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4df6da035bfe29e817524d06c887c437 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/29/how-safe-united-states-mainland-north-korea-nuke-attack/904327001/ | How safe is the U.S. from a North Korea nuclear attack? | How safe is the U.S. from a North Korea nuclear attack?
After a two-month hiatus, North Korea tested a long-range missile Wednesday that it said could strike "the whole mainland of the U.S." North Korea has made significant progress in its nuclear program, but the country is prone to exaggeration. What should we believ... |
038426efa21eff3c8b94617a9959a4f7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/29/trump-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-a-sick-puppy/906868001/ | Trump: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ‘a sick puppy’ | Trump: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ‘a sick puppy’
President Trump took another dig Wednesday at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, calling him "a sick puppy."
Trump, in St. Charles, Mo., was in the middle of calling the Republican tax plan "rocket fuel" for the U.S. economy, when he digressed and took an impromptu shot at ... |
c62a9349b591ff35091080f2ff9d53d7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/30/britain-first-far-right-group/908559001/ | What is Britain First, the far-right group re-tweeted by President Trump? | What is Britain First, the far-right group re-tweeted by President Trump?
LONDON — President Trump was the target of outrage and anger in Britain this week, when he retweeted unverified videos posted by Jayda Fransen, deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right, anti-Muslim political organization.
Prime Minister Theres... |
5350e4370afeecc39a0687ad970e978c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/30/you-wont-believe-how-much-tiny-swiss-village-pay-you-move-there/910922001/ | You won't believe how much this tiny Swiss village will pay you to move there | You won't believe how much this tiny Swiss village will pay you to move there
GENEVA — The Alpine hamlet of Albinen is so desperate for new residents that it has voted to offer $70,000 for a family of four to settle in the southern Swiss community.
In the first referendum of its kind, 100 of Albinen's 248 residents sho... |
9d2a32496e1865a2dc1f3415ae979521 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/04/cheetah-worlds-fastest-cat-national-geographic-big-cats/108067318/ | Cheetahs, world’s fastest cats, can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds | Cheetahs, world’s fastest cats, can go from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds
The spotted fur flashes by, a blur against scrubby trees and parched grass.
An adult cheetah running is a vision of grace under pressure. The phenomenal speed of the world’s fastest land animal — it can go from 0 to 60 mph in three seconds — is essent... |
8224b0620891e059b15066d1148dc41d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/05/jerusalem-history-israel-capital/923651001/ | Jerusalem has history of many conquests, surrenders | Jerusalem has history of many conquests, surrenders
Jerusalem has been captured and recaptured at least 20 times. It's been claimed by about as many countries and empires, and by three of the world's major religions.
Here’s a brief history of how a humble village on a scrubby hilltop became the Holy City that provoked ... |
923607329e226b950df21203a21c4e64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/05/russia-increasing-oil-exports-north-korea/923215001/ | Russia 'increasing oil exports' to North Korea | Russia 'increasing oil exports' to North Korea
TOKYO — The price of diesel oil and gasoline in North Korea has dropped sharply in the last month, according to reports from within the isolated republic, with Russia apparently stepping up supplies in spite of international efforts to isolate the regime of Kim Jong Un and... |
e4bdbcd274fbf909a30ebdf98d2f5d69 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/06/johnny-hallyday-dies/926132001/ | 'French Elvis' Johnny Hallyday dies at 74 | 'French Elvis' Johnny Hallyday dies at 74
Johnny Hallyday, France's best-known rock star for more than a half-century, has died at the age of 74. His wife Laeticia announced the lung cancer sufferer's death early on Wednesday.
Known as the "French Elvis" for his pumping pelvis and gravelly voice on stage, Hallyday was ... |
eaf7781749d0751077f9b3e5546d4dc4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/06/show-force-north-korea/926143001/ | U.S. warplanes carry out show of force a week after North Korean missile launch | U.S. warplanes carry out show of force a week after North Korean missile launch
The U.S. Air Force carried out simulated bombing exercises in South Korea on Wednesday, in a show of force a week after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile it says is capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.
The B-1B Lancer... |
eb5a82b2af54045c3fb794946c341355 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/06/trumps-jerusalem-decision-alarms-world-leaders/926109001/ | Palestinian leader: Trump's Jerusalem decision a 'withdrawal' of peace process | Palestinian leader: Trump's Jerusalem decision a 'withdrawal' of peace process
Israel braced for violence as President Trump announced Wednesday a controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and begin the lengthy process of moving the U.S. Embassy there.
The news fueled international concern with ... |
922dcc3671f5e52b2f1adf5bd4215f20 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/07/hamas-leader-calls-new-intifada-after-trumps-jerusalem-move/929806001/ | Hamas leader calls for new 'intifada' after Trump's Jerusalem move amid 'days of rage' | Hamas leader calls for new 'intifada' after Trump's Jerusalem move amid 'days of rage'
The leader of the terrorist group Hamas called for a new "intifada" or uprising against Israel Thursday after President Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said the United States would begin the lengt... |
79352ef3136a83b6cb6654fa00555981 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/12/cheetah-mom-shows-tough-love-her-cubs-nat-geo-wild/944478001/ | How this cheetah mom shows tough love to her cubs | How this cheetah mom shows tough love to her cubs
Naborr wants what any mother would: healthy babies that grow up to be independent adults. But the odds are stacked against her.
