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Japan's flagship H3 rocket successfully reaches orbit after failed debut launch The H3 rocket test flight No. 2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. YANG GUANG/XINHUA VIA GETTY IMAGES Japan's flagship H3 rocket reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race. The H3 rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on time Saturday morning, two days after its originally...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 19, 2024 3:31pm |
"Oppenheimer" wins best picture at the British Academy Film Awards Cillian Murphy poses during the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 18, 2024 in London, England. ALAN CHAPMAN/DAVE BENETT/GETTY IMAGES Atom bomb epic "Oppenheimer" won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia "Poor Things" took five prizes and Holocaust drama "The Zone of Interest" won three. British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first best director BAFTA for "Oppenheimer," and Irish performer Cillian Murphy won the best actor prize for playing physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 19, 2024 3:53pm |
Team planning to rebuild outside of King Menkaure's pyramid in Egypt told "it's an impossible project" Visitors pose for a picture by the base of the Pyramid of Menkaure at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis, west of Cairo, Jan. 29, 2024. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GETTY Just weeks after an Egyptian-Japanese archaeological team announced an ambitious project to reconstruct the outer granite casing of the pyramid of King Menkaure, the smallest of the three main pyramids at Egypt's iconic Giza Necropolis, a committee appointed to review the plans has declared it "impossible." Criticism and fear over the plans for the piece of Egyptian national heritage started to spread online and in the media as soon as the project was announced...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, February 19, 2024 4:06pm |
DNA from trash links former U.S. soldier to 1978 murder in Germany, investigators say: "Match was 1 in 270 quadrillion" An American man is under arrest and facing extradition to Germany for the 1978 murder of a woman that took place while he was stationed at a U.S. Army base there. Investigators say DNA evidence found at the crime scene decades ago has been matched to the suspect, James Patrick Dempsey. "Investigators determined that the likelihood of a match was 1 in 270 quadrillion," according to an extradition document filed in court last week. Dempsey is accused of stabbing and killing 35-year-old Bärbel Gansau in her apartment in Ludwigsburg, Germany. She was found dead in her bed with 37 stab wounds. Investigators said a...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 20, 2024 2:12pm |
Cocaine washes ashore near mystery shipwreck that caused massive oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago A massive oil spill from an overturned vessel off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago is "not under control," Prime Minister Keith Rowley said. TOBAGO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY A black plastic bag containing more than a kilogram of cocaine has washed up on a beach near the spot where a mysterious barge capsized and spilled oil off the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, authorities said Monday. The cocaine, valued at $75,000, was found "washed ashore" at Cove Estate on Tobago, police said in a statement. Authorities have not linked the drug find to the capsized vessel, which is lodged on a reef about 500 feet from Cove...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 20, 2024 2:40pm |
Notorious ransomware provider Lockbit taken over by law enforcement A screenshot from Feb. 19, 2024 shows a take down notice that a group of global intelligence agencies issued to a dark web site called Lockbit. HANDOUT VIA REUTERS A ransomware service provider that has targeted over 2,000 systems across the globe, including hospitals in the U.S., with demands for hundreds of millions of dollars was taken down Monday, and Russian nationals were charged as part of an international plot to deploy the malicious software, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Known as LockBit, the network of cybercriminals targets critical components of manufacturing, healthcare and logistics...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 20, 2024 2:49pm |
Kim Jong Un apparently liked Vladimir Putin's Russian-made limousine so much that Putin gave him one Russian President Vladimir Putin shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un his Russian-made Aurus limousine, Sept. 13, 2023, outside the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East region, ahead of their summit. REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, as the two countries bolster ties in areas from tourism to defense. The gift would violate successive rounds of United Nations sanctions on the North over Kim's nuclear and other weapons programs — which were passed with Russian approval — that ban the import of any vehicles or...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 20, 2024 2:55pm |
