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f1fa235f4a8a22502c3b2e7e9b043da5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/07/donald-trump-uk-ambassador-inept-leaked-memos/1668952001/ | 'Trump radiates insecurity': UK to investigate leak of ambassador's scathing takes on White House | 'Trump radiates insecurity': UK to investigate leak of ambassador's scathing takes on White House
Leaked diplomatic cables published Sunday revealed unflattering comments from the British ambassador to the United States about the Trump administration, which he called "diplomatically clumsy and inept."
Ambassador Kim Da... |
ad3c8dbf545763e4d2d446465b216abe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/08/ivanka-trump-apology-leaked-uk-memos/1674346001/ | UK trade official to offer Ivanka Trump apology for leaked memos bashing 'inept' administration | UK trade official to offer Ivanka Trump apology for leaked memos bashing 'inept' administration
British officials searched Monday for the source of leaked diplomatic cables in which Britain's ambassador to the United States said President Donald Trump "radiates insecurity" and has an "inept" administration.
Internation... |
5ecbcd490dd4303d7d6125828fde481c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/21/hong-kong-protests-turn-violent-why-theyre-protesting-what-happened/1790637001/ | Police launch tear gas, protesters throw eggs as Hong Kong protest turns violent | Police launch tear gas, protesters throw eggs as Hong Kong protest turns violent
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s protest movement took a violent turn Sunday as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked by masked assailants who apparently were t... |
09b87ceee6c244ed6fff2dc43db2a889 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/22/iran-alleges-cia-spies-arrested-amid-nuclear-deal-tensions/1792860001/ | Iran claims arrest of 17 CIA spies; Pompeo: Iran has 'long history of lying' | Iran claims arrest of 17 CIA spies; Pompeo: Iran has 'long history of lying'
The Trump administration disputed a claim by Iran's state media Monday that authorities in the Middle East country arrested 17 secret agents recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on its nuclear and military sites.
Iran's semioffi... |
696a2f7c3bf16d574c840e4567c929d9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/24/donald-trump-vetoes-bills-would-have-blocked-saudi-weapons-deal/1822927001/ | President Trump vetoes bills that would have blocked Saudi weapons deal | President Trump vetoes bills that would have blocked Saudi weapons deal
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday vetoed three bills aimed at blocking his administration from selling American-made weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The measures would have stopped an imminent shipment of 124,000... |
15040b5c56ac93572666038e38431aed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/15/u-s-applies-seize-iran-oil-supertanker/2016823001/ | Gibraltar defies U.S. intervention and releases Iran oil tanker | Gibraltar defies U.S. intervention and releases Iran oil tanker
Authorities in Gibraltar released from detention Thursday an Iranian oil supertanker impounded since last month despite a last-minute move by the United States to seize the vessel, according to the government of the British overseas territory.
Officials in... |
5338b0c76700a92a4f763d325959a4e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/09/dogs-norway-dying-mystery-illness-recent-days/2264069001/ | Dozens of dogs have died in recent days from a mysterious illness in Norway | Dozens of dogs have died in recent days from a mysterious illness in Norway
At least 40 dogs in Norway have fallen ill — and dozens have died — from an unexplained disease that has ravaged the country in recent days.
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has found that 25 dogs have died from the illness as of Sunday, whi... |
420522fee74848d9ed96de9111452f2c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/09/new-york-college-student-arrested-russia-medical-marijuana/2265889001/ | New York college student arrested in Russia over medical marijuana possession | New York college student arrested in Russia over medical marijuana possession
A New York college student was arrested in Russia for allegedly possessing medical marijuana.
Audrey Lorber, a student at Pace University in New York, was stopped at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg with 19.05 grams of cannabis, according to... |
c6ae8897473e18f9eed5263c32f4b0fc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/10/donald-trump-and-john-bolton-clashed-over-iran-north-korea-venezuela/2275278001/ | Why the Trump-Bolton breakup was inevitable. They clashed over Iran, North Korea and more | Why the Trump-Bolton breakup was inevitable. They clashed over Iran, North Korea and more
WASHINGTON – The political marriage between President Donald Trump and his hawkish national security adviser John Bolton was troubled from the start.
Trump campaigned on withdrawing the U.S. from “endless wars,” while Bolton embra... |
1789cc95def2e0cf351211cd36e07e46 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/11/electric-eel-new-amazon-fish-species-has-strongest-ever-shock/2283687001/ | A newly identified electric eel species has the strongest shock of any living creature, study says | A newly identified electric eel species has the strongest shock of any living creature, study says
Two new electric eel species have been identified in the Amazon basin, including one fish with a record-breaking shock, scientists say.
Researchers had previously identified only one species of electric eel in more than 2... |
9cda776243c8cb2b121bcc4d1fc9e2bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/12/move-italy-molise-27-000-pay-move/2303000001/ | Get $27,000 to move to Italy: That's this region's plan to attract newcomers | Get $27,000 to move to Italy: That's this region's plan to attract newcomers
A small region in southern Italy is taking drastic measures to get newcomers to move into its underpopulated towns.
Molise, a region in Italy where towns are afflicted with underpopulation, will launch a program Monday that will pay newcomers ... |
c2dc1a1239adcbac7107c0bc3105f318 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/12/thousands-without-food-shelter-bahamas-after-hurricane-dorian/2298295001/ | 15,000 people in the Bahamas are without food or shelter after Hurricane Dorian | 15,000 people in the Bahamas are without food or shelter after Hurricane Dorian
More than a week after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, thousands of people are without shelter and food, 1,300 are missing, and the prime minister said he expects the death toll of 50 to "significantly increase."
About 15,000 peopl... |
f87a8a4bea226882f9cfdc1421648f69 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/09/14/president-donald-trump-host-otto-warmbiers-parents-fred-and-cindy-dinner-white-house/2326896001/ | President Trump to host Otto Warmbier's parents for dinner at the White House | President Trump to host Otto Warmbier's parents for dinner at the White House
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is planning to have dinner on Saturday with the parents of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died at age 22 after being imprisoned in North Korea.
