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Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say

Investigators found traces of subsea explosives in samples taken from a yacht that has been one aspect of a probe into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea last year, European diplomats have told the United Nations Security Council. They say that the investigation hasn’t yet established who the perpetrators were and whether a state was involved. Denmark, Sweden and Germany have been investigating the Sept. 26 attack, and the Danish Foreign Ministry tweeted a letter Tuesday from the three countries’ U.N. ambassadors to the president of the Security Council with information

Traces of explosives were found in a yacht in the Nord Stream sabotage investigation, diplomats say
World

France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. The far right’s anti-immigration mantra is seeping through a once ironclad political divide between it and mainstream politics. More voices are now embracing a hard line against immigration and blaming immigrants not only for the car burnings and other violence that followed the June 27 killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, but for France’s social problems as well. “We know the

France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen
World

US forward Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan

United States forward Christian Pulisic arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a medical with AC Milan before an expected transfer from Chelsea. The 24-year-old Pulisic, who has one year left on his contract at Chelsea, is expected to sign a four-year deal with the Rossoneri and become the third American to play for the club after Oguchi Onyewu and Sergiño Dest. “I’m very happy to be here. I’m excited. I’m excited to start with this historic club,” Pulisic told reporters waiting for him at Milan’s Malpensa airport. “It’s legendary and I’m really excited to come here and

US forward Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan
Political

Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren't viable. His GOP rivals won't say if they agree

In a Republican presidential field full of opponents to abortion rights, Mike Pence stands out in his embrace of the cause. The former vice president, who is seeking the White House in 2024, is the only major candidate who supports a federal ban on abortion at six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. He has advocated pulling from the market a widely used abortion pill that has a better safety record than penicillin and Viagra. And he’s implored his Republican rivals to back a 15-week federal ban as a minimum national standard, which several have

Pence would ban abortions when pregnancies aren't viable. His GOP rivals won't say if they agree
World

Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94

Milan Kundera, whose dissident writings in communist Czechoslovakia transformed him into an exiled satirist of totalitarianism, has died in Paris at the age of 94, Czech media said Wednesday. Kundera’s renowned novel, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,’’ opens wrenchingly with Soviet tanks rolling through Prague, the Czech capital that was the author’s home until he moved to France in 1975. Weaving together themes of love and exile, politics and the deeply personal, Kundera’s novel won critical acclaim, earning him a wide readership among Westerners who embraced both his anti-Soviet subversion and the eroticism threaded through many of

Milan Kundera, Czech writer and former dissident, dies in Paris aged 94
World

Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban more Japanese products if radioactive water is released

Hong Kong would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from Fukushima and other Japanese prefectures if Tokyo discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a top official in the city said Wednesday. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said although the wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant would be treated before discharging into the Pacific Ocean, any errors in the process would significantly affect ecology and food safety. The concern stems from Japan’s U.N.-endorsed, but controversial, plan to gradually release the treated water. “Our assessment shows prefectures near Fukushima have higher risks, so

Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban more Japanese products if radioactive water is released
Health

EU fines US firm Illumina $475 million for jumping gun on buying cancer-screening company Grail

The European Union on Wednesday slapped a $475 million fine on U.S. biotech giant Illumina for buying cancer-screening company Grail without regulators’ approval, the latest setback for the deal. Illumina announced an $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail in 2020, but the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, said the company broke EU merger rules by completing the deal without its consent. The 27-nation bloc announced last year that it was blocking the acquisition, saying it would hurt competitors. “If companies merge before our clearance, they breach our rules. Illumina and Grail knowingly and

EU fines US firm Illumina $475 million for jumping gun on buying cancer-screening company Grail
World

Live Updates | Russia warns of 'potentially very dangerous' G7 security guarantees for Ukraine

Follow along for updates on the summit of the NATO military alliance in Lithuania’s capital: What to know: — NATO backs Ukraine’s fight vs. Russia but doesn’t invite Kyiv to join — Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership — What is NATO doing to help Ukraine in the war with Russia? —— The Kremlin considers plans by G7 nations to offer Ukraine security guarantees “extremely ill-judged and potentially very dangerous,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. Britain issued a statement a day earlier on plans by the G7 — made up of Britain,

