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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian flag flies in Lyman again as Russia pulls troops from city

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 20:11:03 EDT
129 dead at Indonesian soccer match after police fire tear gas, causing clashing fans to stampede
Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop brawls left 129 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday.

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 05:23:19 EDT
Rescuers in Florida search for survivors as Carolinas stunned by Hurricane Ian's damage
Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida homes flooded by Hurricane Ian, while authorities in the Carolinas began to assess damage from the storm's second strike.

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Nord Stream pipeline leak in Baltic Sea could cement Europe's shift to renewables — eventually
Before the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea sprung massive leaks this week, spewing out tons of methane into the water and atmosphere, Europe had started planning for a long-term future ...

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 11:59:01 EDT
French Embassy attacked in Burkina Faso capital hours after coup sees leader ousted
Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital Saturday after supporters of the West African nation's new coup leader accused France of harbouring the ousted interim president,...

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 12:47:05 EDT
Hazara women in Afghanistan protest for better security one day after suicide bombing killed dozens
A group of Afghan women on Saturday protested a suicide bombing that killed or wounded dozens of students in a Shia education centre in Kabul a day earlier, demanding better security from the Taliban...

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 15:21:46 EDT
In rare prisoner swap with U.S., Venezuela frees 7 Americans for 2 relatives of President Maduro
Venezuela on Saturday freed seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife who had been jailed for years by the ...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:53:16 EDT
U.S. state courts have become an electoral battleground in the abortion fight
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, state judicial races have become even more important for Democratic groups working to protect abortion rights.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:52:20 EDT
Brazilians living in poverty, hunger seek to eject Bolsonaro in election
Brazil's presidential election will be decided by tens of millions of people experiencing poverty, and they look set to eject incumbent Jair Bolsonaro from office.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:23:31 EDT
Burkina Faso soldiers launch counter-coup 9 months after last political upheaval
More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt.-Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had bee...

Sat, 1 Oct 2022 05:55:55 EDT
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian flag flies in Lyman again, as Russia pulls troops from city
After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian coun...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 03:59:22 EDT
Storm Ian lashes South Carolina as U.S. death toll rises to 17; hard-hit Florida starts cleanup
A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida, trapping thousands in their ...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:32:31 EDT
This robot ran a world record — but its trainer says it's 'not dangerous yet'
Cassie first made a name for itself in 2021 by completing a 5K on campus with a time of 53 minutes. After months of training, the machine has now established a Guinness World Record for the fastest 10...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:22:37 EDT
Gas pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea preceded by huge blasts, Denmark and Sweden say
The explosions that rocked natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea ahead of huge methane leaks "probably corresponded to an explosive load of several hundred kilos," Denmark and Sweden wrote Friday...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:04:56 EDT
U.S. Supreme Court justice's wife still believes 2020 election was stolen: committee chair
Virginia (Ginni) Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview Thursday with the House committee in...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:21:38 EDT
Pipelines and the path to an energy crisis in Europe, as seen in 5 charts
A brief look at how Europe has come to depend on Russia for its natural gas needs and how the ongoing war in Ukraine has spurred a rethink of those arrangements.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:00:19 EDT
19 dead after blast in Kabul hits education centre
A suicide bomber struck an education centre in a Shia area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:36:26 EDT
Putin recognizes independence of 2 Ukrainian regions amid furor over annexation plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued decrees early Friday recognizing the independence of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. He took similar steps in February regarding Luhansk and Donetsk and e...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:31:11 EDT
Britain's Royal Mint reveals first coins featuring image of King Charles
The first British coins to feature the image of King Charles have been unveiled by the Royal Mint, with the portrait of the new monarch facing the opposite direction to his late mother Queen Elizabeth...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'There is no future for us': Rohingya refugees given little protection in India
Fears are growing amid India's Rohingya refugee community that they will be deported back to Myanmar, which is under military control, after Indian government officials reiterated their stance that th...



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