Prominent foe of female circumcision wins prestigious $1.4 million Templeton Prize
The Templeton Prize — one of the world's largest annual individual awards — is being awarded this year to a nurse-midwife who for decades has strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa
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Stock market today: US futures point lower after shaky start to big retail week, sluggish China data
Wall Street is pointing lower after data showed China’s economy is weaker than expected, while Home Depot cut its profit and sales outlook for the year, signaling a pullback in spending by Americans strapped by inflation and anxious about a possible recession
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Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by eathquake, not just Vesuvius' ancient eruption
Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79
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Russia, Ukraine agree African mission on potential peace plan, Ramaphosa says
CAPE TOWN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian
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EU states approve world's first comprehensive crypto rules
By Huw Jones European Union states on Tuesday gave the final nod to the world's first comprehensive set
1970-01-01 08:00
As US debates abortion pill ban, Argentina expands its use
By Anna-Catherine Brigida BUENOS AIRES When Argentine trainee nursery teacher Lourdes, 24, went to the doctor in March
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ChatGPT's chief to testify before Congress as concerns grow about artificial intelligence's risks
The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT is set to testify before Congress as lawmakers call for new rules to guide the rapid development of AI technology
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A rare, endangered seal named Yulia basks on Tel Aviv beach
An unexpected visitor spotted sunbathing on a beach in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv is turning heads and causing a media buzz
1970-01-01 08:00
Hitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train's loudspeakers
Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech play over the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
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Gunman who killed 3 and injured others in New Mexico appears to have roamed a neighborhood and fired at random, police say
The teenage gunman who killed three people and wounded six others in New Mexico appeared to target victims at random as he roamed a neighborhood, using at least three guns -- including an AR-15-style rifle -- to fire at homes, cars and other targets before police shot him dead, authorities said.
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A driver in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog to avoid a DUI arrest, police say
A driver in Colorado tried to avoid a DUI arrest by swapping seats with his dog after being pulled over, police said.
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US economy 'hangs in the balance' as debt limit impasse drag on - Yellen
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON The standoff over the federal debt limit is already having dire consequences for the
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