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57b614ceec42ab4ad3f1818203f81726 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/18/xi-jinping-time-new-era-china-take-center-stage-world/774958001/ | Xi Jinping: Time for 'new era' China to 'take center stage in the world' | Xi Jinping: Time for 'new era' China to 'take center stage in the world'
BEIJING — Perhaps the grand Beijing Exhibition Center should be renamed the grand Xi Jinping Adoration Palace.
That's because the giant complex has been transformed into a showcase promoting the accomplishments of China's president: “Five years of... |
437fd0291b3b3a7f3ce89840e59e0bcb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/19/british-pubs-business-pints/756799001/ | How can struggling British pubs stay open? Try ax-throwing and ping-pong | How can struggling British pubs stay open? Try ax-throwing and ping-pong
LONDON — British writer George Orwell described the perfect pub in 1946: "Uncompromisingly Victorian. ... In winter there is generally a good fire burning. ... Always quiet enough to talk. ... The barmaids know most of their customers by name."
Ye... |
a2b4fc1b4079b3a7c6c37bbb95f90520 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/20/what-we-know-niger-attack-left-4-u-s-soldiers-dead/784914001/ | The Niger attack, Rep. Wilson and John Kelly: How we got here | The Niger attack, Rep. Wilson and John Kelly: How we got here
Congress demanded answers two weeks after an ambush in Niger killed four U.S. soldiers. The White House has defended the slow response, saying an investigation would lend clarity to the tragedy.
When President Trump was asked recently by a reporter about the... |
377fe19e3f28b6229bd7f65ed9e7da66 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/21/austria-burqa-ban-police-raid-toy-store-over-lego-ninja/787167001/ | Austria 'burqa ban': Police raid toy store over a Lego Ninja | Austria 'burqa ban': Police raid toy store over a Lego Ninja
Austrian police raided a Lego store in the capital Vienna on Friday, in the latest bizarre case surrounding enforcement of new anti-burqa laws.
Police rushed to the toy store after receiving a complaint that a red Lego Ninja was violating a ban on wearing fac... |
894f3543c9964fa095eceba611df96ad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/24/russians-look-harvey-weinstein-scandal-and-say-whats-big-deal/793425001/ | Russians look at the Harvey Weinstein scandal and say, 'What's the big deal?' | Russians look at the Harvey Weinstein scandal and say, 'What's the big deal?'
People all over the world have responded to the Harvey Weinstein scandal with a mix of shock and dismay.
Not so in Russia.
Foreign Policy's Moscow correspondent, Amie Ferris-Rotman, writes that people there have responded with a "mixture of i... |
b35bd2e9155248afdffa17412d438f96 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/10/31/manafort-pro-russia-party-report/816242001/ | Manafort earned $600,000 a month from pro-Russia party: Ukrainian report | Manafort earned $600,000 a month from pro-Russia party: Ukrainian report
President Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, was indicted Monday on multiple charges in the United States’ ongoing special investigation into Russian interference. But the U.S. is not the only nation investigating Manafort.
An internal ... |
23f5b31d6258b0d477ba2363d6d084a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/01/terror-groups-ramp-up-online-marketing-find-recruits/821446001/ | Terror groups ramp up online marketing to find recruits | Terror groups ramp up online marketing to find recruits
CINCINNATI — At first blush, the online magazine looks like any other slick electronic publication. The color graphics are eye-catching, the production values are good, and the layout could have been done by a design school grad.
Even the magazine's name – Inspire... |
f820f8a54b65e694d798cc689e9baa70 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/01/what-we-know-nyc-terror-suspect-sayfullo-saipovs-uzbekistan/820242001/ | NYC terror attack: What you need to know about Sayfullo Saipov's Uzbekistan | NYC terror attack: What you need to know about Sayfullo Saipov's Uzbekistan
The man accused of the deadly truck rampage through a New York City bike path Tuesday immigrated from Uzbekistan, a Muslim-majority former Soviet Republic in Central Asia that has recently become a breeding ground for Islamic terrorists.
Just t... |
3c5bf2b6fa6d30b3b7a3aa4fd2a9335a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/03/bowe-bergdahl-sentenced-for-desertion/828440001/ | Bowe Bergdahl avoids prison time, will receive dishonorable discharge, judge rules | Bowe Bergdahl avoids prison time, will receive dishonorable discharge, judge rules
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who deserted his Afghanistan outpost and was then held captive in brutal conditions for five years, received no prison time but was reduced in rank to private and will be dishonorably di... |
5c3b532305cf090f1a456921da38399e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/05/crackdown-saudi-arabia-shows-prince-tightening-grip-power-experts-say/833669001/ | Crackdown in Saudi Arabia shows prince tightening grip on power, experts say | Crackdown in Saudi Arabia shows prince tightening grip on power, experts say
An unprecedented crackdown in Saudi Arabia shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is tightening his grip on a future seat on the throne while pressing ahead with his vision of a nation no longer singularly reliant on income from oil, experts s... |
c90277cc82f28942f6ce44973d677ff3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/08/trump-cracks-down-u-s-business-and-travel-cuba/843419001/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Trump cracks down on U.S. business and travel to Cuba. Here’s what’s changing | Trump cracks down on U.S. business and travel to Cuba. Here’s what’s changing
President Trump cracked down Wednesday on U.S. travel and business with Cuba, a major step toward rolling back another Obama-era policy.
Under new regulations that take effect Thursday, the Trump administration is banning U.S. citizens from d... |
959f4847ab27ed4e92eb51c29719302d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/13/global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-reach-record-high/859659001/ | Global carbon dioxide emissions reach record high | Global carbon dioxide emissions reach record high
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide — the greenhouse gas most responsible for global warming — are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, a study released Monday found.
