and abolished or manipulated term limits.

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Morocco gets Africa's first high-speed train

A $2 billion project will see 200-mph trains run from Tangier to Casablanca starting in 2018, and cutting the journey time by more than half.

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Host Gabon exits after goalless draw

Host Gabon exited the Africa Cup of Nations after being held to a goalless draw by Cameroon, which progressed from Group A with Burkina Faso Sunday.

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Ghana dances its way into quarterfinals

Ghana became just the second team to qualify for the AFCON quarterfinals thanks a hard-fought win over Mali.

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Deja vu for reigning champion Ivory Coast?

Defending Africa Cup of Nations champion Ivory Coast stuttered to its second consecutive draw -- but will be left with a comforting feeling of deja vu.

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