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Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 16 elephants

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Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France

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Plan to limit 'vertical drinking' decried by pub landlords and UK politicians

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American flown to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter Antarctic rescue mission

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As blackouts stretch for days, life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity

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One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid

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Student kills at least 7 people at a high school and a home outside Bangkok, officials say

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A Russian retail giant's warehouse burns after Ukraine's latest long-range drone attack

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How the Iran-backed Houthis' claims of deadly attacks are stoking fears of a wider regional conflict

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A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump

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More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up

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Romania rushes to sink 4 barges in the Danube to keep a nuclear power plant's second reactor running

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South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

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Toronto police arrest 2 in July shooting at US Consulate, cite gun-for-hire network

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This African city thought cable cars could fix its traffic gridlock. It was wrong

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How to use your smartphone to capture the August total solar eclipse over Europe

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Rights groups accuse Israel of targeting and killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil

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US asks Philippines to extradite Filipino church leader accused of sex crimes and fraud

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Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

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Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says

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US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threat

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Rights group warns Israel's policies are pushing the West Bank healthcare system to collapse

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2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah

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Congo monitors nearly 200 boat passengers after a traveler dies with Ebola-like symptoms

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Israeli prosecutors charge settler with killing Palestinian activist in rare indictment

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Hiroshima marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor deplores the pursuit of nuclear weapons

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US military says there was no white phosphorus leak at its air base in South Korea

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Possible Strait of Hormuz deal, a large attack in Yemen and other Mideast news

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Today in History: August 6, President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act

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A gunman kills a Mexican social media influencer during a livestream

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France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week

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A rare glimpse into Tibet, where some hope to preserve language and customs despite China's new law

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China announces countermeasures against Washington, including controls on drone exports to the US

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Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

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Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in his first Latin American trip as pontiff

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Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17 as air defenses fall short

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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay

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Today in History: August 5, Marilyn Monroe found dead at her home

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Oil spill from grounded tanker off Oman expands sharply, satellite images show

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Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, officials say

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The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

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How India's Gen Z movement of 'Cockroaches' dented Modi's political image

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Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages

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Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation

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Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed

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Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens before winds and high temperatures return

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Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges

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Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

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South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base

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Iran and Oman are working on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: August 4, Kim Jong Il pardons American journalists Laura Ling, Euna Lee

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Spain says 'vast majority' of Ceuta migrants have returned to Morocco

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Bronx child sex predator used NYC shelters as hunting ground for victims: DA

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Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes

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Cartel boss arrested in death of beauty influencer killed on live stream

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Cubans sleep on seaside boardwalk to seek relief from crippling blackouts and summer heat

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Record low Danube levels push some countries in Eastern Europe to the brink of energy emergency

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WestJet reaches tentative deal with flight attendants after strike snarled weekend traffic

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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

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August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

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Russia blasts southern Ukrainian city with glide bombs while Ukrainian drones kill 9

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Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal

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New talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge a deal and avoid escalation of US strikes, Trump says

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Today in History: August 3, Jesse Owens wins first gold medal at Berlin Olympics

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Today in History: August 2, 'Wild Bill' shot and killed during poker game

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Today in History: August 1, University of Texas at Austin tower sniper kills 14

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Under Taliban, barring Afghan girls from school takes an emotional toll — and a community one, too

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What to know about the conflict in Mali and the world's most terrorized region

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UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire'

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Funeral for Staff Sgt Angel Rampersad, killed in Iranian missile attack

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Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans

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A high-stakes test for Trump's Gaza ceasefire board as Hamas disarmament looms

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An Australian jury convicts British entertainer Yung Filly of assault as he weeps in court

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34

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Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta

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Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

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Today in History: July 31, Apollo 15 astronauts use a lunar rover for the first time

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Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan's war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

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Milei empowers Argentina to bar or deport foreigners over hateful remarks about the country

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Record-low Danube River affects tourism and industry as drought and heat grip Central Europe

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A 150-year-overdue book resurfaces in an Australian library, found bricked in a fireplace

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Here's why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East

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Prague zoo keeps polar bears cool with ice cubes as European summer heatwave hits

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Cuba loosens control of its private sector in a struggle with a mounting humanitarian crisis

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Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

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Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland

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Congo says the death toll in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has passed 1,500

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Today in History: July 30, India plunged into world's biggest blackout

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Oprah Winfrey hands over control of South African girls school

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K-pop band BTS opts out of Grammys contention amid new 'Asian pop' category

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Iraq's balancing act is only getting harder as the war between the US and Iran widens

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Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France's wine industry

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After Venezuela's quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun

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This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel

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