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Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in 2 years:
Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in 2 years: "Very visible" evidence of climate's "critical state"

U.K.'s Sycamore Gap tree, featured in
U.K.'s Sycamore Gap tree, featured in "Robin Hood" movie, chopped down in "deliberate act of vandalism"

Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challenge
Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challenge "simplistic assumptions" about early humans

Zoologist Adam Britton, accused of torturing animals, pleads guilty to beastiality and child abuse charges
Zoologist Adam Britton, accused of torturing animals, pleads guilty to beastiality and child abuse charges

In a first, scientists recover RNA from an extinct species — the Tasmanian tiger
In a first, scientists recover RNA from an extinct species — the Tasmanian tiger

Volcanic supercontinent will likely wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says
Volcanic supercontinent will likely wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space

Previously unknown language found hidden in
Previously unknown language found hidden in "cultic ritual text" of ancient tablets

British Museum asks public to help recover stolen gems and jewelry
British Museum asks public to help recover stolen gems and jewelry

Scotland to get U.K.'s first ever illegal drug
Scotland to get U.K.'s first ever illegal drug "consumption room" in bid to tackle addiction

Six young activists suing 32 countries for failing to address climate change
Six young activists suing 32 countries for failing to address climate change

Family using metal detector to look for lost earring instead finds treasures from Viking-era burial
Family using metal detector to look for lost earring instead finds treasures from Viking-era burial

Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in
Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in "staggering" discovery at French airport

iPhone 15 demand exceeds expectations, as consumers worldwide line up to buy
iPhone 15 demand exceeds expectations, as consumers worldwide line up to buy

Fishmongers found a rare blue lobster. Instead of selling it, they found a place it could live a happy life
Fishmongers found a rare blue lobster. Instead of selling it, they found a place it could live a happy life

3 crocodiles
3 crocodiles "could have easily devoured" a stray dog in their river. They pushed it to safety instead.

Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for blasphemy after saying Muslim prayer then eating pork on TikTok
Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for blasphemy after saying Muslim prayer then eating pork on TikTok

Weather data from Pearl Harbor warships recovered to study climate science
Weather data from Pearl Harbor warships recovered to study climate science

An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled
An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." He's been ordered to return some of it

New
New "electrical" blue tarantula species found in Thailand: "Enchanting phenomenon"

Prince William's Earthshot Prize announces finalists for 2023 awards
Prince William's Earthshot Prize announces finalists for 2023 awards

Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.
Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.

An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled
An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." He's been ordered to return some of it

Stolen ancient treasures found at Australian museum — including artifact likely smuggled out of Italy under piles of pasta
Stolen ancient treasures found at Australian museum — including artifact likely smuggled out of Italy under piles of pasta

Explorers capture unprecedented images of WWII shipwrecks from Battle of Midway, revealing clues about the carriers' final moments
Explorers capture unprecedented images of WWII shipwrecks from Battle of Midway, revealing clues about the carriers' final moments

Researchers unearth
Researchers unearth "buried secrets" of Spanish warship that sank in 1810, killing hundreds

Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with over 200 people on board is freed
Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with over 200 people on board is freed

Man arrested after appearing to grope female reporter in the middle of her live report in Spain
Man arrested after appearing to grope female reporter in the middle of her live report in Spain

Turkey cave rescue survivor Mark Dickey on his death-defying
Turkey cave rescue survivor Mark Dickey on his death-defying "adventure," and why he'll "never" stop caving

Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show
Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show

Photographer captures monkey
Photographer captures monkey "enjoying a free ride" on the back of a deer in Japanese forest

Team covering the Morocco earthquake finds a tiny puppy alive in the rubble
Team covering the Morocco earthquake finds a tiny puppy alive in the rubble

Princess Diana's black sheep sweater sells for $1.143 million at auction
Princess Diana's black sheep sweater sells for $1.143 million at auction

A woman in England says she's living in a
A woman in England says she's living in a "sea of maggots" in her new home amid trash bin battle

Sean Penn,
Sean Penn, "Superpower" co-director, says Zelenskyy changed as Russia invaded: "Like he was born for this"

Researcher shows bodies of purported
Researcher shows bodies of purported "non-human" beings to Mexican congress at UFO hearing

Fossils reveal
Fossils reveal "gnarly-looking" predators who roamed Earth long before dinosaurs


"Indiana Jones of the Art World" helps Dutch police recover stolen van Gogh painting

Number of U.S. nationals wrongfully held overseas fell in 2022 for the first time in 10 years, report finds
Number of U.S. nationals wrongfully held overseas fell in 2022 for the first time in 10 years, report finds

Cruise ship that touts its
Cruise ship that touts its "navigation capabilities" runs aground in Greenland with more than 200 onboard

Inside Kim Jong Un's armored train:
Inside Kim Jong Un's armored train: "A sweet home"

River of red wine flows through Portuguese village after storage units burst
River of red wine flows through Portuguese village after storage units burst

Dozens of crocodiles escape after heavy floods in Chinese city
Dozens of crocodiles escape after heavy floods in Chinese city

Britain's home secretary wants to ban American XL bully dogs after 11-year-old girl attacked:
Britain's home secretary wants to ban American XL bully dogs after 11-year-old girl attacked: "Lethal danger"

Another spotless giraffe has been recorded – this one, in the wild
Another spotless giraffe has been recorded – this one, in the wild

Climber survives 2,000-foot plunge down side of dangerous New Zealand mountain:
Climber survives 2,000-foot plunge down side of dangerous New Zealand mountain: "He is exceptionally lucky to be alive"

U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a
U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a "crazy adventure"

Why Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji is screaming for relief
Why Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji is screaming for relief

Lab-grown human
Lab-grown human "embryo-like structures" bring hope for research into early-pregnancy complications

Sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their boat off Australia:
Sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their boat off Australia: "There were many — maybe 20, maybe 30, maybe more"

A concerned citizen reported a
A concerned citizen reported a "mass killing" at a British seaside café. Police found a yoga class.

A man bought a metal detector to get off the couch. He just made the
A man bought a metal detector to get off the couch. He just made the "gold find of the century" in Norway.

Turkey cave rescue of American Mark Dickey like
Turkey cave rescue of American Mark Dickey like "Himalayan Mountain climbing" underground, friend says

5 former London police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, other royals
5 former London police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, other royals

Huawei is releasing a faster phone to compete with Apple. Here's why the U.S. is worried.
Huawei is releasing a faster phone to compete with Apple. Here's why the U.S. is worried.

As U.S. warns North Korea against giving Russia weapons for Ukraine, what could Kim Jong Un get in return?
As U.S. warns North Korea against giving Russia weapons for Ukraine, what could Kim Jong Un get in return?