The Associated Press and other outlets report... |
f49a3e092cabe14e2006fed281d43cd3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/02/north-korea-fires-missile/3838647002/ | North Korea fires missile days before resuming nuclear talks with the United States | North Korea fires missile days before resuming nuclear talks with the United States
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a suggestion that it may have tested an underwater-launched missile for the first time in three years ahead of a resumpti... |
b48808ff88c30f2c72e2cb9e1d950fb4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/03/north-korea-successfully-tests-submarine-missile-japan-protests/3850073002/ | North Korea tests submarine-launched missile a day after saying it will resume nuclear talks with US | North Korea tests submarine-launched missile a day after saying it will resume nuclear talks with US
North Korea said Thursday that it had successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
The launch – North Korea's 11th such weapons test thi... |
e73a0100975e7078f8e905cca4f507f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/07/see-photos-vladimir-putin-birthday-break-siberia/3896571002/ | Vladimir Putin turns 67, celebrates birthday with Siberian mountain hike photo shoot | Vladimir Putin turns 67, celebrates birthday with Siberian mountain hike photo shoot
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent the weekend in southern Siberia's mountains.
Photos and video released by the Kremlin on Monday showed Putin walking forested mountains in the Tuva region that borders Mongolia. Putin... |
32847c5525e5ff034f300fc044fab258 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/09/nobel-prize-chemistry-scientists-win-work-lithium-ion-batteries/3916800002/ | 'A rechargeable world': Scientists win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries | 'A rechargeable world': Scientists win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on lithium-ion batteries
STOCKHOLM —Three scientists on Wednesday were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones... |
24c2434898ff0e44d9e1db167398fb61 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/15/abc-news-airs-knob-creek-kentucky-gun-range-video-as-syria-bombing/3984400002/ | ABC News mistakenly airs video from Kentucky gun show as Syria bombing footage | ABC News mistakenly airs video from Kentucky gun show as Syria bombing footage
ABC News apologized Monday after airing a video that it originally purported to be a depiction of a Turkish attack in northern Syria against Kurdish civilians after some raised concerns about its similarity to a 2017 video of a Kentucky mili... |
2ba8949fe57c1eab499d1d26c5275818 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/17/lindsey-graham-trump-ally-introduces-turkey-sanctions-bill-senate/4007127002/ | Lindsey Graham to President Trump: `I will hold you accountable' on Turkey's actions in Syria | Lindsey Graham to President Trump: `I will hold you accountable' on Turkey's actions in Syria
WASHINGTON – Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bipartisan Turkey sanctions bill Thursday that would go far beyond the economic penalties President Donald Trump has imposed – widening the rift between the two Republicans over Tr... |
7ed8e5f2cc144abd22e886b89f7a8568 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/18/tasmanian-tiger-spotted-years-after-extinction-australian-officials/3997094002/ | Long-extinct Tasmanian tigers spotted at least eight times, officials say | Long-extinct Tasmanian tigers spotted at least eight times, officials say
People report spotting Tasmanian tigers declared extinct 80 years, Australian officials say.
Several people in Australia have reported seeing Tasmanian tigers, a large, carnivorous marsupial that went extinct about 80 years ago, according to a go... |
7be86e316e60b164cd120f09f64c3c87 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/20/milan-seeks-us-apology-wwii-bomb-hit-elementary-school-italy/4045367002/ | Milan seeks apology from US for WWII bomb that killed 184 elementary school children | Milan seeks apology from US for WWII bomb that killed 184 elementary school children
MILAN – Milan’s mayor appealed Sunday to U.S. authorities to apologize for a World War II bombing raid that killed 184 elementary school children.
Mayor Giuseppe Sala made the request following a Mass marking the 75th anniversary of th... |
940fd5daa44b6b42c27ddf48ac876dcd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/22/medieval-scottish-mans-face-reconstructed-600-year-old-skull/2450028001/ | Medieval man's face reconstructed from 600-year-old skull | Medieval man's face reconstructed from 600-year-old skull
A group of archaeologists and researchers announced Tuesday that they have recreated the face of a medieval man whose remains were dug up in a Scotland museum four years ago.
The man, who researchers identified as Skeleton 125, was found among 60 skeletons and 4... |
0e38651ee3c7eee76e26e9df73fbc4b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/10/29/syria-lawmakers-target-turkish-president-erdogan-sanctions-bill/2473819001/ | 'Double whammy': House approves sweeping Turkey sanctions bill, recognizes Armenian genocide | 'Double whammy': House approves sweeping Turkey sanctions bill, recognizes Armenian genocide
WASHINGTON – In a remarkable rebuke of a NATO ally, the House on Tuesday approved a biting sanctions bill that could cripple Turkey's economy and would punish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan personally by requiring an assessment... |
4cf69a98756e66929943788ea5495cd1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/04/nato-meetings-trump-macron-merkel-london/2605964001/ | Disputes roil NATO meetings in London; Trump calls Canada’s Trudeau ‘two-faced’ | Disputes roil NATO meetings in London; Trump calls Canada’s Trudeau ‘two-faced’
LONDON – President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference at a NATO leaders' meeting in London on Wednesday after calling Canada's leader Justin Trudeau "two-faced," underscoring some of the political tensions that have come to th... |
81bce721d5e26e50a51d079a0e398606 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/12/23/afghanistan-us-solider-killed-combat-taliban-claim-bombing-attack/2731934001/ | US service member is killed in combat in Afghanistan; Taliban claim bombing attack | US service member is killed in combat in Afghanistan; Taliban claim bombing attack
KABUL, Afghanistan – An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while Taliban militants claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz... |
f199c918a34301656ca719f17a33f645 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/04/qasem-soleimani-killing-iran-general-stirs-fear-global-fallout/2803520001/ | 'Entire world will need to be on high alert': Iran general’s death stirs fear of wide fallout | 'Entire world will need to be on high alert': Iran general’s death stirs fear of wide fallout
WASHINGTON – The killing of powerful Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani prompted fears of violence and chaos across the Middle East as national security experts warned it could galvanize Iran's proxy forces against the Un... |
edf9be1ad66f7b3253e3af77e9543a7e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/05/australia-fires-blazes-burn-nation-put-heat-pm-scott-morrison/2819611001/ | 'Scale of the disaster is enormous': Bush fires, politics intensify as Australia burns | 'Scale of the disaster is enormous': Bush fires, politics intensify as Australia burns
The prime minister of Australia, feeling the political pressure from devastating bushfires that have swept across a wide swath of his nation for months, unveiled a two-year plan Sunday aimed at recovering from the historic blazes.
