Thai opposition party struggles to take power after stunning election victory
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Hamburgers and steaks are a big climate problem. Could new grazing practices be the answer?
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Jasper, Tennessee (CNN) — In a world suddenly brimming with potential solutions for the climate…
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By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Jasper, Tennessee (CNN) — In a world suddenly brimming with potential solutions for the climate…
Continue Reading Black bear bites homeowner and attacks his dog; both are recovering
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Continue Reading EU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has lost in the first round of her 24th…
Continue Reading A Texas man who went missing as a teen 8 years ago was just found alive sleeping outside a church
By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front…
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By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front…
Continue Reading Sudan’s army calls for young people, others, to enlist in fight against rival paramilitary
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Continue Reading Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the…
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Continue Reading Exclusive: Zelensky calls Putin ‘weak’ and says Russian President’s power is ‘crumbling’
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Continue Reading International center opens to help hold Russian leadership accountable for aggression in Ukraine
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Continue Reading UN chief urges maritime nations to chart course for net zero shipping emissions by 2050
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Continue Reading Hong Kong police condemned for issuing cash bounty for exiled democracy activists
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong police on Monday placed $1 million ($127,603) bounties on eight prominent…
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By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong police on Monday placed HK$1 million ($127,603) bounties on eight prominent…
Continue Reading Award-winning Ukrainian writer dies of injuries suffered in Russian missile attack on restaurant
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Continue Reading Controversial Chinese scientist He Jiankui proposes new gene editing research
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Continue Reading US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans
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Continue Reading Baltimore investigators searching for suspects in block party mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 28 others
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Continue Reading 2 soldiers killed in shootout when militants ambush troops in southwest Pakistan, military says
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Continue Reading Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a relative respite from sweltering heat
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to…
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Continue Reading Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an…
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday in an effort to thaw…
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Maine woman was bitten Friday after she punched a bear in the face after it started chasing her dog. The woman,…
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A man in eastern Texas who dove about 40 feet from an embankment into a shallow portion of a lake has died…
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Continue Reading At least 13 children killed by suspected measles outbreak in Sudan’s displacement camps, NGO says
By Allegra Goodwin and Ingrid Formanek, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 children have died in recent weeks during a suspected measles outbreak at…
Continue Reading Illinois businessman convicted of price-gouging N95 masks during early weeks of pandemic
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois businessman has been convicted of price-gouging on N95 masks during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Continue Reading Biden’s upcoming European trip is meant to boost NATO against Russia as the war in Ukraine drags on
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will head to Europe at week’s end for a three-country trip intended to…
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