Protest rallies in support of detained Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny were taking place across Russia on Saturday, in defiance of the authorities and, in some cases, extremely low temperatures.The demonstrations kicked off in Russia's far east city of Vladivostok and…
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At first, it seemed like a classic celebrity romance.Zheng Shuang, 29, was one of China's most popular actresses after shooting to fame a decade ago. Zhang Heng, 30, was a talented producer for a variety show. In 2018, the pair…
The 18-month old niece of Bobi Wine's wife has been safely evacuated from their residence, where she had been under house arrest with the Ugandan politician and his wife, Wine told CNN's Becky Anderson Friday.The baby, who has not been…
Elk teeth pendants may have been the jewelry of choice for at least one Stone Age group that lived 8,200 years ago.A Stone Age burial ground on a small Russian island revealed more than 4,300 Eurasian elk teeth pendants found…
Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would pounce on unsuspecting marine creatures.Paleontologists from National Taiwan University believe the 6.5-foot-long burrow was…
They say a dog is a man's best friend -- and that was definitely the case for one patient of a hospital in northeastern Turkey, whose loyal pet waited by the entrance for six days until he was discharged.When Cemal…
There has been an overwhelming drop in the number of wild bee species that are reported in public records over the past 30 years, according to a new study.Researchers looked at bee records in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an…
Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the hope that they can slow the spread of the disease.The French…
A Nigerian teen who was convicted in the northwest of the country of blasphemy has had his sentence overturned, his lawyer said Friday.The appellate division of the Kano State High Court set aside Omar Farouq's sentence on Thursday because he…
Chinese officials say it could day 15 days to drill through 70 tons of debris to reach miners trapped underground for nearly two weeks after an explosion at a gold mine in eastern China.Twenty-two miners were left trapped at least…
A former Olympic speed skating coach has been jailed for 10 years by a South Korean court for sexual abuse.Cho Jae-beom, who coached some of South Korea's top skaters, was first accused of physical and verbal assault by several skaters,…
A fire that broke out at a facility of the world's biggest vaccine maker that killed five people would not affect vaccine production, the head of the company said Thursday.The blaze at the Serum Institute of India (SII) in the…
Construction on an enormous trench across Libya, dug by Russian-backed mercenaries Wagner, is raising fears that foreign fighters will not withdraw from the country by Saturday, as a UN-brokered peace deal insists.US officials are also concerned over the long-term goals…
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The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that a cancellation of the Games might be imminent.On Friday, the Times of London, citing an unnamed senior members of the…
The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement.The 81-year-old was handed an eight year, 11 month jail term on Thursday, making him the highest-ranking…
Our universe may be filled with unseen giants. Astronomers have discovered two giant radio galaxies, which are some of the largest-known objects in the universe. This revelation suggests that the enormous galaxies may be more common than previously believed.The study…
US President Joe Biden's foreign policy to-do list is long, complicated, and may soon hit speed bumps left by his predecessor.In the past four years, tensions with China and Iran have grown, Russia has gone rogue, North Korea has become…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has died of Covid-19.Mthembu was one of the government's key leaders in its response to the pandemic and the public face during many Covid-19 press briefings."It…
We are all better after a decent night's sleep -- and insects are no different.But two new studies have found a commonly used pesticide is disrupting the sleep of bees and flies -- with big consequences for the important insects.In…
The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls.Opposition candidates were harassed by security…
Twin suicide bombs rocked a busy market in central Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 13 people, a security official told CNN.Security forces say they pursued the two attackers before they blew themselves up. It was the first suicide…
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The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former United States President Donald Trump, accusing them of "prejudice and hatred against China."In a strongly-worded statement published after US President…
