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An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is rescued, authorities say

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

The man who fell ill is expected to arrive in Australia next week. Until then, he will be cared for in an icebreaker's specially equipped medical facility.

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India's moon rover completes its walk as scientists look for signs of frozen water

Monday, September 04, 2023

There was no word on the outcome of the rover searches for signs of frozen water on the lunar surface that could help future astronaut missions.

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Francis opens a homeless clinic on the 1st papal visit to Mongolia

Monday, September 04, 2023

Several of the foreign-staffed Catholic religious orders in Mongolia run shelters, orphanages and nursing homes to care for a population of 3.3 million where one in three people lives in poverty.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says defense minister will be replaced this week

Sunday, September 03, 2023

Defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Umerov has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022.

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Taiwan suspends work, transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island

Sunday, September 03, 2023

The storm is expected to continue toward China after crossing over Taiwan. Authorities in the Chinese city of Shantou in Guangdong province are advising residents to take precautions.

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DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

Saturday, September 02, 2023

The decision was the latest to strike down new congressional maps in Southern states over concerns that they diluted the voting power of Black residents.

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Foundation pulls invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend Nobel Prize ceremonies

Saturday, September 02, 2023

Swedish lawmakers had said they would boycott this year's Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm after the foundation initially invited representatives of the three countries to attend.

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Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76

Saturday, September 02, 2023

The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.

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India launches craft to study the sun after a successful lunar landing

Saturday, September 02, 2023

The spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space center in southern India on a quest to study the sun from a point about 930,000 miles from earth, known as L-1.

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Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty, won't attend arraignment hearing

Saturday, September 02, 2023

The former New York mayor waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing. He joins the former president in forgoing an appearance before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling.

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Canada issues travel advisory warning over U.S. states' LGBTQ+ laws

Friday, September 01, 2023

The country's Global Affairs department did not specify which states, but is advising Canadian travelers to check the local laws for their destination before traveling.

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Judge: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws

Thursday, August 31, 2023

U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.

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A building fire in Johannesburg kills at least 74, many homeless, authorities say

Thursday, August 31, 2023

At least 12 of those killed were children. Some people threw babies out of third-story windows to others waiting below in the desperate scramble to evacuate, witnesses said.

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5 million bees fall off a truck near Toronto and drivers are asked to close windows

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Police west of Toronto on Wednesday warned drivers to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates carrying five million bees onto a road.

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Military officers in Gabon say they have seized power

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Crowds celebrated in Gabon after mutinous soldiers said they were seizing power to overturn results of a presidential election and remove President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has long held power.

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U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays

Monday, August 28, 2023

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.

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Samuel Wurzelbacher, who became 'Joe the Plumber' after confronting Obama, dies at 49

Monday, August 28, 2023

Wurzelbacher was thrust into the political spotlight after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign. He had been battling pancreatic cancer.

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Alcaraz and Djokovic symbolize the transition in tennis as U.S. Open is set to begin

Monday, August 28, 2023

Observers say the sport for both the men's and women's games is changing, leaving parity and opportunities for new ascending champions.

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Simone Biles wins a record 8th U.S. gymnastics title a full decade after her first

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Biles became the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963. Her eight crowns moved her past Alfred Jochim, who won seven between 1925-33.

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3 members of Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria

Sunday, August 27, 2023

It's the first known visit to the country by American lawmakers in six years. GOP Reps. French Hill, Ben Cline and Scott Fitzgerald urged the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Bashar Assad.

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