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How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
25 May 2026, 12:40 am
Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla using genetic material left in soil and water |
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Minibus strikes a parked vehicle on a Pakistan highway, killing 17 people
24 May 2026, 11:56 pm
Officials said a speeding minibus has struck a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others |
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3 dead, 17 still missing in collapse of unfinished hotel in Philippines
24 May 2026, 11:24 pm
Rescuers have pulled out two workers from the rubble of a nine-story hotel that collapsed while being constructed in a northern Philippine city, bringing the death toll to three with 17 others still missing |
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
24 May 2026, 11:14 pm
The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, has begun |
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Truck overturns in central Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people
24 May 2026, 11:10 pm
A truck carrying iron rods and extra passengers has overturned in central Bangladesh, killing at least 15 people and injuring 10 others |
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Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before attack
24 May 2026, 11:05 pm
An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at Sydney Hanukkah celebration |
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China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay
24 May 2026, 7:11 pm
China has launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with three astronauts heading to its space station |
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Men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin
24 May 2026, 6:26 pm
A local hospital official says that angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of an outbreak in eastern Congo, demanding the bodies of their relatives |
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Britain's navy prepares to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz while waiting for a peace deal
24 May 2026, 6:22 pm
The U.K.’s Royal Navy is preparing for a potential mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz |
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Ecuador's president touts US-backed crime-fighting efforts
24 May 2026, 6:06 pm
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa uses his State of the Union address to highlight his government's crime-fighting strategies backed by the United States |
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Turkey's main opposition party is in a standoff over court-ordered leadership
24 May 2026, 5:58 pm
Police have stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition CHP party, using tear gas and rubber bullets |
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How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
24 May 2026, 4:37 pm
Experts say several crises combine to make the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo difficult to contain |
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Congolese authorities announce that suspected Ebola cases in the country's east have now climbed over 900
24 May 2026, 3:06 pm
Congolese authorities announce that suspected Ebola cases in the country's east have now climbed over 900 |
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Authorities investigate safety lapses after China coal mine blast kills at least 82
24 May 2026, 11:41 am
Authorities in northern China are investigating a coal mine operator for safety lapses after an explosion killed at least 82 people |
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Thousands in Spain's capital protest increasing housing costs
24 May 2026, 11:34 am
Thousands have rallied in central Madrid against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the market |
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92 people abducted by jihadi militants rescued, Nigeria says
24 May 2026, 8:31 am
The military did not specify how long those rescued had been in captivity. |
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Guide Kenton Cool scales Everest for the 20th time and says not ready to quit yet
24 May 2026, 6:50 am
British mountain guide Kenton Cool has scaled Mount Everest for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents by a non-Sherpa guide |
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Shrinking snowfall on Greece's mountains is provoking anxiety, altering the economy
24 May 2026, 4:45 am
In Arachova, a Greek village reliant on snowmelt, water scarcity is becoming a concern |
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Suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
24 May 2026, 3:58 am
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said |
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Spearfisher mauled in Australia's second fatal shark attack in a week
24 May 2026, 3:58 am
A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week |
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9-story building under construction in the Philippines collapses; 21 missing
24 May 2026, 2:37 am
A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital Manila |
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Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones, shaking city center and injuring 10
23 May 2026, 8:15 pm
Russia has launched an intense missile and drone attack on Kyiv, shaking buildings across the city center |
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Two traffic accidents in Cambodia kill 14 garment factory workers and injure 93 others
23 May 2026, 6:59 am
Two separate traffic accidents in Cambodia have killed at least 14 garment factory workers and injured 93 others, mostly women |
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Alberta province plans a public vote on whether to hold a binding referendum on leaving Canada
21 May 2026, 11:23 pm
The government in the oil-rich province of Alberta plans a referendum on leaving Canada but says it won't actually be a vote on whether to separate |
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Serbia's protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally
21 May 2026, 11:11 pm
Serbia’s university students are gearing up for a major rally this weekend, pushing for political changes under President Aleksandar Vucic |