Naborr, a cheetah, lives on the Naboisho Conservancy on Kenya’s border with Tanzania. The dangerous beauty of the bush, where wildebeest, gira... |
58e7d43904245b8b77735c4eb03fdbdb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/12/remembering-those-we-lost-through-year/780934001/ | 2017: Remembering those we've lost through the year | 2017: Remembering those we've lost through the year
Take a look back at 10 celebrities, athletes and other notables who died in 2017:
Chuck Berry (Oct. 18, 1926 — March 18, 2017)
Chuck Berry created the rock star blueprint more than 50 years ago, and generations later there’s still nobody who can touch the original. It... |
d77578511060ae147ec5427f21353356 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/12/tillerson-softens-united-states-stance-possible-talks-north-korea/946494001/ | Tillerson softens U.S. stance on possible talks with North Korea | Tillerson softens U.S. stance on possible talks with North Korea
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday softened America’s stance on possible talks with North Korea, calling it “unrealistic” to expect the nuclear-armed country to come to the table ready to give up a weapons of mass destruction program... |
d48b91d230664ac1436e53eefdc3c8bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/14/aid-group-rohingya-killed-myanmar/951035001/ | At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims killed in crackdown by Myanmar forces, aid group says | At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims killed in crackdown by Myanmar forces, aid group says
At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed during a crackdown by Myanmar's security forces between August and September this year, according to a field study released Thursday by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders.
T... |
08b345867076ff7cb4e50b688b4a836f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/15/trump-administration-cracks-down-visa-waiver-program/955040001/ | Trump administration cracks down on visa waiver program | Trump administration cracks down on visa waiver program
The Trump administration on Friday announced it will more closely scrutinize countries that are part of the Visa Waiver Program, which allows foreigners to travel to the U.S. without first securing a visa.
The U.S. has agreements with 38 countries — all close alli... |
b2c3a573cea5a3ab66886e5fbbf3d408 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/17/hundreds-get-sick-royal-caribbean-cruise-again/959102001/ | Hundreds get sick on Royal Caribbean cruise — again | Hundreds get sick on Royal Caribbean cruise — again
More than 300 passengers became ill on a Royal Caribbean cruise out of Florida last week, the second time in less than a month that sickness swept through passengers and crew on one of the cruise line's ships.
Royal Caribbean said 332 cases of gastrointestinal illness... |
893bb93dc9668cc09f7ad4eb78cdfbcd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/19/calls-mount-prosecute-corrupt-red-cross-officials-ebola-survivors-face-health-complications-amid-red/962083001/ | There's a new Ebola epidemic facing African nations: This one involves corruption | There's a new Ebola epidemic facing African nations: This one involves corruption
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misidentified the Red Cross organization involved in corrupt activities.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Barely two years after West African nations defeated a deadly Ebola scourge... |
a86d22c86e8982c3b4368c438ca5ba0b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/19/israel-arrests-palestinian-girl-ahed-tamimi-over-viral-video-soldier-slapping/966542001/ | Israel arrests Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi over viral video of soldier slapping | Israel arrests Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi over viral video of soldier slapping
The Israeli army arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian girl on Tuesday after a video showing her slapping Israeli soldiers went viral on social media.
Shot on Friday, the video shows the suspect Ahed Tamimi and another Palestinian teen approa... |
82be88f434d1d164d02d1a8d59cdf162 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/20/meet-anti-trump-icelands-most-trusted-politician/968025001/ | Meet the 'anti-Trump,' Iceland's most trusted politician | Meet the 'anti-Trump,' Iceland's most trusted politician
Iceland's new prime minister is a feminist and environmentalist who is among the youngest leaders in the world. She has a degree in literature with a special interest in Icelandic crime novels. She appeared in a music video 20 years ago with an Icelandic band, Ba... |
f83019532c6e450d48e846794cb39cfc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/20/nike-begins-selling-sports-hijab-muslim-female-athletes/970226001/ | Nike begins selling sports hijab for Muslim female athletes | Nike begins selling sports hijab for Muslim female athletes
Nike is now selling its first-ever performance hijab for Muslim female athletes.
On its U.S. shopping website, Nike says the Nike Pro Hijab is made with lightweight, breathable fabric "that wicks away sweat, and stays tucked in during any workout or competitio... |
82c3590501827c897f0fe1820ff41028 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/21/nazareth-childhood-home-jesus-hoping-christmas-miracle/972403001/ | Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus, is hoping for a Christmas miracle | Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus, is hoping for a Christmas miracle
NAZARETH, Israel — This biblical city known as the childhood home of Jesus is hoping for a Christmas miracle: the sudden appearance of tourists.
The town's markets are stocked with Santa hats and green and red stockings but few buyers in the wake ... |
429b56e854f12e0f7402f1e9418ccc95 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/21/u-n-moves-vote-against-trump-jerusalem-decision-despite-his-threat-u-s-aid-cutoff/972960001/ | U.N. General Assembly repudiates Trump on Jerusalem decision despite his threat of U.S. aid cutoff | U.N. General Assembly repudiates Trump on Jerusalem decision despite his threat of U.S. aid cutoff
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to repudiate President Trump's controversial declaration recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump threatened to withhold aid in retaliation fo... |
50cc229b90292c93208e7e1187fe7731 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/22/lithuania-sends-pope-francis-worlds-smallest-nativity-scene-christmas/977386001/ | Lithuania sends Pope Francis 'world's smallest' nativity scene for Christmas | Lithuania sends Pope Francis 'world's smallest' nativity scene for Christmas
Pope Francis will have to look extra hard to see what's special about his Christmas present from Lithuania.
Lithuania's government and researchers in the capital Vilnius announced on Friday that they sent Francis a nativity scene that is invis... |
92aa0aa0a0e9f9b4027fee626aed6ed0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/24/china-shuts-down-thousands-websites-internet-network-crackdown/979973001/ | China shuts down thousands of websites in Internet network crackdown | China shuts down thousands of websites in Internet network crackdown
Chinese authorities shut down more than 13,000 websites for breaking laws and regulations governing the country's Internet network since 2015, reported China's state-run news agency Xinhua.
