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"Russian spy" whale surfaces off Sweden, leaving experts to question his mission, and his hormones

Stretch of Venice's Grand Canal mysteriously turns phosphorescent green
Stretch of Venice's Grand Canal mysteriously turns phosphorescent green

Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone
Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone

New mom nearly dies from rare flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth
New mom nearly dies from rare flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth

Plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during 1983 San Francisco visit revealed in FBI documents
Plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during 1983 San Francisco visit revealed in FBI documents

Bear blamed for Italy runner's death in Alps gets reprieve from being euthanized for now
Bear blamed for Italy runner's death in Alps gets reprieve from being euthanized for now

Plane door opened minutes before landing, leading to immediate arrest of passenger in South Korea
Plane door opened minutes before landing, leading to immediate arrest of passenger in South Korea

Man killed by 40 crocodiles that
Man killed by 40 crocodiles that "pounced" on him after he fell into enclosure in Cambodia

Scientists discover about 5,000 new species in planned mining zone of Pacific Ocean
Scientists discover about 5,000 new species in planned mining zone of Pacific Ocean

Killer whales are ramming into boats and damaging them. The reason remains a mystery.
Killer whales are ramming into boats and damaging them. The reason remains a mystery.

Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?
Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?

Meet the startup
Meet the startup "growing" mushroom caskets and urns to "enrich life after death"

U.S. warship sunk by
U.S. warship sunk by "human-guided kamikaze bomb" during World War II found off Japan

Birth of world's rarest and critically endangered fruit bat caught on camera
Birth of world's rarest and critically endangered fruit bat caught on camera

Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord
Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord

India's top female wrestlers lead march calling for the arrest of official accused of sexual harassment
India's top female wrestlers lead march calling for the arrest of official accused of sexual harassment

New frog species with
New frog species with "groins of fire" discovered in Amazon with colors that resemble flames

Deadly fire in Guyana girls' dorm set by student upset over phone being confiscated, officials believe
Deadly fire in Guyana girls' dorm set by student upset over phone being confiscated, officials believe

A color-changing lizard and
A color-changing lizard and "Muppet" orchid are among 380 newly found species – many of which are under threat

New search for Madeleine McCann centers on reservoir in Portugal
New search for Madeleine McCann centers on reservoir in Portugal

Prosecutors withdrawing case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man as he raped and attacked her in Mexico
Prosecutors withdrawing case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man as he raped and attacked her in Mexico

Alert level raised for Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico
Alert level raised for Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico

Trevi Fountain water turned black by climate activists protesting fossil fuels
Trevi Fountain water turned black by climate activists protesting fossil fuels

Rafael Nadal:
Rafael Nadal: "My intention is that next year will be my last year" in tennis

Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan
Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan

Mexico issues first non-binary passport on International Day Against Homophobia
Mexico issues first non-binary passport on International Day Against Homophobia

Diver discovers 1,800-year-old shipwreck off Israel with
Diver discovers 1,800-year-old shipwreck off Israel with "rare" marble artifacts

2 skeletons found in Pompeii ruins believed to be victims of earthquake before Vesuvius eruption
2 skeletons found in Pompeii ruins believed to be victims of earthquake before Vesuvius eruption


"Extremely rare" bright rainbow sea slug found in U.K. rock pool

Salman Rushdie warns against U.S. censorship in rare public address 9 months after being stabbed onstage
Salman Rushdie warns against U.S. censorship in rare public address 9 months after being stabbed onstage

Dresden museum jewel heist thieves jailed for years over robbery that shocked Germany
Dresden museum jewel heist thieves jailed for years over robbery that shocked Germany

2 Rembrandts have been hidden in a private collection for 200 years. Now they're headed to auction.
2 Rembrandts have been hidden in a private collection for 200 years. Now they're headed to auction.

What is Title 8, and what has changed along the U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42's expiration?
What is Title 8, and what has changed along the U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42's expiration?

2 people charged after Hitler speeches blared on train intercom in Austria
2 people charged after Hitler speeches blared on train intercom in Austria

Teacher missing after shark attack off Australia; surfboard found with
Teacher missing after shark attack off Australia; surfboard found with "one bite in the middle"

11 lions speared to death — including one of Kenya's oldest — as herders carry out
11 lions speared to death — including one of Kenya's oldest — as herders carry out "retaliatory" killings

Wind energy powered the U.K. more than gas this year for the first time ever
Wind energy powered the U.K. more than gas this year for the first time ever

El Niño is coming back — and could last the rest of the year
El Niño is coming back — and could last the rest of the year

Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old
Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old

Russian woman convicted after leaving note on grave of Putin's parents:
Russian woman convicted after leaving note on grave of Putin's parents: "You raised a freak and a killer"

Evidence proves bear captured over killing of Italian jogger is
Evidence proves bear captured over killing of Italian jogger is "innocent," activists say

What to know about the Natalee Holloway case as Joran van der Sloot faces extradition
What to know about the Natalee Holloway case as Joran van der Sloot faces extradition

Italy calls a crisis meeting after pasta prices jump 20%
Italy calls a crisis meeting after pasta prices jump 20%

Ukrainian pop duo to defend country's title at Eurovision, world's biggest song contest
Ukrainian pop duo to defend country's title at Eurovision, world's biggest song contest

Scientists identify new species of demon catshark with
Scientists identify new species of demon catshark with "white shiny" irises

Plastic-eating microbes from one of the coldest regions on Earth could be the key to the planet's waste problem
Plastic-eating microbes from one of the coldest regions on Earth could be the key to the planet's waste problem

High school student dies in New Zealand cave during class trip as severe weather hit area
High school student dies in New Zealand cave during class trip as severe weather hit area

Detectives seeking clues in hunt for killers of 22 unidentified women:
Detectives seeking clues in hunt for killers of 22 unidentified women: "Don't let these girls be forgotten"

A kangaroo boom could be looming in Australia. Some say the solution is to shoot them before they starve to death.
A kangaroo boom could be looming in Australia. Some say the solution is to shoot them before they starve to death.