"T... |
1fd330df5d7f10838711e3c8d703ca4a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/07/iran-cultural-sites-22-images-unesco-heritage-sites/2830806001/ | Trump threatened Iran's cultural sites. Here are 22 stunning photos of them | Trump threatened Iran's cultural sites. Here are 22 stunning photos of them
President Donald Trump threatened to target Iranian cultural sites if the country retaliates in the wake of the U.S. drone strike that killed top military leader Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
Although other Trump administration officials contradicted t... |
05f69072287802ce4308aeb500a321f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/07/ukrainian-plane-crash-no-immediate-word-casualities/2840480001/ | Ukraine International Airlines plane crashes in Iran, killing all 176 aboard, state TV reports | Ukraine International Airlines plane crashes in Iran, killing all 176 aboard, state TV reports
TEHRAN, Iran – A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all aboard, state TV reported.
The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Ai... |
45941c62e040e063b489ce340d937d4d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/08/ukrainian-plane-crash-iran-no-survivors-black-boxes-found/2842039001/ | Iran plane crash: Did Boeing 737-800 go down after engine failure or something else? | Iran plane crash: Did Boeing 737-800 go down after engine failure or something else?
Authorities found the “black boxes” of a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed into Iranian farmland Wednesday, minutes after taking off from the main airport in Iran's capital, Tehran.
Iran didn't say whether it would release the boxes... |
295e6fb14632fde42f6f211cbc84c161 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/08/us-officials-warned-missile-launch-iraq-bases-troops/2842200001/ | U.S. knew Iranian missiles were coming ahead of strike; Trump announces new sanctions | U.S. knew Iranian missiles were coming ahead of strike; Trump announces new sanctions
The U.S. military had advance warning of Iran's missile assault on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces, attacks that prompted a vow of new economic sanctions Wednesday from President Donald Trump.
Trump, addressing the nation, said no... |
c3fa795d2012cfc8cd95c44d9561acb3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/10/ukrainian-plane-crash-iran-ambassador-uk-denies-site-unsecure/4429432002/ | Iranian missile likely caused Ukraine crash, Pompeo says; investigators get access to black box | Iranian missile likely caused Ukraine crash, Pompeo says; investigators get access to black box
The Trump administration suspects an Iranian missile caused the crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed all 176 people on board, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a news conference Friday, confirming earlier inte... |
360e725fb35cab31437d91f121a8d9a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/11/iran-trump-tweets-support-anti-government-protesters/4444386002/ | 'The world is watching': Trump tweets in support of Iran protests | 'The world is watching': Trump tweets in support of Iran protests
As anti-government protesters took to the streets in Tehran against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump tweeted in support and called for international monitors.
"The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to ... |
fa645c9f2fb670239a25f0eb13182c37 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/20/australia-wildfires-floods-hail-hit-canberra-dust-storm-dubbo/4522565002/ | Dust storms, hail and flash floods batter Australian cities amid raging wildfires | Dust storms, hail and flash floods batter Australian cities amid raging wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia – Dust storms, hail and flash floods battered beleaguered Australian cities, extreme weather that diminished the threat from scores of wildfires blazing across the country’s southeast.
A hailstorm Monday in the nationa... |
cf0edbbcd580dccc51f1cb6b822ec9d3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/23/australia-wildfires-americans-die/4550882002/ | 3 Americans killed in Australia firefighting plane crash identified by Coulson Aviation | 3 Americans killed in Australia firefighting plane crash identified by Coulson Aviation
Three American crew members died in Australia after their aerial water tanker crashed while battling the country's devastating wildfires on Thursday.
Capt. Ian H. McBeth, 44, from Great Falls, Montana; First Officer Paul Clyde Hudso... |
cde7ad41d6fdfc9fe3f664e60802ee4a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/25/turkey-earthquake-22-dead-1-100-people-injured-elazig/4574763002/ | Severe earthquake in Turkey leaves 29 dead, more than 1,200 injured | Severe earthquake in Turkey leaves 29 dead, more than 1,200 injured
ANKARA, Turkey — The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 29 on Saturday night as rescue crews searched for people who remained trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, officials said.
Speaking at a televise... |
9e9efe3c3ede6f3350b44cfdcb9bf9a4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/27/rocket-attack-us-embassy-baghdad/4586316002/ | Rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injures at least 1, staffers say | Rocket attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injures at least 1, staffers say
BAGHDAD – A nighttime rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injured at least one embassy personnel member, staffers there said Monday.
The two staff members, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the m... |
5aaf3d4a207ce09e553d4f9c22eed692 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/01/31/brexit-uk-leaves-european-union/4595018002/ | Britain's exit from the European Union has arrived. Now what? | Britain's exit from the European Union has arrived. Now what?
At the stroke of 11 pm London time on Jan. 31, the United Kingdom will formally leave the European Union (12 pm in Brussels, where the now 27-member bloc is headquartered; 6 pm ET). It's the first time a country has left the EU.
In some respects, it's the en... |
f590559f17672973b9e6fe4ca4bd6e0e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/07/european-migration-route-morocco-spain-atlantic-ocean/4644066002/?fbclid=IwAR1VVAqsLaRRssbEOPibO35fbVX3hNhSCLt6zxUYIHZAoCzt_g3QzJMBp7I&cs_referral=yes | Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain | Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
ZENATA BEACH, Morocco – Just a few hours after Brahim Lhlo laid eyes on the Atlantic Ocean for the very first time, it almost swallowed him whole.
“I was crying and asking God for help and the waves kept crushing us,” he said. “I never thoug... |
ab2d7b285d7aa2ecb835d8e3e5e55b70 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/11/baghdad-iraq-snow-winter-storm/4722838002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Winter storm coats Baghdad in snow for only the second time in 100 years | Winter storm coats Baghdad in snow for only the second time in 100 years
A rare winter storm coated Baghdad in snow Tuesday morning for only the second time in the Iraqi capital in the past century.
Though snow is common in the mountainous northern region of Iraq, it's very rare in Baghdad.
The last time the city saw s... |
7da6881bcd16661e45747ec56f25adbd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/12/guinness-world-record-confirms-oldest-living-man-112-japan/4735250002/ | 'Keep a smile on your face': World's oldest man shares secret to longevity at 112 | 'Keep a smile on your face': World's oldest man shares secret to longevity at 112
Don’t get angry and “keep a smile on your face.”
That’s the secret to living a long life, according to 112-year-old Chitetsu Watanabe of Niigata, Japan.
Guinness World Records has confirmed that Watanabe is the oldest living man at 112 ye... |
d9d0d734ecbfdce6cedbace0197a01ee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/12/pope-francis-rejects-proposal-married-priests-amazon/4735087002/ | Pope Francis rejects proposal to allow married men to become priests in the Amazon | Pope Francis rejects proposal to allow married men to become priests in the Amazon
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis declined Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men to address the priest shortage in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has dominated debate in the Catholic Church and even involved retired... |
dec1abc5a69ce1f796665b67fa905e64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/13/antarctica-iceberg-massive-iceberg-breaks-off-pine-island-glacier/4748397002/ | Iceberg twice the size of Washington, D.C., breaks off Pine Island glacier in Antarctica | Iceberg twice the size of Washington, D.C., breaks off Pine Island glacier in Antarctica
An iceberg twice the size of Washington, D.C., has broken off the Pine Island glacier in Antarctica, scientists reported this week.
"The Pine Island glacier recently spawned an iceberg over (115 square miles) that very quickly shat... |
12d41ddcaffb0a8d84e335a35e3d44b8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/14/coronavirus-outbreak-china-transparency-who-politicizing-white-house-official/4759427002/ | China is cooperating on coronavirus, WHO expert says, disputing White House claims | China is cooperating on coronavirus, WHO expert says, disputing White House claims
A World Health Organization official said Friday that the group had no evidence to support a claim by a White House economic adviser of lack of transparency by China over the coronavirus outbreak and called on countries to "avoid politic... |
e1da636cf76a97ef946c59ec0e7d42b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/02/19/woman-plays-violin-while-undergoing-brain-surgery/4813325002/ | Woman plays the violin while undergoing surgery to remove brain tumor at hospital in London | Woman plays the violin while undergoing surgery to remove brain tumor at hospital in London
A patient recovering from surgery and returning to something they love is celebration-worthy.
Seeing the patient doing that mid-surgery might raise a few eyebrows.
Dagmar Turner, 53, played the violin as doctors at King's Colleg... |
f5af3086fb25cba502f893739138126a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/07/trudeaus-latest-challenge-rail-blockades-canada-deal-reached/4985418002/ | Justin Trudeau's latest challenge appears resolved after tentative deal ends rail blockades in Canada | Justin Trudeau's latest challenge appears resolved after tentative deal ends rail blockades in Canada
MONTREAL – Despite promises to heal an often tense relationship between the Canadian government and the country’s Indigenous people, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself in the middle of a standoff over a na... |
d5c4bf591cfa9a6b25d2cf0952694c33 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/11/vladimir-putin-duma-oks-law-allow-him-stay-power-until-2036/5019423002/ | Russian President Vladimir Putin's bid to stay in office until 2036 quickly backed by lawmakers | Russian President Vladimir Putin's bid to stay in office until 2036 quickly backed by lawmakers
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the nation's longest serving leader since Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union, has ended any question about his political future by backing a constitutional amendment – quickly approved by ... |
561bf690846dbcec77942b987087939f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/12/us-military-coalition-personnel-killed-in-iraq-rocket-attack-iran-militias/5029918002/ | Official: Pentagon launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia after rocket attack on U.S., British troops | Official: Pentagon launches airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia after rocket attack on U.S., British troops
The Pentagon launched airstrikes Thursday targeting an Iranian-backed Shia militia group believed to be responsible for a rocket attack that killed and wounded American and British troops stationed at a base... |
cd7f1c7556940f0de246ce26b7fed4c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/13/italians-sing-into-abandoned-streets-videos-coronavirus-lockdown/5047590002/ | Italian streets fill with song as millions remain on coronavirus lockdown | Italian streets fill with song as millions remain on coronavirus lockdown
Italians on lockdown are turning to song to connect with each other as the country, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, remains on lockdown.
Videos circulating on social media show deserted streets as residents sing out their win... |
7721de910f65a3de2c3c4487fa7fa4f6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/14/coronavirus-mexico-holds-off-canceling-mass-gatherings-amid-pandemic/5049632002/ | Mexico holds off canceling mass gatherings amid coronavirus threat | Mexico holds off canceling mass gatherings amid coronavirus threat
MEXICO CITY – Supporters mobbed Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as he entered the Hermosillo airport on Thursday, having arrived on a commercial flight. On Friday, the man known as AMLO flew to Acapulco to address the annual bankers’ conve... |
1dcb44b6b74d45dd4f1b928c38acc031 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/16/climate-change-greenland-antarctica-melting-6-times-faster-than-90-s/5060236002/ | Greenland and Antarctica are now melting six times faster than in the 1990s, accelerating sea-level rise | Greenland and Antarctica are now melting six times faster than in the 1990s, accelerating sea-level rise
Here's some unsettling news from the other global crisis.