An additional 2,220 website operations had been summoned for ... |
9b5fb733fad63a0dccf97cfaeca5c86f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/24/nato-chief-warns-russian-submarine-capability-highest-level-since-cold-war/979835001/ | NATO chief warns Russian submarine capability at 'highest level since the Cold War' | NATO chief warns Russian submarine capability at 'highest level since the Cold War'
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned in an interview published Saturday that a Russian naval build-up threatens transport and communications links between alliance members.
"Russia has invested massively in its navy, especially submarines... |
06dcac507615a0b29bdeb143acd6106a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/24/putin-critic-gains-backing-across-russia-presidential-bid/979916001/ | Putin critic gains backing across Russia for presidential bid | Putin critic gains backing across Russia for presidential bid
Thousands of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny turned out across the country on Sunday to endorse his bid to become Russia's next president.
Some 800 supporters gathered for the formal endorsement meeting along the snow-covered embankmen... |
d81b614b208c40d2e5f4d3b85695020d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/29/accountant-auschwitz-denied-reprieve-after-being-convicted-accessory-murder-300-000/990897001/ | 'Accountant of Auschwitz' denied reprieve after being convicted of accessory to murder of 300,000 | 'Accountant of Auschwitz' denied reprieve after being convicted of accessory to murder of 300,000
BERLIN – Germany’s highest court said Friday it has thrown out a bid by a 96-year-old former Auschwitz death camp guard for a reprieve on serving his sentence as an accessory to murder.
Oskar Groening was convicted in July... |
ab907eb8732955b30598e85b6de996a4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/31/cracking-down-smuggling-eggs-into-haiti-people-eat/965028001/ | Haiti cracks down on eggs smuggled in to feed a hungry nation | Haiti cracks down on eggs smuggled in to feed a hungry nation
JIMANI, Dominican Republic — It’s dusk on market day at the Haitian-Dominican border. Throngs of Haitians have cleared Dominican trucks of their wares, stuffing diapers, brooms and food-flavoring mixes into buses, and strapping the overflow to roofs for the ... |
a67591b953e41028cd71b75f4f11aeee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/02/mountains-u-s-recycling-pile-up-china-restricts-imports/995134001/ | Mountains of U.S. recycling pile up as China restricts imports | Mountains of U.S. recycling pile up as China restricts imports
After you collect your cans, bottles and paper, then put them out by the curb, do you ever think about where everything goes after the truck picks things up? Largely, it goes to China.
Every day, nearly 4,000 shipping containers full of recyclables leave U.... |
b9a0414fbf3648f9b99e686b142652ec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/02/six-days-iran-protests-least-20-dead-450-arrested/995096001/ | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini blames 'enemies' for meddling in protests | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini blames 'enemies' for meddling in protests
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the name of the supreme leader who made the comments.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini accused the country's enemies of meddling in recent protests,... |
d79f23e881863938ee38c917d64a4bd8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/04/egyptian-parliament-considers-outlawing-atheism/1005441001/ | Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism | Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism
It may soon be a criminal offense to be an atheist in Egypt.
Shortly before New Year’s Day, the Egyptian Parliament considered enacting a law that would make it illegal to profess no belief in God. It is already against Egyptian law to “insult” or “defame” religion, and b... |
2ef0c573d008dafc48c93a71c449b417 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/04/egypts-new-cathedral-may-big-target-isis-coptic-christians-fear-isis-they-celebrate-opening-new-cath/1003751001/ | Egypt's new cathedral may be a big target for ISIS, Coptic Christians fear | Egypt's new cathedral may be a big target for ISIS, Coptic Christians fear
CAIRO — The biggest church in the Middle East opens Saturday, a landmark date in the 2,000-year-old history of Egypt’s Coptic Christians. It also could prove to be a huge target for Islamic State militants.
Egyptians leaders will dedicate the ca... |
5e30f25ac1c72c7e08b8fd76db7fd998 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/04/trump-administration-turns-up-heat-pakistan-major-test-strategy-region/1004639001/ | Trump's pressure on Pakistan is major test of new strategy to end war in Afghanistan | Trump's pressure on Pakistan is major test of new strategy to end war in Afghanistan
The Trump administration’s strategy for ending the war in Afghanistan and defeating terror groups in the region faces its first major test in its confrontation with Pakistan.
In a tweet this week, President Trump said Pakistan’s govern... |
08463432bde5a144371fcbf564632b36 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/05/modern-day-slavery-thriving-throughout-united-kingdom/1002993001/ | Modern-day slavery is thriving throughout the United Kingdom | Modern-day slavery is thriving throughout the United Kingdom
LONDON — Slavery is thriving in the United Kingdom, as authorities try to battle a growing problem.
Britain’s National Crime Agency said cases of forced labor affect "every large town and city in the country.”
A government estimate of 13,000 victims in the U.... |
6749fdcb4301802c1aa05022d2e061a8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/08/reports-trump-order-200-000-salvadorans-leave-u-s/1012345001/ | Trump orders 200,000 Salvadorans to leave U.S. | Trump orders 200,000 Salvadorans to leave U.S.
The Trump administration will end temporary legal immigration status for 200,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the U.S. for nearly two decades, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
Salvadorans who currently have temporary protected status (TPS) must ... |
b3808cdb13285932b09cafc787aa8667 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/11/north-korea-praises-fire-and-fury-book-foretelling-trumps-political-demise/1023655001/ | North Korea praises 'Fire and Fury' book for foretelling 'Trump’s political demise' | North Korea praises 'Fire and Fury' book for foretelling 'Trump’s political demise'
Michael Wolff's revealing book about President Trump's White House has made its way to one of the most isolated corners of the planet: Kim Jong Un's North Korea, where state media praised it Thursday for foretelling "Trump’s political d... |
cafdaf155e66bf5d8069d18dd1f23521 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/13/h-m-stores-stormed-africa-over-monkey-jungle-sweatshirt-ad/1031254001/ | H&M stores stormed in Africa over 'monkey in the jungle' sweatshirt ad | H&M stores stormed in Africa over 'monkey in the jungle' sweatshirt ad
JOHANNESBURG – Members of a South African opposition party stormed into some H&M stores across the country on Saturday to protest a promotional image of a black child wearing a sweatshirt with the words “Coolest monkey in the jungle.”
