Haiti, scarred by Red Cross' 'aid' in 2010, wary of agency's help in latest recovery effort
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Haiti, scarred by Red Cross' 'aid' in 2010, wary of agency's help in latest recovery effort

new admin - Mar 19, 2023

[ad_1] Organizations in Haiti are on the front lines as the Caribbean country struggles to find its footing after the weekend’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people,…

Naval standoff between U.K. and France 'resolved' — for now
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Naval standoff between U.K. and France 'resolved' — for now

new admin - Mar 18, 2023

[ad_1] LONDON — A flotilla of French fishing trawlers that had gathered in the English Channel as part of a long-simmering dispute with the United Kingdom over…

German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban
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German Catholics to bless gay unions despite Vatican ban

new admin - Mar 17, 2023

[ad_1] BERLIN — Germany's powerful Catholic progressives are openly defying a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions by offering such blessings at services…

Two House members secretly traveled to Kabul airport amid hurried evacuations
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Two House members secretly traveled to Kabul airport amid hurried evacuations

new admin - Mar 13, 2023

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Two House members issued a scathing statement Tuesday after they took a secret trip to the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, saying "Washington should be…

Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at U.S. and Turkish forces in Syria
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Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at U.S. and Turkish forces in Syria

new admin - Mar 11, 2023

[ad_1] MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow for the first time since 2015 on Monday and criticized foreign forces that are…

Thai bay made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The Beach' finally set to reopen
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Thai bay made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The Beach' finally set to reopen

new admin - Feb 19, 2023

[ad_1] A beautiful cove in Thailand made famous in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" will reopen to the public almost three years after it was closed…

Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest
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Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon rainforest

new admin - Feb 18, 2023

[ad_1] California drivers fill up on Amazon oil at gas stations operated by major brands such as Marathon, Chevron and Shell. The highest-consuming brand in 2020 was…

Serena Williams announces she will not play in Tokyo Olympics
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Serena Williams announces she will not play in Tokyo Olympics

new admin - Feb 15, 2023

[ad_1] Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced on Sunday that she will not be heading to the Tokyo Olympics."I'm actually not on the Olympic list — not that…

Dozens dead, more than 1,000 may be missing after floods in Germany
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Dozens dead, more than 1,000 may be missing after floods in Germany

new admin - Feb 14, 2023

[ad_1] At least 50 people are dead and more than 1,000 others are unaccounted for after floods in Germany caused rivers to burst their banks, swept away…

Helen McCrory, 'Harry Potter' and 'Peaky Blinders' star, dies at 52
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Helen McCrory, 'Harry Potter' and 'Peaky Blinders' star, dies at 52

new admin - Feb 13, 2023

[ad_1] LONDON — British actor Helen McCrory, who played Narcissa Malfoy in the final three "Harry Potter" movies and starred in a number of other film and…