Greenland and Antarctica have lost 6.4 trillion tons of ice in the past three decades; unabated, this rate of melting could cause flooding that affects hundr... |
ec599283cdefc6a3d45f5c9f2203333f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/25/bob-levinson-us-hostage-held-iran-likely-dead-family-says/5084008002/ | 'Impossible to describe our pain.' Bob Levinson, US hostage held by Iran, is likely dead, family says | 'Impossible to describe our pain.' Bob Levinson, US hostage held by Iran, is likely dead, family says
Trump administration officials have told the family of Bob Levinson – a retired FBI agent held prisoner in Iran for more than a decade – that he has died in Iranian custody, family members said Wednesday.
Levinson disa... |
4b484576dc9cdb046389e051dfcf5ce6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/27/coronavirus-british-prime-minister-boris-johnson-tests-positive/2924055001/ | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, first major world leader to do so | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus, first major world leader to do so
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday became the first major world leader to test positive for coronavirus.
Johnson confirmed the infection on his official Twitter account.
His health minister, Matt ... |
95a3f832d31b81feb8bdc5b499ee0b3d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/30/coronavirus-benjamin-netanyahu-self-quarantine/5086185002/ | Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu self-quarantines after aide tests positive for COVID-19 | Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu self-quarantines after aide tests positive for COVID-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo self-quarantine after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus, his office announced Monday.
Netanyahu, 70, has been tested for the virus and is isolating himself un... |
f949f43a36df1c342a668f620a5d8a2a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/30/submariners-might-not-know-coronavirus-global-pandemic/5086528002/ | As nations grapple with coronavirus, submariners might have no idea a pandemic is going on | As nations grapple with coronavirus, submariners might have no idea a pandemic is going on
LE PECQ, France – Of a world in coronavirus turmoil, they may know little or nothing.
Submariners stealthily cruising the ocean deeps, purposefully shielded from worldly worries to encourage undivided focus on their top-secret mi... |
3011003d52beafebe98f9a58139d743c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/31/goats-take-over-llandudno-wales-uk-coronavirus-lockdown/5094652002/ | A group of goats took over a UK town on coronavirus lockdown and the photos are incredible | A group of goats took over a UK town on coronavirus lockdown and the photos are incredible
A group of goats took over the mostly deserted streets of a northern Wales town as the United Kingdom was on lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The streets of Llandudno are usually filled with tourists and locals but inste... |
a5769f7ec6e9b645910ec4a2039b0c6c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/01/coronavirus-covid-19-china-radical-measures-lockdowns-mass-quarantines/2938374001/ | This is what China did to beat coronavirus. Experts say America couldn't handle it | This is what China did to beat coronavirus. Experts say America couldn't handle it
In late February as coronavirus infections mounted in Wuhan, China, authorities went door-to-door for health checks – forcibly isolating every resident in makeshift hospitals and temporary quarantine shelters, even separating parents fro... |
77421525d1152da64c6e6aa74ce79c5d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/11/east-africa-kenya-locust-plague-cant-fought-amid-coronavirus/2975544001/ | Billions of locusts ravage East Africa, and coronavirus has made them harder to stop | Billions of locusts ravage East Africa, and coronavirus has made them harder to stop
KAMPALA, Uganda – Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries had seen in 70 years.
Now the second wave of... |
544df19fbe81b62bbdca14388596fa55 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/14/french-man-ejected-himself-during-surprise-trip-fighter-jet/2988640001/ | 64-year-old man accidentally ejected himself during a surprise trip on a fighter jet | 64-year-old man accidentally ejected himself during a surprise trip on a fighter jet
A French man ejected himself from a fighter jet after taking a surprise joyride through the skies, a French government report published recently revealed.
According to documents first obtained by BuzzFeed News, the 64-year-old man part... |
00d3687b53ec61cef22fbd41481147fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/17/coronavirus-women-world-leaders-praised-handling-crisis/5144421002/ | Female world leaders are handling coronavirus crisis 'in a really impressive manner,' experts say | Female world leaders are handling coronavirus crisis 'in a really impressive manner,' experts say
Germany plans to open smaller shops next week and restart some schools in May in a cautious bid to begin returning to public life after a lengthy shutdown during the coronavirus crisis.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is o... |
36aa6df306c2e0deb73d95b64adaa986 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/21/coronavirus-who-says-evidence-shows-covid-19-not-made-lab/2995236001/ | WHO says coronavirus came from an animal and was not made in a lab | WHO says coronavirus came from an animal and was not made in a lab
The available evidence indicates coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory as has been alleged, the World Health Organization said Tuesday in a news briefing in Geneva.
"It is probable,... |
1d431e28dedb2a0ba1561bb096668ee4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/21/kim-jong-un-gravely-ill-rumor-south-korea/5170055002/ | South Korea: No information to corroborate US media report that Kim Jong Un gravely ill | South Korea: No information to corroborate US media report that Kim Jong Un gravely ill
South Korea's government said Tuesday it had no information to corroborate a media report suggesting that Washington is monitoring intelligence indicating North Korea's leader was gravely ill after he reportedly underwent heart surg... |
50ca6a6ba22b6aa788c3216e959afffd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/22/coronavirus-governors-michigan-whitmer-florida-desantis-key-states-face-trump-pressure-amid-response/5169260002/ | Anti-quarantine protests, Trump pressure put governors on political tightrope over coronavirus | Anti-quarantine protests, Trump pressure put governors on political tightrope over coronavirus
A public health crisis, an economic crash, nascent protests, and presidential pressure. And a high-stakes election that could turn on their performance.