Global emissions from all human activities will reach an all-time reco... |
46031cddf7d6cca9ca02ba7d460c5052 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/14/china-north-korea-special-envoy-visit/865201001/ | China sending special envoy to North Korea days after Trump's visit | China sending special envoy to North Korea days after Trump's visit
BEIJING – Following President Trump’s visit to Beijing, China said Wednesday that it would send a high-level special envoy to North Korea amid an extended chill in relations between the neighbors over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.
S... |
49d51538e7454f2e408be2eb2273b1b0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/21/who-ri-sol-ju-kim-jong-uns-secretive-wife/886740001/ | Who is Ri Sol Ju, Kim Jong Un's secretive wife? | Who is Ri Sol Ju, Kim Jong Un's secretive wife?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's personal life is a mystery.
One of the best-kept secrets has been details about the woman he married. Here's what we know:
In 2012, North Korean State media announced that Kim was married to Ri Sol Ju, a former singer whom he may have not... |
db8d6cfc00bef800ee1c8457c0ffff95 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/22/france-sex-consent-age-minimum/886388001/ | In France, there is no minimum age of consent for sex — that may change soon | In France, there is no minimum age of consent for sex — that may change soon
PARIS — As a campaign to crack down on sexual harassment intensifies, France is considering doing something long ago adopted in other Western nations: setting a minimum age of consent for having sex.
In recent court cases, judges refused to pr... |
919506b30fdddbb0f1980c67c3f1e751 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/24/north-korean-economy-resilient-sanctions-trump/884889001/ | North Korean economy keeps humming despite ever-tighter sanctions | North Korean economy keeps humming despite ever-tighter sanctions
WASHINGTON — Despite years of ever-tighter international sanctions, North Korea's economy has proven resilient and seems to have fended off the suffering President Trump has sought to halt the country's nuclear program.
"The North Korean economy appears ... |
0cff8d4d97574b979c39110fd19cf336 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/25/deadly-egypt-mosque-attack-what-sufism/894582001/ | Deadly Egypt mosque attack: What is Sufism? | Deadly Egypt mosque attack: What is Sufism?
The deadly attack at a mosque in Egypt on Friday focused attention on a common, yet sometimes-controversial Islamic tradition: Sufism.
The mosque in Egypt's Sinai region where more than 300 people were killed by a band of militants is a frequent gathering place for Sufis, the... |
d7c9eceb25a59942bf6822eed6a7d91a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/11/27/discrimination-china-high-but-gays-finally-feel-emboldened-combat-homophobia/886508001/ | Discrimination in China is high, but gays finally feel emboldened to combat homophobia | Discrimination in China is high, but gays finally feel emboldened to combat homophobia
GUANGZHOU, China – Peng Yanhui still remembers shuddering when he testified three years ago about doctors using electroshock therapy to try changing his sexual orientation to straight.
“I was very nervous,” Peng said. “I screamed so ... |
3c462c34654c31e7e8541c7af569cf71 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/07/drug-war-colombia/933277001/ | U.S., Colombia vow to battle record surge in coca production | U.S., Colombia vow to battle record surge in coca production
BOGOTA, Colombia — U.S. and Colombian officials vowed Thursday to redouble efforts against drug trafficking as the South American nation contends with a record surge in coca production that has tested the relationship between the two nations.
Attorney General... |
8d63b0e20b512f9d33871b553e81c471 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/07/established-fact-north-korea-says-nuclear-war-korean-peninsula-inevitable/929796001/ | 'Established fact': North Korea says nuclear war on Korean Peninsula inevitable | 'Established fact': North Korea says nuclear war on Korean Peninsula inevitable
A nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula is inevitable because of threatening military drills by South Korea and the United States, North Korea's foreign ministry said in comments carried by the official Korean Central News Agency late Wednesd... |
ee6be53503921ff02cb6d95f7e12fb24 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/08/northern-most-town-arctic-circle-risk-disappearing/919401001/ | The most northerly town in the world is at risk of disappearing | The most northerly town in the world is at risk of disappearing
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — It’s freezing, snowing and so far north that the sun won’t rise again until March, but the 2,000 residents of the world’s most northerly town wish it were much colder.
That’s because the weather here on Norway’s Arctic Circle island ... |
b300717bc91302f08868f80b1fc07504 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/09/iraq-says-its-war-against-has-ended/937148001/ | Iraq says its war against the Islamic State has ended | Iraq says its war against the Islamic State has ended
BAGHDAD — Iraq said Saturday that its war on the Islamic State is over after more than three years of combat operations drove the extremists from all of the territory they once held.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Iraqi forces were in full control of the c... |
e010f76e8e0b2e8856d572c712b7cfec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/10/trump-jerusalem-capital-protest-near-u-s-embassy-beirut-sparks-clashes/938331001/ | Backlash, protests continue over Trump's Jerusalem decision | Backlash, protests continue over Trump's Jerusalem decision
Unrest continued to erupt across the Mideast over the weekend following President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and begin the process of moving the U.S. Embassy there.
Protesters in Beirut hurled rocks and plastic water bottl... |
2a1cee4e43a72cf38c401aea017acd99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/11/putins-troop-withdrawal-syria-may-n-says-mission-accomplished-syria-but-military-drawdown-may-ways-o/940573001/ | Putin's troop withdrawal from Syria may not be all he says it is | Putin's troop withdrawal from Syria may not be all he says it is
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Monday of a "significant" withdrawal of forces from Syria reflects both Syrian President Bashar Assad's success on the battlefield and Putin's political campaign at home
Analysts remain skeptical that Putin,... |
8ddd5e31822e152814adb3433915909a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/12/celebrating-hanukkah-holy-land/944866001/ | Celebrating Hanukkah in the Holy Land | Celebrating Hanukkah in the Holy Land
JERUSALEM (RNS) – Yael Horovitz, who immigrated to Israel from Australia, always loved the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, but the emphasis there on Christmas made her feel a little left out.
“In Australia, for two months out of the year I couldn’t escape Christmas carols,” said Horovi... |
2fea8030881aab5fab6b7891efd84df7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/15/north-korea-troops-military-united-states/954033001/ | In case of war, North Korean troops 'will fight like tigers,' some to the death | In case of war, North Korean troops 'will fight like tigers,' some to the death
North Korea may have short soldiers who look hungry. Their equipment may be antiquated. And some troops have intestinal parasites. But the fourth-largest military in the world still poses a formidable threat, analysts say.
Secretary of Stat... |
e9742f260470eda0663f344d24bb5a87 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/22/north-korea-bombards-south-korea-propaganda-leaflets/976033001/ | North Korea bombards South Korea with propaganda leaflets | North Korea bombards South Korea with propaganda leaflets
North Korea has switched its printing presses into overdrive and is bombarding South Korea with propaganda leaflets in numbers not seen for decades.
The papers, which feature both hand drawn and Photoshopped images as well as text, are Pyongyang’s “attempt at sp... |
66d2e0098569c2fa32ac3f1bf062a64f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/12/29/police-tehran-women-headscarves/989822001/ | Police in Iranian capital say they'll stop arresting women for not wearing headscarves | Police in Iranian capital say they'll stop arresting women for not wearing headscarves
Police in the Iranian capital Tehran have announced they will no longer arrest people they deem to have breached Islamic values such as women with their heads uncovered in public, according to media reports.
The move came after Iran’... |
12cc680547c2be4d2afea63bc69d3bd5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/05/hot-air-balloon-crashes-luxor-1-tourist-killed/1006576001/ | Hot air balloon crashes in Luxor; 1 tourist killed | Hot air balloon crashes in Luxor; 1 tourist killed
A sightseeing balloon carrying foreign tourists over the southern Egyptian city of Luxor crashed Friday, killing one tourist and injuring 12.
Egyptian authorities said the incident was caused by strong winds that forced the balloon off its course above the city’s phara... |
337d7e926c856b5daa9b0591ae733a46 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/09/top-takeaways-north-koreas-talks-south/1015883001/ | Top takeaways from North Korea's talks with South | Top takeaways from North Korea's talks with South
SEOUL — North and South Korea held face-to-face talks Tuesday for the first time in two years. The discussions were aimed at reducing tensions amid the North's burgeoning missile and nuclear weapons programs. They also come ahead of South Korea's hosting of the Winter O... |
74cf7e0dfb20c841f79cf213c99db755 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/12/iran-deal-trump-sanctions/1028656001/ | Iran deal survives for now; Trump will waive sanctions | Iran deal survives for now; Trump will waive sanctions
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday said he will extend waivers on Iran sanctions, keeping the landmark 2015 nuclear deal alive for at least another several months despite his past vows to scuttle it.
In a statement, Trump said this is the last time he will issu... |
a4aea3910b33a591121100de00695b19 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/19/pope-shocks-chile-accusing-sex-abuse-victims-slander/1047179001/ | Pope Francis shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander | Pope Francis shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
Pope Francis has accused victims of a pedophile priest of slandering a bishop by accusing him of a cover-up of the priest’s actions.
The pope’s remarks in Chile Thursday marked a shocking end to a trip aimed at healing historic wounds from sexual abuse ... |
7028576b3ab9805f0a3b070fd015082e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/01/23/russia-bans-death-stalin-movie-theaters/1058528001/ | Russia bans 'The Death of Stalin' from movie theaters | Russia bans 'The Death of Stalin' from movie theaters
Russia's Culture Ministry on Tuesday banned the satirical film The Death of Stalin from Russian theaters after politicians and prominent film figures criticized it for mocking Russian history.
The ministry said it decided to pull the movie's license because it conta... |
21e68b37e9b21686bc6df375a995ee99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/05/u-s-iraq-isis/306221002/ | U.S. starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over ISIS | U.S. starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over ISIS
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq – American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq.
Dozens of American soldie... |
a00b9835f26e4bc243ff0aee0fb37ce6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/06/polish-president-sign-controversial-holocaust-bill/310329002/ | Polish president to sign controversial Holocaust bill | Polish president to sign controversial Holocaust bill
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s president said Tuesday he will sign into law a controversial proposal to outlaw blaming Poland as a nation for crimes committed by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, despite strong criticism from Israel and the United States.
But in an unus... |
5bfd9db3b271a68f712eb71dee9c0e04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/11/syria-explained-why-u-s-iran-russia-israel-and-turkey-have-all-poked-their-noses-tiny-countrys-civil/327383002/ | Syria explained: Why other countries poked their noses in a tiny nation’s civil war | Syria explained: Why other countries poked their noses in a tiny nation’s civil war
Syria's nearly seven-year civil war escalated over the weekend when Israel launched a "large-scale attack" against Iranian targets in Syria. The ongoing conflict has already drawn in several other nations, including the United States, R... |
f9a46cdc983b9010fe2861f381679d6f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/13/duterte-suggests-troops-should-shoot-female-rebels-vagina/332367002/ | Philippine president Duterte suggests troops should shoot female rebels in vagina | Philippine president Duterte suggests troops should shoot female rebels in vagina
Human rights organizations blasted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday for suggesting his troops shoot female rebels in the vagina to render them "useless."
“Duterte has distinguished himself as a frothing-in-the-mouth fascist... |
1b0dd73c0dc8500d640d3afe43c151ae | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/14/homeless-may-get-kicked-out-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-royal-wedding/327256002/ | Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s wedding may relocate homeless in ‘caring’ Windsor | Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s wedding may relocate homeless in ‘caring’ Windsor
WINDSOR, England — It's a place fit for a prince, but not, it seems, for a pauper.
