Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest
For a long time, scientists believed the first humans to arrive in the Americas soon killed off these giant ground sloths through hunting, along with many other massive animals like mastodons, ...
Russian missiles target Kyiv after Ukraine fires US-made missiles across the border
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early Friday killed at least one person and injured nine others, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to ...
Taiwan lawmakers clash after party members break into legislature to occupy speaker's chair
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lawmakers clashed in Taiwan’s legislature Friday when members of a leading political party who had broken into the building overnight to occupy the speaker’s chair tussled with ...
Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini's kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict Friday on whether Italy’s vice premier, Matteo Salvini, was ...
In the news today: Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet today
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Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight MH370, 10 years after plane disappeared
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s government has agreed in principle to accept a second “no find, no fee” proposal from a U.S. company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to ...
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For some, the pope's big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been complaining about for months: That his big plans for ...
Gisele Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A group of Gisele Pelicot’s Australian admirers said Friday they’re moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape case has acknowledged her distant ...
What to know about Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation struggling to recover from a massive quake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad fanned ...
The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried
Muhammed Nur Cuneyt, a 24-year-old Syrian who arrived in 2011 from the northern town of Azaz, was eagerly waiting at one gate on Dec. 10, saying he was grateful to Turkey for granting refuge but ...
China's Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy
MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the casino hub of Macao to diversify its economy as he swore in the former Portuguese colony’s new government on Friday at an event marking the 25th ...
Rising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste
One of life’s little pleasures — butter spread onto warm bread or imbuing cakes and seared meats with its rich flavor — has gotten more expensive across Europe in the last year. After a stretch of ...