Welcome to the perilous political life of swing state governors.
From Fl... |
abc040b453daf8de0d27b96593cf4e99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/22/coronavirus-world-food-program-famine-fears/3003469001/ | UN food program chief fears coronavirus could lead to 'famines of biblical proportions' | UN food program chief fears coronavirus could lead to 'famines of biblical proportions'
The head of the United Nations World Food Program warned Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak threatens to exacerbate existing crises to create a "hunger pandemic."
"There are no famines yet. But I must warn you that if we don’t pr... |
66a343f5b3d74829e3321d7bb86f9d2f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/23/trump-organization-coronavirus-covid-19-bailout-golf-resorts-ireland-scotland/3010972001/ | Trump Organization seeks coronavirus bailouts for president's golf resorts in Ireland and Scotland | Trump Organization seeks coronavirus bailouts for president's golf resorts in Ireland and Scotland
The Trump Organization has applied for bailout money from Ireland and Scotland to help cover salaries for employees at its three golf resorts in Europe because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a report by Bloombe... |
74699493440c88a195ee910b4a5537a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/24/nova-scotia-mass-shooting/3018292001/ | Official: Gunman carried out Canada mass shooting after argument with girlfriend | Official: Gunman carried out Canada mass shooting after argument with girlfriend
TORONTO – Canada’s worst mass shooting erupted from an argument between the gunman and his girlfriend, who survived the attack, a police official said.
The official confirmed to The Associated Press late Thursday that the weekend shooting ... |
27d2c5d5054d7d10fd77f8fc4b4d2699 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/27/coronavirus-covid-19-boris-johnson-returns-work-after-intensive-care/3031503001/ | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work after beating coronavirus | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work after beating coronavirus
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday, appearing in public for the first time in three weeks since recovering from a bout of coronavirus that landed him in intensive care.
Standing outside his central London o... |
48d6853283ed0304c45b6ea5530b6d86 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/27/kim-jong-un-alive-and-well-south-korean-official-says-amid-illness-rumors/3032122001/ | Kim Jong Un 'alive and well,' South Korean official says amid new reports North Korean leader is ill | Kim Jong Un 'alive and well,' South Korean official says amid new reports North Korean leader is ill
WASHINGTON – South Korean government officials tried again to quell persistent rumors that Kim Jong Un, the authoritarian leader of North Korea, is in poor health.
On Monday, South Korea's unification minister, Kim Yeon... |
a919a665638304d78d262043c9b2c3bf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/28/coronavirus-doctors-warn-kawasaki-disease-may-have-covid-19-tie/3038537001/ | European doctors warn rare kids’ syndrome may have coronavirus tie | European doctors warn rare kids’ syndrome may have coronavirus tie
LONDON — Doctors in Britain, Italy and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus.
Earlier this week, Britain’s Paediatric Intensive Care Society issued an alert to doc... |
7eb38eef1a2e8d3497565866ec024646 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/28/coronavirus-un-secretary-wants-global-cease-fire-amid-pandemic/5163972002/ | 'War and disease travel together': Why the pandemic push for a global cease-fire is gaining ground | 'War and disease travel together': Why the pandemic push for a global cease-fire is gaining ground
WASHINGTON – When the head of the United Nations first called for a “global cease-fire” on March 23, it seemed like a quixotic quest that would fall on the deaf ears of warring guerrillas, militant terrorists and belliger... |
93d96aa4b7927d2c266f1c6410693a35 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/28/unification-minister-kim-jong-un-avoiding-coronavirus-exposure/3038288001/ | South Korean official says Kim Jong Un may be avoiding public due to 'coronavirus concerns' | South Korean official says Kim Jong Un may be avoiding public due to 'coronavirus concerns'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be trying to avoid exposure to the coronavirus, a top South Korean official said Tuesday as Kim's absence from public events, including a celebration honoring his grandfather, has fueled spe... |
627a1b0a0932808740672bf63981d9b8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/29/boris-johnson-and-fiancee-carrie-symonds-announce-birth-son/3046262001/ | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancée Carrie Symonds announce birth of son | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancée Carrie Symonds announce birth of son
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds announced the birth of "a healthy baby boy" at a London hospital on Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the leader and his partner said Symonds was "doing very well... |
c8d1f4ebefea6b513b6f195748ebefc0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/30/coronavirus-north-korea-claims-zero-cases-amid-kim-jong-un-rumors/3040447001/ | 'A near impossibility': Experts doubt North Korea's claim of zero coronavirus cases | 'A near impossibility': Experts doubt North Korea's claim of zero coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON – More than 200 countries and territories have reported coronavirus cases within their borders. One unlikely exception: North Korea, which claims to have had zero infections despite its 880-mile border with China, where the v... |
a6de7a1984d4297d75fc49a9fead2da8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/30/coronavirus-trump-intelligence-chief-covid-19-not-man-made/3055744001/ | Trump says he's seen evidence coronavirus came from Chinese lab. US intelligence agencies say it was not man-made | Trump says he's seen evidence coronavirus came from Chinese lab. US intelligence agencies say it was not man-made
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday he has seen evidence suggesting the novel coronavirus originated in a virology lab in Wuhan, China.
Trump did not provide any evidence to support that asser... |
15d68524d6765eca9f7ada306dcd666d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/30/global-carbon-dioxide-emissions-decline-coronavirus-lockdowns/3055323001/ | Will an 'unprecedented decline' in carbon emissions help limit climate change? | Will an 'unprecedented decline' in carbon emissions help limit climate change?
The coronavirus pandemic has led to an "unprecedented decline" in global carbon emissions, a new report says.
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide – the greenhouse gas most responsible for global warming – are forecast to drop about 8% in 2... |
db9b1d34637826795914ebb3798a5875 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/04/30/tom-moore-army-vet-who-raised-millions-nhs-turns-100/3054591001/ | Army vet who raised over $38 million walking around a garden celebrates his 100th birthday | Army vet who raised over $38 million walking around a garden celebrates his 100th birthday
A British army veteran who raised more than £31 million ($38 million) for his country's National Health Service "heroes" is celebrating his 100th birthday in style.