Ahead of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle's wedding here May 19, this picturesque riverside town is grappling with a problem affecting a growi... |
359277bd3e12b637d6272ed5797a466b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/15/oxfam-sex-abuse-south-africas-desmond-tutu-turns-away-organization/342407002/ | Oxfam sex abuse: South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns away from organization | Oxfam sex abuse: South Africa's Desmond Tutu turns away from organization
The 86-year-old Desmond Tutu issued a statement on Thursday saying he was "deeply disappointed" by the revelations of sexual assault and misconduct within Oxfam.
The retired church leader who played a significant role in the anti-apartheid moveme... |
d4834374c59a48aff6adee0412537bea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/16/mexico-struck-massive-7-5-magnitude-earthquake/347281002/ | Mexico struck by massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake | Mexico struck by massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake
A massive earthquake hit Mexico Friday evening, leaving buildings shaking throughout the southern portion of the country.
The earthquake was first measured as a 7.5-magnitude and later lowered to having a 7.2-magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was fo... |
94d21b0c84ad3f84dec48d1bbe34bbc3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/16/new-swiss-law-pain-free-deaths-lobsters-flushing-goldfish-down-toilet-breaking-law-according-new-swi/341412002/ | Switzerland makes it illegal to boil a lobster | Switzerland makes it illegal to boil a lobster
GENEVA — When it comes to cooking fresh lobster, the Swiss are now saying: We feel your pain.
A law takes effect March 1 that bans the common cooking method of tossing a live lobster into a pot of boiling water, quickly killing the tasty crustacean. That practice is being ... |
90278e6d0e6e3ce7fee9652be2301bd6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/17/mexico-helicopter-crash-kills-13-wake-earthquake/347988002/ | Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 in wake of earthquake | Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 in wake of earthquake
A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people, all on the ground.
Five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the ... |
fffb80c283e068f496d56756dd8cbf04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/17/sergei-lavrov-rejects-claptrap-charges-russian-election-meddling/347830002/ | Sergei Lavrov rejects as 'claptrap' charges of Russian election meddling | Sergei Lavrov rejects as 'claptrap' charges of Russian election meddling
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday dismissed as baseless "claptrap" charges of Russian meddling in U.S. elections and a former Russian ambassador to Washington said the issue had spoiled the trust between the two countries.
Lavrov,... |
6c6498c4fa56474d83b0bd9f7c2b4900 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/21/un-vote-expected-30-day-cease-fire-syria-help-needy/361716002/ | UN vote expected on 30-day cease-fire in Syria to help needy | UN vote expected on 30-day cease-fire in Syria to help needy
UNITED NATIONS – Sweden and Kuwait called for a vote Thursday on a U.N. resolution ordering a 30-day cease-fire throughout Syria to enable delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of people in acute need, and the evacuation of the critically sick and wounded.... |
99c2c5e4741615b5e73b7808ba423754 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/02/22/montenegro-u-s-embassy-grenade/362025002/ | Montenegro: Man threw grenade at U.S. Embassy then killed self | Montenegro: Man threw grenade at U.S. Embassy then killed self
PODGORICA, Montenegro — An attacker threw a hand grenade at the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro’s capital and then killed himself with another explosive device, the government here said Thursday.
No one else apparently was hurt and there was no major damage. Pol... |
3add537a7978dbe802e318db7eeb1a99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/05/christians-key-support-el-sissi-upcoming-egypt-election/396909002/ | Christians are key to support for el-Sissi in upcoming Egypt election | Christians are key to support for el-Sissi in upcoming Egypt election
CAIRO (RNS) — Since Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took over Egypt’s presidency four years ago, he has worked to improve life for Coptic Christians, giving them near equal rights and benefits as Muslims even as their churches have been attacked by terrorists.... |
337731e6657508ca6ce27b4c122365ad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/07/survey-pope-francis-still-popular-but-warm-feelings-waning-among-conservatives-jack-jenkins/403825002/ | Pope Francis is still popular, but warm feelings waning among conservatives, survey finds | Pope Francis is still popular, but warm feelings waning among conservatives, survey finds
Five years after Pope Francis ascended to the papacy, a new survey of U.S. Catholics reports that most still harbor warm feelings toward the pontiff — but his popularity is waning among political conservatives.
According to a stud... |
e4000266db9e022090b58e73a84f48a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/08/worst-country-woman/406182002/ | And the worst country to be a woman is ... | And the worst country to be a woman is ...
Drum roll, please. ... It's a tie — Syria and Afghanistan.
Those two countries are the worst places to be a woman, according to the 2018 Women, Peace and Security Index, put together by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the Peace Research Institute of ... |
a012b0ce810cfe9291282b80b02876ad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/14/brief-history-stephen-hawkings-atheism/425724002/ | A brief history of Stephen Hawking’s atheism | A brief history of Stephen Hawking’s atheism
Say the words “British,” “scientist” and “atheist” and the first person to come to mind probably isn’t Stephen Hawking.
But while Hawking, the theoretical physicist who died Wednesday at age 76, was certainly overshadowed in the atheist department by his countryman, the evol... |
f625dcccdc8572f41a780a60c88a5643 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/14/what-stephen-hawking-taught-us-universe/423198002/ | What Stephen Hawking taught us about the universe | What Stephen Hawking taught us about the universe
Stephen Hawking, the British theoretical physicist who died Wednesday at 76, was one of the most famous scientists of the modern age.
He showed resilience in the face of a type of motor neuron disease that left him almost completely paralyzed.