Live Updates | Russia warns of 'potentially very dangerous' G7 security guarantees for Ukraine
World

Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp Wednesday in the wake of a devastating Israeli offensive last week, marking his first visit to the camp since 2005. The visit came at a time of seething discontentment among Palestinians in the West Bank for Abbas and the Palestinian Authority, the autonomous government which administers parts of the West Bank but whose forces have largely lost control over several militant strongholds in the region — including Jenin. The 87-year-old president is widely seen as out of touch with the public and rarely ventures outside

Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid
World

Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says

A raging conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3.1 million people from their homes, including over 700,000 who fled to neighboring countries, the United Nations said Wednesday, amid growing concerns that the country is sliding into a “full-scale civil war.” Sudan has plunged into chaos since mid-April when monthslong tensions between the military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere across the northeastern African nation. The conflict derailed Sudanese hopes of restoring the country’s fragile transition to democracy, which had begun after a popular uprising

Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says
World

Bulgari apologizes to China for listing Taiwan as a country after online backlash

Bulgari has become the latest international brand to apologize to China after listing Taiwan as a country on its website. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, and both the government and Chinese internet users have a history of scolding or boycotting international brands that have referred to Taiwan as a separate country. Late Tuesday, Bulgari posted an apology on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, saying it “steadfastly and always” respected China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “Our brand has immediately corrected the mistakenly marked store addresses and map indications on the overseas official website, which resulted

Bulgari apologizes to China for listing Taiwan as a country after online backlash
Science

European Union lawmakers back a major bill to protect nature and fight climate change

The European Union’s parliament on Wednesday approved in a cliffhanger vote a major bill to protect nature and fight climate change. In a test of the EU’s global climate credentials, the legislature supported the European Commission plan in a razor-thin 324-312 vote with 12 abstentions.

European Union lawmakers back a major bill to protect nature and fight climate change
World

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

Youssef al-Ramadan says he always feels guilty for having to put his wife and three children to work in order to survive — and now they might not be able to get by since international aid could stop flowing from Turkey. Standing outside his tent in a displacement camp in northern Idlib, he is worried that their income might not be sufficient to make ends meet if the United Nations Security Council cannot renew a humanitarian border crossing that has been a critical lifeline for him and some 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest. The

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops
Political

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

A group of congressional Democrats reported Wednesday that three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over the course of at least two years. Their report urges federal agencies to investigate and potentially go to court over the wealth of information that H&R Block, TaxAct and Tax Slayer shared with the social media giant. In a letter to the heads of the IRS, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS watchdog, seven lawmakers say their findings “reveal a shocking breach of taxpayer

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say
Science

Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars

The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth. NASA unveiled the latest snapshot Wednesday, revealing 50 baby stars in a cloud complex 390 light-years away. The region is relatively quiet yet full of illuminated gases, jets of hydrogen and even dense cocoons of dust with the delicate beginnings of even more stars. “Prepare to be awestruck!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tweeted, noting that the image “presents star birth as an impressionistic masterpiece.” “One year

Webb Space Telescope reveals moment of stellar birth, dramatic close-up of 50 baby stars
World

Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe

Spain sweltered under an unrelenting heat wave Wednesday as temperatures started to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe. Spain’s weather service said thermometers could potentially hit 45 C (113 F) in southeastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which are under alert for extreme heat. That mark was reached Monday in the village of Loja near Granada at the start of the heat wave that is causing restless nights across the country. More than 100 weather stations registered temperatures of at least 35 C (95 F) as early as 6

Spain sweats out sultry nights as heat wave bakes southern Europe
World

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s government on Wednesday will reduce the number of special police officers stationed outside four municipal buildings in ethnic Serb-majority areas and hold new mayoral elections in each of the towns, in a bid to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew in May. Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that one-fourth of the special police forces would be moved away from the sites “taking into consideration that the situation at the municipal buildings has been comparatively much quieter in the last two weeks.” He added that more officers would be withdrawn based on the

Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities
World

Police say officers kill at least 6 as Kenyans protest rising costs, and 50 children are tear-gassed

A police official said officers killed six people Wednesday during new protests in Kenya against the rising cost of living, while a health worker said more than 50 schoolchildren in the capital, Nairobi, were tear-gassed. The opposition leader behind the demonstrations vowed they would continue until a new law imposing more taxes is repealed. The police official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the official wasn’t authorized to speak publicly, said three people were killed in Mlolongo city in Machakos county, two in Kitengela town near Nairobi, and one in the

Police say officers kill at least 6 as Kenyans protest rising costs, and 50 children are tear-gassed
World

After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred

The U.N.’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe, over the objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression. Applause broke out in the cavernous chamber of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday after the 28-12 vote, with seven abstentions, on a measure brought by Pakistan and Palestine that was backed by many developing countries in Africa, as well as China and India, and Middle Eastern countries. The resolution comes in

After Quran burnings, UN rights body calls for more action to combat religious hatred
World

3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said. The bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three semis, Illinois State Police said, citing an initial investigation. Four people were taken to the hospital by helicopter and at least 10 others were taken by ambulance, state police said in a news release. Police did not immediately release details about those

3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say
World

Queen Camilla attends Wimbledon, a week after Princess Kate made an appearance

A week after Princess Kate graced Centre Court at Wimbledon by taking a seat in the Royal Box, Queen Camilla made an appearance at the Grand Slam tennis tournament on Wednesday. The queen, the wife of King Charles III, was wearing a white dress at the All England Club, where the players on court dress all in white. When she arrived at the club, Camilla met with some ball boys and ball girls — the kids who run across the court chasing stray balls after a point is finished or a serve goes awry. The first

Queen Camilla attends Wimbledon, a week after Princess Kate made an appearance
Health

Distinguishing Strep Throat from Viral Infections: Vital Clues to Spot the Difference

Strep is most common in children between the ages of 5 and 15. “My sore throats, you know, are always worse than anybody’s.” So declares Mary to Anne in “Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s 1817 book. Most of us can relate to this feeling. There is no such thing as “just a sore throat.” The pain, headache, fever and aches associated with a sore throat can make you feel terrible. While sore throats can occur at any time of year, strep throat is more common in the fall, winter and early spring. I am a professor of family medicine, a pharmacist and

Distinguishing Strep Throat from Viral Infections: Vital Clues to Spot the Difference
Education

Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field

Lise Meitner, in the front row, sits alongside many male colleagues at the Seventh Solvay Physics Conference in 1933. Corbin Historical via Getty Images Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. But while the Manhattan Project wouldn’t have been possible without the work of many accomplished female scientists, the only women seen in the movie’s trailer are either hanging laundry, crying or cheering the men on. The only women featured in the official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ are crying, hanging laundry

Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field
Arts

Children, like adults, tend to underestimate how welcome their random acts of kindness will be

Little thoughtful gestures can make someone’s day. alashi/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea From expressing gratitude to surprising someone with a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day, adults tend to underestimate how positively others will respond to their random acts of kindness. I’m a behavioral scientist who teamed up with my research partner Nicholas Epley on research that showed how children and teens share this misunderstanding. We gave 101 kids who were 4-17 years old and 99 adults who were visiting a museum in Chicago

Children, like adults, tend to underestimate how welcome their random acts of kindness will be
Education

Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep blue sea

Novels about underwater adventures offer a glimpse at oceanic life. fotograzia via Getty Images When OceanGate, the deep-sea exploration enterprise, created a promotional video for its ill-fated US$250,000-per-head trip to see the wreck of the Titanic, it told prospective passengers to “Get ready for what Jules Verne could only imagine – a 12,500-foot journey to the bottom of the sea.” Those behind the video hoped viewers would recognize the allusion to the author of one of the most influential and widely read oceanic novels of all time, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” There are indeed eerie similarities between the 1870

Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep blue sea

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