Virginia couple missing in Grenada and feared killed after yacht allegedly stolen by escaped criminals Two Americans who planned to spend the winter on a yacht in the Caribbean were officially missing Monday, but feared to have been killed after their boat was stolen by prison escapees in Grenada. Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry were last seen a week ago near a beach in the small island nation. Police found their sailboat, and captured three escaped criminals whom they believe stole it. The couple was likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday. "Information suggests that while traveling between Grenada and St Vincent, (the suspects) disposed of the occupants," Don McKenzie, police commissioner of the Royal Grenada Police Force,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 4:45pm |
Former TV reporter, partner missing a week after allegedly being killed by police officer in "crime of passion" Police officers work at a crime scene at Waite Road in Paddington, Sydney, Australia, Feb. 23, 2024. AAP IMAGE/DEAN LEWINS VIA REUTERS Police divers were searching inland waterways on Monday for the bodies of a missing couple who were allegedly shot dead in Sydney a week earlier by a jilted police-officer lover with his service pistol. Police allege former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, were shot dead in Baird's shared house in the inner-Sydney suburb of Paddington on Monday last week, New South Wales Police Force Deputy...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 4:53pm |
Avalanche kills 4 skiers in Kyrgyzstan visiting from Czech Republic and Slovakia Winter scenery is seen at Kyrgyzstan's Ala-Archa National Park, Feb. 23, 2024. ROMAN/XINHUA VIA GETTY IMAGES Four tourists were killed in an avalanche that hit a group of skiers in Kyrgyzstan, the Czech and Slovak foreign ministries told Agence France-Presse on Monday. Kyrgyz state media said the accident occurred in the country's northeast, close to the border with Kazakhstan and China, where a French tourist died at the beginning of February in similar circumstances. "Twenty-three tourists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia were skiing when an avalanche was triggered," the Kabar state news agency reported, citing rescue services. Czech...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 5:04pm |
Prince William pulls out of scheduled appearance over personal matter Prince William pulled out of a scheduled appearance at a Windsor Castle memorial service on Tuesday due to a personal matter, his office said. The Prince of Wales had been scheduled to attend a memorial for the late King Constantine of Greece on Tuesday. William's wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, continues to do well as she recovers from abdominal surgery, Kensington Palace said Tuesday. The nature of the future queen's medical procedure has not been revealed, but the palace announced on Jan. 17 that she was having surgery and that she would likely remain in the hospital for 10 to 14 days. She returned home to continue her recovery after about a week and a half,...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 5:08pm |
Man known as "Dirty Harry" arrested 2 years after family of 4 froze to death trying to enter U.S. from Canada The bodies of four people, including a baby and a teen, were found in Canada near the U.S. border, officials said. ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE A 28-year-old man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel — who officials say was also known as "Dirty Harry" — was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on human smuggling charges stemming from a warrant issued in September. Patel allegedly hired Steve Shand of Deltona, Florida, to drive...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 5:12pm |
Police find bodies of former TV reporter Jesse Baird and partner Luke Davies after alleged killer tells investigators where to look Police conduct a line search near a body of water on a rural property near Bungonia, 105 miles southwest of Sydney, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. MICK TSIKAS / AP Australian police found the bodies of a couple hidden under rocks and debris on a rural property hours after the police officer lover who allegedly shot them dead in a "crime of passion" told investigators where to look, officials said. The remains of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, were found in the same surfboard bags that police allege Senior-Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon used to carry...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 5:29pm |
Very 1st print version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sold at auction for more than $13,000 The uncorrected proof copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was sold for nearly $14,000 – with J.K. Rowling's name misspelled on the title page. HANSONS AUCTIONEERS The "very first appearance in print" of the first book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series was bought for less than a dollar more than a quarter-century ago. This week, it was sold in an auction for thousands. Hansons Auctioneers said that an uncorrected copy proof of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" – a version so raw and unedited it even had Rowling's name misspelled as J.A. Rowling on the title page – was sold to a private...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, February 27, 2024 5:33pm |