Tom Moore, who pledged to walk 100 laps around his back garden b... |
16b8c550c86f34f7d6c53fb5c6b38e2e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/05/us-china-coronavirus-covid-19-donald-trump-xi-jinping-tensions/3068501001/ | 'Dangerous dynamic': Coronavirus threatens new 'Cold War' between US and China | 'Dangerous dynamic': Coronavirus threatens new 'Cold War' between US and China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has accused China of a coronavirus cover-up, suggested the government may have allowed the disease to spread, and threatened to extract a “substantial” price from Beijing for the pandemic.
Chinese official... |
3c1fac9a32814f707f540ac5a7ab9701 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/08/coronavirus-mike-pompeo-resumes-diplomatic-travel-trip-israel/3095357001/ | Pompeo to resume travel with a tightly controlled visit to Israel, as pandemic continues to grip the world | Pompeo to resume travel with a tightly controlled visit to Israel, as pandemic continues to grip the world
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel next week, his first trip in about seven weeks as the coronavirus pandemic grounded the nation's top diplomat along with the rest of the world.
It will be a qui... |
d15df27ca6191668dc0c87ec8710626b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/09/coronavirus-us-cuts-funding-group-studying-bat-viruses-china/3088205001/ | 'What about COVID-20?' U.S. cuts funding to group studying bat coronaviruses in China | 'What about COVID-20?' U.S. cuts funding to group studying bat coronaviruses in China
The head of a research group that studies bat-borne coronaviruses in China similar to the COVID-19 strain that's ravaged the globe has warned that a U.S. government decision to cut funding to his organization imperils American public ... |
bcaa1ca469ad2be29ec0200254ea8585 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/16/coronavirus-wet-markets-wildlife-trade-pose-threat-next-pandemic/5189902002/ | 'A loaded gun:' Wet markets, wildlife trafficking pose threat for the next pandemic | 'A loaded gun:' Wet markets, wildlife trafficking pose threat for the next pandemic
WASHINGTON – In the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese government moved quickly to ban wildlife consumption and crack down on certain "wet markets" where snakes, civets and other exotic animals are sold along with mor... |
a6d39e43d42ffa7af654ec6d4f0147de | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/19/covid-19-trump-threatens-withdraw-permanent-funding-cut-world-health-organization/5218811002/ | Trump threatens to permanently cut WHO funding and withdraw US membership | Trump threatens to permanently cut WHO funding and withdraw US membership
President Donald Trump threatened to permanently cut U.S. funding to the World Health Organization and "reconsider" membership if the WHO does not adopt "major substantive improvements" within 30 days.
Trump's demands, made in a letter Tuesday to... |
fb76a781d922f94eb9c5b2f5fa2cf6aa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/20/cyclone-amphan-hits-india-bangladesh-millions-evacuate-during-coronavirus/5227748002/ | At least 22 dead, millions seek shelter as Cyclone Amphan batters India, Bangladesh | At least 22 dead, millions seek shelter as Cyclone Amphan batters India, Bangladesh
NEW DELHI – A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Thursday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, killing at least 22 people and sending more than 2.6 million to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challeng... |
b09aa7a56a637ce7aa0032e9a17d9673 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/21/cyclone-amphan-india-bangladesh/5234613002/ | Floods, rain hit India and Bangladesh in wake of Cyclone Amphan; at least 24 dead | Floods, rain hit India and Bangladesh in wake of Cyclone Amphan; at least 24 dead
NEW DELHI – A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing off roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges and left entire villages without access to fresh water, electrici... |
f600779c9de8180804c4ee7258734c9b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/21/open-skies-treaty-trump-expected-to-exit-arms-control-pact-report/3921592002/ | Report: Trump administration expected to withdraw from nuclear arms-control treaty | Report: Trump administration expected to withdraw from nuclear arms-control treaty
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration intends to withdraw from a 18-year-old arms-control treaty that allows the U.S. and Russia, among other countries, to conduct reconnaissance flights over each others' territory and collect data on mi... |
fae16de955cf8e0e3f220411ea003bce | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/22/eid-al-fitr-2020-how-muslims-celebrate-eid-amid-coronavirus/5242389002/ | When is Eid al-Fitr? Muslims to celebrate one of the biggest holy festivals amid coronavirus | When is Eid al-Fitr? Muslims to celebrate one of the biggest holy festivals amid coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to circle the globe, millions of Muslims around the world will celebrate one of their biggest religious festivals, Eid al-Fitr.
Eid al-Fitr is Arabic for "festival of the breaking of the fa... |
953e60b2b221a5e38d59f5fca294be94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/25/world-health-organization-suspends-use-hydroxychloroquine-treatment-study/5255878002/ | World Health Organization drops hydroxychloroquine from global coronavirus treatment study | World Health Organization drops hydroxychloroquine from global coronavirus treatment study
The World Health Organization announced Monday a "temporary pause" on the inclusion of an anti-malarial drug, which President Donald Trump said he used to help stave off coronavirus, in a global study on potential treatments for ... |
8d8e03370f6c7bec112c89e73c2edb05 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/28/coronavirus-doctor-nurse-marry-london-hospital-chapel/5274088002/ | Doctor and nurse on coronavirus frontlines marry in hospital, send champagne to virtual guests | Doctor and nurse on coronavirus frontlines marry in hospital, send champagne to virtual guests
A nurse and doctor in the United Kingdom got married in the hospital where they’ve both served on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jann Tipping and Annalan Navaratnam, who work at St Thomas’ Hospital in London ... |
5233820a423eb5b22262142b1298a23d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/29/trump-to-speak-on-china-amid-tensions-over-coronavirus-hong-kong-trade-deal-india-uyghur/5281574002/ | Trump formally cuts ties with World Health Organization, says he's revoking Hong Kong's trade perks in rift with China | Trump formally cuts ties with World Health Organization, says he's revoking Hong Kong's trade perks in rift with China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday his administration would withdraw from the World Health Organization and move to revoke Hong Kong's special trading statusin twin decisions likely to exa... |
40883ea9f3f3b81fa11d04cdde035bd5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/02/australia-seeks-probe-us-police-assault-reporter-covering-protest/3126403001/ | 'Shocking moment': Australian minister seeks probe of US police hitting reporter covering White House protest | 'Shocking moment': Australian minister seeks probe of US police hitting reporter covering White House protest
WASHINGTON – The outrage over Monday's chaotic move to clear peaceful protesters from a park in front of the White House is not limited to religious leaders and lawmakers.
