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Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:43:38 EDT
UN nuclear watchdog's upcoming visit to nuclear plant raises Ukrainian hopes
Ukraine announced on Monday the start of a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south as a team from the UN nuclear watchdog headed to the country to inspect the Zaporizhzhia nucl...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:46:49 EDT
Before and after photos show severity of Pakistan flooding
Canada announces humanitarian assistance for Pakistan as satellite images show high levels of flooding along the Indus River as well as the cities of Rajanpur and Rojhan in the province of Punjab. ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Estonia has banned Russian tourists. Now it's lobbying the European Union to do the same

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:04:28 EDT
Influential Iraqi cleric quits politics, sparking deadly protests
Influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace. At least 10 protesters were...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
NASA's new chapter in human space exploration on hold as Artemis launch postponed
The debut space flight of NASA's "mega moon rocket" at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida could take place as early as Friday, after Monday morning's first attempt to launch the Artemis mission was s...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:37:20 EDT
U.S. markets broadly lower Monday, adding to recent losses after Fed chairman's inflation speech
Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Monday, adding to their hefty losses from last week when the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates high as long as it takes to tame inflation. ...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:46:23 EDT
Taylor Swift wins top prize, announces new album at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards
Taylor Swift took home the top prize for video of the year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday before closing out the show with a surprisingly big announcement: Her new album.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:36:09 EDT
Death toll surpasses 1,000 since mid-June in Pakistan flooding 'climate catastrophe'
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe." ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
After 6 months of war, weapons from the West remain vital to Ukraine
Six months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there are no signs of slowing from either side. Without a clear picture of how the next six months will unfold, analysts say one thing is certain — Ukrai...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 18:35:50 EDT
U.S. intelligence to conduct risk assessment on recovered Trump Mar-a-Lago documents: letter
The U.S. intelligence community will assess the potential risk to national security of disclosure of materials recovered during the Aug. 8 search of former U.S. president Donald Trump's Florida reside...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:43:10 EDT
Deaths from flooding in Pakistan's monsoon season near 1,000
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
From home heating to beer, staggering energy costs are fuelling Britain's inflation crisis
It's not even winter yet and people in the U.K. are already getting hit by staggering cost increases, as energy prices are set to triple. Agencies that help the less well off say they are already seei...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 08:54:08 EDT
Ukraine, Russia accuse each other of shelling around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh accusations on Saturday of shelling around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which has been a focus of international concern that fightin...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:45:49 EDT
Pakistan PM pleas for help as flooding death toll tops 900 — a third of them children
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif asked Friday for international help in battling deadly flood damage in the impoverished nation, as rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of marooned people f...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:49:20 EDT
U.S. Justice Department releases redacted affidavit on details of Trump search
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked-out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former president Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, whe...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A tiny fraction of the high seas are protected. Why a UN treaty is needed now more than ever
Two weeks of negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York City have failed to produce a legally binding agreement to conserve and protect marine biodiversity on the high seas, despite...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:41:39 EDT
Locals near Ukraine nuclear plant given iodine tablets as fighting prompts fears of catastrophe
Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Friday in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:22:30 EDT
Moderna suing Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement in development of COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that Mod...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:23:33 EDT
Trump's New York City golf course to host Saudi-backed women's event
A New York City-owned golf course managed by former U.S. president Donald Trump's business is expected to host a Saudi Arabia-supported women's tournament in October, city officials said Friday. ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:29:20 EDT
New York, U.S. capital struggle to process migrants sent by southern Republican leaders
New York and Washington, D.C., officials are struggling to cope with an influx of migrants that have been specifically bused to their cities on orders from the Republican leaders of Texas and Arizona....



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