6 rangers killed in “devastating” attack on gorilla sanctuary
Deadly ambush marks the latest attack in the part of eastern Congo home to some of the world’s last mountain gorillas.
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Hong Kong leader accuses U.S. of hypocrisy after D.C. violence
Comparing anger over U.S. Capitol assault to support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, Carrie Lam urges U.S. to “set aside their double standards.”
Japan's leaders stubbornly insist Olympics “definitely” going ahead
As a 3rd wave of COVID-19 infections drives a widening state of emergency, the government is forging ahead with the Summer Games against the will of its people.
Man dies after judge forces clinic to use unproven COVID treatment
The 92-year-old patient’s family went to court to insist that a clinic give him chlorine dioxide, a known toxin touted online as a “miracle cure.”
Tens of millions in the U.K. to be vaccinated by spring
The U.K. has launched its mass vaccination program in an effort to get the most vulnerable vaccinated by spring. Racecourses, sports stadiums and conference centers across the U.K. have been
U.K. opens mass-vaccination centers in race to curb COVID-19 surge
Officials says the worst of the pandemic is about to hit as a highly-infectious variant spreads, so at 7 huge new vaccine centers, it’s a “race against time.”
Black box from Indonesian jet recovered from ocean floor
Flight data recorder from Sriwijaya Air jet that plunged into the sea just after takeoff with 62 people on board should help explain the crash, but another black box is still missing.
Why the word's insects are dying a “death by a thousand cuts”
Two well known ones – honeybees and Monarch butterflies – best illustrate insect declines, experts say..
Paris mayor forges ahead with plan to greenify iconic Champs-Élysées
Many Parisians feel the world’s “most beautiful avenue” has lost its luster, including businesses eager for a $305 million makeover to turn it into an “extraordinary
Pope expands women's roles in Church, but draws a line at priesthood
Francis has changed a 1972 rule that said only men could serve at the altar in virtually any capacity, but he’s drawn a clear line under priesthood.