3 sailors rescued after sharks attack and partially destroy their inflatable boat off Australian coast
3 sailors rescued after sharks attack and partially destroy their inflatable boat off Australian coast

4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave:
4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"

Dramatic shot of a falcon striking a pelican wins Bird Photographer of the Year top prize
Dramatic shot of a falcon striking a pelican wins Bird Photographer of the Year top prize

Ex-Italy leader claims France accidentally shot down passenger jet in 1980 bid to kill Qaddafi
Ex-Italy leader claims France accidentally shot down passenger jet in 1980 bid to kill Qaddafi

Wet summer grants big cities in hydro-powered Norway 2 days of free electricity
Wet summer grants big cities in hydro-powered Norway 2 days of free electricity

Missing artifacts from WW II Nazi code breaker and a
Missing artifacts from WW II Nazi code breaker and a "father of modern computing" found with Colorado woman

F1 driver Carlos Sainz chases down alleged thieves who stole his $500,000 watch
F1 driver Carlos Sainz chases down alleged thieves who stole his $500,000 watch

Floodwater sweeps away fire truck in China as Tropical Storm Haikui hits southeast coast
Floodwater sweeps away fire truck in China as Tropical Storm Haikui hits southeast coast

Great Wall of China damaged by workers allegedly looking for shortcut for their excavator
Great Wall of China damaged by workers allegedly looking for shortcut for their excavator

Icebreaker, 2 helicopters used in perilous Antarctic rescue mission as researcher falls ill
Icebreaker, 2 helicopters used in perilous Antarctic rescue mission as researcher falls ill

Remains of British climber who went missing 52 years ago found in the Swiss Alps
Remains of British climber who went missing 52 years ago found in the Swiss Alps

Christie's cancels sale of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten's jewelry over Nazi links
Christie's cancels sale of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten's jewelry over Nazi links

Mother bear with 2 cubs is shot dead, sparking outrage in Italy
Mother bear with 2 cubs is shot dead, sparking outrage in Italy

Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp
Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp

Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp

Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp
This undated file photo shows a roll call, in the early morning or late evening hours, in front of the camp gate of the Nazi concentration camp Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. STR / AP

A 98-year-old man has been charged in Germany with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945, prosecutors said Friday.

The German citizen, a resident of Main-Kinzig county near Frankfurt, is accused of having "supported the cruel and malicious killing of thousands of prisoners as a member of the SS guard detail," prosecutors in Giessen said in a statement. They did not release the...more



 

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Mother bear with 2 cubs is shot dead, sparking outrage in Italy

Mother bear with 2 cubs is shot dead, sparking outrage in Italy
A bear named Amarena crosses a street with her cubs in front of a group of people, in San Sebastiano Dei Marsi, Abruzzo, Italy, August 26, 2023 in this still image from video obtained from social media. GEMMA DI PIETRO/VIA REUTERS

The slaying of an endangered brown bear near an Italian national park left her two young cubs motherless and sparked outrage in Italy on Friday.

Italy's environment minister and animal rights advocates voiced anger and dismay over the killing of the bear in the mountainous Abruzzo region. Local residents, including families with small children, had often stopped to watch the bear and her cubs...more



 

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Sat, September 02, 2023 1:55am
 
Christie's cancels sale of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten's jewelry over Nazi links

Christie's cancels sale of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten's jewelry over Nazi links
This photograph taken on May 8, 2023, shows Christie's international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia, speaking on his phone behind a display case of jewels during a press preview of the "World of Heidi Horten" sales in Geneva. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP VIA GETTY

Christie's has canceled the second auction of jewels belonging to an Austrian billionaire, whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis, following "intense scrutiny," it said Friday. The auction house held a first controversial online and in-person sale in Geneva of part of the large stash of more than 700 jewels in May, and had been scheduled to hold a second round in...more



 

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Sat, September 02, 2023 2:07am
 
Remains of British climber who went missing 52 years ago found in the Swiss Alps

Remains of British climber who went missing 52 years ago found in the Swiss Alps
A picture taken on July 30, 2022 shows the Fee Glacier above the Swiss alpine resort of Saas-Fee on July 30, 2022. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The remains of a climber discovered in the Swiss Alps last year have been identified as a British mountaineer who went missing 52 years ago, local police said Thursday.

It is the latest in a series of discoveries of remains of long-missing climbers revealed as the Alp's glaciers melt and recede because of global warming.

The climber was reported missing in July 1971 but search teams at the time turned up nothing, said police in the canton of Valais, southwest Switzerland.

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Sat, September 02, 2023 2:18am
 
Icebreaker, 2 helicopters used in perilous Antarctic rescue mission as researcher falls ill

Icebreaker, 2 helicopters used in perilous Antarctic rescue mission as researcher falls ill
The Australian Antarctic research station of Casey overlooks Vincennes Bay in the Antarctic, as seen in this January 11, 2008 aerial file photo. TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP VIA GETTY

Australian rescuers have successfully evacuated a researcher who fell seriously ill at a remote Antarctic outpost, but it required a unique and daring evacuation mission. The man in question had an undisclosed "developing medical condition" and the mission required an emergency medical rescue team, a huge icebreaker ship and two helicopters to retrieve the man from extremely isolated territory on the icy continent, according to CBS News' partner network, BBC News.

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Great Wall of China damaged by workers allegedly looking for shortcut for their excavator

Great Wall of China damaged by workers allegedly looking for shortcut for their excavator
Local police officials received a report on August 24, 2023 that a gap had been dug in the 32nd Great Wall in Youyu County, located in the northwest of China. Police patrolled the line and found an excavator and a man and a woman present. YOUYU COUNTY PUBLIC SECURITY BUREAU

Two people have been arrested in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of China's iconic Great Wall by using an excavator to cut a huge gap in the ancient structure, local police said in a statement posted online. The suspects, a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, are construction workers who were allegedly trying to create a shortcut to save time going around the wall,...more



 

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Tue, September 05, 2023 1:40pm
 
Floodwater sweeps away fire truck in China as Tropical Storm Haikui hits southeast coast

Floodwater sweeps away fire truck in China as Tropical Storm Haikui hits southeast coast
An aerial view shows flooded streets on the outskirts of Fuzhou, after heavy rains brought by typhoon Haikui in Fujian province, China, September 5, 2023. CNSPHOTO VIA REUTERS

High waters swept a fire truck into a river in southeast China early Tuesday, leaving five crew members missing, local authorities said, as the second tropical storm in recent days hit the mainland. What had been Typhoon Haikui weakened to a tropical storm as it scraped along the coastline of Fujian and Guangdong provinces Tuesday morning, bringing up to two feet of rainfall to some areas as it moved inland, according to China's meteorological agency.

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Tue, September 05, 2023 1:43pm
 
F1 driver Carlos Sainz chases down alleged thieves who stole his $500,000 watch

F1 driver Carlos Sainz chases down alleged thieves who stole his $500,000 watch
Carlos Sainz of Ferrari during press conference after the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy on September 3, 2023. JAKUB PORZYCKI/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES

F1 driver Carlos Sainz thanked Italian police on Monday for arresting thieves who allegedly stole a luxury watch from him following the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday.

According to several media reports, the Ferrari driver was the victim of a theft near the Armani hotel in Milan just hours after finishing third in the race.Two men stole his Richard Mille watch, which ESPN reported is worth at least $500,000.

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Tue, September 05, 2023 1:46pm
 
Missing artifacts from WW II Nazi code breaker and a "father of modern computing" found with Colorado woman

Missing artifacts from WW II Nazi code breaker and a father of modern computing found with Colorado woman
Alan Turing's 1936 passport photo, one of the items taken from the Sherborne School in England in 1984 and recently found in a Colorado woman's possession. SHERBORNE SCHOOL

Items belonging to an Englishman credited with cracking encrypted Nazi communications during World War II and who later earned accolades as one of the founding fathers of computer science were discovered in the possession of a Colorado woman in 2018, nearly four decades after they went missing.

In late August, Denver-based federal investigators flew across the Atlantic to return those items — which were...more



 

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Tue, September 05, 2023 1:52pm
 
Wet summer grants big cities in hydro-powered Norway 2 days of free electricity

Wet summer grants big cities in hydro-powered Norway 2 days of free electricity
Water flows over a dam at the Braskereidfoss Power plant in Norway, August 9, 2023. CORNELIUS POPPE/NTB/AFP/GETTY

Electricity was free in Norway's two biggest cities on Monday, market data showed, the silver lining of a wet summer. With power almost exclusively produced from hydro in Norway, the more it rains or snows, the more the reservoirs fill up and the lower the electricity price.

A particularly violent summer storm dubbed "Hans" that swept across Scandinavia in August, in addition to frequent rainfall this summer, have filled reservoirs in parts of Norway.

As a result, the spot price of electricity before taxes and grid fees...more



 

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Tue, September 05, 2023 2:21pm
 
Ex-Italy leader claims France accidentally shot down passenger jet in 1980 bid to kill Qaddafi

Ex-Italy leader claims France accidentally shot down passenger jet in 1980 bid to kill Qaddafi
A general view of the Ustica Memorial Museum, dedicated to the 81 people who died on board Itavia Flight 870 on June 27, 1980, when it crashed into the sea near Ustica island, with the wreck of the aircraft and 81 lamps symbolizing the lives lost, June 26, 2020 in Bologna, Italy. ROBERTO SERRA/IGUANA PRESS/GETTY

A former Italian premier, in an interview published on Saturday, contended that a French air force missile accidentally brought down a passenger jet over the Mediterranean Sea in 1980 in a failed bid to assassinate Libya's then leader Muammar Qaddafi.

Former two-time Premier Giuliano Amato appealed to French President...more



 

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Tue, September 05, 2023 3:11pm
 
Dramatic shot of a falcon striking a pelican wins Bird Photographer of the Year top prize

Dramatic shot of a falcon striking a pelican wins Bird Photographer of the Year top prize
A female peregrine falcon striking a brown pelican was photographer Jack Zhi's gold award-winning image in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2023 competition. JACK ZHI/BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Photographer Jack Zhi's dramatic image of a female peregrine falcon striking a brown pelican mid-flight beat over 23,000 other entries to win the Bird Photographer of the Year 2023 gold award.

"For four years, I attempted to capture the rare sight of the female falcon attacking large brown pelicans with incredible speed and agility," Zhi said in a statement Tuesday. "I love the eyes of the pelican in this image, surprised and scared. The action was fast,...more



 

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Wed, September 06, 2023 11:59am
 
4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: "Almost in mint condition"

4 Roman-era swords discovered after 1,900 years in Dead Sea cave: Almost in mint condition
Israeli archaeologists show four Roman-era swords and a javelin head found during a recent excavation in a cave near the Dead Sea, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023. OHAD ZWIGENBERG / AP

Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert cave, surfaced in a recent excavation by Israeli archaeologists near the Dead Sea, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday.

The cache of exceptionally intact artifacts was found about two months ago and tells a story of empire and rebellion, of long-distance conquest and local insurrection. They were found in a...more



 

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Wed, September 06, 2023 12:46pm
 
3 sailors rescued after sharks attack and partially destroy their inflatable boat off Australian coast

3 sailors rescued after sharks attack and partially destroy their inflatable boat off Australian coast
Three sailors fwere rescued on Wednesday after their boat came under attack from sharks, authorities said. AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY

Three sailors from Russia and France were rescued on Wednesday after the inflatable catamaran they were trying to navigate from Vanuatu to Australia came under attack from sharks, authorities said.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said it responded to an alert from an emergency beacon at about 1:30 a.m. When rescuers arrived at the scene more than 500 miles east of the Australian coast in the Coral Sea, they found both hulls of the men's 9-meter boat had been damaged after several...more



 

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Wed, September 06, 2023 12:50pm
 
As U.S. warns North Korea against giving Russia weapons for Ukraine, what could Kim Jong Un get in return?

As U.S. warns North Korea against giving Russia weapons for Ukraine, what could Kim Jong Un get in return?

U.S. officials have issued repeated warnings this week about the prospect of North Korea's isolated totalitarian regime agreeing to supply Russia with ammunition and weapons for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. But at least one of America's closest allies in Asia is just as concerned about what Kim Jong Un could get in return.

CBS News spoke Wednesday with a senior South Korean official about the Biden administration's announcement three days ago that Kim expects to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia in the coming weeks to discuss potential military cooperation.

The official said Seoul was concerned the Kim regime could be seeking...more



 

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Wed, September 06, 2023 5:37pm
 
Huawei is releasing a faster phone to compete with Apple. Here's why the U.S. is worried.

Huawei is releasing a faster phone to compete with Apple. Here's why the U.S. is worried.
A customer checks out Huawei's new Mate 60 Pro phone at the telecom company's flagship store in Shanghai, China, September 5, 2023. COSTFOTO/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES

Huawei's latest phone, the Mate 60 Pro, is generating buzz among tech aficionados in China. But in the U.S. the new device is spurring concern, along with an investigation by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

At issue for American officials is the technology inside the Huawei phone, which reportedly includes an advanced 7-nanometer processor made by SMIC, China's top chipmaker, according to Capital Economics. With that chip, the phone has enough power and speed to rival Apple's...more



 

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:26am
 
5 former London police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, other royals

5 former London police officers admit sending racist messages about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, other royals

Five retired British police officers on Thursday admitted sending offensive and racist social media messages about Prince Harry's wife, the Duchess of Sussex, and others. The men, all in their 60s, were arrested after a BBC investigation last year sparked an internal police inquiry.

The charges say messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Harry and wife Meghan, as well as Prince William and his wife, Kate, and the late Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband, Prince Philip. Some also mentioned U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Home Secretary Priti Patel and former Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:33am
 
Turkey cave rescue of American Mark Dickey like "Himalayan Mountain climbing" underground, friend says

Turkey cave rescue of American Mark Dickey like Himalayan Mountain climbing underground, friend says
U.S. speleologist Mark Dickey (left) is seen next to a rescuer inside the Morca Cave, near Anamur in Mersin province, southern Turkey, September 6, 2023, in a screen grab taken from video provided by Turkish officials. AFAD, TURKEY'S DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT/REUTERS

Scores of international rescuers had descended by Friday on a cave in southern Turkey, as the plan to save American caver Mark Dickey took shape. Dickey, a speleologist or cave expert, fell ill last weekend while helping to chart Turkey's Morca cave system — the country's third deepest and sixth longest — leaving him stuck more than 3,200...more



 

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:45am
 
A man bought a metal detector to get off the couch. He just made the "gold find of the century" in Norway.