American man, 71, arrested in Philippines after girlfriend's body found in water drum at their house
American man, 71, arrested in Philippines after girlfriend's body found in water drum at their house

Prince Harry's court battle with Mirror newspaper group over alleged phone hacking kicks off in London
Prince Harry's court battle with Mirror newspaper group over alleged phone hacking kicks off in London

Brazen, amateurish Tokyo heist highlights rising trend as Japan's gangs lure desperate youth into crime
Brazen, amateurish Tokyo heist highlights rising trend as Japan's gangs lure desperate youth into crime

Why some Egyptians are fuming over Netflix's Black Cleopatra
Why some Egyptians are fuming over Netflix's Black Cleopatra

Wild koalas get chlamydia vaccine in first-of-its kind trial to protect the beloved marsupials
Wild koalas get chlamydia vaccine in first-of-its kind trial to protect the beloved marsupials

A man secretly recorded more than 150 people, including dozens of minors, in a cruise ship bathroom, FBI says
A man secretly recorded more than 150 people, including dozens of minors, in a cruise ship bathroom, FBI says

The Historic Connection Between Sierra Leone and William Wilberforce
The Historic Connection Between Sierra Leone and William Wilberforce

King Charles' official coronation picture released: Meet the man who captured the photos
King Charles' official coronation picture released: Meet the man who captured the photos

South Carolina doctors give young Ukraine war refugee the gift of sound
South Carolina doctors give young Ukraine war refugee the gift of sound

Missing woman survives on lollipops and wine for 5 days stranded in Australian bushland
Missing woman survives on lollipops and wine for 5 days stranded in Australian bushland

Researchers name butterfly species after
Researchers name butterfly species after "Lord of the Rings" villain Sauron

Prince Harry at the coronation: How the royal ceremonies had him on the sidelines
Prince Harry at the coronation: How the royal ceremonies had him on the sidelines

From vilified to queen: Camilla's long road to being crowned next to King Charles III
From vilified to queen: Camilla's long road to being crowned next to King Charles III

Customs officials find 22 snakes in woman's checked bags at India airport
Customs officials find 22 snakes in woman's checked bags at India airport

Human remains found inside two crocodiles believed to be missing fisherman
Human remains found inside two crocodiles believed to be missing fisherman

Pablo Escobar's
Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" lurk near school in Colombia, enter playground: "The mothers get scared"

Coronation fever: Meet a royal superfan from the U.S. braving the weather to camp out in a prime spot
Coronation fever: Meet a royal superfan from the U.S. braving the weather to camp out in a prime spot

Report: PSG suspends Lionel Messi for Saudi Arabia trip
Report: PSG suspends Lionel Messi for Saudi Arabia trip

American killed, Ukraine couple narrowly escape strike as U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed
American killed, Ukraine couple narrowly escape strike as U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed

American climber dies on Mount Everest, expedition organizer says
American climber dies on Mount Everest, expedition organizer says

American climber dies on Mount Everest, expedition organizer says

American climber dies on Mount Everest, expedition organizer says

A U.S. climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organizer said Tuesday, the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the world this season.

The 69-year-old mountaineer was at approximately 21,000 feet when he died on Monday.

"He was feeling unwell and passed away at Camp 2. Efforts are underway to bring (back) his body," Pasang Tshering Sherpa of Beyul Adventure told Agence France-Presse.

Sherpa said bad weather was hampering the recovery efforts.

Beyul Adventure is a local partner of U.S.-based expedition organizer International Mountain Guides.

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American killed, Ukraine couple narrowly escape strike as U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed

American killed, Ukraine couple narrowly escape strike as U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed
Rubble is seen on the property of Olga and Serheii Litvenenko, in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, May 1, 2023, after an overnight Russian missile strike destroyed a garage they'd used as a bomb shelter. The couple were headed back to the garage when it was hit amid a Russian missile barrage, and they escaped. CBS NEWS

The U.S. government said Monday that Russia had lost some 20,000 troops amid the fierce battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which Russia has claimed repeatedly to be on the verge of seizing, since December alone. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday that Russia's casualty count rose to 100,000 when including wounded Russian fighters....more



 

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Wed, May 03, 2023 6:22pm
 
Report: PSG suspends Lionel Messi for Saudi Arabia trip

Report: PSG suspends Lionel Messi for Saudi Arabia trip
Lionel Messi during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Lorient at Parc des Princes on April 30, 2023 in Paris, France. TNANI BADREDDINE/DEFODI IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES

Lionel Messi was suspended by French football club Paris Saint-Germain for taking a trip to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The person would not specify the length of the suspension, though French media reported it to be two weeks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter.

A two-week suspension would mean Messi would miss PSG's next two games. L'Equipe and RMC...more



 

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Thu, May 04, 2023 5:44pm
 
Coronation fever: Meet a royal superfan from the U.S. braving the weather to camp out in a prime spot

Coronation fever: Meet a royal superfan from the U.S. braving the weather to camp out in a prime spot
Donna Werner, of New Fairfield, Connecticut, stands near her tent on the edge of London's St. James' Park, on The Mall, May 2, 2023, securing her spot before King Charles III's coronation. CBS NEWS

With days to go until King Charles III' coronation, some royal superfans have already camped out in central London to secure a front row spot for the historic day. That includes Donna Werner, who came all the way from New Fairfield, Connecticut, to camp next to St. James' Park, just outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall, a full five days ahead of the big event.

"There's nothing like this in the states," Werner told CBS News on Tuesday, her second day camped out. "One of the...more



 

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Thu, May 04, 2023 5:54pm
 
Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" lurk near school in Colombia, enter playground: "The mothers get scared"

Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos lurk near school in Colombia, enter playground: The mothers get scared
Hippos -- descendants from a small herd introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar -- are seen in the wild in a lake near the Hacienda Napoles theme park, once the private zoo of Escobar, in Doradal, Antioquia Department, Colombia, on April 19, 2023. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

In their homeland in Africa, they are responsible for more human deaths than almost any other animal, but in Colombia, hippopotami have become loved members of the local community and a tourist attraction. However, in a town close to the city of Medellin, this legacy of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar, is increasingly posing a problem, and one that experts think may soon turn deadly. ...more



 

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Thu, May 04, 2023 6:26pm
 
Human remains found inside two crocodiles believed to be missing fisherman

Human remains found inside two crocodiles believed to be missing fisherman

The remains of a missing fisherman in Australia are believed to have been found inside two crocodiles. Queensland Police said the crocodiles were euthanized by wildlife officers and the police department is preparing a report for the coroner.

The police department announced a search and rescue mission in Kennedy River at Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park after a 65-year-old went missing on April 29.

The police department and the Department of Environment and Sciences, or DES, led the search for the man, who has not been identified, which included helicopters.

But on May 3, the search was called off after remains were found inside the two crocodiles, which were found just upstream...more



 

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Thu, May 04, 2023 6:33pm
 
Customs officials find 22 snakes in woman's checked bags at India airport

Customs officials find 22 snakes in woman's checked bags at India airport

Customs agents at Chennai Airport seized 22 snakes of various species and a chameleon after finding the reptiles inside luggage belonging to a passenger who had arrived in India from Kuala Lumpur, officials said.

Photos and video footage shared on social media by India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs showed several large snakes packed into transparent plastic containers that appeared to have been sealed with duct tape.

Agents discovered the animals while searching the traveler's luggage as she passed through customs at the Chennai Airport.

