Russian volcano erupts for first time in more than 500 years
MOSCOW – A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be...
China gov’t offers parents $1,500 to boost births
BEIJING – Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan ($500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in...
Putin not swayed by Trump’s Ukraine war ultimatum
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hopes for further peace talks with Ukraine - but stressed his troops were "advancing on the...
‘Like a sci-fi movie’: US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo
NEW YORK – A baby boy has been born to an Ohio couple from an embryo that was frozen for more than 30 years,...
Ex-Colombian president Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness-tampering
BOGOTA — Álvaro Uribe has become the first former Colombian president to be convicted of a crime.
A court in Bogotá found the 73-year-old, who...
More than a dozen kids die because of food shortages in Sudan
KHARTOUM – Thirteen children died as a result of the severe shortage of food at a displacement camp in war-torn Sudan's East Darfur state,...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" after five days of fighting at their border killed at least 33 people...
Beijing floods kill 30 as China sees summer of extreme weather
BEIJING – At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains...
Malnutrition in Gaza Strip at alarming levels, WHO warns
GAZA Strip – The World Health Organization (who) has warned malnutrition has reached “alarming levels” in Gaza with rates on a “dangerous trajectory”, as...
French cities impose curfews on children after drug violence
PARIS – A number of French cities have imposed night-time curfews on young people following a spate of violence linked to drug trafficking.
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