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China is the runaway leader in generative AI patent applications followed by the US, the UN says
Even short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study
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Britain’s new prime minister has a chance to reset ties with the White House – but a range of thorny issues and the US election make it more tricky
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Israeli strike kills another senior Hezbollah commander as diplomats scramble for calm in Lebanon
Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine
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Northern California wildfire spreads, with more hot weather expected. Thousands evacuate
South Sudan's most comprehensive aerial wildlife survey found about 6 million antelope — a figure that would make it the world's largest land mammal migration
June 25, 2024
A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now
June 24, 2024
A new report by an independent group of experts says it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza, but that the war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded data collection to prove it
June 04, 2024
Jews around the world will soon celebrate Passover, recounting the biblical story of their exodus from Egypt after hundreds of years of slavery
April 18, 2024
It’s the last wish of a dying mother, to see her daughter once more
April 06, 2024
Nearly 5,000 fighters have put down their arms in Central African Republic since a disarmament program launched nearly a decade ago
April 03, 2024
The central African nation of Congo is known for its mineral riches
March 01, 2024
Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country
February 10, 2024
A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest in the capital as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week’s presidential election
December 27, 2023
Congo is wrapping up its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced election officials to extend voting hours
December 21, 2023
Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as tensions mount that a severe lack of electoral preparation could throw the conflict-riddled nation into disarray
December 18, 2023
A court of the West African regional bloc has ordered the release and reinstatement of Niger’s democratically elected president
December 15, 2023
New testimony and evidence gathered by a rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out widespread sexual and gender-based crimes during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel
December 05, 2023
Nearly two months after Hamas infiltrated Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, dozens of people are still unaccounted for
December 01, 2023
Lawyers for Niger’s ousted president have called for his immediate release
October 19, 2023
The French military says it's begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when mutinous soldiers toppled the country’s democratically elected president
October 11, 2023
