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Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
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…
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page declaration that has been in the works for five years.
Many cancer drugs remain unproven 5 years after accelerated approval, a study finds
The program was created in 1992 to speed access to HIV drugs. Today, 85% of accelerated approvals go to cancer drugs.
ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn't benefit
The drug's failure is a bitter disappointment for patients and advocates, who have pressed the FDA and other federal agencies to fund and approve more experime…
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
In the early hours after the quake, neighbors and rescue workers could be seen on TV lifting residents, including a toddler, through windows and onto the stree…
First vessel uses alternate channel to bypass wreckage at the Baltimore bridge collapse site
Shipping costs and commute times will also increase for the working-class, water-oriented communities on either side of the bridge
Here's what you need to know about the world's largest democratic election kicking off in India
The 6-week-long general election starts on April 19 and results will be announced on June 4. The voters, who comprise over 10% of the world's population, will …
In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
A young group of Palestinian Arab scouts led the day’s procession, past the 14 stations along the route, each marking an event that befell Jesus on his final j…
Pope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair
The Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper t…
A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks
It’s a complicated situation that involves, physics, global power politics, climate change, technology and two types of time.
Bird flu, weather and inflation conspire to keep egg prices near historic highs for Easter
In Europe, egg prices are 10% to 15% lower than last year but still about double what they were in 2021, Mulder said.
To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers
Before the sand dams were built, she and her children would walk many miles to fetch water in springs in the faraway Mbooni Hills. It took them three hours, an…
Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
The news is another shock for the royal family since the announcement last month that King Charles III was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer that…
One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images
A lot of AI deepfake photos, especially of people, have an electronic sheen to them, “an aesthetic sort of smoothing effect” that leaves skin “looking incredib…
'Dangerous and abusive'
AP documents grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry