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Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
Wild chimpanzees eat plants that have pain-relieving and anti-bacterial properties to heal themselves, according to scientists. They…
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UK Consumer Confidence Rises to Pre-Cost of Living Crisis Level
(Bloomberg) -- UK consumer confidence improved for a third consecutive month to the strongest level in 2 1/2 years, reflecting a rosier…
Politics
Starmer’s Labour Eyes UK Planning Reform Blitz Within Weeks
(Bloomberg) -- Keir Starmer is preparing a blitz of planning reforms if his Labour Party wins the UK election next month, aimed at…
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Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — Families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have finally received an emergency increase in food aid that is much…
Politics
South Sudan's vice president expresses concern over ongoing peace talks
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the…
Politics
Kenya Moore Hit with Five-Figure Tax Bill Weeks Before Alleged Suspension
As Ben Franklin said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya…
Business
A strike threat at WestJet is over, for now. Mechanics will resume talks with the Canadian airline
The union representing mechanics at Canadian airline WestJet said it withdrew a notice to begin a strike Thursday night after the airline…
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Peace must be a priority, say Catholic leaders on anniversary of priests' violent deaths in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years have passed since a leader of one of Mexico’s organized crime gangs stormed into a Catholic church in the…
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Scientists discover world’s oldest wine containing man’s ashes
(WJW) – Scientists in Spain have discovered the world’s oldest wine, a 2,000-year-old white wine that contains a man’s ashes. According to…
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Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours
An attack that reportedly killed over 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the…
Politics
Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail after arrest in bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and New Delhi’s chief minister, was granted bail on Thursday by a court in…
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Police battle anti-tax demonstrators as Kenya protests spread
Kenyan police have clashed with anti-tax protesters in the capital, Nairobi, as demonstrations have spread to across the country,…
Business
New EU Debt Rules Can Only Work With Political Support, IMF Says
(Bloomberg) -- New European Union fiscal rules will only work if countries with high levels of debt and wide budget deficits make a real…
News
A cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and finds 5 bodies in a boat adrift in the Atlantic Ocean
MADRID (AP) — A cruise ship rescued 68 migrants and found five bodies in a wooden dinghy that was drifting off the Canary Islands in the…
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Camp Nefesh hosts refugee children during World Refugee Day
Refugee children from Honduras, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela and Fiji were welcomed at this year’s Camp Nefesh. The free summer…
Politics
South Africa MP suspended for racist language
A South African lawmaker has been suspended by his party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), after a series of old clips resurfaced online of…
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A ship found far off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its…
Politics
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid again and Kyiv's drones target enemy oil depots
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities…
News
New faces of protest - Kenya's Gen Z anti-tax revolutionaries
A bold and new generation of young Kenyan protesters has emerged on the streets forcing the government to back down on some of a slew of…
News
Footage of South Korea anti-govt protest in 2019 falsely linked to marine death inquiry
Protesters gathered in South Korea on May 25, 2024 to call for an independent probe into accusations of government meddling in an inquiry…
Business
Rebel Spanish nuns declare schism with Vatican over property deal
A community of nuns in a 15th century convent in northern Spain has split with the Roman Catholic Church because of a property dispute and…
Politics
Putin, Kim Agree to Immediately Offer Military Aid If Attacked
(Bloomberg) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to provide immediate military assistance if one…
News
Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country's armed conflict
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Ten men were convicted Wednesday in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s…
Politics
Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras, Magda Chambriard, was sworn in Wednesday amid market concerns of…