Local media re... |
c642055bef31218733656c29fe51ba4e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/13/iran-rejects-trumps-call-renegotiate-terms-nuclear-deal/1031404001/ | Iran rejects Trump's call to renegotiate terms of nuclear deal | Iran rejects Trump's call to renegotiate terms of nuclear deal
Iran said Saturday that the 2015 nuclear deal with the United States and other key world powers "cannot be renegotiated in any way," rejecting President Trump's threat to pull out of the agreement if the other parties do not fix its "disastrous flaws."
Trum... |
2cb625cefa36b0466b5d7af7d390c0ae | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/20/fewer-international-students-coming-u-s-grad-school-science-and-engineering/1050724001/ | Fewer international students coming to U.S. for grad school in science and engineering | Fewer international students coming to U.S. for grad school in science and engineering
International student enrollment in graduate science and engineering programs in the US dropped in 2017 after several years of increases.
Science and engineering fields saw a 6% decrease in international graduate students from the fa... |
78ba483ddb04ee8deaaa4e17ce0b706f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/23/amnesty-international-report-mexico-migrants/1059523001/ | Mexico fails to offer migrants asylum, Amnesty International reports | Mexico fails to offer migrants asylum, Amnesty International reports
MEXICO CITY — An Amnesty International survey of 385 Central American migrants suggests that Mexican authorities routinely force people to return to dangerous conditions in their home countries, the rights group said Tuesday.
Seventy-five percent of t... |
46f6284688ddb50ee9cc2bc1cb25cc5a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/25/eu-court-dismisses-class-action-suit-against-facebook/1064601001/ | European Union's top court dismisses class action suit against Facebook | European Union's top court dismisses class action suit against Facebook
Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday that Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems could not bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook for what he claims is illegal use of private data.
With 25,000 signatories to his suit, Schrems' case was hi... |
9055d8bebf28ae29c382c708ea8683ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/25/heather-nelson-first-woman-head-scotch-whisky-distillery-solo/1051935001/ | Meet the first woman to head a Scotch whisky distillery solo | Meet the first woman to head a Scotch whisky distillery solo
FEARN, Scotland – Heather Nelson, a modest farmer's daughter, is becoming a cultural revolutionary as the first woman to head a whisky distillery by herself.
Nelson joined the ranks of a revered, male-dominated arena in Scotland — the world-renowned home of w... |
991017a764eb7b653b4bf35d05fcbd53 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/01/buying-home-italian-town-cost-you-less-than-price-cappuccino/1086170001/ | Ollolai, Italy, is selling homes for $1.25. That's cheaper than a cappuccino. | Ollolai, Italy, is selling homes for $1.25. That's cheaper than a cappuccino.
It’s a historic town with cozy cafes on picture-perfect piazzas set on a sunny Italian island — and now you can buy a house there less than the price of a cup of coffee.
Ollolai, a hillside town toward the center of Sardinia, a large Mediterr... |
caceb692635cde1211d3467241c12dc1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/03/day-zero-what-cape-towns-water-crisis-inequality-south-africa/303542002/ | 'Day Zero': What Cape Town's water crisis says about inequality | 'Day Zero': What Cape Town's water crisis says about inequality
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — “Day Zero” is approaching as South Africa’s showcase city of Cape Town prepares to turn off most water taps amid the worst drought in a century. Tensions among the four million residents are highlighting a class divide in a countr... |
57a547c945d869118dbdc82cdfe0f7c5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/04/strong-earthquake-strikes-off-taiwan-coast/304765002/ | Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan coast | Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Taiwan coast
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A strong and shallow earthquake struck off Taiwan’s east coast on Sunday night, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake’s epicenter was 9 miles northeast of the city o... |
282cea04b840ff3608eba76954501a28 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/07/north-korea-military-parade-olympics-opening-ceremony/318592002/ | North Korea shows off tanks, missiles ahead of Olympic Games | North Korea shows off tanks, missiles ahead of Olympic Games
SEOUL — North Korea displayed its tanks, trucks and troops during a military parade and rally in its capital Pyongyang on Thursday, just one day before the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in neighboring South Korea.
North Korea's showcasi... |
cc0e4bc56cc17e12eb14a165333c2db8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/10/israel-syria-iran-drone-f-16-crash/325955002/ | Israel launches 'large-scale attack' on Iranian targets in Syria | Israel launches 'large-scale attack' on Iranian targets in Syria
An Israeli fighter jet, under fire from Syrian anti-aircraft batteries, crashed Saturday as Israel mounted a heavy military response to what it said was the incursion of its airspace by an Iranian drone.
Two Israeli pilots were injured — one seriously — a... |
34b4f9fdf19fc1ffcc2e8883296ec155 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/10/retired-navy-seal-who-killed-bin-laden-calls-trumps-military-parade-third-world/326089002/ | Retired Navy Seal who says he killed Bin Laden calls Trump's military parade 'third world bulls***' | Retired Navy Seal who says he killed Bin Laden calls Trump's military parade 'third world bulls***'
The retired U.S. Navy Seal credited with shooting al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in a 2011 raid called President Trump’s plan for a military parade “third world bulls***”.
“We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conv... |
806a123da9b3e1af8a9439f8053af3fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/13/global-engagement-center-russia-meddling/333015002/ | Information warriors: Here's how the U.S. is combating 'fake news' from Russia | Information warriors: Here's how the U.S. is combating 'fake news' from Russia
WASHINGTON — The State Department prepares to get its first funds to tackle Russian meddling in U.S. politics as U.S. intelligence warns that its interference in American elections continues.