Ukrainian children recount horrors of being kidnapped by Russian soldiers IIya Matvienko, Kira Obedinska and Sasha Radchuck. CBS NEWS It's been almost two years since Sasha Radchuck, then 11, pleaded with Russian soldiers not to separate him from his mother at what was called a "filtration camp" in Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine, where they had both been forcibly resettled after being forced from their home in besieged Mariupol. He still talks of his mother in the present tense, but hasn't seen or spoken to her since April 2022. "My mom is very beautiful," he said through a translator. "To every son, his mom is the best and most beautiful. For me, my mom is the best." Now 13 and since reunited...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 28, 2024 10:25am |
A U.S. couple are feared dead after their boat was allegedly hijacked by escaped prisoners in the Caribbean. Here's what to know. Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday. "Information suggests that while traveling between Grenada and St Vincent, (the suspects) disposed of the occupants," Don McKenzie, police commissioner of the Royal Grenada Police Force, said at a news conference. The search for them began on Feb....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 28, 2024 10:37am |
American women's cycling team suspended after dressing mechanic as a rider to avoid race disqualification A private U.S. women's cycling team has been disciplined for attempting to pass off a mechanic as a certified racer in a July 2023 event in Belgium. Cynisca Cycling was set to compete in Belgium's Argenta Classic on July 9, 2023, the team said in a statement to CBS News, but due to an illness, they did not have the necessary riders necessary to race. Both the racing team and the Union Cycliste Internationale, the body that oversees the Belgium race and other events, said that sports director Danny Van Haute then attempted to pass team mechanic Moira Barrett off as a registered rider by having her dress in cyclist gear and having other team...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, February 28, 2024 5:29pm |
Trove of ancient skulls and bones found stacked on top of each other during construction project in Mexico The remains found by INAH researchers. CLAUDIA SERVÍN ROSAS, INAH Archaeologists working on a site in Mexico found ancient skulls and bones stacked on top of each other, offering a glimpse into the practices of how some funerals might have been carried out in the region and era, officials said. The discovery was made in Pozo de Ibarra, a small town in the state of Jalisco. Personnel from the National Institute of Anthropology and History, a government department, were observing the construction of a sanitary sewage network, to protect any cultural artifacts that might be found during the project, the INAH said in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:17pm |
L.A. Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani announces marriage to Japanese woman Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers smiles during a game against the Texas Rangers at Surprise Stadium, Feb. 28, 2024, in Surprise, Arizona. MASTERPRESS/GETTY Having made headlines with his baseball exploits, Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani dropped some big off-the-field news on Thursday, announcing his marriage to a Japanese woman. The two-time American League MVP, who signed a record-breaking contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, revealed his marriage to the unnamed woman in an Instagram post. "Not only have I begun a new chapter in my career with the Dodgers but I also have (begun) a new life with someone from my native country of Japan...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, February 29, 2024 2:42pm |
Researchers found a new species in the waters off of the U.K. — but they didn't realize it at first The new species of slug, which has been named Pleurobranchaea britannica, is between two and five centimeters long – less than two inches and has gills on its side. ROSS BULLIMORE VIA CEFAS A new species of sea slug has been discovered off the waters of the U.K. Researchers with Centre for the Environment, Food and Aquaculture Science said they originally thought it was a well-known species, Pleurobranchaea meckeli, found near Spain and the Mediterranean Sea – but they weren't sure. There were no previous records of this type of slug in the U.K., "raising questions around its identity," the center...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:55pm |
Transgender Afghans escape Taliban persecution only to find "a worse situation" as refugees in Pakistan Jannat, a transgender Afghan refugee, speaks with CBS News at her rental home in Islamabad, Pakistan, in mid-February 2024. CBS NEWS Issues of gender and sexuality have long been taboo in ultra-conservative Afghanistan, and more so since the Taliban retook control of the country in 2021. For some members of the LGBTQ community, the Taliban's comeback seemed too much of a risk, so they fled to neighboring Pakistan with countless other Afghan refugees. In late 2023, Pakistan started a controversial program to expel Afghan refugees who lack documentation, fueling fears in particular for LGBTQ refugees like Laila Khan and Jannat, young transgender...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 01, 2024 4:59pm |