A man bought a metal detector to get off the couch. He just made the gold find of the century in Norway.
Handout photo released on September 7, 2023 by the Museum of Archaeology and the University of Stavanger, south-western Norway, shows amateur archaeologist Erlend Bore posing with a gold treasure photographed shortly after he found them in the ground with a metal detector on the island of Rennes. ANNIKEN CELINE BERGER/NTB/ARKEOLOGISK MUSEUM, UIS /AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the country's gold find of the century.

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:53am
 
A concerned citizen reported a "mass killing" at a British seaside café. Police found a yoga class.

A concerned citizen reported a mass killing at a British seaside café. Police found a yoga class.

U.K. police descended on a yoga class in central England after a member of the public spotted people lying on the floor and reported a "mass killing."

Officers rushed to the spot with their sirens blaring only to find members of the class quietly meditating.

The Seaside Cafe inside the North Sea Observatory in Chapel St Leonards said a worried member of the public raised the alarm on Wednesday night after becoming concerned.

"If anyone heard the mass of police sirens in Chapel St Leonards at 9.30pm last night then please be reassured," a Facebook post said. "They were on their way to the Observatory after someone...more



 

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:56am
 
Sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their boat off Australia: "There were many — maybe 20, maybe 30, maybe more"

Sailors reach land safely after sharks nearly sink their boat off Australia: There were many — maybe 20, maybe 30, maybe more
Three sailors fwere rescued on Wednesday after their boat came under attack from sharks, authorities said. AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY

Three round-the-world sailors reached land safely Thursday after sharks nearly sank their catamaran in the Coral Sea.

Both of the inflatable hulls on their 30-foot boat were damaged in several attacks by what were thought to be cookiecutter sharks — a small species not considered dangerous to people. Aerial photos of the men's rescue showed major damage to the boat, which was nearly submerged and a front section of one hull was completely...more



 

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Sat, September 09, 2023 2:59am
 
Lab-grown human "embryo-like structures" bring hope for research into early-pregnancy complications

Lab-grown human embryo-like structures bring hope for research into early-pregnancy complications
Dr Jacob Hanna, a specialist in molecular genetics at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, holds a vial containing five-day-old synthetic mouse embryos grown in an electronically controlled ex-utero roller culture platform, in a lab in the Israeli central city of Rehovot, August 4, 2022. AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/GETTY

Scientists have developed human embryo-like structures without using sperm, an egg or fertilization, offering hope for research on miscarriage and birth defects but also raising fresh ethical concerns.

Earlier this year, several labs around the world released pre-print studies that had not been...more



 

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Sat, September 09, 2023 3:04am
 
Why Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji is screaming for relief

Why Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji is screaming for reliefA handout image provided by the Yamanashi prefecture administration shows Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji. HANDOUT/YAMANASHI PREFECTURE

Japan's majestic 12,388-foot peak has stirred poets and painters, sent the devout on treacherous pilgrimages up its slopes, and continues to inspire awe and admiration. It is the namesake of companies from Fuji Film and Fujitsu to Fuji Xerox.

Few mountains anywhere in the world enjoy the name recognition of Japan's cone-shaped, dormant volcano.

That iconic name value, unsurprisingly, has made Mt. Fuji a tourist magnet. Over the weekend, at the "5th Station" — roughly half-way up the mountain and the point at which most vehicles must stop — a line...more



 

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Mon, September 11, 2023 3:43pm
 
U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a "crazy adventure"

U.S. caver Mark Dickey rescued in Turkey and recovering after a crazy adventure
U.S. caver Mark Dickey, on a stretcher, is carried out of the Morca cave as his rescue operation comes to a successful end near Anamur in Mersin province, southern Turkey, September 12, 2023. UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS

American explorer Mark Dickey was rescued from a cave in southern Turkey on Monday night, the Turkish Caving Federation said. Dickey "was taken out of the last exit of the cave" a little past midnight local time, the federation wrote on social media. "Thus, the cave rescue part of the operation ended successfully. We congratulate all those who contributed!"

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Tue, September 12, 2023 3:08pm
 
Climber survives 2,000-foot plunge down side of dangerous New Zealand mountain: "He is exceptionally lucky to be alive"

Climber survives 2,000-foot plunge down side of dangerous New Zealand mountain: He is exceptionally lucky to be alive
Photo taken on June 22, 2021 shows a view of Mount Taranaki in New Zealand. LU HUAIQIAN/XINHUA VIA GETTY IMAGES

A climber who plunged 600 meters (nearly 2,000 feet) down the side of one of New Zealand's most dangerous mountains was "exceptionally lucky" to survive after landing on snow, police said Monday.

The man was part of a group of climbers approaching the snow-capped summit of Mount Taranaki on New Zealand's North Island when he lost his footing and slipped.

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Tue, September 12, 2023 3:41pm
 
Another spotless giraffe has been recorded – this one, in the wild

Another spotless giraffe has been recorded – this one, in the wild
Giraffe Conservation Foundation says a spotless giraffe was photographed in the wild in Namibia. GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

Just weeks after a Tennessee zoo said it welcomed a rare spotless giraffe, another one has been photographed in the wild – this time in Namibia, Africa. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation announced in a news release Monday the spotless Angolan giraffe was seen on a private game reserve – and it is the first one ever recorded in the wild in Africa.

Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, made headlines last month when it announced a phenomenal giraffe without any markings was born. That giraffe,...more



 

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Tue, September 12, 2023 3:54pm
 
Britain's home secretary wants to ban American XL bully dogs after 11-year-old girl attacked: "Lethal danger"

Britain's home secretary wants to ban American XL bully dogs after 11-year-old girl attacked: Lethal danger

Britain's home secretary said Monday she is seeking "urgent advice" on banning a type of American bully dog, highlighting an attack on a 11-year-old girl over the weekend.

Suella Braverman said she has commissioned advice on outlawing American bully XL dogs after police said they were investigating an incident in the central English city of Birmingham on Saturday, when a girl was injured by one of the dogs. Two men who intervened were also injured.

"This is appalling. The American XL Bully is a clear and lethal danger to our communities, particularly to children," Braverman wrote on social media. "We can't go on like...more



 

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Tue, September 12, 2023 4:29pm
 
Dozens of crocodiles escape after heavy floods in Chinese city

Dozens of crocodiles escape after heavy floods in Chinese city
Crocodiles play in the water at the crocodile breeding area of an aquaculture base in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, July 28, 2023. CFOTO/FUTURE PUBLISHING VIA GETTY IMAGES

A Chinese city has launched an operation to find a large number of crocodiles that escaped when floods hit the region in recent days, authorities said Tuesday.

A typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China last week, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas. Last week, high waters swept a fire truck into a river in southeast China early Tuesday, leaving five crew members missing.

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Tue, September 12, 2023 4:46pm
 
River of red wine flows through Portuguese village after storage units burst

River of red wine flows through Portuguese village after storage units burst

A river of red wine flowed through the streets of a small town in Portugal this week after an incident at a local distillery. Video from Anadia, Portugal, shows the wine rushing in the gutters and turning the streets purple.