The traveler, who officials only described as a woman, hauled the snakes and chameleon from Malaysia to Chennai in...more



 

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Thu, May 04, 2023 6:41pm
 
From vilified to queen: Camilla's long road to being crowned next to King Charles III

From vilified to queen: Camilla's long road to being crowned next to King Charles III
Camilla, Queen Consort travelling in the Diamond Jubilee Coach built in 2012 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. / GETTY IMAGES

King Charles III wasn't the only person crowned on Saturday — his wife Camilla was too. She was once vilified by the public, with many believing she was to blame for the breakup of Charles and Princess Diana's marriage. But Charles and Camilla's love prevailed, and now he is making her queen.

After Queen Elizabeth III died in 2022, Camilla initially took on the title of queen consort, as the queen wished. Unlike a queen regnant, a queen consort does not have any real authority and the title is usually given to the...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 3:33pm
 
Prince Harry at the coronation: How the royal ceremonies had him on the sidelines


Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves Westminster Abbey following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England. TOBY MELVILLE / GETTY IMAGES

Prince Harry attended his father King Charles II's coronation without his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, or their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. He also had no formal role during the ceremony and did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with other members of the family.

In April, Buckingham Palace announced Harry, who is fifth in line for the throne, would attend the coronation while Meghan remained in California with their young children. The day of the coronation, May 6, happens to be Archie's birthday.

Harry's brother, Prince William, who is first in...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 3:46pm
 
Researchers name butterfly species after "Lord of the Rings" villain Sauron

Researchers name butterfly species after Lord of the Rings villain Sauron
Euptychiina butterfly
THE TRUSTEES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON.


Scientists have named a butterfly genus after Sauron, the villain from the "Lord of the Rings" series, the Natural History Museum in London said Sunday.

Saurona triangula and saurona aurigera have bright orange hindwings with dark eyespots, the museum said. The distinctive wing markings reminded researchers of the "Eye of Sauron" from author J.R.R. Tolkien's book series.

"Giving these butterflies an unusual name helps to draw attention to this underappreciated group," said Dr. Blanca Huertas, the senior curator of butterflies at the museum. "It shows that, even among a group of...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 5:08pm
 
Missing woman survives on lollipops and wine for 5 days stranded in Australian bushland

Missing woman survives on lollipops and wine for 5 days stranded in Australian bushland
A woman who went missing for five days in the Australian bushland has been found after surviving for five days on lollipos and a bottle of wine, police said. The rescue was all on video by a police helicopter. VICTORIA POLICE

A woman who went missing for five days in the Australian bushland has been found after surviving for five days on lollipops and a bottle of wine, authorities said late Friday. The dramatic rescue was caught on video by a police helicopter.

Authorities in Victoria said the 48-year-old woman — identified only by her first name Lillian — was finally located in dense bushland after she took a wrong turn, ended up on a dead-end road and her car got stuck in...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 5:51pm
 
South Carolina doctors give young Ukraine war refugee the gift of sound

South Carolina doctors give young Ukraine war refugee the gift of sound
Zlata Kuzmina SARAH PACK/MUSC

A family that fled Ukraine last year came to the United States in desperate need of answers — and a miracle. They feared their young daughter, 2-year-old Zlata Kuzmina, was completely deaf.

But all hope wasn't lost. When they settled in South Carolina, they met a hearing specialist who was able to help, and received an unexpected and precious gift: the gift of sound.

Diana Kuzmina and her husband Oleh Kuzmin had dreamed of coming to the United States since their children — Zlata and her 6-year-old brother Filip — were born. But they said their visa application was denied repeatedly.

The despair of Ukraine's war with Russia eventually brought them...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 6:10pm
 
King Charles' official coronation picture released: Meet the man who captured the photos

King Charles' official coronation picture released: Meet the man who captured the photos

The official photos taken for King Charles III and Queen Camilla's coronation ceremony were being released Monday by Britain's royal family. The first of the photos, published on the royals' official Twitter page, shows the king, who was formally crowned Saturday, seated in ceremonial robes with his Sovereign's Sceptre in one and and the Sovereign's Orb in the other.

A look at the Crown Jewels and other royal regalia from the coronation

As the official photographer for the coronation, Hugo Burnand was entrusted with capturing the portraits of the royal couple that will forever symbolize the beginning of Charles' reign. But Burnand told CBS News the weight of that...more



 

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Mon, May 08, 2023 6:29pm
 
The Historic Connection Between Sierra Leone and William Wilberforce

The Historic Connection Between Sierra Leone and William Wilberforce

The 2023 Wilberforce Award recipient is Shodankeh Johnson, a pastor and church planter in Sierra Leone. The award was named after William Wilberforce, whose work as an English politician led to the abolishment of slavery in 1833 in the British Empire. There is an incredible link between Wilberforce and the role Shodankeh’s Sierra Leone played in freeing slaves.

The first Europeans to reach Sierra Leone were Portuguese mariners who arrived in 1462 and gave the region its name after a mountain that looked like a sleeping lion. Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese, the territory of Sierra Leone, with its rainforests that sheltered it from other regions in West Africa, had been a haven for people fleeing violence and jihads.

However, in the 16th...more



 

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Tue, May 09, 2023 6:29pm
 
A man secretly recorded more than 150 people, including dozens of minors, in a cruise ship bathroom, FBI says

A man secretly recorded more than 150 people, including dozens of minors, in a cruise ship bathroom, FBI says
A man was arrested for allegedly placing a camera in this bathroom on the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship in late April and secretly recording passengers who were using the facilities. FBI

The FBI has arrested a man who allegedly admitted to secretly recording dozens of people, including children, in a cruise ship bathroom last week. Many of those captured on his camera were seen naked, including children that appeared to be as young as 4 years old.

According to court documents, Jeremy Froias committed the acts while on the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship for a week starting in Miami around April 29. The FBI says that in the early days of the...more



 

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Tue, May 09, 2023 6:40pm
 
Wild koalas get chlamydia vaccine in first-of-its kind trial to protect the beloved marsupials

Wild koalas get chlamydia vaccine in first-of-its kind trial to protect the beloved marsupials
A koala eats gum leaves at a koala park in Sydney, Australia, May 5, 2023. MARK BAKER/AP

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a widespread disease that causes blindness, infertility and death.

"It's killing koalas because they become so sick they can't climb trees to get food or escape predators, and females can become infertile," said Samuel Phillips, a microbiologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast who helped to develop the vaccine.

The scientists' initial goal is to catch, vaccinate and...more



 

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Tue, May 09, 2023 6:44pm
 
Why some Egyptians are fuming over Netflix's Black Cleopatra

Why some Egyptians are fuming over Netflix's Black Cleopatra"Queen Cleopatra," as portrayed by British actor Adele James in the Netflix "docudrama" set to release on May 10, 2023. NETFLIX

As soon as Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming "docudrama" about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, drama started bubbling up online. The preview quickly drew criticism. Some Egyptians complained that the feature was appropriating their culture and rewriting their history, primarily because Cleopatra is portrayed by a Black woman in the film.