New frescoes found in ash of Pompeii 2,000 years after city wiped out by Mount Vesuvius eruption A lavish painting of a mythological scene was among several newly discovered frescoes revealed Friday by archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Still astonishingly colorful some 2,000 years after the city was wiped out by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the frescoes were unearthed during restoration work around the mansion of the House of Leda. The most striking depicts a scene from the Greek myth of Phrixus and his twin sister Helle, as they fled their stepmother Ino on a magical ram with the Golden Fleece. Phrixus sits astride...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 1:47pm |
MH370 vanished a decade ago and search efforts stopped several years later. A U.S. company wants to try again. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday he would be "happy to reopen" the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if "compelling" evidence emerged, opening the door to a renewed hunt a decade after the plane disappeared. "If there is compelling evidence that it needs to be reopened, we will certainly be happy to reopen it," he said when asked about the matter during a visit to Melbourne. His comments came as the families marked 10 years since the plane vanished in the Indian Ocean...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:01pm |
Apple fined almost $2 billion by EU for giving its music streaming service leg up over rivals' The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc's competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service over those of competitors. Apple banned app developers from "fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app," said the European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm and top antitrust enforcer. That is illegal under EU antitrust rules. Apple behaved this way for almost a decade, which meant many users paid "significantly higher prices for music streaming...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:05pm |
Spanish tourist camping with her husband is gang raped in India; 3 arrested as police search for more suspects Police personnel escort men accused for allegedly carrying out a brutal assault on a Spanish woman, to a district court in Dumka, in India's Jharkhand state on March 4, 2024. -/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects, reports said Monday. The attack took place on Friday night in eastern India in Jharkhand state's Dumka district, where the couple were camping. A total of seven men are accused of carrying out the brutal assault. "We have formed a team to hunt the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:10pm |
1.3 tons of cocaine found hidden in frozen fish in Portugal: "Operation Squid" Authorities in Portugal found and seized more than 1.3 tons of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen fish that was transported from Ecuador and set for distribution across Europe, the national police force announced on Monday. The smuggled cargo, which weighed about as much as a compact SUV, was discovered as part of a broader campaign to combat drug trafficking. The campaign, called Operation "Squid," is headed by a specialized unit at the Portuguese Judiciary Police. Their recent discovery led to the arrests of seven men from various countries, who are allegedly involved in an international drug trafficking network that authorities say is responsible for importing...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:27pm |
One of the world's most populated cities is nearly out of water as many go "days if not weeks" without it A woman fills a bucket with bottled water at an apartment unit in the Las Peñas neighborhood in Iztapalapa on February 27, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. TOYA SARNO JORDAN / GETTY IMAGES Mexico City is home to nearly 22 million people. But for months, the sprawling city has been suffering from diminishing water supplies — and now, one of the world's most populated cities is on the verge of a "day zero" where it will no longer have enough water to provide residents. Citing the Water Basin Organization of the Valley of Mexico, local outlet La Razón de México reported last week that officials fear this "day zero" — when the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 2:58pm |
Archaeologists in Panama find ancient tomb filled with gold treasure — and sacrificial victims Inside the grave at El Caño Archaeological Park, scientists discovered an array of gold treasures, PANAMA CULTURE MINSITRY Researchers have uncovered an ancient lord's tomb filled with gold treasure —and sacrificial victims— at an archaeological park in Panama, officials revealed on Friday. The tomb, estimated to be about 1,200 years old, marks the area where an elite chief was buried along with possibly dozens of people who died to accompany him to the "beyond," the nation's culture ministry said in a news release. Inside the grave at El Caño Archaeological Park, scientists discovered an array of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:01pm |