Destilaria Levira, a wine distillery located in the village of São Lourenço do Bairro, said the wine river was caused when two storage units holding wine burst on Sunday. In a post on Facebook, the distillery said no one was injured and the cause of the incident is being investigated.

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Tue, September 12, 2023 4:50pm
 
Inside Kim Jong Un's armored train: "A sweet home"

Inside Kim Jong Un's armored train: A sweet home
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by government officials, departs Pyongyang, North Korea, to visit Russia, Sept. 10, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 12, 2023. KCNA VIA REUTERS

Images on Russia and North Korean state media outlets showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveling to Russia for a highly anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin by armored train — a method of travel that has been used by the reclusive Kim dynasty for decades.

Still photos released by Korean Central News Agency — the North Korean state media outlet — capture the 39-year-old dictator standing aboard a dark green train at...more



 

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Tue, September 12, 2023 4:58pm
 
Cruise ship that touts its "navigation capabilities" runs aground in Greenland with more than 200 onboard

Cruise ship that touts its
The Ocean Explorer expedition cruise ship has run aground in Greenland with more than 200 people onboard. SIRIUS/ARCTIC COMMAND

The Ocean Explorer expedition has been touted as a cruise ship "purpose-built for expedition travel to the world's most remote destinations," complete with "cutting-edge technology" and its "navigation capabilities."

But on Tuesday, it ran aground in a national park in northeast Greenland.

The Joint Arctic Command said the ship grounded in Alpefjord, part of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the world's largest national park, on Tuesday. According to Greenland...more



 

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Wed, September 13, 2023 2:44pm
 
Number of U.S. nationals wrongfully held overseas fell in 2022 for the first time in 10 years, report finds

Number of U.S. nationals wrongfully held overseas fell in 2022 for the first time in 10 years, report finds

The number of U.S. nationals wrongfully detained overseas decreased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report, as the plight of Americans unjustly imprisoned abroad has garnered national attention with a series of high-profile prisoner swaps.

The release of 21 U.S. nationals last year was "the largest number of publicly known wrongful detention releases in one year," according to the report released Wednesday by the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, which advocates for the freedom of Americans held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad. The foundation has tracked cases dating...more



 

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Wed, September 13, 2023 2:56pm
 
"Indiana Jones of the Art World" helps Dutch police recover stolen van Gogh painting

Indiana Jones of the Art World helps Dutch police recover stolen van Gogh painting
This undated handout photo shows The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring, 1884, by Vincent van Gogh, at the Groninger Museum, Netherlands. MARTEN DE LEEUW / AP

A Dutch art detective returned a Vincent van Gogh painting to a museum Tuesday more than three years after it was stolen.

Arthur Brand, known as the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," announced the recovery of "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring," also known as "Spring Garden," on his Instagram account. He returned the painting to the Groninger Museum director.

"A great day for all Van Gogh lovers worldwide," Brand wrote.

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Wed, September 13, 2023 3:43pm
 
Fossils reveal "gnarly-looking" predators who roamed Earth long before dinosaurs

Fossils reveal gnarly-looking predators who roamed Earth long before dinosaurs
Researchers at the dig site. PHOTO BY FELIPE PINHEIRO

A 265-million-year-old fossil found in South America gives new insight into a large, predatory species that roamed the Earth long before dinosaurs ever did.

The species is called "Pampaphoneus biccai," according to a news release from Harvard University's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. The creatures "dominated" South America 40 million years before dinosaurs roamed the planet. According to the news release and a study published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, researchers from all over the world found an "exquisitely preserved" 265-million-year-old set of fossils from...more



 

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Wed, September 13, 2023 4:05pm
 
Researcher shows bodies of purported "non-human" beings to Mexican congress at UFO hearing

Researcher shows bodies of purported
A screengrab from video live-streamed on Sept. 12, 2023 from a hearing in the Mexican Congress' Chamber of Deputies shows a small figure in a box that was described by journalist and UFO researcher Jamie Maussan as a "non-human" being found almost a decade earlier in Peru. CONGRESS OF MEXICO, CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

A journalist and researcher on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or UFOs as they're better known, presented the remains of purported "non-human" beings to lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday during the country's first public congressional hearing on the topic.

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Wed, September 13, 2023 5:55pm
 
Sean Penn, "Superpower" co-director, says Zelenskyy changed as Russia invaded: "Like he was born for this"

Sean Penn, Superpower co-director, says Zelenskyy changed as Russia invaded: Like he was born for this

Two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn was with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when Russia invaded Ukraine — as he filmed a documentary that was intended to be about a comedy superstar-turned-president but ended up being about an existential threat to democracy.

Penn said Zelenskyy changed that day in February last year, and he noticed the shift when the two were together in the bunker of the presidential palace during the start of the invasion.

"I met him the day before and .. when he entered the room on the day of the invasion, to our cameras, ... it felt like he was born for this .. and it was a...more



 

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Wed, September 13, 2023 6:03pm
 
A woman in England says she's living in a "sea of maggots" in her new home amid trash bin battle

A woman in England says she's living in a sea of maggots in her new home amid trash bin battle

When Yasmin Khanam moved into her house in Stanwell, Surrey, last November, she did so looking to start a family. Now, less than a year later, she's got new residents in her home — but they're all maggots.

The 29-year-old told BBC News that she's been caught up in a trash tussle. There are communal garbage bins right outside her home that are supposed to be cleared out every two weeks, but she says they've been overflowing for months.

The pile-ups started last December, but Khanam told local outlet Surrey Live that she thought it was going to be a temporary problem caused by Christmas gifts. But it just never went away. And because of...more



 

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Fri, September 15, 2023 3:39pm
 
Princess Diana's black sheep sweater sells for $1.143 million at auction

Princess Diana's black sheep sweater sells for $1.143 million at auction
Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Sarah Ferguson attend a polo match at Smith's Lawn, Guards Polo Club, Windsor, June 1983. RICHARD DAVIS / GETTY IMAGES

What may be the most expensive sweater in the world just sold for $1.143 million at a Sotheby's auction. The so-called "black sheep" sweater, worn by the late Princess Diana, far surpassed the estimated sale price of $80,000.

After Diana wore the wool sweater at one of King III Charles' polo matches in 1981, the fashion line Warm & Wonderful saw a surge in sales, designers Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne said in a statement.

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Fri, September 15, 2023 3:44pm
 
Team covering the Morocco earthquake finds a tiny puppy alive in the rubble

CBS News team covering the Morocco earthquake finds a tiny puppy alive in the rubble
CBS News correspondent Chris Livesay holds a tiny puppy he and his team found amid earthquake rubble in Talat N'Yaqoob, in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, Sept. 14, 2023.

In the aftermath of Morocco's powerful earthquake, CBS News found life amid the rubble. While reporting in Talat N'Yaqoob, close to the epicenter of the devastating 6.8 magnitude quake that killed almost 3,000 people, we heard faint yelps coming from a pile of debris.