The movie, produced by Jada Pinkett Smith and starring biracial British actor Adele James as Queen Cleopatra, is set for release on May 10. It is the second part of a Netflix "docuseries" on African queens, focused on female rulers from the...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 5:25pm
 
Brazen, amateurish Tokyo heist highlights rising trend as Japan's gangs lure desperate youth into crime

Brazen, amateurish Tokyo heist highlights rising trend as Japan's gangs lure desperate youth into crime
Police officers conduct investigations at the crime scene following the robbery of a luxury watch store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, May 8, 2023. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/GETTY

When three men armed with crowbars ransacked a luxury watch shop in broad daylight in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district this week, onlookers stood by and watched the robbery play out in baffled amazement.

Dressed in black outfits and white costume masks, the thieves smashed through the Quark watch store's showcases on a heavily traveled street, undeterred by blaring security alarms and rubbernecking passersby. Several witnesses recorded the whole heist on their phones, right up...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 5:58pm
 
Prince Harry's court battle with Mirror newspaper group over alleged phone hacking kicks off in London

Prince Harry's court battle with Mirror newspaper group over alleged phone hacking kicks off in London

A British newspaper group has apologized for illegal information gathering and vowed it won't happen again in a trial beginning Wednesday that pits Britain's Prince Harry and other celebrities against the U.K's tabloid press. The trial kicking off Wednesday at London's High Court is over a suit, brought jointly by the Duke of Sussex and other U.K. celebrities, including popstar Cheryl Cole and the estate of the late George Michael, against the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), publisher of the Daily Mirror tabloid, over alleged phone hacking.

The Mirror Group is contesting the claims against it, arguing that some have been brought beyond the permissible time limit and...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 6:10pm
 
American man, 71, arrested in Philippines after girlfriend's body found in water drum at their house

American man, 71, arrested in Philippines after girlfriend's body found in water drum at their house
A generic file image shows a blue plastic water storage drum on a construction site. GETTY/ISTOCKPHOTO

A 71-year-old American man has been arrested after the body of his Filipina girlfriend was found in a water drum at the couple's home near the Philippine capital, police said Wednesday. Police in Bacoor city told AFP they arrested the man on Tuesday after discovering the 48-year-old woman's body inside a blue plastic drum sealed in a garbage bag and duct tape at the house just outside Manila.

Officers visited the address hours after the woman's adult son reported she had been missing for four days. Her son also told authorities he smelled a "foul odor"...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 6:14pm
 
A kangaroo boom could be looming in Australia. Some say the solution is to shoot them before they starve to death.

A kangaroo boom could be looming in Australia. Some say the solution is to shoot them before they starve to death.

Australia loves its iconic kangaroos so much that it's willing to kill them. In fact, some ecologists are now warning that doing so may need to soon be a priority.

The island country has millions of the animals hopping about. While it is widely-adored symbol in Australia, having too many kangaroos has been known to cause problems. In Victoria, for example, the state government says that the animals can damage farmland, property and habitats, while also posing a risk to human safety.

An excessive population also poses a risk to the animals themselves, officials have previously warned, as a surplus of animals means that there is not enough food and many...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 6:23pm
 
Detectives seeking clues in hunt for killers of 22 unidentified women: "Don't let these girls be forgotten"

Detectives seeking clues in hunt for killers of 22 unidentified women: Don't let these girls be forgotten
A notice posted on the Interpol website on May 10, 2023, shows an international appeal to identify female murder victims. INTERPOL VIA AP

The 22 women mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands over a span of 43 years — the most recent in 2019. Police say some showed signs of abuse or starvation.

But who they were is unknown, frustrating detectives' hunts for their killers.

Police hope that may change with the launch Wednesday of Operation Identify Me. The international appeal with Interpol is seeking public help to put names to the women. Such a breakthrough would, at a minimum, enable...more



 

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Wed, May 10, 2023 6:28pm
 
High school student dies in New Zealand cave during class trip as severe weather hit area

High school student dies in New Zealand cave during class trip as severe weather hit area
New Zealand's Abbey Caves are seen in Whangarei. MATTHEW WILLIAMS-ELLIS

A high school student died during a class trip to a series of New Zealand caves as severe weather hit the area, officials said Wednesday. The boy's body was found after rescuers spent a day searching for him.

A group of 15 students and two adults from Whangārei Boys' High School in northern New Zealand went to the Abbey Caves Reserve on Tuesday morning as part of an outdoor education class, according to police and school officials. When severe weather struck the area, the group left the caves, and one student was unaccounted for, principal Karen Gilbert-Smith said in a statement.

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Plastic-eating microbes from one of the coldest regions on Earth could be the key to the planet's waste problem

Plastic-eating microbes from one of the coldest regions on Earth could be the key to the planet's waste problem

The planet gets covered in an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year that won't break down over time. But this week, scientists said they may have found a way to help, thanks to tiny organisms in one of the coldest regions of Earth.

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL recently discovered microbes in the Arctic and from the Alps that could be the key to eliminating some forms of plastic waste. The microbes, they found, will eat up certain types of plastic left in their environment, a discovery that could help pave the way to reduce much of the plastic waste found around the planet.

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Scientists identify new species of demon catshark with "white shiny" irises

Scientists identify new species of demon catshark with white shiny irises
A lateral view of the Apristurus ovicorrugatus. The first is a fresh sample, while the second is preserved. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

A mysterious egg led researchers to discover a new species of shark, according to a recent scientific paper.

Researchers from Australia, Japan and France said in their paper in the Journal of Fish Biology they had identified a new species of deepwater catshark, called Apristurus ovicorrugatus. The shark is from northwestern Australia and was identified because of unique egg cases found in an Australian museum in 2011.

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Thu, May 11, 2023 6:33pm
 
Ukrainian pop duo to defend country's title at Eurovision, world's biggest song contest

Ukrainian pop duo to defend country's title at Eurovision, world's biggest song contest

Be it ABBA for the Baby Boomers, Gina G for Gen X or the 2023 Grammy-nominated Måneskin, the Eurovision Song Contest has been a touchstone through televised time. With an audience bigger than the Super Bowl, it is the world's largest song competition — that most Americans have still never heard of.

"I used to say it's like American Idol meets the Olympics, but better. Now I feel like I'd have to say it is the Olympics of song for Europe," said Alesia Michelle, a Eurovision YouTuber in Washington, D.C.

"I mean, the scale is just so grand. The fact that you might not be watching it is crazy," she said.

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Italy calls a crisis meeting after pasta prices jump 20%

Italy calls a crisis meeting after pasta prices jump 20%

Consumers in some countries might not bat an eye at rising macaroni prices. But in Italy, where the food is part of the national identity, skyrocketing pasta prices are cause for a national crisis.

Italy's Industry Minister Adolfo Urso has convened a crisis commission to discuss the country's soaring pasta costs. The cost of the staple food rose 17.5% during the past year through March, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. That's more than twice the rate of inflation in Italy, which stood at 8.1% in March, European Central Bank data shows.