Princess Kate spotted in public for first time since abdominal surgery Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, was spotted in public on Monday for the first time since she underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January, according to photos published by U.S. outlet TMZ. Princess Kate, 42, whose husband Prince William is heir to the British throne, has been recovering mainly at their home in Windsor, west of London, since leaving hospital on January 29. Photos published by TMZ showed Kate wearing sunglasses while being driven in a car. The celebrity news site said they were taken Monday near Windsor Castle. CBS News, like most U.K. media outlets, from tabloids such as the Daily Mail and The Sun to national broadcaster BBC and other...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 3:07pm |
What these red cows from Texas have to do with war and peace in the Middle East Red heifers, brought to the Israeli-occupied West Bank by Yitshak Mamo of Uvne Jerusalem, a group committed to seeing a new Jewish temple built in Jerusalem's Old City, are seen at his settlement in the West Bank. CBS NEWS When Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida began a speech marking the 100th day of the war in Gaza, one confounding yet eye-opening proclamation escaped the headlines. Listing the motives for the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, he accused Jews of "bringing red cows" to the Holy Land. The cows he was talking about are red heifers, which now graze at a secure, undisclosed location in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 05, 2024 4:38pm |
Millions of Americans overseas can vote — but few do. Here's how to vote as an American living abroad. As millions of Americans headed to the polls in 15 states for Super Tuesday 2024, there were around 2.8 million Americans living overseas who were also eligible to vote in U.S. elections, according to government data. But historically, only a tiny percentage of these eligible expatriates actually cast ballots. According to the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which helps U.S. expats vote, only 3.4% of eligible Americans overseas voted in the 2022 midterm elections. Americans living in the U.S. were over 18 times more likely to vote than those living abroad. Who are U.S. overseas voters? The FVAP says Americans living...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 12:34pm |
Could the Arctic be ice-free within a decade? What the latest science says An aerial view of the partially melting glaciers as a polar bear, one of the species most affected by climate change, walks on a glacier in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, on July 15, 2023. SEBNEM COSKUN/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES The Arctic could be "ice-free" in just a few years, scientists have found. Here's what that means. The region, which sits at the northernmost point of the globe, is a unique ecosystem characterized by areas of permanent snow and ice. But, if the Earth continues to face damaging levels of emissions, the Arctic could see "summer days with practically no sea ice as early as the next couple of years," a new peer-reviewed study out of the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 12:45pm |
Australia man who allegedly zip tied young Indigenous children's hands charged with assault A screengrab from a video posted on social media on March 5, 2024, which cannot be independently verified by CBS News, purportedly shows a man at a property in Broome, Western Australia, who has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly restraining young children with zip ties. Police in Australia have charged a 45-year-old man with assault after a video clip went viral appearing to show him standing in front of young Indigenous children whom he'd restrained with zip ties. Western Australia Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Rod Wilde said police received a call Tuesday afternoon from a resident in the town of Broome, who...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 4:24pm |
A man got 217 COVID-19 vaccinations. Here's what happened. A 62-year-old man in Germany intentionally got 217 doses of COVID-19 vaccines within 29 months. The vaccinations occurred outside of a clinical study, and after hearing about the "hypervaccinated" man, medical researchers in Germany reached out to him to run tests. The researchers first learned about the man, who they say got the vaccines "deliberately and for private reasons," when a public prosecutor in Magdeburg, Germany, opened a fraud investigation, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday. The prosecutor confirmed 130 of the vaccinations and ultimately did not file criminal charges against the man. The researchers sent a proposal to the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 06, 2024 4:29pm |
Dinosaur-era fossils of sea lizard with "a demon's face and teeth like knives" found in Morocco Khinjaria acuta was around the length of an orca. ANDREY ATUCHIN/UNIVERSITY OF BATH Scientists have discovered the fossils of a new prehistoric species in Morocco — a bizarre-looking marine lizard considerably larger than a great white shark, which, they say, dominated the seas while dinosaurs roamed the earth. The gargantuan creature, dubbed Kinjaria acuta, is estimated to have measured about 25 feet long, according to the scientists who studied its remains. Its unusually-shaped skull alone was about three feet from end to end, making both the skull and body size roughly comparable to that of a contemporary orca. Nick...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 1:41pm |