Funding for the mission is finally expected to ar... |
36a5831282271b1d49ee1222cd79dca6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/14/water-crisis-cape-town-day-zero-june/337844002/ | Cape Town could run out of water by June | Cape Town could run out of water by June
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Yasmin Dawood is working hard to stick to the limit of 13.2 gallons per day for individuals as this city inches toward possibly becoming the first in the world to run out of water.
The stay-at-home mom showers quickly once a day with her daughter, keepi... |
ca7f8f3dbaba9cb3cae0ffdc3caac7e3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/20/donald-trump-jr-india-help-sell-luxury-apartments/354079002/ | Donald Trump Jr. is in India to help sell luxury apartments | Donald Trump Jr. is in India to help sell luxury apartments
NEW DELHI – "Trump has arrived. Have you?" shout the barrage of glossy front-page advertisements in almost every major Indian newspaper.
The ads, which have run repeatedly in the past few days, herald the arrival not of the American president but of his eldest... |
87f04380db8f39339abf48f58b4823c4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/23/reports-u-s-move-israels-embassy-jerusalem-may-14/366672002/ | U.S. plans to move Israel's embassy to Jerusalem on May 14 | U.S. plans to move Israel's embassy to Jerusalem on May 14
JERUSALEM — The United States plans to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on May 14, Steven Goldstein, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy said Friday.
The date coincides with when Israel proclaimed independence in 1948.
Secretary of State Rex Til... |
f1e350e737ba9a933b3b8da731a3d0e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/26/global-warming-prompts-norway-strengthen-its-doomsday-seed-vault/372274002/ | Global warming prompts Norway to strengthen its doomsday seed vault | Global warming prompts Norway to strengthen its doomsday seed vault
Global warming has prompted Norway to invest about $13 million to strengthen its 10-year-old doomsday seed vault, in which about a million crop varieties are stored on a remote ice-covered island.
The update at Svalbard, an archipelago near the Arctic ... |
53a1210d846cfa6debe6dac7d82705cb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/27/german-village-votes-keep-hitler-bell/376038002/ | German village votes to keep 'Hitler bell' | German village votes to keep 'Hitler bell'
In a vote on Monday night, the local council (authority) in a small southwestern German village decided by 10 votes to 3 that a Nazi-era bell — complete with the inscription "Everything for the Fatherland - Adolf Hitler" — should continue to hang in the local church.
Councilor... |
1e9316669748a0e98679be08f55a57da | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/27/germany-cities-ban-diesel-cars/376135002/ | Germany is car-obsessed. Now, a court is letting cities ban diesel cars to curb pollution | Germany is car-obsessed. Now, a court is letting cities ban diesel cars to curb pollution
Germany's top administrative court has ruled that it is legal for cities to ban diesel cars. The government opposes the bans, but is under pressure from the EU to do more to combat air pollution.
Germany's Federal Administrative C... |
3f5456dcec8c771169ffbd90d13c79fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/01/russias-putin-boasts-all-powerful-nuclear-missile/384142002/ | Putin says 'no one in the world has anything like' all-powerful nuclear missile | Putin says 'no one in the world has anything like' all-powerful nuclear missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Thursday that his country has developed a nuclear missile with an unlimited range and completely immune to enemy intercept.
Speaking during an annual state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, Putin said ... |
3eebe25bcb6e98be94631fec58465f3c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/02/facebook-apologizes-censoring-30-000-year-old-statuette-depicting-naked-woman/388209002/ | Facebook apologizes for censoring 30,000-year-old statuette depicting naked woman | Facebook apologizes for censoring 30,000-year-old statuette depicting naked woman
A Facebook spokesperson apologized on Thursday for the company's censorship of a post showing the voluptuous 11-centimeter 30,000-year-old statuette named the "Venus of Willendorf."
The controversy began in December when Laura Ghianda, an... |
bd3b048b49ba6c8701ec5a7e423d089b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/02/meet-syrian-refugees-abandoning-europe-trumps-america/372114002/ | Meet the Syrian refugees abandoning Europe for Trump's America | Meet the Syrian refugees abandoning Europe for Trump's America
Filmmaker Feras Fayyad endured bombings, prison and torture in Syria before gaining asylum in Denmark. On Sunday, he could become the first Syrian to win an Oscar.
His documentary Last Men in Aleppo is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Fea... |
ae65427b344817cd5fdf96933c7780e1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/03/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-ends-june/392001002/ | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, 4 years later: Families hope mystery will be solved | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, 4 years later: Families hope mystery will be solved
As families lit white candles and remembered loved ones who vanished aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, they were given new hope Saturday that the world's biggest aviation mystery might soon be solved.
It's been four years since the pla... |
5228e3a52446c6ec0edb114072a7f624 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/06/what-you-need-know-potential-u-s-north-korea-talks/399573002/ | North Korea-U.S. talks: Why make the offer now, what does North Korea want in return? | North Korea-U.S. talks: Why make the offer now, what does North Korea want in return?
President Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May for high-level talks toward a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-yong said outside the White House on Thursday.
It woul... |
adfbd9607273d2f29f272186bafed974 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/07/tiny-latvia-can-teach-u-s-lesson-two-russian-meddling/405330002/ | Tiny Latvia can teach the U.S. a lesson or two about Russian meddling | Tiny Latvia can teach the U.S. a lesson or two about Russian meddling
WASHINGTON — The tiny country of Latvia can teach the United States a few things about how to counter Russian meddling in politics.
One important lesson from Russian efforts to exacerbate ethnic conflict, spread disinformation and possibly compromise... |
42527e50fc28e6a946be0c2925abb0ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/07/u-s-north-korea-used-chemical-agent-vx-kill-kim-jong-uns-half-brother/402478002/ | U.S. says North Korea used nerve agent VX to assassinate Kim Jong Un's half-brother | U.S. says North Korea used nerve agent VX to assassinate Kim Jong Un's half-brother
North Korea used the nerve agent VX to assassinate the estranged half-brother of the reclusive nation's leader Kim Jong Un, the State Department said.
