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Warsaw, Poland — Decades after they were killed, Poland held a state burial on Monday of the remains of more than...

Norway’s electric car sales set new world record

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

Oslo — Electric car sales in Norway took a 94% share of the market in August — a new world record — statistics...

Three Ukrainian teens begin their final year of high school holding onto hopes for the future

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

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Russian aerial attack targets Kyiv

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

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Germany’s Scholz worried by far-right surge in regional elections

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

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Paralympic triathlon events postponed for a day because of poor water quality in Seine river

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

Paris — Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday were postponed for a day because of concerns about water quality...

Robot waiters in Kenya create buzz, and concerns about what it means for human labor

09/02/2024 Newsmaker

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Pope to embark on most challenging Asia trip, with China watching

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

Vatican City — If any evidence were needed to underscore that Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Asia and Oceania is the...

Russia and Ukraine exchange cross-border attacks

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

A Russian missile strike injures dozens in Ukraine. The news comes as Moscow claims to have intercepted 158 Ukraine-launched drones...

Crew members on Mike Lynch yacht tell of moments it sank off Sicily

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

Rome — Crew members on Mike Lynch’s yacht have spoken of the moments when a storm sank the vessel off Sicily...

Rescuers find 17 bodies, missing helicopter wreckage in Russia’s Kamchatka

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

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New Caledonia separatists name jailed party leader as chief

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

Koumac, France — An alliance of parties seeking independence for New Caledonia has nominated as chief a prominent opposition leader currently...

Poland marks 85 years since WWII outbreak

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

Warsaw — Poland on Sunday marked 85 years since the outbreak of World War II during annual commemoration ceremony held at...

Moscow accuses Kyiv of launching massive drone strike on Russia

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

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Far-right party is looking for wins in 2 state elections in eastern Germany

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

BERLIN — Two state elections in eastern Germany on Sunday offer the far-right Alternative for Germany the chance to become the...

Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctic ice shelf

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

LOS ANGELES — Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot...

Bird species extinct in Europe returns, and humans must help it migrate

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

PATERZELL, Germany — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially...

Russia pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk regions

09/01/2024 Newsmaker

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Tourist helicopter carrying 22 goes missing in Russia’s Kamchatka

08/31/2024 Newsmaker

Moscow, Russia — A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula in...

Brazil’s block on X comes into effect after judge’s order

08/31/2024 Newsmaker

Business, Digest, Technology

Brasilia, Brazil — A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a...

‘Renaissance of illegals’: Since its war in Ukraine, Russia is relying more on bargain basement spies

08/31/2024 Newsmaker

Madrid/Washington — They are known as “illegals” — spies who operate under the guise of normal jobs. Since Russia lost many...

Ukrainian air defense downs 24 Russian drones, Kyiv says

08/31/2024 Newsmaker

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian air defenses shot down 24 out of 52 drones launched by Russia during overnight attacks on eight...