Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade. US-Canadian Watson, 74, founder of …
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A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Mary Jane Fiesta …
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China says two of its astronauts completed a nine-hour spacewalk Tuesday, a figure that beats the US-held record for the world’s longest spacewalk set in 2001, in the latest milestone in the country’s ambitious space …
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‘We’re at this pivotal moment.’ These young innovators are tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems
by adminHere’s a look at the innovators who joined us in London, and the technologies they’ve got in the pipeline. ‘A toolkit to help safeguard our reefs’ PhD candidate Taylor Whitman traveled from Australia to London …
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A 29-year-old Uzbek citizen has been detained for allegedly planting the bomb that killed senior Russian general and his assistant, the Russian Investigative Committee said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, who headed Russia’s radiological, biological …
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Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region
by adminUkraine said on Monday that North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops suffered heavy losses during fighting at the weekend in the Russian region of Kursk. North Korean units that arrived in Kursk last month …
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Palestinian grandfather whose tribute to slain granddaughter went viral is killed by Israeli fire in Gaza
by adminA Palestinian grandfather in Gaza whose tribute to his slain granddaughter went viral last year was killed by Israeli fire on Monday, his family and a hospital said. Khaled Nabhan drew global attention in a …
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Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career
by adminCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the …
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Facing terror designations and sanctions, Syria’s new rulers push for international legitimacy
by adminSyria’s new regime, led by a group with former ties to al Qaeda, is on a mission to gain international legitimacy – and it’s already seeing some success. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, an internationally sanctioned former …