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03/04/2018 "How to Think" by Alan Jacobs Books of the Week

Laurie Hernandez introduces 2016 Top 10 CNN Hero Jeison Aristizábal at the 10th Annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute.

See over 1 million penguins from a drone after scientists discovered a super colony in the East Antarctic peninsula.

CNN's Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman takes a look at Silvio Berlusconi's comeback, and the influence the 81-year-old still has.

He is Standard Bank's first sole black CEO and is focused on the company's growth in Africa, where it's already the largest financial institution by asset.

Seventeen cruise companies are servicing South Africa, as the country's ports have seen an uptick in traffic.

CNN's Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman looks at how migration is playing a key role in Italy's election.

He's one of the most powerful men on Earth, but much about the Pope is a mystery. Here are 14 things you probably didn't know about the papacy. 14 things you didn't know about the Pope

Read CNN's Fast Facts and learn more about Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Enrique Peña Nieto Fast Facts

The latest stories from CNN's Freedom Project.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will invite more than 2,600 members of the public into the grounds of Windsor Castle on their wedding day. CNN takes a look at the details.

A social media tycoon is now China's richest man

Beer and cars could get more expensive because of Trump tariffs

Kroger won't sell guns to anyone under 21 years old

Read CNN's Fast Facts about the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The daily humanitarian pause ordered by Russia and a UNSC resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire have so far failed to stop the carnage in E. Ghouta.

The late Billy Graham's influence reached beyond US borders all the way to Asia. "America's Pastor" visited the secret state of North Korea twice, meeting with the country's leader Kim Il Sung and serving as an informal adviser for US presidents. CNN's Will Ripley reports on the anti-communist pastor's influential work in North Korea.

Read CNN's Robert Levinson Fast Facts and learn more about the American who went missing in Iran in 2007. Robert Levinson Fast Facts

Co-hosts Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa reveal the 2017 CNN Hero of the Year during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about terrorist attacks involving vehicles used as weapons. Terrorist Attacks by Vehicle Fast Facts

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tells Christiane Amanpour he is offering a "comprehensive peace deal" to the Taliban, "so that it could not be rejected."

Five Nigerian women tell CNN their stories of sexual assault.

Five Nigerian women tell CNN their stories of sexual assault.

Five Nigerian women tell CNN their stories of sexual assault.

Five Nigerian women tell CNN their stories of sexual assault.

Five Nigerian women tell CNN their stories of sexual assault.

Ugandan fashion designer, Anita Beryl, has built a couture business out of sequins, lace and a touch of tenacity.

Nafisa Hafiz, a fashion designer from Khartoum, uses her keen eye for detail to put Sudan's stamp on the fashion world.

Former Ethiopian model Anna Getaneh walked runways for Chanel. She now paves a path for poor children in her country.

The Porlwi by Light Festival wants to make people think differently about Mauritius and its people.

Music and movement are at the heart of the Porlwi by Light Festival.

The Porlwi by Light Festival in Port Louis is a mesmerizing artistic and cultural spectacle.

The United Nations says it has not received Syrian government permission to deliver humanitarian aid to rebel-held Eastern Ghouta despite a UN ceasefire resolution and a partial humanitarian pause ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. UN says Syrian regime not allowing aid convoy to enter Eastern Ghouta

Turkey's military incursion against Kurdish groups in Afrin, Syria, has helped bring US-backed ground offensives targeting ISIS to a near halt, multiple US officials tell CNN, putting the military campaign against the terror group at risk, an effort seen as one of the Trump administration's principle successes. Turkish operation in Syria undercuts US gains in ISIS fight

Jakob Kern, the World Food Programme's Country Director in Syria, tells News Stream why Eastern Ghouta, Syria, desperately needs an immediate ceasefire. Desperate situation for people in Ghouta

Russia is playing the role of "both arsonist and firefighter" in Syria, Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversees all US troops in the Middle East, said Tuesday. Top US general says Russia is 'both arsonist and firefighter' in Syria

North Korea has been sending supplies to Syria that could be used to produce chemical weapons, a United Nations Security Council diplomat has told CNN. North Korea sending chemical weapon supplies to Syria, UN report says

Exclusive: The president of Afghanistan tells Amanpour that he is seeking peace with the Taliban "not out of some desperation, but out of courage and conviction."

A young woman was killed at the Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa by a lion that ran across her while chasing an impala.

Scientists have detected traces of the earliest light in the universe thought to emanate from the first stars formed after the Big Bang, billions of years ago.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Russia is developing an "invincible" new missile.

31 refinery workers won $60 million (about $46.7 million USD), one of the largest jackpots in Canadian history.

The story of how Didier Drogba tried to bring peace to the Ivory Coast at the time of the 2006 World Cup.

David Moyes is back in management, but the Scot's appointment has not gone down well with all of West Ham's fans.

India is growing faster than China again

Spotify files for a $1 billion IPO

3,000 jobs at risk as Toys 'R' Us collapses in UK

Turning hops into South Africa's 'next wine'

February was an insane month for the stock market