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Warming has been rising in the Arctic at levels well beyond the rest of the planet, raising the prospect that once impenetrable waterways will open up for both commercial and military vessels
Beijing staged the unprecedented sea and air drills in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
Christie’s calls it ‘the largest and most exceptional art auction in history’
Suspect is part of a drug cartel, officials say
Starliner would be another option for U.S. astronauts to reach space station
NDTV regularly invites government critics on its English, Hindi news channels
No reason given, but national holiday’s fireworks postponed because of forecast for storms
The Philippines is one of the last countries in the world to resume full-time, in-person lessons
It is the latest tragedy to befall oil-rich but poverty-stricken Iraq, which is trying to move past decades of war
In recent months, victims have reported traveling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos on false promises of romance or high-paying jobs, and then being detained and forced to work
Reports in local media including public broadcaster NHK said he may now attend the August 27-28 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) remotely
Thousands of people gathered at the Zulu royal palace in South Africa to witness the crowning of a new king in the country's richest and most influential traditional monarchy. Misuzulu Zulu ascended to the throne once held by his late father, Goodwill Zwelithini, during traditional ceremonies
Algeria's northeast was particularly hard-hit since Wednesday by blazes exacerbated by climate change. Fierce fires have become an annual fixture in Algeria's parched forests where climate change is exacerbating a long-running drought.
Ukrainian NGO Truth Hounds wants probe of attack on Swiss freelance journalist Guillaume Briquet in southern Ukraine in March as possible war crime
He conspired to traffic millions of dollars' worth of horns and ivory from endangered rhinoceros and elephants
Research is underway to see whether genetic changes in the virus are driving the rapid spread of the disease, the World Health Organization tells AFP
Most were not vaccinated as more than 2,000 infections reported in the country
A UNESCO World Heritage site since 2016, the once lush Huwaizah Marshes have been battered by three years of drought
Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was previously jailed and arrested again last month, is accused of undermining state security, local media report
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