For the non-specialist, Ha... |
d18da27eeb4217d611a878b4148cefcb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/16/vatican-removes-office-and-exiles-guam-archbishop-accused-sexual-abuse/431465002/?ref=gazelle.popsugar.com | Guam archbishop guilty of sexual abuse, exiled from island, Vatican tribunal rules | Guam archbishop guilty of sexual abuse, exiled from island, Vatican tribunal rules
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican tribunal found Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron guilty of sexually abusing minors and decreed he should be removed him from his clerical office and exiled from the island.
The Vatican said in a statement issued Fri... |
3d79415e7f5abc529e9dae6d7ae9c83d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/19/5-things-know-saudi-arabias-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman/437284002/ | 5 things to know about Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman | 5 things to know about Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in the United States on Monday for a two-week tour to improve the ultra-conservative kingdom's image among Americans and look for new business opportunities in places from New York to Silicon V... |
ad16b3778d1d91be31871092a76c1bc8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/25/pope-palm-sunday-march-our-lives-youth/456761002/ | Day after March for Our Lives, Pope Francis uses Palm Sunday sermon to urge youths to lead | Day after March for Our Lives, Pope Francis uses Palm Sunday sermon to urge youths to lead
One day after the March for Our Lives drew more than a million people to rallies around the world, Pope Francis used a Palm Sunday sermon in Vatican City to mark World Youth Day and encourage young people to lead.
The pope urged ... |
93a41e5a4081d679890cfbeca3376751 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/26/list-countries-expelling-russian-diplomats/458514002/ | Russian diplomats expelled: List of countries and organizations keeps growing | Russian diplomats expelled: List of countries and organizations keeps growing
NATO, Ireland, Belgium and the tiny former Soviet republic of Moldova on Tuesday joined the United States and other countries who expelled Russian diplomats Monday in a show of solidarity with the United Kingdom over the nerve-agent attack ag... |
7ade874ee471c9705925a18e5b4ab808 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/03/28/israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-discharged-hospital/465052002/ | Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu discharged from hospital | Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu discharged from hospital
JERUSALEM – The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he was discharged from a hospital after a brief stay for an infection.
It said Wednesday morning that a series of tests showed the 68-year-old was suffering from a “minor viral infection of hi... |
b0ecf69220cbe3d0572338631df89c1f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/03/londons-murder-rate-higher-than-new-york-citys/480860002/?fbclid=IwAR18eGpFD1I4x_mgo9sAaPFXjUOZKR7bKmOhc62sSUwbyRhddzTWHz3xwqc | London's murder rate now tops New York City's | London's murder rate now tops New York City's
LONDON — When British police launched a murder investigation Tuesday into the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl it pushed the homicide rate in Britain's capital to a new, troubling milestone: London's murder rate surpassed New York City's for the first time.
London talli... |
85413e3a78a7c0c3403a84617c15bd64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/03/south-koreas-me-too-movement-topples-politicians-entertainment-icons/476895002/ | South Korea's Me Too movement topples high-profile politicians and entertainment icons | South Korea's Me Too movement topples high-profile politicians and entertainment icons
SEOUL – Feminism is a relatively new concept in South Korea, but the Me Too movement has taken root — much like in the United States — with high-profile politicians and entertainment figures toppling as sexual assault victims come fo... |
6a2cd7570b451f5c0c5d36d8a73f0e79 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/03/trump-keeps-focus-caravan-honduran-asylum-seekers-headed-u-s/481796002/ | Trump keeps focus on caravan of Honduran asylum seekers headed to U.S. | Trump keeps focus on caravan of Honduran asylum seekers headed to U.S.
For three consecutive days, President Trump has publicly fretted over a caravan of Hondurans that is making its way north, using the march as a reason to blast Democrats, the government of Mexico, U.S. immigration laws, foreign aid to Central Americ... |
e545f657aedc39200bd5a81611101f64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/05/trump-sends-troops-border-mexico-not-so-fast/490598002/ | Trump sends troops to border with Mexico? Not so fast | Trump sends troops to border with Mexico? Not so fast
It’s not clear what President Trump had in mind when he said he wanted to dispatch the military to help secure the border with Mexico.
His remarks were simple enough. “We are preparing for the military to secure our border between Mexico and the United States,” Trum... |
55f39642d17addb2c7831365d92c36ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/14/syrian-airstrikes-not-expected-weaken-bashar-assads-brutal-grip-power/517159002/ | Syrian airstrikes not expected to weaken Bashar Assad's brutal grip on power | Syrian airstrikes not expected to weaken Bashar Assad's brutal grip on power
The strikes on Syria’s chemical warfare facilities Saturday will not significantly weaken Bashar Assad’s brutal grip on power, which has been expanding in recent years, or change the U.S. strategy of defeating the Islamic State, U.S. officials... |
08db775020543d1723f296b06ada39c2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/15/pentagon-claims-2-000-increase-russian-trolls-after-syria-strikes/518665002/ | Pentagon claims 2,000% increase in Russian trolls after Syria strikes. What does that mean? | Pentagon claims 2,000% increase in Russian trolls after Syria strikes. What does that mean?
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pentagon claimed a 2,000% increase in Russian troll activity on social media following the U.S.-led missile strikes against Syria Friday night.
Spokeswoman Dana White said in Saturday's Pentagon briefing that... |
09929c289492c67660e5dc6174342b6d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/16/syria-blocks-chemical-weapons-inspectors-site-attack/520400002/ | Syria blocks chemical weapons inspectors from site of attack | Syria blocks chemical weapons inspectors from site of attack
The international chemical weapons watchdog that sent a fact-finding team to Syria said Monday that Syrian and Russian officials blocked efforts to reach the site where rebels claim government forces unleashed chemical weapons against civilians.
The Organizat... |
ccbf629233be301125384d0405335f07 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/04/17/uk-dreamers-windrush-generation/523670002/ | The U.K. has 'DREAMers,' too. And Britain is trying to deport them. | The U.K. has 'DREAMers,' too. And Britain is trying to deport them.