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What to know about the Natalee Holloway case as Joran van der Sloot faces extradition

What to know about the Natalee Holloway case as Joran van der Sloot faces extradition
Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a trip to Aruba in May 2005. PERSONAL PHOTO

The possible extradition of Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, has placed the mystery surrounding the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba in 2005 back in the spotlight.

Peru's government announced Wednesday that authorities issued an order allowing van der Sloot, who has been serving a 28-year prison sentence in the country, to be temporarily extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges stemming from an alleged plot to extort money from Holloway's mother.

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Evidence proves bear captured over killing of Italian jogger is "innocent," activists say

Evidence proves bear captured over killing of Italian jogger is innocent, activists say
The capture of Jj4 in Val Meledrio by the Trentino Forest Service. PROVINCE OF TRENTINO

A female bear accused of fatally mauling a jogger in northern Italy is innocent, animal rights activists told AFP on Thursday, saying teeth marks on the victim proved the aggressor was male.

The 17-year-old bear, identified as JJ4, is being held in a high-security enclosure while a court in the Trentino province, decides whether or not she should be destroyed.

"JJ4 is innocent," animal welfare association Leal said.

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Russian woman convicted after leaving note on grave of Putin's parents: "You raised a freak and a killer"

Russian woman convicted after leaving note on grave of Putin's parents: You raised a freak and a killer
Irina Tsybaneva, 60, stands in a courtroom in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Tsybaneva was charged with desecrating a grave after she left insulting words on the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin's parents last October. DMITRI LOVETSKY / AP

A Russian court gave a two-year suspended sentence Thursday to a St. Petersburg woman who left a note on the grave of President Vladimir Putin's parents that said they had "raised a freak and a killer."

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Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old

Bobi, the world's oldest dog, turns 31 years old
Bobi, a Portuguese dog that had been declared the world's oldest dog by Guinness World Records, sits at his home in the village of Conqueiros in Leiria on February 12, 2023. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

A dog from Portugal who became the world's oldest dog earlier this year has turned 31 years old.

Bobi celebrated his birthday over the weekend after reaching 31 last week, according to a Guinness World Records news release. His family planned a party at his home in the village of Conqueiros, where Bobi has lived his life. His owner, Leonel Costa, described it as a "very traditional" Portuguese celebration.

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El Niño is coming back — and could last the rest of the year

El Niño is coming back — and could last the rest of the year

El Niño is making its comeback – and making itself at home. National forecasters said on Thursday that the climate pattern system, known for bringing record rainfall in South America, more winter storms in the U.S West and South, and droughts in southern Asia, Indonesia and Australia, is expected to make its official return within a few months and has a strong chance of lasting the rest of the year.

El Niño is a climate pattern that naturally occurs every two to seven years when ocean surface temperatures warm in the eastern Pacific.

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Wind energy powered the U.K. more than gas this year for the first time ever

Wind energy powered the U.K. more than gas this year for the first time ever

There's a "renewable power revolution" occurring, and in the U.K., it's working. For the time ever, wind energy provided more power to the country than gas.

The milestone energy sourcing occurred during the first three months of 2023, a new report published on Wednesday said. According to the report, published by Drax Electric Insights and conducted by researchers at Imperial College London, 32.4% of Britain's electricity came from wind power during that time. Turbines generated 24 terrawatt-hours (Twh) of electricity, an amount that could charge more than 300 million Tesla Model Ys, researchers said, and an amount that was 3% higher than the output generated at the same time last year.

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11 lions speared to death — including one of Kenya's oldest — as herders carry out "retaliatory" killings

11 lions speared to death — including one of Kenya's oldest — as herders carry out retaliatory killings
This photo provided by Lion Guardians shows the male lion named "Loonkiito" in Amboseli National Park, in southern Kenya on Feb. 20, 2023. PHILIP J. BRIGGS/LION GUARDIANS VIA AP

One of Kenya's oldest wild lions was killed by herders and the government has expressed concern as six more lions were speared at another village on Saturday, resulting in the "retaliatory killing of 11 lions," in the past week, officials said.

The male lion named Loonkiito was 19 years old and was described as frail by Kenya Wildlife Service spokesperson Paul Jinaro, who said it wandered out of the Amboseli national park into a village in search of food on Thursday night.

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Teacher missing after shark attack off Australia; surfboard found with "one bite in the middle"

Teacher missing after shark attack off Australia; surfboard found with one bite in the middle
Authorities search for a missing surfer after a shark attack off Australia, on May 14, 2023. REUTERS

Searchers have found what appear to be pieces of the wetsuit and surfboard belonging to a 46-year-old surfer who was attacked by a shark off South Australia's coast, and police said they were continuing to search for his remains Monday.

School teacher Simon Baccanello was attacked Saturday while surfing with others near his home at Elliston in South Australia state. His damaged surfboard was found soon after.

Local State Emergency Service manager Trevlyn Smith told News Corp the surfboard had "one bite in the middle."

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2 people charged after Hitler speeches blared on train intercom in Austria

2 people charged after Hitler speeches blared on train intercom in Austria
Trains are parked at a station in Vienna, Austria, Friday, March 27, 2020. RONALD ZAK/AP

Two people were charged in Austria for allegedly playing speeches by Adolf Hitler via the loudspeaker system of a train running from Bregenz to Vienna, Austrian news agency APA reported Monday.

The two suspects, who were not identified, also blasted the "Heil Hitler" Nazi salute via the train's intercom several times on Sunday. The authorities tracked them down by analyzing video from the train cameras. Spreading Nazi propaganda is a criminal offense in Austria.

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What is Title 8, and what has changed along the U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42's expiration?

What is Title 8, and what has changed along the U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42's expiration?
A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch as immigrants enter a vehicle to be transported from a makeshift camp between the U.S. and Mexico on May 13, 2023, in San Diego, California. GETTY IMAGES

The expiration of the Title 42 pandemic emergency rules along the U.S.-Mexico border on May 11 means that all migrants and asylum-seekers who reach American soil need to be processed under Title 8, a set of complex and decades-old immigration laws.

On paper, the processing of migrants who enter U.S. border custody has returned to pre-pandemic protocols. But the current levels of migration to the southern border are at historic highs, making the processing of migrants anything but...more



 

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Wed, May 17, 2023 3:27pm
 
2 Rembrandts have been hidden in a private collection for 200 years. Now they're headed to auction.

2 Rembrandts have been hidden in a private collection for 200 years. Now they're headed to auction.
Two recently rediscovered Rembrandt paintings will be up for auction at Christie's in London next month, expected to fetch between about $6.3 million and $10 million. They have not been seen in public since they were last auctioned off at Christie's – nearly 200 years ago. CHRISTIE'S IMAGES LTD. 2023

Two recently rediscovered Rembrandt paintings will be up for auction at Christie's in London next month, expected together to fetch between about $6.3 million and $10 million. They have not been seen in public since they were last auctioned off at Christie's – nearly 200 years ago.

