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Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:39:45 EDT
Ukraine warns grain shipments may suffer if Russian attacks on ports continue
Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages, but it warned that deliveries would suffer if Russia'...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:37:55 EDT
Thousands of firefighters battle California wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park
A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California's biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of res...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Double the risk for Russian tennis star speaking out on LGBTQ rights and war in Ukraine
Homophobic rhetoric in Russia — including recent attempts to further criminalize talking about LGBTQ issues in media or in public — is intertwined with the Kremlin's Ukraine war messaging.  ...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:55:01 EDT
Volcano eruption in southern Japan prompts highest alert level, evacuation advisory
A volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to eva...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:30:17 EDT
Bodies of 5 migrants recovered, more than 1,200 others rescued in the Mediterranean
Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard said on Sunday, while European char...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
From pariah to the future Queen Consort: Camilla's rare royal transformation
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who recently turned 75, has seen a marked change in her stature — in public and within the Royal Family — over the years.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:37:13 EDT
Ukraine, UN denounce Russian missile strike on Odesa following deal to unblock grain exports
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry denounced Saturday's...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Expect more wildfires — in Europe and beyond — as society grapples with warming climate
The frightening wildfires afflicting Europe during bouts of extreme heat this summer are a scourge that experts say the world can expect to see more of in the future, but prevention and growing publi...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:52:08 EDT
Weekslong monsoon rains, flooding in Pakistan have now killed more than 300
The death toll from more than five weeks of monsoon rains and flash flooding across Pakistan has reached 304, authorities said Saturday.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:38:28 EDT
Wildfires force hundreds to flee Greek holiday resort
Greece's fire service was fighting four major fires across the country on Saturday, including one where more than 450 people at an island holiday resort had to be evacuated

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:28:37 EDT
WHO chief declares expanding monkeypox outbreak a global emergency
The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration on Sa...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 18:59:00 EDT
What happened in week 22 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires top officials over alleged treason, Russian energy flows return to Europe at limited capacity, and Ukraine and Russia sign a UN-backed agreement to reopen...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The long-term threats to global food security go far beyond Ukraine
A deal between Russia and Ukraine to reopen the Black Sea ports to grain shipments brought a ray of hope as the week closed. But the world still faces multiple threats to food security — and Canada ...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:37:55 EDT
Flash flooding kills at least 21 people in southern Iran
Flash floods in Iran's drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:59:01 EDT
Trump ally Steve Bannon guilty of contempt for refusing to appear before committee probing U.S. Capitol attack
Steve Bannon, one of former U.S. president Donald Trump's longtime allies and top advisers, has been found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House committee ...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:53:07 EDT
2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S.
Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States, health officials said Friday.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:49:33 EDT
Trudeau says he has no faith Russia will uphold deal to export Ukrainian grain
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not convinced that Russia will hold up its end of a deal to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports to grain exports.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:24:51 EDT
Russia blamed for airstrikes that killed 7, including 4 children, in Syria
Russian airstrikes on a rural swath of northwest Syria on Friday killed at least seven people, including four children, a war monitoring group and rescuers said, following months of relative calm in t...

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:57:00 EDT
Wildfires in Europe scorch large tracts of land
Satellite imagery reveals the scale of devastation caused by wildfires across Europe, showing how some affected landscapes looked before the blazes began, and how they looked after.

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:01:39 EDT
3 men charged in Brazil rainforest killings of Indigenous expert, U.K. journalist
Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon rainfores...



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