LONDON – These immigrants have lived and worked in Britain for decades. Now, some face deportation because they lack the official paperwork needed to stay.
Much like the "DREAMers" brought to the United States as children, many immigrant kids who arriv... |
3d7f8cb71ef530ec471a22c49f026a56 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/02/world-health-organization-air-pollution-affects-90-population/572825002/ | 90% of people breathe polluted air; New Delhi is world's most polluted big city | 90% of people breathe polluted air; New Delhi is world's most polluted big city
Nine out of 10 people around the world breathe polluted air, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
An "alarming" 7 million people die each year from air pollution, the report said, as air pollution... |
c35ccefd9ff128e29b132b6747f3da6d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/australian-scientist-104-prepares-assisted-suicide-switzerland-after-final-words-media/593614002/ | 'Freeing the elderly to choose their own death': David Goodall, 104, has no doubts day before assisted suicide | 'Freeing the elderly to choose their own death': David Goodall, 104, has no doubts day before assisted suicide
BASEL, Switzerland — A 104-year-old Australian scientist who flew to Switzerland this week to die in an assisted-suicide facility says he has no doubts about going through with his plan on Thursday and hopes h... |
52932f83b9ccb5008b38bdd60fdaf6ec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/chairman-un-mike-pompeo-stumbles-n-korean-leader-kims-name/593693002/ | Oops! Mike Pompeo refers to North Korean leader Kim as 'Chairman Un' | Oops! Mike Pompeo refers to North Korean leader Kim as 'Chairman Un'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in remarks to the press while en route to North Korea, uttered a diplomatic gaffe by referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as "Chairman Un."
Names in Korea, like some other Asian nations, begin with the family na... |
8d93facca897fa2120e64f8ddeaefa1b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/09/new-army-goggles-help-soldiers-see-through-smoke-fog/588488002/ | Army's new weapon: 'Enemy can’t see we’re targeting him until we pull the trigger' | Army's new weapon: 'Enemy can’t see we’re targeting him until we pull the trigger'
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – The Army has figured out how to lift the fog of war, or at least see through it.
Soldiers are on the verge of receiving futuristic devices that replace night-vision goggles and allow soldiers to shoot around corners, ... |
3bf32561a0efadfbd55f984e821f57f9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/12/paris-knife-attack-several-injured-suspect-shot-dead-police/605034002/ | 'Our city has been bruised': Islamic State claims responsibility for Paris stabbing that killed 1 , injured 4 | 'Our city has been bruised': Islamic State claims responsibility for Paris stabbing that killed 1 , injured 4
PARIS — The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack on Saturday in the heart of France's capital that left one person dead and four others wounded.
The attack sparked chaos as both residents ... |
d804fed48f13a1ee2ee0d83aec114aa4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/13/indonesia-church-bombings-deadly-parents-children/605788002/ | 'Barbaric' Indonesia church bombings carried out by parents — and their four children | 'Barbaric' Indonesia church bombings carried out by parents — and their four children
They were a family of six — sons 18 and 16; daughter 12 and 9 — out and about in Indonesia's second-largest city on a Sunday morning, a time reserved for religious services.
But this was no ordinary clan that approached three churches... |
937ce0082e9ff4cdbe778ed537dee8af | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/13/u-s-embassy-jerusalem-john-bolton-trump/605898002/ | Trump adviser John Bolton calls U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem 'a recognition of reality' | Trump adviser John Bolton calls U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem 'a recognition of reality'
As the U.S. Embassy in Israel is set to be moved to Jerusalem in a Monday ceremony, President Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, called the controversial decision a "recognition of reality."
Bolton said Sunday that re... |
3d123fba81d8a0a8df90a80f34a968fc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/15/gaza-israel/610457002/ | Israel condemned for 'eye for an eyelash' violence in Gaza deaths | Israel condemned for 'eye for an eyelash' violence in Gaza deaths
Palestinians buried their dead Tuesday as global condemnation intensified against Israel one day after Israeli troops killed scores of protesters and wounded thousands more along the Gaza border.
Two more Palestinians were killed Tuesday in clashes with ... |
3accdd4133709957d027217fb939b105 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/24/mh-17-russian-military-missile-downed-plane-investigators-say/639864002/ | Russia rejects claim its missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 | Russia rejects claim its missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
The Russian Defense Ministry dismissed the findings of an international investigative team that announced Thursday it had unequivocal evidence that a Russian-made missile shot down a Malaysian Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine four years ago, killing a... |
150a2fefa62d46c54209eca6d3a0cc99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/24/north-korea-official-calls-mike-pence-stupid/639856002/ | North Korea demolishes nuclear test site, as Trump cancels summit with Kim Jong Un | North Korea demolishes nuclear test site, as Trump cancels summit with Kim Jong Un
SEOUL — North Korea demolished its nuclear test site in a step toward denuclearization Thursday, even as President Trump canceled what would have been a landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un planned for next month.
At leas... |
5346f9346b5087d8f28ea6f72dc8dfb5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/25/ireland-abortion-vote/643724002/ | World watches as Ireland holds historic vote that could overturn strict abortion law | World watches as Ireland holds historic vote that could overturn strict abortion law
DUBLIN — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar urged people voting Friday in Ireland's abortion referendum to remove the country's "legacy of shame" toward women by overturning the strict abortion law that fiercely divides this Catholic nation.
... |
41e2758d1766f9d0fff2b385afe145bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/29/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-ends/650430002/ | Latest search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ends without finding wreckage | Latest search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ends without finding wreckage
The latest search for doomed Malaysian Airways Flight 370 officially ended Tuesday after three months of scouring the Indian Ocean floor without finding the wreckage.
