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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, authorities said Wednesday, the latest twist in a decades-long political saga in the Southeast Asian kingdom. The case, filed…

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Evidence of surgical tumor removal in ancient Egyptian skull is ‘milestone in the history of medicine’

May 29, 2024

Cancer is often regarded as a disease of the modern age. However, medical texts from ancient Egypt indicate that healers of the time were aware of the condition. Now, new…

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Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting

May 29, 2024

Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in…

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American Tyler Wenrich sentenced to time served and $9K fine after arrest on illegal ammunition charge in Turks and Caicos

May 29, 2024

American Tyler Wenrich was sentenced to three weeks in jail and fined Tuesday after he had pleaded guilty earlier this month to possession of ammunition while traveling to Turks and…

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Hong Kong arrests six in first use of new local national security law days ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

May 29, 2024

Hong Kong police have made their first arrests under a newly passed local national security law over social media posts deemed “seditious” by authorities, just days ahead of the 35th…

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China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs

May 28, 2024

It looks like something out of the dystopian show “Black Mirror,” but it’s just the latest adaptation of robotics for the modern battlefield. During recent military drills with Cambodia, China’s…

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‘We’re constructing an ecosystem’: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade

May 28, 2024

Dakhla, a small city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, which is mostly controlled by Morocco, is located on a long spit of sand between the Atlantic Ocean and…

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‘How do I live?’ A 10-year-old Ukrainian orphan recalls the brutal destruction of his family

May 28, 2024

Mykola first thought it was a dream. The windows of his home blown out. The whistle of a shell landing. An explosion. But as the 10-year-old younger son of Larisa and Mykola…

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Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks

May 28, 2024

Eighteen people, including a 12-year-old girl, are among those killed in a Russian strike that hit a large store in Kharkiv at the weekend, regional officials have said, making it the…

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Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F

May 28, 2024

Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country’s record high amid an…

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Pope Francis accused of making homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting

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Hong Kong arrests six in first use of new local national security law days ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs

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‘How do I live?’ A 10-year-old Ukrainian orphan recalls the brutal destruction of his family

Russian strike kills 18 people in Kharkiv megastore, the deadliest attack Ukraine has seen in weeks

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