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Carpenters Wow Public with Medieval Techniques at Notre Dame

Carpenters Wow Public with Medieval Techniques at Notre Dame

With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a...

First Native American Racer Blazes Trail at Tour de France

First Native American Racer Blazes Trail at Tour de France

A late draft to the Tour de France, Neilson Powless didn’t have time to scramble together a turtle necklace, the...

Russia’s Navalny Says He’s Now More Than ‘Technically Alive’

Russia’s Navalny Says He’s Now More Than ‘Technically Alive’

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he is recovering his verbal and physical abilities at the German hospital where he...

Pogacar as Stunned as Everyone After Shock Tour de France Upset

Pogacar as Stunned as Everyone After Shock Tour de France Upset

Tadej Pogacar was left as shocked as fans, pundits and fellow riders after pulling off one of the biggest upsets...

Police, Protesters Clash as London Eyes Tighter Virus Rules

Police, Protesters Clash as London Eyes Tighter Virus Rules

Police in London clashed with protesters Saturday at a rally against coronavirus restrictions, even as the mayor warned that it...

Civilian Casualties Drop in Eastern Ukraine as Cease-fire Holds

Civilian Casualties Drop in Eastern Ukraine as Cease-fire Holds

U.N. officials say a cease-fire that took effect in July in eastern Ukraine appears to be holding and has resulted...

Belarus Police Detain Hundreds of Protesters in Minsk

Belarus Police Detain Hundreds of Protesters in Minsk

Belarusian police detained hundreds of protesters in central Minsk on Saturday, a witness said, as around 2,000 people marched through...

US Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks’ Home on Display in Italy

US Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks’ Home on Display in Italy

The Detroit home where American civil rights activist Rosa Parks took refuge after the historic bus boycott has been rebuilt...

Trump Administration Announces Bans of TikTok, WeChat

Trump Administration Announces Bans of TikTok, WeChat

The Trump administration issued a sweeping ban Friday that will begin barring downloads and use of the Chinese-owned mobile apps...

UK Ambassador to China Stirs Uproar With Photo Seen as Promoting Xi Jinping

UK Ambassador to China Stirs Uproar With Photo Seen as Promoting Xi Jinping

Britain’s newest ambassador to China has gotten off to a rocky start after posting a photo on social media that...

European Countries Announce New Coronavirus Restrictions

European Countries Announce New Coronavirus Restrictions

European countries announced new coronavirus restrictions Friday, one day after the World Health Organization warned infections have started to spread...

Denmark Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions as Virus Cases Surge

Denmark Imposes New COVID-19 Restrictions as Virus Cases Surge

Denmark’s prime minister announced Friday new COVID-19-related restrictions after a resurgence of coronavirus infections in recent weeks.   At a...

Officials: Trump to Block US Downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday

Officials: Trump to Block US Downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday

The U.S. Commerce Department said it will issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from...

Drug Shows Promise in 1st Largely Minority COVID-19 Study

Drug Shows Promise in 1st Largely Minority COVID-19 Study

A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for...

EU Unveils Plan to Combat Racism, Increase Diversity

EU Unveils Plan to Combat Racism, Increase Diversity

The European Commission presented a series of measures Friday aimed at tackling structural racism and discrimination, acknowledging a blatant lack...

Britain Contemplates Second National Lockdown as COVID-19 Surges

Britain Contemplates Second National Lockdown as COVID-19 Surges

British Health Minister Matt Hancock said Friday the government is contemplating a second nationwide lockdown as new COVID-19 cases continue...

Opposition Countries Fail to Block UN Debate on Belarus Human Rights

Opposition Countries Fail to Block UN Debate on Belarus Human Rights

Disruptive tactics by Belarus, Russia, China and Venezuela have failed to derail a special debate on the human rights situation...

Three Women in Final Five for WTO Leadership Race

Three Women in Final Five for WTO Leadership Race

Three women, two of them from Africa, advanced to the second round of selection to become the next director-general of...

Poland’s Governing Alliance Thrown into Crisis Over Animal Rights

Poland’s Governing Alliance Thrown into Crisis Over Animal Rights

Poland’s governing alliance appeared to be in disarray early Friday, as a dispute over animal rights measures highlighted divisions in...

ByteDance Plans TikTok IPO To Win US Deal as Deadline Looms, Sources Say

ByteDance Plans TikTok IPO To Win US Deal as Deadline Looms, Sources Say

President Donald Trump has threatened a US ban on TikTok could happen as early as next week …

Russia Leading ‘Drumbeat’ of Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Election

Russia Leading ‘Drumbeat’ of Disinformation Ahead of US Presidential Election

FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers Thursday that Russia is not letting up in its efforts to sway the outcome...

China Data Leak Points to Massive Global Collection Effort

China Data Leak Points to Massive Global Collection Effort

A Chinese firm with suspected ties to the Chinese government has been amassing a database of detailed personal information on...