The State Department said it imposed further sanctions on North Korea this week in re... |
2f4c9b011fa613ef0429ee5aeddca068 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/09/metoo-south-korea-gives-more-jail-time-harassers/409760002/ | #MeToo: South Korea gives more jail time to harassers | #MeToo: South Korea gives more jail time to harassers
On International Women’s Day in South Korea, where gender inequality is deeply entrenched, the government announced new measures to combat sexual assault in the workplace — increasing maximum prison terms and extending statutes of limitations.
The initiative, a join... |
024c69961f4a32ada4c4498a741da9f4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/13/russia-ex-spy-poisoning/419248002/ | Trump says Russia must provide answers on poisoning of ex-Russian spy | Trump says Russia must provide answers on poisoning of ex-Russian spy
LONDON – President Trump said Russia must provide “unambiguous answers” on how a Russian-developed poison was used in England against an ex-Russian spy.
Trump spoke by telephone Tuesday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, telling her the United ... |
2b870ccc7c120584f759fa95bcbb275d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/13/swiss-found-way-save-their-glacier-melting-wrap-blanket/421142002/ | The Swiss found a way to save this glacier from melting: Wrap it in a giant blanket | The Swiss found a way to save this glacier from melting: Wrap it in a giant blanket
GENEVA — The Rhône Glacier is getting dressed up in white blankets and for a good cause: to protect it from further melting as a result of global warming.
Every spring for the past eight years, residents from the neighboring Obergoms ar... |
0c5aa4e40e6828e015f3f9435830c433 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/16/romanian-court-tells-man-hes-not-alive/431622002/ | 'I am listed dead, I can't do anything': Romanian court tells man he's not alive | 'I am listed dead, I can't do anything': Romanian court tells man he's not alive
He's a dead man walking and the court ruling is final.
A Romanian court has rejected a man's claim that he is still very much alive, after he was officially registered as deceased, the Associated Press reports.
Constantin Reliu, 63, lost h... |
4b16673a796e4f6153b25a6d791300ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/17/zimbabwe-crowns-first-miss-albino-bid-tackle-stigma/435004002/ | Zimbabwe crowns first 'Miss Albino' in bid to tackle stigma | Zimbabwe crowns first 'Miss Albino' in bid to tackle stigma
Sithembiso Mutukura beat 12 other contestants to claim the crown at Zimbabwe's first-ever Miss Albinism beauty contest — an achievement she hopes will inspire others living with the rare disorder.
"We must continue to advocate for our rights and I hope my win ... |
e6d5dc9a295b075a2f9e7f9ae37e7413 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/18/putin-calls-uk-accusations-over-ex-spy-poisoning-nonsense/436649002/ | Putin calls UK accusations over ex-spy poisoning ‘nonsense’ | Putin calls UK accusations over ex-spy poisoning ‘nonsense’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday dismissed British accusations of Russia’s involvement in an ex-spy’s poisoning as “nonsense,” but added that Moscow is ready to cooperate with London in the investigation.
In his first comments on the inciden... |
b11e4db33c167778f7b538df5940d834 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/20/saudi-women-do-not-need-wear-black-abayas-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman/441297002/ | Saudi women do not need to wear black abayas, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says | Saudi women do not need to wear black abayas, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says
Saudi Arabia's religiously conservative rules constraining the actions and attire of women are showing signs of possibly relaxing. In an interview with U.S. broadcaster CBS on Sunday night, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said women sh... |
f15d6083ccf1b130a5f2c362e860ab6c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/22/young-greeks-trade-big-city-life-farm/447237002/ | Can't find a job? These young Greeks trade the big city for life down on the farm | Can't find a job? These young Greeks trade the big city for life down on the farm
STERNA, Greece — Facing a nearly impossible job search and rising costs in the city, Margianna Xirogianni quit the rat race and moved here, a tiny village 80 miles southwest of Athens.
Xirogianni, three of her siblings and other partners ... |
27a3e72c4e3f71875baddd5c35b2035e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/23/swiss-cities-rank-high-quality-life/448843002/ | Looking for a better quality of life? Try these three Swiss cities | Looking for a better quality of life? Try these three Swiss cities
GENEVA — Switzerland's three largest cities always rank in the Top 10 places to live in the world, so what's the secret to a good life in Zurich, Geneva and Basel —besides the spectacular views?
This country known for chocolate, cheese and fondue can al... |
6b28d86f815ebb63a5069012f57d9e12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/23/trumps-not-only-u-s-president-congratulate-putin-election-win-obama-did-2012/452901002/ | Trump's not the only U.S. president to call Putin on election win. Obama did it in 2012. | Trump's not the only U.S. president to call Putin on election win. Obama did it in 2012.
President Trump is not the only U.S. president to congratulate Russia's Vladimir Putin after an election win.
Trump was harshly criticized this week by Republicans such as Sen. John McCain for his call to Putin on Tuesday over the ... |
1e63b8fd98dac7f53d979bd42ec1f908 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/24/france-isis-attack-hostage-police-officer/455358002/ | French police officer who swapped places with hostage during attack dies, official says | French police officer who swapped places with hostage during attack dies, official says
TREBES, France — A French police officer who offered himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage died of his injuries, raising the death toll in the attack to four, and the officer was honored Saturday as a n... |
d52475486ef3ca8b226dc26b24babe7f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/26/ex-russian-spy-sergei-skripal-what-we-know-his-poisoning/457823002/ | U.S. expels 60 Russian diplomats after Sergei Skripal poisoning: What we know | U.S. expels 60 Russian diplomats after Sergei Skripal poisoning: What we know
President Trump expelled dozens of Russian intelligence officers on Monday over the nerve-agent poisoning in Britain of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
He also ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle. The Whi... |
eb38f609c43088790db309d553a3ed85 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/27/2-500-year-old-mummy-found-what-thought-empty-egyptian-coffin/461331002/ | 2,500-year-old mummy found in what was thought to be an empty Egyptian coffin | 2,500-year-old mummy found in what was thought to be an empty Egyptian coffin
Scientists in Australia have discovered the remains of a mummy in a 2,500-year-old coffin that was previously classified as empty.
