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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Strategic 'hero city' in Ukraine that managed to keep Russian troops at bay is shell of former self

Sat, 4 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
To fight illegal fishing in the Galapagos, Ecuador turns to Canadian satellite and sensing technology
June 5 is the UN's International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU), and officials say the issue is only getting worse globally. In Ecuador, they are turning ...

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 16:45:07 EDT
Ohio set to allow teachers, other staff to carry guns at school, after 24 hours of training
Ohio is set to enact a law that allows teachers and other staff to be armed with guns in schools once they have completed up to 24 hours of initial training.

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:16:37 EDT
Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee a mix of celebration and transition

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 13:44:47 EDT
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro indicted for contempt of U.S. Congress
Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. ...

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 20:43:00 EDT
Areas of Cuba flooded by tropical storm
Parts of central and western Cuba were inundated by the downpour from a tropical storm, as people in Havana were seen wading through knee-deep water in the streets and pushing vehicles along. ...

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 11:09:02 EDT
U.S added 390,000 jobs in May, shrugging off recession and inflation fears
The U.S. added 390,000 jobs last month as employers agreed to pay raises to make sure they have enough workers to keep up in a strong economy.

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 09:07:13 EDT
4 dead in German train derailment
A train accident in the Alps in southern Germany on Friday left at least four people dead and many more injured, authorities said.

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Can Colombia's election end the war on drugs?
Colombia’s presidential election is heading to a pivotal runoff with two political outsiders facing off — will the outcome herald an end to cartel-fuelled bloodshed?

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 20:34:45 EDT
Biden urges Congress take action on guns, asking 'how much more carnage' will be accepted
U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to the U.S. Congress to act on gun control Thursday night in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assa...

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As Elon Musk orders Tesla staff back to the office, many tech companies are doing the opposite
A sternly worded internal email, apparently sent by Elon Musk ordering people to either return to the office or leave Tesla, is raising eyebrows in a time when employees are increasingly seeking fle...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 07:41:27 EDT
Russia currently occupying about 20% of Ukraine, Zelensky says
Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for more Western arms to help Ukraine reach a ...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 13:50:55 EDT
Gunman who killed 4 people at Oklahoma medical office was targeting his surgeon, police say
A gunman who killed his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa medical office blamed the doctor for his continuing pain after a recent back operation and bought an AR-style rifle just hours before ...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 19:41:48 EDT
Social media attacks on Amber Heard may have influenced jury in libel trial, her lawyer says
Amber Heard was "demonized" by ex-husband Johnny Depp's legal team and excoriated on social media during a sensational defamation trial that ended with a jury ordering her to pay Depp $15 million US, ...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 13:28:00 EDT
Bolivian artist gives her version of 'Mona Lisa' an Andean makeover
Bolivian painter Claudia Callizaya has adapted the famous artwork by adding the traditional cholita hat and an Andean shawl because she feels Mona Lisa represents women from all over the world. ...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 18:47:33 EDT
Buffalo shooting suspect pleads not guilty to domestic terrorism, other charges
The white man accused of killing 10 Black people in a gun attack at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded not guilty Thursday to hate-motivated domestic terrorism and other charges, as a prosecutor called the...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 12:26:00 EDT
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding Trump accuser Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-president Donald Trump, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for defrauding his best-known former client, the adult fil...

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 08:26:41 EDT
Turkey seeks to rebrand, wants to be known as Türkiye instead of the bird
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as Türkiye, the country's state news agency reported Thursday. ...

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 16:04:12 EDT
U.S., Germany to send Ukraine more advanced weapons, a move Russia says pours 'fuel on the fire'
The U.S. and Germany pledged to send Ukraine some of the most advanced weapons yet for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery as Russian forces waging a grinding offensive in the east Wedne...

Wed, 1 Jun 2022 19:43:52 EDT
4 people slain in shooting at Tulsa, Okla., medical building, police say
A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country i...



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