Fleeing drought, hunger, thousands trek to Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Sitting under the hot sun, hungry women and children await food aid in a camp on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. They have walked for… Read more »
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Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the fears of war
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The chill of a Cold War hung over Eastern Europe again Friday, with Russian maneuvers and drills close to Ukraine, and NATO’s chief boosting troop morale… Read more »
UK defense secretary in Moscow amid Ukraine tensions
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary visited Moscow on Friday in another effort to ease tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which held massive war games… Read more »
World leaders at France summit mull ways to protect oceans
PARIS, France (AP) — World leaders met on France’s Atlantic coast Friday to discuss protecting the planet’s oceans from threats such as overfishing and plastic pollution, and finding fairer ways… Read more »
Venezuela’s Guaidó, opposition seek to unite under big tent
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition was reenergized recently by an unexpected gubernatorial victory in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez. Now it is trying to… Read more »
Home of the huge: China has long history of going really big
BEIJING, China (AP) — Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. The Three Gorges Dam. Dozens of high-end malls in Beijing.
COVID-19 truck blockade in Canada shuts down Ford plant
TORONTO, Canada (AP) — A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit by protesters demanding an end to Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the shutdown Wednesday of a Ford plant… Read more »
3 authors named winners of Science + Literature awards
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — The National Book Foundation has teamed with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that wed two categories not always in harmony: technology… Read more »
Experts to visit Fukushima plant to check water release plan
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week to review plans to begin releasing… Read more »
US military faces crisis in Hawaii after leak poisons water
HAWAII, United States (AP) — A giant U.S. government fuel storage installation hidden inside a mountain ridge overlooking Pearl Harbor has provided fuel to military ships and planes crisscrossing the… Read more »