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World News
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Earth bids farewell to its temporary 'mini moon' that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
While not technically a moon — NASA stresses it was never captured by Earth’s gravity and fully in orbit — it’s “a…
Austrian parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
The measure passed easily in parliament after a fierce debate
Europe considers new COVID-19 strategy: accepting the virus
The idea is to approach the virus in much the same way countries deal with flu or measles
Three of Tonga's smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami
'all houses have apparently been destroyed on the island of Mango and only two houses remain on Fonoifua island, with extensive damage reported on Nomuka'
Rare, pristine coral reef found off Tahiti coast
coral reefs have been depleted from overfishing and pollution
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event
ecause China allows no public protests or opinion polling and tightly restricts free speech, any opposition to the Games or the restrictions would be muted
Russia moves more troops westward amid Ukraine tensions
Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine from various directions, including from its ally Belarus
Australia has record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under stress
The New South Wales government has ruled out a return to lockdown to counter the highly contagious omicron variant
Before pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse
Washington spent more than $145 billion on reconstruction in Afghanistan and nearly $1 trillion on its military engagement
Israel study: 4th vaccine shows limited results with omicron
Government shortening mandatory quarantine period from seven days to five days to help keep economy running
N. Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this month
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the missiles did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai
Sotheby’s expects the diamond to be sold for at least $6.8 million
Hundreds of migrants set off from Honduras toward US border
The U.S. Border Patrol has said it had more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the Mexican border between September 2020 and the same month in 2021
Volcano erupts in Pacific, West Coast under tsunami advisory
A tsunami advisory was in effect for Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. Pacific coast
Bad luck: Pope acknowledges he got caught at record store
Pope slipped out of the Vatican to bless the newly renovated Stereo Sound shop near the Pantheon.
Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump
Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka but are also endangered