A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, according to local police. Bathing elephants at animal sanctuaries is a popular activity…
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This alien plant is lethal for the environment. Now it’s being turned into a plastic to regrow forests
Lake Naivasha, northwest of Nairobi, Kenya is becoming increasingly unnavigable. Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the lake, choking its fish and leaving people stranded. “Sometimes it becomes very serious,” says…
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Scouting the city, setting a fire and bringing in supplies: Here’s how the NOLA suspect planned the attack
Nearly a week after Shamsud-din Jabbar rammed a pickup truck into a busy crowd celebrating New Year’s in New Orleans, killing 14, details of how he planned the attack are becoming clearer. As investigators piece…
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Tuesday marks 100 days since 68-year-old Laila Soueif started a hunger strike in a plea to the UK government to free her son from imprisonment in Egypt, according to her family. Alaa Abd El-Fattah was…
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Venezuela’s exiled opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia has urged the Venezuelan military to recognize him as their commander-in-chief and “put an end to the leadership” of President Nicolás Maduro, whose government is resisting calls to…
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized those “spreading lies and misinformation” about child sex grooming gangs in the United Kingdom, responding to an online storm whipped up by Elon Musk. “Those that are spreading…
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Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said Tuesday. The bodies were discovered Monday night…
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British tennis player Cameron Norrie has apologized after throwing his racket and accidentally striking a spectator during a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Facundo Díaz Acosta at the Auckland Classic. The former world No. 8 tossed…
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South Korean authorities have granted a request to extend a warrant to detain the country’s suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning over his surprise declaration of martial law last month. The warrant expired on…
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‘It’s a very different beast’: Rio Ferdinand calls for ‘long-term thinking’ amid turbulent times at Manchester United
Rio Ferdinand knows first-hand the weight of expectation that comes with donning the iconic red colors of Manchester United. Formerly the world’s most expensive defender, the former England international lifted six Premier League titles, the…