Australian officials expressed alarm a... |
fc9633ade2ece06cb0b43317de947a35 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/10/brazil-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-jair-bolsonaro-donald-trump/3173726001/ | Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro followed Trump’s coronavirus blueprint. Now its cases are surging | Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro followed Trump’s coronavirus blueprint. Now its cases are surging
RIO DE JANEIRO – He's shown disdain for facts and science-based recommendations. He's said the public will eventually realize they were "tricked" by governors and large parts of the media over a "measly little cold." He's embraced... |
f34682746b932c13210409cd87bc05fa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/17/solar-eclipse-ring-fire-annular-eclipse-coming-africa-asia/3198538001/ | 'Ring of fire': A rare solar eclipse will be viewable in Africa and Asia. See these dramatic images. | 'Ring of fire': A rare solar eclipse will be viewable in Africa and Asia. See these dramatic images.
A "ring of fire" solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia on Sunday.
No portion of the eclipse will be visible in the U.S. or anywhere in the Americas.
So, what is a solar eclipse? Some... |
526994e5d7abfb7f2ce8657e5efe6dbe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/21/record-high-temperature-town-above-arctic-circle-weather/3232848001/ | One of the coldest places on Earth recorded its hottest temperature ever: 100.4 degrees | One of the coldest places on Earth recorded its hottest temperature ever: 100.4 degrees
Siberia's 100.4-degree temperature Saturday has been "tentatively accepted" by the World Meteorological Organization as a record for areas north of the Arctic Circle.
Set in the small Siberian town of Verhoyansk, it's also the plane... |
27068963f37e5548b2ad763bc96fde12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/23/german-post-office-evacuated-6-hospitalized-because-smelly-durian/3241111001/ | A very smelly fruit sent six people to the hospital and caused a post office to evacuate | A very smelly fruit sent six people to the hospital and caused a post office to evacuate
A German post office was forced to evacuate and six workers were taken to the hospital due to a suspicious, pungent package that turned out to contain a particularly smelly fruit.
About 60 people were cleared from the post office i... |
d2bc065f53c1cd4df65b03e4b21e7d07 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/23/mexico-earthquake-7-4-magnitude-hits-central-america/3243033001/ | Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico, killing 6 and sending thousands into streets | Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico, killing 6 and sending thousands into streets
MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco on Tuesday killed at least six people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets.
Mexico Preside... |
ccf028a8dd7ac3a62a1f1cba842229b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/26/glasgow-stabbing-suspect-shot-police-officer-stabbed-6-injured/3262950001/ | Suspect shot, police officer among 6 injured in stabbing incident near Glasgow hotel, police say | Suspect shot, police officer among 6 injured in stabbing incident near Glasgow hotel, police say
GLASGOW — A suspect has been shot dead by police after six people were injured and sent to a hospital, including an officer, during an incident at a hotel housing refugees, Scottish police said Friday.
An officer, who appea... |
1cc79d47e3c8a7be69235ccedd506571 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/06/30/china-approves-hong-kong-national-security-law/3283936001/ | China approves contentious Hong Kong national security law | China approves contentious Hong Kong national security law
HONG KONG – China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous terri... |
46c0ceff4e2784659e52a9590e930301 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/07/02/finnish-air-force-removes-swastika-logo-air-force-command/5364847002/ | Finnish Air Force removes swastika from logo after 100 years | Finnish Air Force removes swastika from logo after 100 years
The Finnish Air Force quietly dropped a swastika from the official logo of its Air Force Command and replaced it with a golden eagle after a century.
While the use of a swastika in the Air Force Command's insignia dates back to before Nazi Germany, the change... |
d7b0bac3758415cde45bb03300511afc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/07/03/russian-bounties-us-troops-did-russia-cross-line-taliban/5354686002/ | Do 'bounties' on US troops in Afghanistan reflect a line crossed or 'nothing new' in long US-Russia history? | Do 'bounties' on US troops in Afghanistan reflect a line crossed or 'nothing new' in long US-Russia history?
Revelations that Russia may have paid bounties to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan is the latest and most alarming evidence to date that Vladimir Putin’s government is intent on damaging American interests there ... |
8757b84eea4d2471844e05b1a6b85a59 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/07/05/northern-ireland-brexit-renews-discussions-sovereignty-identity/3074060001/ | In Northern Ireland, Brexit renews discussions on sovereignty and identity around an unclear border | In Northern Ireland, Brexit renews discussions on sovereignty and identity around an unclear border
When the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the European Union in June 2016, little attention was paid to the country’s only land border with the E.U. This consequential border separates Northern Ireland, which is par... |
911bc0d04cb36ff2a88e0e379bba5263 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/08/08/fury-over-beirut-blast-fuels-protests-clashes-police/3327770001/ | Beirut blast fuels clashes between protesters and police: One officer killed and dozens injured | Beirut blast fuels clashes between protesters and police: One officer killed and dozens injured
BEIRUT – Public fury over this week's massive explosion in Beirut took a new turn Friday night as protesters stormed government institutions and clashed for hours with security forces, who responded with heavy volleys of tea... |
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