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12h ago

Bus crash kills at least 41 in southern Pakistan

The bus had been carrying around 48 people to the southern city of Karachi when it crashed into a bridge and fell into a ravine.
Image: The wreckage of a burnt passenger bus at Bela in Lasbela district of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday.
Image: The wreckage of a burnt passenger bus at Bela in Lasbela district of Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday.
13h ago

Novak Djokovic beats Tsitsipas to win his 10th Australian Open and 22nd Slam

The 35-year-old did not compete in the Australian Open a year ago after being deported from the country because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19.
Image: TENNIS-AUS-OPEN
Image: TENNIS-AUS-OPEN

Ukraine repels attacks in eastern region while Russia’s Wagner claims to have taken a village

Ukraine's armed forces said they had repelled Russian attacks in 14 settlements in the Donetsk region.
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2d ago

Japan launches whale meat vending machines to promote sales

Whale meat has long been a source of controversy but sales in the new vending machines have quietly gotten off to a good start, the operator says.
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2d ago

3 dead, 1 missing as rain pounds New Zealand’s largest city

Friday was the wettest day ever recorded in Auckland, according to weather agencies, as the amount of rain that would typically fall over the entire summer hit in a single day.
Image: Chris Hipkins
Image: Chris Hipkins
2d ago

Relics found in 23 lead boxes in Mexico City cathedral

A handwritten note found in one box suggests the religious inscriptions and relics were found previously in 1810, and reburied.
The Mexican national flag flies at half-mast on top of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, Sept. 9, 2017.
The Mexican national flag flies at half-mast on top of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, Sept. 9, 2017.
2d ago

7 shot dead at Jerusalem synagogue as violence spirals in region

The attack came after a deadly raid in the occupied West Bank killed nine Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman and seven militants.
Israeli security forces deploy at the site of a reported attack in a settler neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem
Israeli security forces deploy at the site of a reported attack in a settler neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem
2d ago

Thai activist sentenced to 28 years for online posts about king

Mongkhon Thirakot was found to have violated the lese majeste law that covers the current king, his queen and heirs, and any regent.
Mongkhon has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the crime of insulting the king in posts he uploaded to Facebook.
Mongkhon has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the crime of insulting the king in posts he uploaded to Facebook.
2d ago

Fossilized eggs reveal new secrets about one of the world's largest dinosaurs

The find “offers new insights into the conditions of nest preservation and reproductive strategies of titanosaur sauropod dinosaurs,” said Harsha Dhiman, the study’s lead author.
A) Completely unhatched egg from the clutch P43. (B) Almost fully intact circular outline of egg possibly indicating it to be unhatched and no loose eggshells are found in the clutch P6. (C) Compressed egg from clutch DR10 showing hatching window (arrow showing gap) and few eggshells collected just around the hatching window (circled) which possibly represent the remnants of hatching window. (D) Egg from clutch P26 showing curved outline. (E) Deformed egg from clutch P30 showing egg surfaces slipping past each other.
A) Completely unhatched egg from the clutch P43. (B) Almost fully intact circular outline of egg possibly indicating it to be unhatched and no loose eggshells are found in the clutch P6. (C) Compressed egg from clutch DR10 showing hatching window (arrow showing gap) and few eggshells collected just around the hatching window (circled) which possibly represent the remnants of hatching window. (D) Egg from clutch P26 showing curved outline. (E) Deformed egg from clutch P30 showing egg surfaces slipping past each other.
2d ago

Cubans signed with MLB teams will for first time play on national team at World Classic

The Cuban Baseball Federation had long rejected players who left the island to seek fortunes in professional baseball, but that's changed with the recent announcement.
Batting coach Pedro Luis Lazo, left, and pitcher Livan Moinelo warm up as Cuban national baseball team hopefuls begin training for the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Batting coach Pedro Luis Lazo, left, and pitcher Livan Moinelo warm up as Cuban national baseball team hopefuls begin training for the 2023 World Baseball Classic
2d ago

Why are Brazil's Indigenous Yanomani being decimated by diseases, mining?

Miners in the area had been largely expelled in the area but urged on in recent years by former Pres. Bolsonaro, with mining polluting the area and destroying the habitat.
A Yanomami woman carries a toddler on the property of the Saude Indigenous House, a center responsible for supporting and assisting Indigenous people in Boa Vista, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2023.
A Yanomami woman carries a toddler on the property of the Saude Indigenous House, a center responsible for supporting and assisting Indigenous people in Boa Vista, Brazil, on Jan. 25, 2023.