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South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead
For many who experienced apartheid, those years remain etched in their collective memory.
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
Like the lives of the people taking them, recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the U.S. health…
About 1 in 4 US adults over 50 say they expect to never retire, an AARP study finds
Everyday expenses and housing costs, including rent and mortgage payments, are the biggest reasons why people are unable to save for retirement.
Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada
Plastic production continues to ramp up globally and is projected to double or triple by 2050 if nothing changes.
Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil's capital to protest president's land grant decisions
Lula took office in 2023 pledging to resume granting lands to Indigenous peoples, a stark contrast to his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, who kept his promise not…
Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
There was a large police and security presence, with guards wearing black stab-proof vests posted on each level of the mall. Visitors numbered in the hundreds,…
Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
Officials worry that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami as in a 1871 eruption there.
Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast's main city over alleged health concerns. Thousands are homeless
Demolitions in low-income neighborhoods are nothing new in Abidjan, where rapid urbanization has led to a population boom and housing shortages, with nearly on…
Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several …
Your morning coffee may be more than a half million years old
Arabica coffee, prized for its smooth and relatively sweet flavor, now makes up 60% - 70% of the global coffee market and is brewed by brands such as Starbucks, Tim Horton's and Dunkin'
US says it has downed some Iran-launched attack drones en route to Israel
Booms and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in an unprecedented reven…
US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
The unchecked spread of swarm technology "could lead to more instability and conflict around the world,” said Margarita Konaev, an analyst with Georgetown Univ…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier this week that he hoped Kishida's visit would underscore “that we’re in a worldwide situation here agains…
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
The prize money will come out of the share of Olympic revenue that that the IOC distributes to World Athletics.
Cruelty for clicks: Cambodia is investigating YouTubers' abuse of monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO site
YouTube, Facebook and other sites remove the videos with graphic content, but scores of other clips of cute monkeys jumping and playing remain, generating thou…