Just beyond a heap of crumbled cinder block and ashes in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, a tiny, dark-brown creature, about the size of a hamster appeared disoriented and was struggling to move. It turned out to be a puppy,...more



 

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Fri, September 15, 2023 3:48pm
 
Photographer captures monkey "enjoying a free ride" on the back of a deer in Japanese forest

Photographer captures monkey enjoying a free ride on the back of a deer in Japanese forest
A rare image of a monkey riding on a deer's back has gone viral after the U.K. Natural History Museum released it in a preview of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photograph, shot by Atsuyuki Ohshima in a Japanese forest, captured the rare — but not unheard-of — interaction between a macaque and a deer. ATSUYUKI OHSHIMA

A rare image of a monkey riding on a deer's back has gone viral after the U.K. Natural History Museum released it in a preview of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photograph, shot by Atsuyuki Ohshima in a Japanese forest, captured the rare — but not unheard-of...more



 

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Fri, September 15, 2023 4:45pm
 
Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show

Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show
This infographic was created by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Special Operations Division as a visual representation of intelligence findings, to depict how an American supply chain provides firearms and ammunition to Mexican cartels. PROJECT THOR / OBTAINED BY CBS NEWS

Mexican drug cartels have been smuggling a vast arsenal of even military-grade weapons out of the U.S. with the help of American citizens, a CBS Reports investigation has found.

Exclusively-obtained U.S. intelligence documents and interviews with half a dozen current and former officials reveal that the American government has known this for years but,...more



 

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Fri, September 15, 2023 4:56pm
 
Turkey cave rescue survivor Mark Dickey on his death-defying "adventure," and why he'll "never" stop caving

Turkey cave rescue survivor Mark Dickey on his death-defying adventure, and why he'll never stop caving
American scientist Mark Dickey who was rescued from a cave in Turkey, and his fiancee Jessica Van Ord are seen during an interview at a hospital in Mersin, Turkey, Sept. 13, 2023. SERKAN AVCI/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY

American researcher Mark Dickey, who was rescued earlier this week after becoming stuck more than 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave, has shared his incredible survival story with CBS News. Dickey, 40, is an experienced caver, but he got stranded deep inside Turkey's Morca cave system after becoming seriously ill on September 2.

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Fri, September 15, 2023 5:01pm
 
Man arrested after appearing to grope female reporter in the middle of her live report in Spain

Man arrested after appearing to grope female reporter in the middle of her live report in Spain
Isa Balado, a reporter for Spanish broadcaster Cuatro, was reporting live on an armed robbery in Madrid on Tuesday when a man wearing sunglasses and dressed in a dark jacket and gray shorts walked up behind Balado and appeared to touch her bottom.

Police in Madrid have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a Spanish journalist while she was reporting live on TV. Isa Balado, a reporter for Spanish broadcaster Cuatro, was reporting live on an armed robbery in Madrid Tuesday when a man walked up behind her and appeared to touch her bottom.

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Fri, September 15, 2023 5:07pm
 
Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with over 200 people on board is freed

Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland with over 200 people on board is freed

Officials said the expedition cruise ship that ran aground in northeast Greenland earlier this week with more than 200 people on board wouldn't be able to be rescued until Friday morning at the earliest – but help came early. On Thursday morning, the Joint Arctic Command said that it has been freed.

"Ocean Explorer has been pulled free this morning by the Natural Institute's fishing research ship TARAJOQ," the command said on Facebook Thursday morning, according to a translation. This was the fishing research ship's second attempt at freeing the vessel, the first of which occurred on Wednesday during high tide, but was unsuccessful.

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Fri, September 15, 2023 5:13pm
 
Researchers unearth "buried secrets" of Spanish warship that sank in 1810, killing hundreds

Researchers unearth buried secrets of Spanish warship that sank in 1810, killing hundreds
A diver examines the Santa María Magdalena, a warship of the Spanish Navy that shipwrecked in 1810. SPANISH FEDERATION OF UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES

An investigation into a Spanish warship that sank over 200 years ago has revealed "buried secrets" including well-preserved structural details, Spanish authorities announced Thursday.

The Santa María Magdalena, a Spanish Navy frigate that was sunk by a powerful storm in 1810, is currently the subject of an "exciting investigation" by the Spanish Federation of Underwater Activities, according to a news release from the agency. The effort first aimed to preserve the ship, which remains underwater, but has "evolved...more



 

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Fri, September 15, 2023 6:16pm
 
Explorers capture unprecedented images of WWII shipwrecks from Battle of Midway, revealing clues about the carriers' final moments

Explorers capture unprecedented images of WWII shipwrecks from Battle of Midway, revealing clues about the carriers' final moments
127 mm twin anti-aircraft gun mounted below the flight deck of IJN Akagi. OCEAN EXPLORATION TRUST, NOAA

Deep-sea explorers say they have captured detailed images of three iconic shipwrecks from World War II's Battle of Midway, including the first up-close photos of a Japanese aircraft carrier since it sank during the historic battle in 1942.

The Japanese Imperial Navy's Akagi was surveyed along with two other aircraft carriers by a crew aboard the Exploration Vessel Nautilus, according to the nonprofit group Ocean Exploration Trust.

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Mon, September 18, 2023 5:27pm
 
Stolen ancient treasures found at Australian museum — including artifact likely smuggled out of Italy under piles of pasta

Stolen ancient treasures found at Australian museum — including artifact likely smuggled out of Italy under piles of pasta
The Attic belly amphora, with two warriors in combat, a slain warrior between their feet and a male attendant figures to either side. ANU

Italian art detectives have found stolen ancient treasures at a leading Australian university, including an artifact likely smuggled out of the country under piles of pasta, the institution said.

Australian National University (ANU) said Friday it was working with the "specialist art squad" of Italy's Carabinieri military police to return the priceless pieces.

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Mon, September 18, 2023 6:02pm
 
An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." He's been ordered to return some of it

An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled Take the Money and Run. He's been ordered to return some of it
The blank canvases that were supposed to feature real money symbolizing the average annual incomes of two countries. Instead of using the money in the artwork, artist Jens Haaning pocketed it, calling the blank canvases "Take the Money and Run." JENS HAANING

In 2021, a Danish artist was given $84,000 by a museum to use in a work of art – and he found a clever and devious use for the cash: He pocketed it. Instead of using the money in his work, Jens Haaning turned in two blank canvases, titling them "Take the Money and Run." Now, he has been ordered to return at least some of the money, BBC News...more



 

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Tue, September 19, 2023 4:48pm
 
Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.

Are paper wine bottles the future? These companies think so.

A British company is replacing glass wine bottles with a unique paper alternative, and bringing the product to the United States. Frugalpac designs and manufactures paper wine bottles in an effort to help decarbonize the drink industry.

"The overall carbon footprint is much, much lower on a paper bottle than it is on the equivalent glass bottle. We believe it's up to six times lower," Frugalpac's product director JP Grogan told CBS News.

