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Are white sharks off Ireland's coast? American research group hopes to solve mystery
Research group Ocearch hopes to tag the first-ever white shark in Irish waters.
August 30, 2024Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region
After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region
August 29, 2024Czech explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at a major chemical plant
Czech explosive experts have detonated a World War II bomb at a major chemical plant in northwestern Czech Republic where it was found last week
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Japan lodges formal protest over Chinese survey ship entering its territorial waters
Japan lodged a formal protest via China’s embassy against what it called an incursion by a Chinese survey ship into its territorial waters
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Helicopter goes missing in Russia's Far East with 22 people believed onboard
Rescuers are searching for a helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east with 22 people on board
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6 people hurt in a knife attack on a bus in Germany. No political or religious motive seen
Police arrested a 32-year-old woman after six people were hurt in a knife attack on a bus headed to a festival in western Germany
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Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
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Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners
A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards — regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel ...
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With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine's night sky for Russian drones
Women are joining the ranks of Ukrainian mobile air-defense units to shoot down drones as more men are drawn to the battles on the eastern front line
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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Japan is a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death
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In South Africa's richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention
It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas of the African continent: Why are babies being born with HIV when free medication is available to prevent mother-to-child transmission
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3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio
The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there
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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
Brazil has started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order
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7 US troops hurt in joint raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State militants, American military tells AP
7 US troops hurt in joint raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State militants, American military tells AP
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Brazil starts blocking Elon Musk’s X after company refuses to name local legal representative amid feud with judge
Brazil starts blocking Elon Musk’s X after company refuses to name local legal representative amid feud with judge
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7 US personnel injured in Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS members: Officials
All U.S. personnel are in stable condition, an official told ABC News.
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US, Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15
Seven American troops were hurt in a joint raid with Iraqi commandos targeting the Islamic State group
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Ship targeted by 2 suspected missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels in Gulf of Aden as oil tanker burns
Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden
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Storm slowly heads toward Japan's capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path
Tropical Storm Shanshan is slowly making its way northeast toward the Tokyo area, setting off a mudslide that killed three people
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Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén released from US prison, may be deported
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. prison after serving most of a 25-year prison sentence
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Israel continues operations in the West Bank
A third day of heavy fighting persists in the occupied West Bank and Israel's military continues their large-scale military operations.
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Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm
Kosovo authorities have closed the ethnic Serb minority’s so-called parallel institutions in five northern municipalities
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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
Brazil has starting blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through mobile apps after the billionaire failed to name a legal representative in the country
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A top Brazilian judge orders suspension of social media giant X for refusing to name in-country legal representative
A top Brazilian judge orders suspension of social media giant X for refusing to name in-country legal representative
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Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa
Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a defense deal signed earlier this month between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region
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A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike
The 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy began making his “tent life” video series when he took refuge with his family earlier this year in a strip of southern Gaza that Israel has designated a humanitarian safe zone
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Israeli forces kill Hamas commander
Israel said it killed a top militant as part of a major operation in the West Bank.
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Pakistani troops kill 37 militants in raids on their hideouts
Pakistan's military says security forces have killed 37 insurgents in multiple raids over more than a week on militant hideouts in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban
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Ukrainian president fires air force commander after crash of Western-donated F-16 warplane
Ukrainian president fires air force commander after crash of Western-donated F-16 warplane
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East Timor celebrates 25th anniversary of UN-backed vote for independence
East Timor is celebrating the 25th anniversary of a U.N.-backed referendum that secured its independence from its major neighbor Indonesia, which invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975
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Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast
Passengers who bought cabins for a 3 1/2-year round-the-world cruise have been waiting months for the vessel to depart
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An Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together
A 4-year-old boy whose curiosity led to the destruction of a 3,500-year-old jar has returned to the museum in northern Israel where it happened, welcomed by forgiving curators who are using the accident as an educational opportunity
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In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table
Aminata Thiam is one of Senegal’s few female beatmakers
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Canadian rail union says it has filed promised lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
Canadian rail union says it has filed promised lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
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Italian prosecutors widen probe into superyacht that sank off Sicily to 2 more crew members
Italian prosecutors have put under investigation two more crew members of the Bayesian, the superyacht that sank off Sicily last week, killing seven people, their lawyer said
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August 30
Czech explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at a major chemical plant
Czech explosive experts have detonated a World War II bomb at a major chemical plant in northwestern Czech Republic where it was found last week
August 30
August 30
Russia hands an 8-year prison term to a newspaper publisher in Siberia over Ukraine war criticism
A Russian newspaper publisher has been convicted by a court in Siberia and sentenced to eight years in prison after his paper reported on Russia’s attacks on civilians in Ukraine
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Poland eases abortion access with new guidelines for doctors under a restrictive law
Seeking to Poland’s government is easing access to abortion for women needing to end a pregnancy for health reasons, issuing guidelines to doctors that reaffirm the legality of the procedure when based on medical recommendations
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Ukraine says US experts are helping figure out why a Ukrainian F-16 crashed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died
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Major power outage hits Venezuela's capital, with government blaming 'sabotage'
Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states
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Kremlin says it has 'no worries' about Putin visit to Mongolia despite ICC warrant
The Kremlin says it has “no worries” about President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Mongolia, a country that is a member of the International Criminal Court, which last year issued a warrant for his arrest
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UN to deploy team to Bangladesh to probe rights abuses, violations during mass uprising
The U.N. human rights office says it will deploy a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to investigate alleged rights abuses and violations during a harsh crackdown by security forces to quell protests this summer
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Japan's defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China
Japan’s Defense Ministry has sought a record 8.5 trillion yen or $59 billion budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat
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Searchers recover 3 bodies from Thai rail tunnel that collapsed during construction
Thai officials say the bodies of three foreign workers who were trapped for days in a railway tunnel in northeastern Thailand that collapsed while under construction have been retrieved after an intensive rescue effort
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Prominent German leftist politician sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during campaign event
A prominent German leftist politician was sprayed with a red liquid, likely paint, during a campaign event in the eastern city of Erfurt, ahead of closely watched state elections on Sunday
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She's a Norwegian princess. He's an American self-professed shaman. Their wedding is this weekend
The Norwegian king’s eldest child will marry an American self-professed shaman in a picturesque corner of southern Norway on Saturday
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Inflation in the 20 EU countries that use the euro falls to 2.2%, opening way for a central bank rate cut in September
Inflation in the 20 EU countries that use the euro falls to 2.2%, opening way for a central bank rate cut in September
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August 30
Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says they were armed
An Israeli military strike has hit the first vehicle in a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing four Palestinians associated with a local transportation company
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August 30
Are white sharks off Ireland's coast? American research group hopes to solve mystery
Research group Ocearch hopes to tag the first-ever white shark in Irish waters.
August 30
August 30
Why Afghan women are singing to protest new Taliban ban
"We do not go to the field with a gun, but our voice."
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Swiss city of Basel is chosen to host next year's Eurovision Song Contest
The Swiss city of Basel will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest from May 13 to 17
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August 30
Taipei zoo's giant panda Yuanyuan celebrates her 20th birthday
With politics set aside, well-wishers have gathered to wish Taipei zoo’s oldest giant panda a happy 20th birthday
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