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Dresden museum jewel heist thieves jailed for years over robbery that shocked Germany

Dresden museum jewel heist thieves jailed for years over robbery that shocked Germany
A file photo shows visitors in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault museum in Dresden, Germany, May 30, 2020. JENS MEYER/AP

A German court on Tuesday convicted five men over the theft of 18th-century jewels worth almost $130 million from a Dresden museum in 2019. They were sentenced to prison for terms ranging from four years and four months to six years and three months, German news agency dpa reported. One defendant was acquitted.

The Dresden state court ruled that the five men — aged 24 to 29 —were responsible for the break-in at the eastern German city's Green Vault Museum on Nov. 25, 2019, and the theft of 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300...more



 

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Salman Rushdie warns against U.S. censorship in rare public address 9 months after being stabbed onstage

Salman Rushdie warns against U.S. censorship in rare public address 9 months after being stabbed onstage
Salman Rushdie attends Francesco Clemente, Angelus Novus Opening on March 2, 2023 at Vito Schnabel Gallery in New York, New York. PATRICK MCMULLAN/PMC VIA GETTY IMAGES

Nine months after he was stabbed and seriously injured onstage, author Salman Rushdie made a public appearance at the British Book Awards on Monday evening.

Rushdie, who appeared via video message, said the Western world is "in a moment, I think, at which freedom of expression, freedom to publish has not in my lifetime been under such threat in the countries of the West."

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Wed, May 17, 2023 3:38pm
 
"Extremely rare" bright rainbow sea slug found in U.K. rock pool

Extremely rare bright rainbow sea slug found in U.K. rock pool

Vicky Barlow has seen "some amazing wildlife" in her time spent searching through United Kingdom rock pools. But over the weekend, she came across something that she says was "extra special" – an "extremely rare" rainbow sea slug.

Barlow wrote in a blog post over the weekend that she had been searching for a spider crab in Falmouth with The Rock Pool Project, a local nonprofit that seeks to connect people to marine wildlife. Then when she picked up a massive seaweed-covered rock, "something bright and unusual" caught her eye. It was the rainbow sea slug.

"But, as far as we can tell, this is the first time this species has been found by a rock pooler in the UK," she said.

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2 skeletons found in Pompeii ruins believed to be victims of earthquake before Vesuvius eruption

2 skeletons found in Pompeii ruins believed to be victims of earthquake before Vesuvius eruption
A picture, made available Tuesday, May 16, 2023, by the Pompeii Archeological Park press office, shows one of two skeletons that archeologists believe are the remains of men who died when a wall collapsed during earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. POMPEII ARCHEOLOGICAL PARK VIA AP

Archaeologists have discovered two more skeletons buried beneath a collapsed wall in the Pompeii archaeological site, experts said Tuesday. They believe the new findings are the remains of male victims likely killed in powerful earthquakes that accompanied the devastating volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the Italian city in ash in the first...more



 

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Diver discovers 1,800-year-old shipwreck off Israel with "rare" marble artifacts

Diver discovers 1,800-year-old shipwreck off Israel with rare marble artifacts
One of the decorated Corinthian column heads found by Gideon Harris. ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY

A man diving off the coast of Israel discovered an "enormous, rare cargo" of centuries-old marble artifacts underwater, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday.

The artifacts are 1,800 years old, the agency said in a Facebook post, making it "the oldest sea cargo of its kind known in the Eastern Mediterranean." The artifacts are architectural pieces, including multiple decorated Corinthian column heads and a "huge" marble architrave, the decorative molding meant to go around a door. The architrave measured up to six meters, or nearly 20 feet.

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Wed, May 17, 2023 5:36pm
 
Mexico issues first non-binary passport on International Day Against Homophobia

Mexico issues first non-binary passport on International Day Against Homophobia

Mexico issued its first non-binary passport Wednesday in honor of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, which takes place annually on May 17.

The passport was issued in Naucalpan, a municipality north of Mexico City, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard confirmed on Twitter. Ebrard called the occasion "a great leap for the freedom and dignity of people."

The passport was given to Ociel Baena, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Foreign Ministry and by various other officials, including Salma Luévano Luna, one of Mexico's first trans federal legislators.

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Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan

Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan

Authorities believe a man was mauled and decapitated by a bear in northern Japan after a human head was found near a lake, national media reported this week. An alert for brown bears was issued after the incident.

Police said a fisherman went missing at Lake Shumarinai in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. Toshihiro Nishikawa, 54, reportedly went to fish by himself on the lake and a boat operator later saw a bear with waders — long rubber boots often worn by anglers — in its mouth.

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Rafael Nadal: "My intention is that next year will be my last year" in tennis

Rafael Nadal: My intention is that next year will be my last year in tennis
Rafael Nadal attends the 10th anniversary of Rafa Nadal Foundation at the Perez Llorca auditorium on November 17, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. / GETTY IMAGES

Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he is pulling out of the French Open because of a lingering hip injury, and he expects 2024 to be the final season of his career.

The owner of a record 14 championships at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament will miss it for the first time since making his debut there in 2005.

Nadal, who turns 37 next month, delivered the news of his withdrawal — and future plans — during a news conference at his tennis academy in Manacor, Spain. He said he does not want to set a date for his return to the...more



 

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Trevi Fountain water turned black by climate activists protesting fossil fuels

Trevi Fountain water turned black by climate activists protesting fossil fuels
Climate activists pour vegetable charcoal in the Trevi Fountain water, during a demonstration against fossil fuels, in Rome, Italy May 21, 2023 in this image obtained from social media. ALESSANDRO PENSO/MAPS

Rome's historic and iconic Trevi Fountain became the site of a protest Sunday when climate activists turned its water black in protest of the fossil fuel industry.

Activist group Ultima Generazione said that eight people who were a part of the "Let's not pay for fossil" campaign poured "vegetable charcoal" in the water as demonstrators pushed for an "immediate stop" to fossil fuel subsidies. Video shows the protesters jumping into...more



 

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Alert level raised for Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico

Alert level raised for Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico
The Popocatepetl Volcano spews ash and smoke as seen from Puebal, state of Puebla, Mexico, on May 18, 2023. JOSE CASTANARES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Mexico on Sunday raised the alert level for the Popocatépetl volcano to "yellow phase 3", which is just below the "red" alarm level.

Hundreds of tremors have been registered in the region in the last week, officials said. The volcano has been spewing smoke and ash.

