Russian officials say 5 drones were shot down, including 1 that targeted Moscow
Five drones were shot down over three Russian regions overnight, officials said Thursday
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The UK is rejoining the European Union's science research program as post-Brexit relations thaw
Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100-billion science-sharing program
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Kenya's hard won gains against malaria threatened by surging temperatures
There are fears that the deadly disease is spreading to new communities in the country -- and just at a time when the development of the world's first mosquito vaccine is raising hopes malaria could one day be eradicated.
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A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
The United Nations chief has renewed an urgent call on the international community to seek a unified strategy to end the worsening crisis in Myanmar
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Dense terrain and brutal heat have proven challenging in search for convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison
As authorities search for a convicted murderer who broke out of an eastern Pennsylvania prison last week, they're encountering geographical challenges in a heavily wooded area they say make it easy for someone to hide.
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Tokyo's threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on 'Heritage Alert' list by conservancy body
Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites
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Australia and China open their first high-level dialogue in 3 years in a sign of a slight thaw
Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade
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'More and more on the move'. Record number of migrant children in Latin America and Caribbean, UN warns
Children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, driven by gang violence, poverty, instability and climate change, the United Nations reported Wednesday.
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3 sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their catamaran in the Coral Sea
Three round-the-world sailors have reached land safely after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea
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California judge temporarily blocks school district policy requiring parents to be notified if their child asks to go by a new gender identity
A judge in San Bernardino, California, has temporarily blocked a school district policy that requires parents to be notified when their child asks to be recognized by a different gender identity or pronoun than they were assigned at birth.
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In Southeast Asia, Harris says 'we have to see the future'
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled for more than a day to reach this year's summit of Southeast Asian nations, where she was tasked with strengthening ties in a region that's crucial to U.S. interests
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Mexico ends federal ban on abortion, but patchwork of state restrictions remains
A Mexican Supreme Court ruling that invalidated all federal criminal penalties for abortion continued a regional trend of widening access to the procedure, but left in place a patchwork of varying state restrictions
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