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''International Desk'' (also referred to as the ''I-Desk'') was a news program on
CNN International CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and inter ...
. It delivered a round-up of the day's events. The show acts as a late night programme for
Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
, an afternoon broadcast in Europe and a mid-morning news programme for the Americas. ''I-Desk'' airs live weekdays during the 10am hour ( ET) from
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in
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. The show was launched in 2009 as part of a slate of new programming for primetime in Europe. Gorani was initially the sole anchor when ''I-Desk'' premiered on 9 February 2009, with the program airing once a day.
Isha Sesay Isha Isatu Sesay (; ; born 6 January 1976) is a British journalist of Sierra Leonean descent. From 2005 to 2018, she worked as an anchor and correspondent for CNN International. Originally based at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, U ...
later joined on 20 April 2009 to host the 10:00 ET edition, with Gorani hosting a second block two hours later. Sesay swapped roles with Holmes in September 2011, taking over as presenter of ''BackStory'', while Holmes took over at ''I-Desk''. Since 2014 Robyn Curnow was the regular anchor of the show. It aired once a day again at 10:00 a.m.. In 2019, due to the expansion of ''Connect the World with Becky Anderson,'' the International Desk was cancelled with Curnow taking the weekend
Asia-Pacific Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Paci ...
morning news slot from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET on Fridays, 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET slot on Saturdays, and 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET slot on Sundays.


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