At least 123 vultures have died in South Africa’s flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poachers with agricultural pesticides. Park authorities and an …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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For burn patients, shortages of medicines in Gaza are particularly excruciating under Israel's blockade of the territory, now in its third month. Burns are painful and very susceptible to infection, …
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By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and SAM MEDNICK
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5/8/25
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India says it targeted air defense systems in several locations in Pakistan.
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Conclave watching turns out to be a perfect aperitivo activity. Caffè Centrale on the main drag of the Veneto hometown of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, a papal favorite, filled up with locals and …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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5/8/25
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Japanese video-game maker Nintendo has reported a 43% decline in profit for the fiscal year through March, but promised a turnaround as its Switch console upgrade goes on sale in June. Profit for the …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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5/8/25
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Police say one person is in critical condition and two others were also hospitalized after being hit by a car amid street partying by Paris Saint-Germain soccer fans following the team's Champions …
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New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people. But the human population is catching up, according to official figures. With an economy driven by agricultural …
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY
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5/8/25
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Pakistani army says Indian drone attacked soldiers, while air defenses shot down 12 drones.
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Japan’s top automaker Toyota is reporting record sales for the fiscal year through March, but its profit for the latest quarter faltered partly because of a certification scandal. Toyota reported …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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5/8/25
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Long-haul carrier Emirates reports record annual profit of $5.2 billion.
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Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis. The conclave opened at the Vatican on Wednesday afternoon but a first round of …
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By VANESSA GERA
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5/8/25
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Pakistan says it shot down Indian drone near naval base in eastern city of Lahore.
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South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday didn’t immediately say how far the …
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5/7/25
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Venezuela’s government has acknowledged for the first time that members of the country’s opposition left the Argentine diplomatic compound where they had sheltered for over a year. But it has …
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An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. …
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Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison — the maximum penalty for the offense — for violating wildlife conservation …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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5/7/25
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Ten times a day for the past two weeks, Heidy Sánchez has made the same two-block trek from her parents’ home in Havana looking for an internet signal to video call her family and sing her …
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By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and MILEXSY DURÁN
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5/7/25
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to “check the excesses of the Congress or the executive," amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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5/7/25
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A high court in Brazil has allowed a person to identify as gender neutral on official documents, an unprecedented decision that could still be reviewed. The ruling was made by a panel of the Superior …
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South Korea says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward sea.
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