The Frugalpac bottle weighs less than 3 ounces — almost five times lighter than a conventional glass bottle, saving on fuel and emissions in transport. Because each bottle starts its life flat-packed, it also means more of them can be...more



 

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Wed, September 20, 2023 2:36pm
 
Prince William's Earthshot Prize announces finalists for 2023 awards

Prince William's Earthshot Prize announces finalists for 2023 awards
Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales in New York on Sept. 18, 2023. GETTY IMAGES

Prince William is visiting New York Tuesday during Climate Week, the climate summit that coincides with the United Nations General Assembly, to announce the finalists for the Earthshot Prize, his climate-focused charity.

In his first trip to New York City in nearly a decade, William made several stops, including to a fire station near the World Trade Center, where he met with first responders to discuss the importance of mental health care. A day earlier, he harvested oysters with school kids in New York Harbor as part of the Billion Oyster Project, an organization dedicated to...more



 

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Wed, September 20, 2023 2:45pm
 
New "electrical" blue tarantula species found in Thailand: "Enchanting phenomenon"

New electrical blue tarantula species found in Thailand: Enchanting phenomenon
Chilobrachys natanicharum. ZOOKEYS

Entomologists in Thailand have been stunned by an electrifying new species of tarantula found in the southern part of the country.

The spider, known as the Chilobrachys natanicharum, has a "blue-violet hue resembling the color of electrical sparks," researchers from the Entomology Museum at Khon Kaen University and the Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum said in a paper announcing the find. They called the tarantula's rare color an "enchanting phenomenon."

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Wed, September 20, 2023 2:57pm
 
An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled "Take the Money and Run." He's been ordered to return some of it

An artist took $84,000 in cash from a museum and handed in blank canvases titled Take the Money and Run. He's been ordered to return some of it
The blank canvases that were supposed to feature real money symbolizing the average annual incomes of two countries. Instead of using the money in the artwork, artist Jens Haaning pocketed it, calling the blank canvases "Take the Money and Run." JENS HAANING

In 2021, a Danish artist was given $84,000 by a museum to use in a work of art – and he found a clever and devious use for the cash: He pocketed it. Instead of using the money in his work, Jens Haaning turned in two blank canvases, titling them "Take the Money and Run." Now, he has been ordered to return at least some of the money, BBC News...more



 

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Wed, September 20, 2023 3:27pm
 
Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in "staggering" discovery at French airport

Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in staggering discovery at French airport
Hundreds of skulls and other animal remains have been found over the course of several months at France's largest airport. FRENCH CUSTOMS/DOUANE FRANCAISE VIA STORYFUL

Customs agents at France's largest airport have spent months stockpiling a shocking discovery – the trafficked skulls and other remains of more than 700 animals headed for the U.S.

The skulls were found at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the largest international airport in the country. Customs officers tweeted about the incident on Thursday, saying they found the skulls in "several seizures" across the airport.

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Fri, September 22, 2023 5:49pm
 
Weather data from Pearl Harbor warships recovered to study climate science

Weather data from Pearl Harbor warships recovered to study climate science
The USS Pennsylvania at sea. UNIVERSITY OF READING

A rescue mission has recovered millions of pieces of weather data recorded during World War II. Climate scientists say the information can be used to understand how the world's climate has changed over decades.

The information was shared in a study, published in the Geoscience Data Journal, and a news release shared by the University of Reading, the English institution two of the study's researchers were from. The third researcher was based in the United States.

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Fri, September 22, 2023 6:02pm
 
Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for blasphemy after saying Muslim prayer then eating pork on TikTok

Indonesian woman sentenced to prison for blasphemy after saying Muslim prayer then eating pork on TikTok
Lina Lutfiawati, also known as Lina Mukherjee, sits on the defendant's chair during her trial in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Sept 19, 2023. MOHAMMAD FADLI/AP

A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam — in a TikTok video.

Judges at Palembang court in South Sumatra province in Sumatra island also ordered Lina Lutfiawati to pay a fine of 250 million rupiah ($16,262) in their blasphemy trial verdict on Tuesday

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Fri, September 22, 2023 6:12pm
 
3 crocodiles "could have easily devoured" a stray dog in their river. They pushed it to safety instead.

3 crocodiles could have easily devoured a stray dog in their river. They pushed it to safety instead.
A dog was seen being given a 'safe passage' by three crocodiles, in a sentient behavior suggestive of 'cross-species empathy'.
CHAVAN, U.M. & M.R. BORKAR (2023). OBSERVATIONS ON COOPERATIVE FISHING, USE OF BAIT FOR HUNTING, PROPENSITY FOR MARIGOLD FLOWERS AND SENTIENT BEHAVIOUR IN MUGGER CROCODILES CROCODYLUS PALUSTRIS (LESSON, 1831) OF RIVER SAVITRI AT MAHAD, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 15(8): 23750–23762.


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Fishmongers found a rare blue lobster. Instead of selling it, they found a place it could live a happy life

Fishmongers found a rare blue lobster. Instead of selling it, they found a place it could live a happy life

Fishmongers who found a rare blue lobster decided to spare the cool crustacean and release it instead of selling it. Les Viviers de Noirmoutier, a seafood retailer in France, said in a Facebook post there is a one in 2 million chance to find a blue lobster – and they just happened upon one.

The fish mongers worked with the tourism office on the Île d'Yeu to find a new home for the small female lobster. The small French island is just off the coast of Saint-Gilles, where Les Viviers de Noirmoutie is located.

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Fri, September 22, 2023 6:36pm
 
iPhone 15 demand exceeds expectations, as consumers worldwide line up to buy

iPhone 15 demand exceeds expectations, as consumers worldwide line up to buy
CEO Tim Cook greets customers purchasing Apple's new iPhone 15 during a launch event at Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City on Friday. Pre-orders for the iPhone 15, have far exceeded expectations, Wedbush analysts said. ALEXI ROSENFELD / GETTY IMAGES

If you're looking to get your hands on an iPhone 15, you'll likely have to take a number.

The iPhone 15 hit store shelves worldwide on Friday, drawing large lines at Apple stores in the U.S., China and Europe. The large crowds highlight the strong demand for Apple's latest smartphone, despite its heftier price tag: The basic iPhone 15 selling for $800, the iPhone 15 Plus for $900 and the...more



 

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Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in "staggering" discovery at French airport

Nearly 400 primate skulls headed for U.S. collectors seized in staggering discovery at French airport
Hundreds of skulls and other animal remains have been found over the course of several months at France's largest airport. FRENCH CUSTOMS/DOUANE FRANCAISE VIA STORYFUL

Customs agents at France's largest airport have spent months stockpiling a shocking discovery – the trafficked skulls and other remains of more than 700 animals headed for the U.S.

The skulls were found at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the largest international airport in the country. Customs officers tweeted about the incident on Thursday, saying they found the skulls in "several seizures" across the airport.

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Family using metal detector to look for lost earring instead finds treasures from Viking-era burial

Family using metal detector to look for lost earring instead finds treasures from Viking-era burial

Just days after it was revealed that a man with a metal detector made the "gold find of the century" in Norway, a family in the country has made another unprecedented discovery using the same kind of device. The family was looking for a lost gold earring in their garden with a metal detector when they instead discovered artifacts dating back more than 1,000 years, local officials said.

