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Sun, 7 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTHuman rights groups criticized some Ukrainian war actions. Experts say they should be taken seriously
More than five months after Russia’s invasion began, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office claims to be investigating some 26,000 alleged Russian war crimes. But it’s unclear to what extent Uk...
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 05:31:31 EDTEgypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel, Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza takes effect
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect Sunday night in a bid to end nearly three days of violence that has killed dozens of Palestinians and disrupted the lives of hundreds ...
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 17:31:20 EDTBill with incentives for 'North American' electric vehicles passes in U.S. Senate
A bill that includes a key change to incentives around electric vehicles built in North America, rather than just the United States, has passed in the U.S. Senate.
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 21:59:00 EDTSri Lanka struggles amid economic collapse, soaring inflation
Sri Lankan citizens say they're struggling to make ends meet amid an economic crisis and sky-high inflation.
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 15:06:38 EDTSecond World War bomb revealed in drought-hit Italy's River Po
Heat waves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: The drought-stricken waters of Italy's River Po are running so low they revealed a previously...
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 06:23:50 EDTChinese, Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end
Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan ...
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTHow Kate has found her role as the House of Windsor looks to its future
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, her husband Prince William and their young family, have been front and centre recently at public events, as the House of Windsor puts a focus on those in the direct line of...
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 09:00:09 EDTWorker wounded in new Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says
Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom said on Sunday that a worker was wounded when Russian forces again shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, on Saturday eve...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTJailing of Brittney Griner won't shake allure of high pay in autocratic states, sports observers say
As wealthy states from Russia to China and Saudi Arabia look to expand their footprints in professional sports, the lure of high salaries is likely to continue drawing some athletes from democracie...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTCan 'green banks' bring clean energy to the masses? The U.S. is betting $27B on it
"Green banks" are one way that the Biden administration intends to distribute the billions of dollars in clean energy funding contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. We take a closer look at these q...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 11:26:30 EDT17 missing, dozens hurt after lightning, explosions and fire at Cuban oil storage facility
A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled Saturday in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters ...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 11:01:55 EDTRussian forces begin assault on 2 Eastern Ukraine cities, as rocket attacks continue
Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and shelling attacks on other Ukrainian cities, including one close to Europe's largest nucl...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 04:52:30 EDTTaiwan says China's military drills appear to simulate an attack on the island
Taiwan said Saturday that China's military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
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Sat, 6 Aug 2022 05:36:12 EDTIsraeli jets pound militant targets in Gaza, as rockets rain on southern Israel
Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflic...
Fri, 5 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDTDigital nomads vs. locals in Mexico City
Mexico City has become a hot remote working destination since the start of the pandemic. But the influx of wealthy foreigners is having an impact on everything from housing affordability to pandemic ...
Sat, 6 Aug 2022 06:16:58 EDTIndiana 1st state to approve near-total abortion ban since Roe v. Wade overturned
Indiana has become the first state in the U.S. to approve abortion restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as the Republican governor quickly signed a near-total ban on the proced...
Fri, 5 Aug 2022 17:56:18 EDTAlex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents another $45.2M in punitive damages
A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars' Alex Jones to pay a total of $49.3 million US in damages to the parents of a first-grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which he fa...
Fri, 5 Aug 2022 22:01:20 EDTHiroshima marks atomic bombing anniversary amid fears of a new nuclear arms race
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with officials including the United Nations Secretary General warning of a new arms r...
Thu, 4 Aug 2022 22:51:55 EDTChina freezing out U.S. as relations in 'downward spiral' after Pelosi's Taiwan visit
China announced Friday it was ending all contact with the United States on major issues — including crucial climate cooperation that led to the international 2015 Paris accord — as tensions and pu...
Fri, 5 Aug 2022 18:22:55 EDT3rd victim dies after lightning strike near White House
Three people are now dead after lightning struck outside the White House on Thursday evening.