Texas-based Ocean Infinity finished the hunt, after two extensions of the or... |
e5be6c70d1a32725b3d955fdacae15a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/30/mexican-leader-pena-nieto-rejects-trumps-demand-wall-payment-not-now-not-ever/654644002/ | Mexican leader rejects Trump's demand for wall payment: 'Not now, not ever' | Mexican leader rejects Trump's demand for wall payment: 'Not now, not ever'
President Trump's renewed vow that Mexico will pay for a proposed border wall has brought a swift and emphatic rejection from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, who insisted that will never happen.
Trump, who raised the wall issue repeatedly... |
ecb99a3b53f083adb841e6551b4698d2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/01/canadian-pm-trudeau-calls-u-s-tariffs-totally-unacceptable-and-affront-canada/662733002/ | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau calls U.S. tariffs 'totally unacceptable' and 'an affront' to Canada | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau calls U.S. tariffs 'totally unacceptable' and 'an affront' to Canada
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau says U.S.-imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum are "totally unacceptable" and represent "a turning point in the Canada-U.S. relationship."
Speaking at a news conference Thursday, the n... |
1573b72e9f6b838860bd37cdd3058510 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/02/nato-not-aid-israel-iran/666078002/ | NATO chief says alliance won’t aid Israel if Iran attacks | NATO chief says alliance won’t aid Israel if Iran attacks
BERLIN — NATO’s secretary-general says the alliance wouldn’t come to Israel’s defense in case of attack by arch enemy Iran.
Jens Stoltenberg told the magazine Der Spiegel in comments published Saturday that Israel is a partner, but not a member and that NATO’s “... |
fbf391df9ae8987c4e0910ebbbbac6bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/07/north-korea-destroys-missile-test-site-ahead-trump-summit/681522002/ | North Korea destroys missile test site ahead of Trump-Kim summit | North Korea destroys missile test site ahead of Trump-Kim summit
New commercial satellite imagery indicates North Korea is destroying a key ballistic missile test site ahead of next week's summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump, a new analysis says.
Kim announced a moratorium on nuclear and ... |
4b49a72c226acb94f376e454194aafb3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/trump-suspend-military-exercises-south-korea/693527002/ | U.S. will suspend military drills with South Korea, but they can be restarted quickly | U.S. will suspend military drills with South Korea, but they can be restarted quickly
President Trump’s pledge Tuesday to suspend joint U.S. military exercises with South Korea will be a welcome concession to North Korea, which has frequently complained that the drills are a preparation for war.
But halting the annual ... |
f4881185d1f1e3acec1bd1fc810d231e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/13/dead-man-returns-year-wrong-body-given-wife-japan/697251002/ | 'Dead' man returns a year after wrong body is given to his wife in Japan | 'Dead' man returns a year after wrong body is given to his wife in Japan
OK. So imagine you have cremated your husband’s body, which was found in a river in your city. You enter a period of mourning and then begin to remake your life.
Now, imagine 11 months later, your supposedly dead husband walking through your front... |
98b56862c9de9e439436826fe8561c1a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/22/hundreds-migrants-reported-have-drowned-off-libya/724545002/ | Hundreds of migrants reported to have drowned off Libya this week | Hundreds of migrants reported to have drowned off Libya this week
CAIRO – The U.N. refugee agency says survivors have reported that some 220 migrants drowned off the coast of Libya in recent days and is expressing shock at the mass drownings.
A statement by UNHCR released on Thursday said the migrants drowned in separa... |
c1e2e1aec364b1feaa8d3844954b49ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/22/windrush-generation-britain-honors-immigrants-caribbean-nations/721665002/ | UK honors 'Windrush generation' amid scandal over their immigration status | UK honors 'Windrush generation' amid scandal over their immigration status
LONDON – Friday marks 70 years since the MV Empire Windrush docked here with nearly 500 people from Caribbean nations ready to help rebuild Britain after the ravages of World War II.
But this year's Windrush Day celebration is marred by an ongoi... |
f1703e41bfbf505888d29cc1916831d3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/24/sara-huckabee-sanders-booted-restaurant/728868002/ | Social media light up after restaurant dissed Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Social media light up after restaurant dissed Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Social media were buzzing with fallout Sunday from Sarah Huckabee Sanders' unceremonious eviction from a Virginia restaurant as the divisive debate over "zero tolerance" immigration policy and other issues spill into the everyday lives of the people w... |
6f597920695553cdfcfaa3716b0e9646 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/25/thai-boys-missing-cave/729870002/ | Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive | Thai officials believe 12 boys missing in cave are alive
MAE SAI, Thailand – Rising waters forced rescuers to suspend the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach missing for two days in a flooded cave complex in northern Thailand, but officials said Monday they believe they’re still alive.
The boys, aged 11-15, are b... |
36cc7266d004ea853001101d46f32ff4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/02/thai-soccer-team-found-alive-after-9-days-lost-caves/751274002/ | Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves | Thai soccer team found alive after 10 days lost in caves
A Thai youth soccer team and its coach were found alive Monday in a vast, flooded cave complex where they disappeared more than a week ago, and a photo taken by rescuers showed the smiling faces of several survivors.
Video released early Tuesday by the Thai navy ... |
78a0fbe556d54ed720eb72fcf21102c1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/16/mob-slaughters-nearly-300-crocodiles-after-man-killed-indonesia/787388002/ | Mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in wildlife preserve after Indonesia man is killed | Mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in wildlife preserve after Indonesia man is killed
A mob in Indonesia armed with knives, hammers and clubs slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles at a wildlife sanctuary after a man was killed by one of the reptiles.
