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Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Prince Harry will attend father’s coronation, Meghan won’t
Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will attend the Coronation service of his father, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey on May 6.1 year ago
Jon Leicester
Fancy a dip? An Olympic reboot for Paris’ toxic River Seine
A costly and complex clean-up is resuscitating the River Seine just in time for it to play a starring role in the 2024 Paris Olympics.1 year ago
Hanna Arhirova
Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap
More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap.1 year ago
Huizhong Wu
China military ‘ready to fight’ after drills near Taiwan
Taiwan's defense ministry says China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward the island in a display of force.1 year ago
Wayne Sterling
Major League Soccer investigating alleged racial slur during match
Major League Soccer says it's investigating allegations a player made a racist remark during Saturday's New York Red Bulls and San Jose Earthquakes match.1 year ago
Ramishah Maruf
Tesla is opening a Megafactory in China
Tesla is opening a Megafactory in Shanghai, the electric car manufacturer announced on Twitter Sunday.1 year ago
Ben Wedeman
Elderly Ukrainians and their pets stay put in the abandoned east
Elderly Ukrainians remain in the abandoned east with their pets.1 year ago
Joe McDonald
China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search
Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus on Saturday.1 year ago
Zoe Sottile
These 81-year-old best friends traveled the world in 80 days
A pair of best friends from Texas are proving that adventure doesn't have an age limit -- even when you're 81.1 year ago
Zahid Mahmood, Fariba Sahraei
Iran installs cameras to identify women breaking dress code
Iranian authorities are to use cameras in public places to identify women who violate the country's hijab law, state media reported.1 year ago
Gregory Wallace and Catherine Nicholls
Snake on a plane: Cobra in airplane cockpit prompts emergency landing
South African authorities are applauding a pilot's courage for safely landing an aircraft after feeling a venomous stowaway cobra slithering on his body mid-flight.1 year ago
Florencia Trucco
Four children killed in ax attack at day care center in southern Brazil
Four children have been killed and four more injured in an axe attack at a daycare center in the southern Brazilian city of Blumenau.1 year ago
Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Queen Camilla: Charles’ wife gets title on coronation invite
King Charles III’s wife has been officially identified as Queen Camilla for the first time, with Buckingham Palace using the title on invitations for the monarch’s May 6 coronation.1 year ago
Associated Press
Mexico asks China’s help in curbing production of fentanyl
Mexico’s president has asked his Chinese counterpart for help in halting chemicals from China used by Mexican drug dealers to illegally produce fentanyl.1 year ago
Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee
Finland joins NATO, dealing blow to Russia for Ukraine war
Finland has joined the NATO military alliance. The move deals a major blow to Russia with a historic realignment of the continent triggered by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.1 year ago
Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Radina Gigova and Mariya Knight
Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger
Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday.1 year ago
John Leicester and Helena Alves
Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters
Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital’s ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets.1 year ago
Lorne Cook
Finland to join NATO Tuesday, military alliance chief says
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will become the 31st member of the military alliance on Tuesday.1 year ago
Yuri Kageyama
Bank survey shows Japan’s businesses turning pessimistic
Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the first quarter of this year.1 year ago
Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee
Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans
The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.1 year ago
Barbie Latza Nadeau
Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English words
Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705) under new legislation introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party.1 year ago
Shafi Kakere, Hande Atay Alam and Helen Regan
Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
A prominent activist for girls' education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the latest step in its repressive clampdown on the rights of Afghan women.1 year ago
Brenda Goodman
CDC to warn some travelers to watch for Marburg virus symptoms
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions.1 year ago