The coffin, acquired by the University of Sydney 150 years ago, was left untouched in its Nicholson Museum and ... |
7db8c2815de59820105f16b695986710 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/27/schoolgirl-kidnapped-boko-haram-still-held-christian/460554002/ | Schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram refuses to convert to Islam, family says | Schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram refuses to convert to Islam, family says
ABUJA, Nigeria — Leah Sharibu likes biology, hanging out with friends and wants to be a doctor. The 15-year-old who was among the group of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month is the only one still being held by the militants — becaus... |
ab5d0239d3956e6775b496c722f75597 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/29/french-pm-edouard-philippe-leads-funerals-trebes-attack/468661002/ | French PM Edouard Philippe leads funerals for 4 victims of Trebes extremist attack | French PM Edouard Philippe leads funerals for 4 victims of Trebes extremist attack
PARIS – French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and senior figures of the French government attended the funerals in southern France Thursday for the four victims of last week’s extremist gun rampage.
The ceremonies took place Thursday in... |
b13c23dc5db71574bb44bb0c79728de8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/29/german-police-officer-helps-boyfriend-end-relationship/468623002/ | Police officer helps clueless man break up with his girlfriend | Police officer helps clueless man break up with his girlfriend
A 34-year-old man took the motto "The police, your friend and helper" to heart when he walked into a police station in Ludwigshafen, a city on the Rhine River 50 miles south of Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday.
His problem was a personal one: He wanted to bre... |
bf1c99a4c61f3085bbd4126254310a18 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/29/italian-court-acquits-man-stealing-eggplant/468747002/ | Italian court acquits man of stealing eggplant after 9-year legal battle | Italian court acquits man of stealing eggplant after 9-year legal battle
An Italian man has been acquitted of stealing an eggplant in a case that has rumbled on for nine years and cost thousands of dollars of public money.
Police caught the man trying to leave a field with the fruit near the southern city of Lecce, in ... |
4671890206434f99d2fffffac5c196ac | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/29/united-states-russia-cold-war-putin-trump/467806002/ | Another Cold War? Tensions between U.S. and Russia may be higher now | Another Cold War? Tensions between U.S. and Russia may be higher now
Is a second Cold War brewing? Not so fast.
President Trump’s expulsion this week of 60 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a Russian double agent in Britain eclipsed the 55 diplomats then-President Ronald Reagan expelled in 1986 during the height ... |
d36c1c45ce10ca3a923b7a25e65b2ab5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/31/mexico-tourist-fears-violence-cancun-los-cabos/471115002/ | Violence in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Los Cabos threaten Mexico's tourism industry | Violence in Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Los Cabos threaten Mexico's tourism industry
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Tourists taking the ferry from this tourist town to the island of Cozumel now walk down a wharf lined with police, heavily armed soldiers and bomb-sniffing dogs.
Those safeguards came after a Feb. 21 explosi... |
85a8de06e0b246cf3c10d58bbb185578 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/06/united-states-imposes-new-sanctions-russia/490814002/ | U.S. imposes new sanctions on 7 Russian oligarchs and 17 government officials | U.S. imposes new sanctions on 7 Russian oligarchs and 17 government officials
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions Friday on 38 individuals and companies close to Russian President Vladimir Putin — including seven Russian oligarchs and 17 government officials — in response to the Kremlin's worldwide pattern o... |
f41d81e65dd0ed42f2c653beac2483e9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/07/vatican-arrests-diplomat-accused-viewing-child-porn/495849002/ | Vatican arrests diplomat accused of viewing child porn | Vatican arrests diplomat accused of viewing child porn
The Vatican arrested a diplomat Saturday who was recalled from his Washington, D.C., post last year while under investigation for possessing child pornography in the United States and Canada.
A statement from the Vatican identified the accused man as Msgr. Carlo Al... |
9eafde1f1546a99c79024a31b4d66fed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/09/syria-conflict-explained-bashar-assad/498756002/ | Syria conflict explained: How did we end up here? | Syria conflict explained: How did we end up here?
President Donald Trump reversed previous U.S. policy on Wednesday and plans to withdraw all American troops from Syria.
The conflict that began as a peaceful uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime escalated into a full-scale civil war that is now one of this c... |
c0cd02fc9f7b59955218514b4dfb28a0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/13/russia-pledged-counter-any-u-s-missile-strike-syria/516756002/ | Russian President Vladimir Putin: Missile strikes on Syria 'act of aggression' | Russian President Vladimir Putin: Missile strikes on Syria 'act of aggression'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations' Security Council following the coordinated missile strikes by the U.S., France and the U.K. against Syria.
Calling the airstrikes an “act ... |
54237e6180071ba4852e7478718ef9c4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/15/nikki-haley-says-russia-face-new-sanctions-over-syria/518573002/ | Mission accomplished? What's next for battered Syria after U.S. strikes | Mission accomplished? What's next for battered Syria after U.S. strikes
The military strike in Syria that drew a gleeful "Mission Accomplished" from President Trump on Twitter is not exacting the same elation from some Middle East experts who see a long, hard climb to peace in the war-weary Muslim nation.