The parameters for "yellow phase 3" are low to intermediate explosive eruptive activity, mild to moderate explosions that can hurl rock fragments, and light to moderate ash falling in surrounding towns and more distant cities, the National Center for Disaster Prevention said. The expulsion of...more



 

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Prosecutors withdrawing case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man as he raped and attacked her in Mexico

Prosecutors withdrawing case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man as he raped and attacked her in Mexico
Roxana Ruiz shouts slogans during a march in memory of Diana Velazquez, who was making a call outside her home in 2017 when she was disappeared, raped and killed, in Chimalhuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico, July 2, 2022. EDUARDO VERDUGO / AP

Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her.

In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while it agreed 23-year-old Roxana Ruiz was raped in 2021, it found her guilty of homicide with "excessive use of legitimate defense." It also ordered...more



 

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Wed, May 24, 2023 5:44pm
 
New search for Madeleine McCann centers on reservoir in Portugal

New search for Madeleine McCann centers on reservoir in Portugal
A search dingy navigates in the Arade dam near Silves, Portugal, May 23, 2023, as Portuguese police aided by German and British officers resumed their search for Madeleine McCann. JOAO MATOS/AP

Police renewed on Tuesday the search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, with officers digging and scraping the surface of land next to a dam located not far from where she went missing. About 20 officers with rakes and hoe-like tools spread out in a line and began poking and raking the soil close to the Arade dam, which is about 30 miles from Praia da Luz in southern Portugal, where the 3-year-old girl was last seen alive 16 years ago.

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Wed, May 24, 2023 5:56pm
 
A color-changing lizard and "Muppet" orchid are among 380 newly found species – many of which are under threat

A color-changing lizard and Muppet orchid are among 380 newly found species – many of which are under threat
The Calotes Goetzi, a lizard that changes color when its older and feeling defensive, was among nearly 400 new species found across southeast Asia in 2021 and 2022. HENRIK BRINGSOE

A venomous snake named after a mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a Muppet, a tree frog with skin that looks like moss and a tree-climbing lizard that changes colors are among hundreds of new species that were recently discovered across Asia. But according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund, many of the 380 new species are already at risk of going extinct.

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Wed, May 24, 2023 6:11pm
 
Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?

Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?

Tina Turner died at age 83 at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative confirmed on Wednesday. The music legend had lived in Europe for decades and her neighbors in Switzerland paid tribute to the star this week, laying flowers outside of her estate.

"When she was passing by, she was smiling, she could feel that we were looking at her, but was always very discreet," a neighbor named Christine told Reuters.

"She's been a part of my life for over 35 years now and she was a good neighbor, she showed up in town, she was very well liked," a neighbor named Kosta said.

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Thu, May 25, 2023 6:39pm
 
Deadly fire in Guyana girls' dorm set by student upset over phone being confiscated, officials believe

Deadly fire in Guyana girls' dorm set by student upset over phone being confiscated, officials believe

Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19 mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory late on Sunday was deliberately set by a student who was upset that her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday. The suspect, who is among several injured people, had been disciplined by the dorm administrator for having an affair with an older man, National Security Adviser Gerald Gouveia said.

The student had allegedly threatened to torch the dorm and later set a fire in a bathroom area, Gouveia said.

The fire raced through the wood, concrete and iron-grilled building after it was locked for the night by the dorm administrator — or house mother — to prevent the girls from sneaking out, Gouveia said.

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Tue, May 30, 2023 3:25pm
 
New frog species with "groins of fire" discovered in Amazon with colors that resemble flames

New frog species with groins of fire discovered in Amazon with colors that resemble flames
On left, a wildfire is seen in the vicinity of the type locality during researches' fieldwork in studying the new frog species. On the right is a stream and surrounding vegetation in Quebrada Blanca, where specimens of the new species were caught in central Peru. RISING FROM THE ASHES: A NEW TREEFROG (ANURA, HYLIDAE, SCINAX) FROM A WILDFIRE-THREATENED AREA IN THE AMAZON LOWLANDS OF CENTRAL PERU

Germán Chávez is no stranger to the Amazon rain forest, where he says "one can't help but get excited" by all the reptiles and amphibians that he has made a career out of studying. But when he came across one frog, all he could think was "Bloody hell!"

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Tue, May 30, 2023 3:29pm
 
India's top female wrestlers lead march calling for the arrest of official accused of sexual harassment

India's top female wrestlers lead march calling for the arrest of official accused of sexual harassment
Indian wrestlers take part in a candlelight vigil to protest against the sport's local federation chief over allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation, in New Delhi on May 23, 2023. ARUN SANKAR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

India's top female wrestlers led a candlelight march of nearly 1,000 protesters in New Delhi on Tuesday demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes, including a minor.

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Tue, May 30, 2023 3:43pm
 
Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord

Paralyzed man walks again using implants connecting brain with spinal cord
Gert-Jan Oskam can walk with the help of a digital bridge that links his brain and spinal cord. CHUV / GILLES WEBER

A 40-year-old man whose legs were paralyzed in a cycling accident 12 years ago can walk again thanks to implants in his brain and spinal cord.

The brain-spine interface (BSI) has remained stable for a year, allowing Gert-Jan Oskam to stand, walk, climb stairs and traverse complex terrains, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Oskam even regains some control over his legs when the BSI is turned off.

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Birth of world's rarest and critically endangered fruit bat caught on camera

Birth of world's rarest and critically endangered fruit bat caught on camera

A zoo in the U.K. has captured a rare spectacle on camera – the birth of the rarest fruit bat in the world.

The Jersey Zoo, located on the island of Jersey in the English Channel, captured the moment of the Livingstone's fruit bat's birth, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust announced this week. The trust said Jersey Zoo saw a "record-breaking" 16 healthy bat pups born last year, but the April 27 birth was the first time the zoo has been able to film such a moment.

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U.S. warship sunk by "human-guided kamikaze bomb" during World War II found off Japan

U.S. warship sunk by human-guided kamikaze bomb during World War II found off Japan
USS Mannert L. Abele seen from directly ahead while underway off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, on August 1, 1944. BUREAU OF SHIPS COLLECTION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES

A shipwreck off the coast of Okinawa, Japan has been identified as that of USS Mannert L. Abele, a U.S. Navy destroyer that was sunk by a "human-guided kamikaze bomb" during World War II, authorities said Thursday.

The craft, named for a U.S. submarine commander, was the first U.S. warship to be sunk by a Japanese suicide rocket bomb, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. It was sunk on April 12, 1945, when it was operating about 75 miles off the island's northern coast. Multiple Japanese aircraft...more



 

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Meet the startup "growing" mushroom caskets and urns to "enrich life after death"

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Director Lonneke Westhoff, right, and founder Bob Hendrikx, left, of Dutch startup Loop Biotech display one of the cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023. ALEKSANDAR FURTULA / AP

When it comes to matters of life and death, there may be a missing key ingredient of conversation: mushrooms.

A new startup has found that fungi can go beyond filling people's plates while they are alive. They can also be used to take care of their bodies once they're dead. The company, Loop Biotech, is "growing" coffins and urns by...more



 

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Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?