Basar Manullang, the head of the local Natural Resources and Conservati... |
8f34f1e71793e64a83782c60ecd14d3e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/17/eu-japan-free-trade-agreement/791125002/ | European Union and Japan ink free trade agreement | European Union and Japan ink free trade agreement
The European Union and Japan have signed a trade deal that promises to eliminate 99 percent of tariffs that cost businesses in the EU and Japan nearly $1.17 billion annually.
According to the European Commission, the EU-Japan "Economic Partnership Agreement" (EPA) is th... |
315997e9015d9052c6a9f79e459c64b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/21/kremlin-u-s-charges-against-russian-woman-fake-demands-her-release/811943002/ | Russia calls U.S. charges against alleged spy Maria Butina fabricated; demands release | Russia calls U.S. charges against alleged spy Maria Butina fabricated; demands release
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, in a phone call Saturday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said U.S. charges against a Russian woman as a Moscow government agent were "fabricated" and demanded her immediate release.
Maria ... |
ded905fa47236e3813b9e15620e20ce7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/29/greek-wildfire-death-toll-climbs-village-mourns/860430002/ | Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves | Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves
MATI, Greece – Fire officials in Greece raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people were missing Sunday, six days after Europe’s deadliest forest fire in more than a century.
Before ... |
2b0765d4a94a11a357ee4a43493ecbb3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/07/31/north-korea-missiles/869632002/ | North Korea reportedly developing new missiles after pledging denuclearization | North Korea reportedly developing new missiles after pledging denuclearization
Indicators including recent satellite imagery show that North Korea is developing new missiles, according to a media report.
The Washington Post, which first reported the development, said Monday U.S. intelligence agencies are seeing signs t... |
953fbd8545cd6422c9e035ca97dc9239 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/05/switzerland-plane-crash-alps/909791002/ | Heat wave could be behind Swiss crash of vintage plane that killed 20 in the Alps | Heat wave could be behind Swiss crash of vintage plane that killed 20 in the Alps
A record heatwave across Europe that sent temperatures in Switzerland as high as 94 may have caused the crash of a vintage propeller plane that slammed into the side of a Swiss mountain Saturday, killing all 20 onboard.
The plane went str... |
7339273006fe7ecf57367559473f5dfc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/16/egyptian-mummy-embalming-pharaohs/1006187002/ | Egyptian mummy in Italian museum proves embalming predates the Pharaohs | Egyptian mummy in Italian museum proves embalming predates the Pharaohs
A 3,600-year-old mummy called Fred at Italy's Turin Museum had been untouched by modern chemicals and had not been previously studied by scientists. He was therefore an ideal subject for study under the microscope for the components of the paste us... |
286571ad68495b7b2bd1f7e5c985a792 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/17/yazidi-woman-encounters-her-islamic-state-captor-germany/1017040002/ | Yazidi woman flees Germany after encountering her Islamic State captor in the street | Yazidi woman flees Germany after encountering her Islamic State captor in the street
A young Yazidi woman has fled Germany with her family after encountering the Islamic State (ISIS) fighter who had enslaved her in Mosul on the streets of Schwäbisch Gmünd, a town in Baden-Württemberg.
Ashwaq Haji Hamid arrived in the s... |
f2de32ffdb8d1384ef26e77ab0dcfc94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/20/venezuela-economy-crisis-reforms/1041401002/ | Venezuelans nervously await dramatic economic reforms | Venezuelans nervously await dramatic economic reforms
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela on Monday began to launch dramatic reforms announced by President Nicolás Maduro to rescue a downward-spiraling economy, including a new currency and a more-than-3,000 percent hike in the minimum wage.
The changes start with the introd... |
f1871eb2cdeebb5268510e453bc15889 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/31/climate-change-may-impact-mental-health-global-warming/1156251002/ | Climate change may take a toll on our mental health, too | Climate change may take a toll on our mental health, too
Australian psychologist Susie Burke tells the story of a woman who came to her for counseling after having her first child. Not because she was suffering from postpartum depression, but because she was "struggling with the enormity of what she had done." She felt... |
4e03dcda28ad8d01ad31fcad5e36daf8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/05/fears-rise-iran-currency-crash-causes-chaos-after-u-s-sanctions/1206424002/ | Fears rise in Iran as currency crash causes chaos | Fears rise in Iran as currency crash causes chaos
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s rial fell to a record low on Wednesday as worried residents of Tehran lined up outside beleaguered moneychangers, part of a staggering 140-percent drop in the currency’s value since America pulled out of the nuclear deal only four months ago.
Those... |
0762b73c6272c277bf5aba4e8287030c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/17/state-department-caps-refugee-admissions-lowest-point-ever-30-000/1339114002/ | US sets lowest cap ever on admissions of refugees fleeing war, violence and persecution | US sets lowest cap ever on admissions of refugees fleeing war, violence and persecution
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration will dramatically restrict the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States next year – permitting no more than 30,000 people fleeing war, violence and persecution across the glob... |
cafa3e63ce6db4b58d38fad4e107b9c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/19/terror-attacks-worldwide-declined-2017-says-state-department/1355823002/ | State Department says global terror attacks declined last year, but threats deemed more complex | State Department says global terror attacks declined last year, but threats deemed more complex
WASHINGTON – The number of terrorist attacks worldwide decreased by 23 percent in 2017 and the number of deaths from such incidents dropped by 27 percent, according to a State Department report released Wednesday.
Nathan Sal... |
744948b37bc0c3b6d7d234fbde6b9439 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/09/22/steve-bannon-ex-trump-strategist-wants-european-nationalist-revolution/1395020002/ | Steve Bannon, Trump's former strategist, calls for European nationalist revolution | Steve Bannon, Trump's former strategist, calls for European nationalist revolution
ROME – Steve Bannon, one of the architects behind Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, set out his vision for a new European order Saturday at a rally in Rome, where he praised the populist government in Italy and predicted a new brand ... |
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