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Far-Right Leaders Step Up Calls for Expelling Remaining Migrants in Ceuta
Anti-immigration campaigners were set to hold a rally in the Spanish territory to call for tougher action, after thousands of migrants entered the exclave last…
La Guaira Is Unrecognizable After Venezuela’s Deadly Earthquakes
More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable.
Inside the behemoth Smithsonian museum network drawing fire from the Trump administration
The Smithsonian Institution spans nearly 700 facilities, houses over 157 million artifacts and specimens, and shapes education for millions of students.
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Cowboys Fringants Bassist Is Named Quebec’s Chief Scientist
Jérôme Dupras is a member of one of Quebec’s most popular folk rock bands. Now, as the province’s c…
U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but re…
Canada’s WestJet Cancels Trips Amid Strike By Flight Attendants
Labor talks broke down between the airline and union representing 4,400 flight attendants, who want…
Vulnerable Democrat warns party to 'fight back' against growing socialist movement
Tom Suozzi compares the Democratic Socialists of America to the House Freedom Caucus and urges Demo…
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North America
What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there
Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the …
We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about…
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says
Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the res…
Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending
Trump said that Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack"…
Europe
Poland: Prime Minister Tusk defies anti-Ukrainian violence
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Poland is on the rise, with numerous attacks against refugees from the …
Hungary: Successive heatwaves drain Danube river used to cool nuclear plant
Prolonged drought and extreme heat across Europe have also triggered an energy crisis. For the firs…
Greece: Blazes continue to spread across the country
The effects of human-made climate change are being felt across Europe during this sweltering summer…
On the front line of Europe's battle against wildfires
French firefighters have won out over a massive blaze, with almost 200,000 evacuees returning home.…
Asia
Dalal Street outlook: RBI policy, earnings and other cues to drive market this week
The stock market faces a crucial week with key domestic and global events. The Reserve Bank of Indi…
5 dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia's Madura Island
高市首相 あす熊本地震の被災地訪問へ 政府発表
高市総理大臣は、3日今回の熊本地震の被災地を訪問することになりました。現地の被害状況などの把握に努め…
Mainland transit offers alternative for Europe trips amid Middle East war
Transiting through mainland China for long-haul destinations from Hong Kong has become an alternati…
Africa
Authorities in Tigray accuse Addis Ababa of 'launching open war'
Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region accused the federal government of launching a military offe…
Europe to hold meeting Tuesday over Ceuta after migration flux
Spain has installed a 500-metre-long sea barrier between its North African enclave of Ceuta and nei…
Life in Spanish enclave of Ceuta resumes after sudden migrant surge
Life in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta is slowly getting back to normal, residents say, days after a …
Moroccan migrants return from Ceuta tired and disillusioned
Tired and disappointed, migrants pushed back from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta returned to Morocco …
Oceania
Te Araroa shaken by strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake
More than 5000 people felt a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Te Araroa as Aotearoa's recent spell of …
Candles light up night to honour Melbourne mother Brooke Stephens
Hundreds gather at a park in Clyde North, one week after a local woman was allegedly murdered in he…
Support for data centres goes back 40 years
There are more than 60 data centres in New Zealand, but a new report says growing concerns over the…
Eight alleged offenders who cut off ankle bracelets spark police manhunt
The WA Police Union say six police officers were required to hunt each person who took off the devi…
South America
Capital One cites money laundering probe to justify closure of Trump Organization bank accounts
Capital One Financial on Friday defended its decision to close more than 300 Trump-affiliated bank …
Colombia police station bombed wounding 14 people
Colombia’s government has blamed rebel groups for a truck bomb that wounded 14 people near the bord…
Peru: Tourist plane crashes killing all 13 people aboard
Eleven foreign tourists and two crew members have been killed after a small sightseeing plane crash…
Jorge Pérez Gallego, astrophysicist: ‘A total eclipse creates an energy similar to a big concert, to the feeling of celebrating a goal’
For the Spaniard who directs communications at the U.S. National Solar Observatory, the unique sens…
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Utah
Bountiful’s ‘Pantry Packs in the Park’ Returns August 8
On Saturday, August 8, the Bountiful Food Pantry will host its second annual Pantry Packs in the Pa…
US Lakes Losing the Most Water to Drought - WorldAtlas
US Lakes Losing the Most Water to Drought WorldAtlas
Sports on the air: Here’s what games are on TV and radio for the week of Aug. 2-8
Idaho
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says - NPR
Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says NPR
Red Flag Warning issued August 2 at 1:04AM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Red Flag Warning: Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Mi…
Heat Advisory issued August 2 at 12:35AM MDT until August 2 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Heat Advisory: Cody Foothills, North Bighorn Basin, Southwest Bighorn Basin and 16 more areas until…
Wyoming
Your Sunday, August 2 Guide: Two things to do in the Oil City - Oil City News
Your Sunday, August 2 Guide: Two things to do in the Oil City Oil City News
Big Boy returns home to Wyoming after cross country journey - CBS News
Big Boy returns home to Wyoming after cross country journey CBS News
The crowded and feisty race for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat - Deseret News
The crowded and feisty race for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat Deseret News
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Before COVID, a Chinese army scientist quietly sent this to a U.S. lab
Declassified Senate documents show a Chinese military scientist secretly shipped coronavirus vials …
Rand Paul Delivers a Cinematic Indictment of Anthony Fauci’s COVID Legacy
Prince Harry and co-claimants face huge legal bill due to insurance shortfall
Claimants’ insurance might not cover Associated Newspapers’ costs for defending phone-hacking case,…
Man Accused of Abducting Girl Shot Dead by 8 Deputies
A man accused of abducting a 13-year-old Ocala, Florida, girl was located and shot dead by eight Ma…
New York School District Pauses AI Teaching Assistant Plan After Parents Learn of Company's Links to Sex Robots
A school district in rural upstate New York has suspended plans to introduce a humanoid AI robot in…
Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before -- in Russia and France
Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has repeatedly run into…
Body found in suitcase in Athens 11 days ago that of 38-year-old British woman
Greek authorities identify remains after reported discovery in a derelict building by homeless manA…
2 firefighters die in a wildfire on the southern Greek island of Crete
The flames were being fanned by strong winds in the area, which were hampering firefighting efforts.