Switzerland was Tina Turner's longtime home. Why did the star leave the U.S.?

Tina Turner died at age 83 at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative confirmed on Wednesday. The music legend had lived in Europe for decades and her neighbors in Switzerland paid tribute to the star this week, laying flowers outside of her estate.

"When she was passing by, she was smiling, she could feel that we were looking at her, but was always very discreet," a neighbor named Christine told Reuters.

"She's been a part of my life for over 35 years now and she was a good neighbor, she showed up in town, she was very well liked," a neighbor named Kosta said.

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Killer whales are ramming into boats and damaging them. The reason remains a mystery.

Killer whales are ramming into boats and damaging them. The reason remains a mystery.

Reports of killer whales appearing to try and capsize boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal have raised questions about the giant sea creatures and the motive behind their erratic actions. The behavior is unusual, and began in 2020, says Andrew W. Trites, professor and director of Marine Mammal Research at the University of British Columbia.

In the past two years, these incidents have more than tripled according to data released by GTOA, a group that researches orcas in the region.

"Nobody knows why this is happening," Trites told CBS News. "My idea, or what anyone would give you, is informed speculation. It is a total mystery, unprecedented."

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Scientists discover about 5,000 new species in planned mining zone of Pacific Ocean

Scientists discover about 5,000 new species in planned mining zone of Pacific Ocean
Companies want to mine for polymetallic nodules. TRUSTEES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM LONDON

Researchers discovered about 5,000 entirely new species in a massive, mineral-rich swath of the Pacific Ocean poised to be mined by companies in the future.

Scientists found 5,578 different species in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a region spanning about 3,100 miles in the area between Hawaii and Mexico, according to a study published Thursday in the scientific journal Current Biology. Around 88-92% of the species had never been seen before.

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Man killed by 40 crocodiles that "pounced" on him after he fell into enclosure in Cambodia

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About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family's reptile farm, police said.

Luan Nam, 72, was trying to move a crocodile out of a cage where it had laid eggs when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in.

The main group of reptiles then set about him, tearing his body to pieces and leaving the concrete enclosure at the farm in Siem Reap awash with blood.

"While he was chasing a crocodile out of an egg-laying cage, the crocodile attacked the stick, causing him to fall into the enclosure," Mey Savry, police chief of Siem Reap commune, told AFP.

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Plane door opened minutes before landing, leading to immediate arrest of passenger in South Korea

Plane door opened minutes before landing, leading to immediate arrest of passenger in South Korea
Officials inspect an emergency exit door on a Asiana Airlines A321 aircraft on the tarmac in Daegu, South Korea, after the plane landed safely despite a passenger opening the door just minutes before landing, May 26, 2023. REUTERS/POOL

A passenger was arrested as soon as his Asiana Airlines flight touched down safely in the South Korean city of Daegu Friday, despite him cracking open an emergency cabin door just minutes before the Airbus A321 landed.

Some people aboard the aircraft tried to stop him, but he managed to partially open the door, South Korea's Transport Ministry said.

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Bear blamed for Italy runner's death in Alps gets reprieve from being euthanized for now

The capture of Jj4 in Val Meledrio by the Trentino Forest Service
The capture of Jj4 in Val Meledrio by the Trentino Forest Service. PROVINCE OF TRENTINO

The life of a bear who authorities say fatally attacked a man last month has been spared, for now, an administrative court in Italy's Alpine region ruled on Friday. The brown bear, identified as Jj4, killed 26-year-old Andrea Papi on a mountain trail, officials said, sparking an intensive, two-week, hunt that led to the bear's capture on April 18.

It was unclear if Jj4 might have attacked Papi, who was on a training run, because cubs were nearby. His family has said they oppose killing the bear.

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Plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during 1983 San Francisco visit revealed in FBI documents

Plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II during 1983 San Francisco visit revealed in FBI documents
Queen Elizabeth ll makes a speech as President Ronald Reagan looks on during a banquet on March 3, 1983, in San Francisco. ANWAR HUSSEIN/GETTY IMAGES

The FBI has disclosed a potential threat to Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 trip to the United States. The documents were released this week on the FBI's records website. Elizabeth died last September after a 70-year reign.

The queen's West Coast visit with her husband, Prince Philip, included a stop in San Francisco in March 1983. CBS San Francisco reported that one document appears to detail a tip gathered around a month before that visit from San Francisco police regarding a phone call from "a man who claimed that his...more



 

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New mom nearly dies from rare flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth

New mom nearly dies from rare flesh-eating bacteria days after giving birth

Charleigh Chatterton's birth to her daughter last month went smoothly with no complications. Then she went home, and six days later, her "chances of survival were slim," she said, BBC News reported.

The 27-year-old English woman told the outlet she had to be rushed back to the hospital after her April 22 birth because she suddenly developed a rash on her stomach that was "as hot to touch as a boiled kettle." At first, all the tests conducted were coming back clear, but according to BBC News, her health continued to deteriorate.

Then doctors found the issue: a flesh-eating bacteria known as necrotizing fasciitis.

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Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone

Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone
An image from video shared widely on social media shows the water being pumped out of Paralkot reservoir in central India's Chhattisgarh state, on the orders of state official Rajesh Vishwas, who dropped his phone into the body of water.

An Indian official has been suspended from his job for wasting hundreds of thousands of gallons of water after ordering a reservoir drained in a bid to find his cellphone.

Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector with the Chhattisgarh state government, dropped his phone in the Paralkot reservoir — a scenic spot in central India — last weekend as he tried to take a selfie.

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Stretch of Venice's Grand Canal mysteriously turns phosphorescent green

Stretch of Venice's Grand Canal mysteriously turns phosphorescent green
A section of Venice, Italy's Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, seen at center, was mysteriously turned bright green, May 28, 2023. Italian police and firefighters were investigating the cause. ITALIAN FIREFIGHTERS (VIGILI DEL FUOCO)/HANDOUT/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY

A stretch of Venice's Grand Canal turned bright green Sunday, prompting police to investigate amid speculation about a stunt by environmentalists. Gondoliers could be seen punting through the phosphorescent waters, while tourists took photographs of the green area, from the Rialto Bridge up and along part of the Canal.

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"Russian spy" whale surfaces off Sweden, leaving experts to question his mission, and his hormones

Russian spy whale surfaces off Sweden, leaving experts to question his mission, and his hormones
A beluga whale fitted with a harness swims alongside a Norwegian fishing boat in a photo provided by the Norwegian Director of Fisheries. JØRGEN REE WIIG/NORWEGIAN DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES

A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden's coast, an organization following him said Monday.

First discovered in Norway's far northern region of Finnmark, the whale spent more than three years slowly moving down the top half of the Norwegian coastline, before suddenly speeding up in recent months to cover the second half and on to Sweden.

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