The strike on... |
fe76379f9a1ab2b5a1e31d8d623986b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/16/amateur-archaeologist-finds-bluetooth-treasure/519816002/ | Amateur archaeologist and 13-year-old find 'Bluetooth' treasure on German Baltic Sea island | Amateur archaeologist and 13-year-old find 'Bluetooth' treasure on German Baltic Sea island
When amateur archaeologist Rene Schön and his 13-year-old sidekick Luca Malaschnitschenko found a shiny piece of metal on a treasure hunt near Schaprode on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen three months ago, they initially t... |
0b8a0453a3bf83a69f284d347b07edd9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/17/report-north-and-south-korea-set-announce-official-end-war/523804002/ | Could North Korea and South Korea finally end their war? Reports say yes | Could North Korea and South Korea finally end their war? Reports say yes
Could the rival Koreas declare peace soon to their nearly 70-year confrontation?
North and South Korea are reportedly set to announce an official end to the 1950-1953 Korean War that technically finished with a truce — and not a peace treaty, acco... |
df41403e799cda28524cb983b54fbeb7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/18/south-korea-north-korea-peace-talks/527214002/ | South Korea says it's ready for peace if North Korea denuclearizes | South Korea says it's ready for peace if North Korea denuclearizes
SEOUL — South Korea would consider negotiating an end to the decades-old Korean War if North Korea commits to denuclearization, a Seoul official said Wednesday.
South Korea’s national security adviser Chung Eui-yong told reporters the neighboring countr... |
2d3b9cea970ad7831c91bb23038fd121 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/19/britain-plans-ban-plastic-straws-cotton-swabs/532028002/ | Britain lays out plans to ban plastic straws, cotton swabs | Britain lays out plans to ban plastic straws, cotton swabs
LONDON — The United Kingdom announced plans Thursday to ban the sale of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs as the global war against plastic pollution gains momentum.
Up to 1 million birds and 100,000 sea mammals die every year from ingesting some of the... |
4b34f62352f18fa7056b50f59e80a020 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/19/cuba-president-raul-castro-miguel-diaz-canel/530101002/ | Raúl Castro hands over Cuba presidency to Miguel Diaz-Canel | Raúl Castro hands over Cuba presidency to Miguel Diaz-Canel
After six decades of rule by Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl, Cuba turned a new page Thursday when it named Communist Party loyalist Miguel Díaz-Canel president.
Cuba's National Assembly concluded a two-day session, at which Raúl Castro stepped down after 10... |
d4ff53d6a5c8fa37780b56d1633f29af | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/23/van-slams-into-pedestrians-toronto-driver-custody/543081002/ | Police: 10 dead, 15 injured when van slams into pedestrians in Toronto | Police: 10 dead, 15 injured when van slams into pedestrians in Toronto
TORONTO — A white van jumped a curb and slammed into pedestrians Monday on a crowded street, killing at least 10 people, injuring 15 and leaving witnesses stunned by the carnage.
The driver was arrested near the scene, Toronto police said. Details r... |
2569d98e91dee369c025ada0a92f6133 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/25/arctic-ice-choked-record-amount-microplastic-cigarette-butts-packing-material/549115002/ | Arctic ice choked with record amount of plastic from cigarette butts to packing material | Arctic ice choked with record amount of plastic from cigarette butts to packing material
If you are wondering what happens to all those cigarette butts flicked on sidewalks and plastic packing peanuts blowing down the street, researchers have found an alarming amount of particles from them deep in the ice of the Arctic... |
9c2c8f12f08926b4d580b237387ab3be | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/26/gorillas-more-plentiful-africa-than-thought-population-dropping/553379002/ | Gorillas more plentiful in Africa than thought, but population is still dropping | Gorillas more plentiful in Africa than thought, but population is still dropping
There's both good and bad news about our ape relatives in western Africa: A massive, decade-long study of western equatorial Africa’s apes found there are 33% more gorillas and 10% more chimpanzees than previously had been thought.
The bad... |
937eb4ae10f24c5292622fb29b1fd053 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/05/opposition-leader-among-hundreds-arrested-russia-anti-putin-protests/583427002/ | Opposition leader Alexei Navalny among more than 1,600 arrested in Russia in anti-Putin protests | Opposition leader Alexei Navalny among more than 1,600 arrested in Russia in anti-Putin protests
More than 1,600 people — including prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny — were arrested Saturday in Russia during a day of nationwide protests of the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as ... |
6d32bc80b77d766cfc44df9bfbb607f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/06/north-korea-us-ruining-good-mood-summit/584528002/ | North Korea: Trump ruining good mood ahead of summit | North Korea: Trump ruining good mood ahead of summit
North Korea warned the United States on Sunday not to misread peace overtures as a sign of weakness, accusing the Trump administration of deliberately provoking Pyongyang with tough talk and a show of military strength.
"It would not be conducive to addressing the is... |
6ad08ec72efa39abf349644fcb2fbdd9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/07/mali-isis-islamic-state-militias-violence/546985002/ | Mali ripe territory for ISIS, local militias — and they often clash | Mali ripe territory for ISIS, local militias — and they often clash
BAMAKO, Mali — A militia in Mali claims it found the vehicle used by four American soldiers killed in an ambush by Islamist militants in neighboring Niger last fall. The discovery indicates how fighters linked to the Islamic State likely traveled betwe... |
2bad4b57976ace874815f03380aec464 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/07/president-donald-trump-meet-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-coming-weeks-what-we-know/586860002/ | Trump-North Korea summit: Details get more complicated by the day | Trump-North Korea summit: Details get more complicated by the day
The White House called Wednesday's release of three American detainees by North Korea a "gesture of goodwill" ahead of a planned historic summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.
"President Trump appreciates leader Kim Jong Un’s action to release ... |
bd2b076f81436a2e3c313c438d1a564b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/07/vladimir-putin-sworn-fourth-term-russian-president/585546002/ | Vladimir Putin sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president | Vladimir Putin sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president
MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin took the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president on Monday, promising to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country.
In a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall in Moscow, Putin said im... |
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