The Aasvik family was searching for the lost jewelry at their home in Jomfruland, but as soon as they turned on the metal detector, they stumbled upon a bowl-shaped buckle and another item that appear to be part of a Viking-era...more



 

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Thu, September 28, 2023 5:37pm
 
Six young activists suing 32 countries for failing to address climate change

Six young activists suing 32 countries for failing to address climate change
Young Portuguese climate activists protest outside the European Court of Human Rights, where they are accusing 32 governments of violating their human rights JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS / AP

A group young people are suing the governments of 32 countries for violating their human rights by failing to address human-caused climate change. Six activists from Portugal, aged between 11 and 24, were at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) this week in Strasbourg, France, what the latest and largest instance of campaigners hauling governments to court for over the climate.

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Thu, September 28, 2023 6:05pm
 
Scotland to get U.K.'s first ever illegal drug "consumption room" in bid to tackle addiction

Scotland to get U.K.'s first ever illegal drug consumption room in bid to tackle addiction
Drug users prepare cocaine before injecting inside of a safe consumption van set up in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 6, 2020. JEFF J MITCHELL/GETTY

The Scottish city of Glasgow will soon host the U.K.'s first "consumption room," where people can go to use illegal drugs in a controlled environment, in a bid to address Scotland's long-standing problem with addiction. The facility will allow drug users to consume drugs including cocaine and heroin in a hygienic and safe environment under the supervision of health care professionals.

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Thu, September 28, 2023 6:12pm
 
British Museum asks public to help recover stolen gems and jewelry

British Museum asks public to help recover stolen gems and jewelry
Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, on June 26, 2015. TIM IRELAND / AP

The British Museum is seeking the public's help as it works to locate and recover thousands of missing artifacts believed to have been stolen from their collections.

After announcing in August that roughly 2,000 items were unaccounted for and likely stolen from the museum, officials confirmed in a news release out Tuesday that 60 of those missing works had been returned. Another 300 items had been identified as belonging to the museum and were "due to be returned imminently," they said.

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Thu, September 28, 2023 6:16pm
 
Previously unknown language found hidden in "cultic ritual text" of ancient tablets

Previously unknown language found hidden in cultic ritual text of ancient tablets
At this Boğazköy-Hattusha excavation site in Turkey, a cuneiform tablet with a previously unknown Indo-European language was discovered. ANDREAS SCHACHNER / DEUTSCHES ARCHÄOLOGISCHES INSTITUT

A new language has been discovered in a UNESCO World Heritage Site being excavated in northern Turkey, according to a news release from the University of Würzburg.

The area being excavated is Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Hittite Empire. The Hittites are one of the world's oldest known civilizations, with the world's oldest known Indo-European language, and excavations at that site have been ongoing for more than 100 years,...more



 

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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, two cosmonauts return to Earth after U.S.-record year in space
The Soyuz MS-23/69S spacecraft carrying Sergey Prokopyev, Dmitri Petelin and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio descends toward landing in Kazakhstan on Sept. 27, 2023, in the final chapter of a U.S.-record 371-day stay in space. ROSCOSMOS VIA NASA

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts undocked from the International Space Station and plunged back to Earth early Wednesday, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to close out an unexpected yearlong stay in space, the longest single flight in U.S. space history.

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Volcanic supercontinent will likely wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says

Volcanic supercontinent will likely wipe out humans in 250 million years, study says

Humans and other mammals may only exist for another 250 million years on Earth — which is about as long as mammals have existed here at all — according to a new study that predicts the continents will collide and form one massive block of land that is too hot and too dry to live on.

The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, relayed the findings of a computer-simulated future Earth that forecasts continental shifts and atmospheric changes. It suggests that in 250 million years, the land on our planet will have melded into one volcanic supercontinent, which researchers called Pangea Ultima, situated in the Earth's tropical...more



 

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Thu, September 28, 2023 6:39pm
 
In a first, scientists recover RNA from an extinct species — the Tasmanian tiger

In a first, scientists recover RNA from an extinct species — the Tasmanian tiger
Daniela Kalthoff, in charge of the mammal collection at the Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, examines a dry specimen of a Tasmanian tiger on September 26, 2023. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Scientists have for the first time recovered and sequenced RNA from an extinct species, the Tasmanian tiger, a Stockholm University researcher told CBS News. The breakthrough potentially raises hope for the resurrection of animals once thought lost forever.

"People didn't think it could really be done," Marc Friedländer, an associate professor in molecular biology at Stockholm University, told CBS News.

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Zoologist Adam Britton, accused of torturing animals, pleads guilty to beastiality and child abuse charges

Zoologist Adam Britton, accused of torturing animals, pleads guilty to beastiality and child abuse charges
File photo: Zoologist Adam Britton measures the tail of a captive crocodile in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao. RICHARD GRANDE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

An acclaimed British crocodile expert has pleaded guilty to charges relating to beastiality and accessing child abuse material, the BBC has reported.

Australia's Northern Territory Supreme Court heard allegations from prosecutors describing how Adam Britton, a 51-year-old zoologist, filmed himself torturing dozens of dogs before sharing videos of the incidents online under pseudonyms. They said he abused the animals in a shipping container on his property, which he...more



 

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Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challenge "simplistic assumptions" about early humans

Scientists say 6,200-year-old shoes found in cave challenge
A wooden mace and two types of sandals woven from esparto grass, found in a cave in southern Spain and said by researchers to be 6,200 years old. MUTERMUR PROJECT

Scientists say grass sandals discovered in a cave in Spain are 6,200 years old, making them the oldest woven grass footwear ever discovered in Europe and forcing them to rethink "simplistic assumptions" about our human ancestors in the region.

The announcement came from a team that has been studying 76 objects found many years ago in a cave in southern Spain. Researchers from the Universidad de Alcalá and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona said the objects were the first...more



 

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U.K.'s Sycamore Gap tree, featured in "Robin Hood" movie, chopped down in "deliberate act of vandalism"

U.K.'s Sycamore Gap tree, featured in Robin Hood movie, chopped down in deliberate act of vandalism
The Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, England, was chopped down overnight on September 28, 2023. JEFF MITCHELL / GETTY IMAGES

Britain's iconic Sycamore Gap tree, set in a dip in the ancient Hadrian's Wall in an otherwise treeless landscape, was chopped down Thursday in what police have called "a deliberate act of vandalism." A 16-year-old male was arrested and authorities appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

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Fri, September 29, 2023 6:50pm
 
Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in 2 years: "Very visible" evidence of climate's "critical state"

Swiss glaciers lose 10% of their volume in 2 years: Very visible evidence of climate's critical state
A photograph taken on August 24, 2023 above Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps shows insulating foam covering a part of the Rhone Glacier to prevent it from melting and its glacial lake due to the melting of the glacier. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Switzerland's alpine glaciers have lost 10% of their volume over the last two years alone, the Swiss Academy of Sciences reported Thursday, calling the sudden reduction clear evidence of the "very critical state" of the climate. The glaciers have shed as much ice in two years as they did in the 30 years between 1960 and 1990.

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