The classic Mediterranean vacation spot that sits over a live volcano | CNN

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Want to help the ocean? Avoid the moisturizer with shark in it | CNN

CNN  —  It all seems so daunting: plastics in the ocean, dying coral reefs, entire species…

Hawaiian officials block beach to protect adorable endangered monk seal pup | CNN

CNN  —  There’s an adorable new monk seal pup on Hawaii’s Kaimana Beach – and authorities…

New ‘pristine’ coral reef discovered in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands | CNN

Quito, Ecuador Reuters  —  A scientific expedition has discovered a previously unknown coral reef with abundant…

A weapons stockpile and asymmetric warfare: how Taiwan could thwart an invasion by China — with America’s help | CNN

Taipei, Taiwan CNN  —  When Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen defied warnings from China to meet with…

A deadly volcano could erupt ‘within days or weeks’ in Colombia. But only a small fraction of locals have evacuated | CNN

Bogota, Colombia CNN  —  Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes…

Record rise in China’s sea levels threatens coastal cities like Shanghai | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Sea levels on China’s coastline have hit their highest on record for…

China appears to simulate first aircraft carrier strike on Taiwan | CNN

CNN  —  For the first time, the Chinese navy appears to have simulated strikes by aircraft…

US Navy sails near South China Sea island militarized by China | CNN

CNN  —  The US Navy has sent a destroyer close to a contested island in the…

13-year-old leads California police on chase in stolen car and crashes, leaving 1 person dead and nearly a dozen injured | CNN

CNN  —  One person has died and nearly a dozen more were injured after a 13-year-old…