Man walking his dog finds nearly intact dinosaur skeleton in France Damien Boschetto, left, and another researcher hold some of the dinosaur bones Boschetto found while walking his dog in Montouliers, France. DAMIEN BOSCHETTO A man walking his dog in France happened upon a prehistoric discovery: nearly intact dinosaur bones. Damien Boschetto, a paleontology enthusiast, was walking with his dog Muffin when he saw the bones poking out of cliff that was partially eroded in Montouliers, a town in southern France. Boschetto, a member of the Association of Culture, Archeology and Paleontology (ACAP), part of France's Cruzy Museum, told CBS News the skeletons were "a rare and exceptional discovery in France and Europe."...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 1:57pm |
Endangered red panda among 87 live animals seized from smugglers at Thailand airport A confiscated red panda is seen inside luggage at Suvarnabhumi Airport after authorities arrested Indian nationals who were allegedly trying to smuggle wildlife, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2024. THAI CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT/HANDOUT/REUTERS Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said Wednesday. The illicit menagerie was discovered hidden in the suspects' checked luggage at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport as they tried to fly to Mumbai. Thailand is a major transit hub for smugglers in the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 07, 2024 2:16pm |
Gold ring found in Sweden about 500 years after "unlucky" person likely lost it The gold ring found by archaeologists. THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS Swedish archaeologists said they recently uncovered a trove of ancient relics, including a gold ring that was likely lost centuries ago. Two archaeological investigations have been ongoing in Kalmar, a coastal city in southwest Sweden, according to the Archaelogists, which is part of the government's National Historical Museums agency. The investigation has looked at the medieval city built on the same grounds. Researchers excavating the area have found around 50 medieval plots, about 10 streets and parts of an old city wall, the agency said. They've found major sites, including...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 08, 2024 4:17pm |
Great Barrier Reef undergoing mass coral bleaching event for 5th time in nearly a decade A school of fish swim through a break in the coral along the Great Barrier Reef on August 10, 2022, on Hastings Reef, Australia. MICHAEL ROBINSON CHAVEZ/THE WASHINGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGES The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event. Officials said the event, the fifth occurrence in just under a decade, appears to be the result of heat stress after a record-breaking year for global temperatures. Officials with the Australian government-run Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said Friday their...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:34pm |
A TV show cooking segment featured a chef frying fish. It ended up being a near-extinct species – and fishermen were furious. A Rutilus pigus, the scientific name for Frauennerfling DE AGOSTINI VIA GETTY IMAGES/DE AGOSTINI VIA GETTY IMAGES An Australian TV show featured a chef frying fish during a cooking segment last week – but that fish happened to be a near-extinct species. The broadcaster and chef have since issued an apology after fishermen condemned the segment. ORF, a public radio and TV broadcaster in Austria, apologized for cooking a Frauennerfling fish, according to AFP. The chef also said he was sorry and explained that he had "asked a friend to get him some fish" when he was asked to make a Lent-friendly...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 09, 2024 4:45pm |
New technology allows archaeologists to use particle physics to explore the past A three-dimensional model of a hidden burial chamber in Naples, Italy, that was made by researchers using particle physics. March 2024. CBS NEWS Beneath the honking horns and operatic yelling of Naples, the most blissfully chaotic city in Italy, archeologist Raffaella Bosso descends into the deafening silence of an underground maze, zigzagging back in time roughly 2,300 years. Before the Ancient Romans, it was the Ancient Greeks who colonized Naples, leaving behind traces of life, and death, inside ancient burial chambers, she says. She points a flashlight at a stone-relief tombstone that depicts the legs and feet of those buried...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 12:46pm |
First photo of Princess Kate since surgery released on Britain's Mother's Day, but questions swirl The first official photograph of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery about two months ago was released Sunday. It showed Kate, or Catherine, as she is formally known, posing and smiling with she and her husband Prince William's three children, 10-year-old George, 8-year-old Charlotte and 5-year-old Louis. The image gave photography credit to William and was posted early Sunday morning on the official social media accounts belonging to the royal couple. However, several of the world's biggest news photo agencies, including The Associated Press, Reuters and AFP, later removed the photo from distribution to news...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:07pm |
Driver crashes car into Buckingham Palace gates, police in London say People walk past a set of boarded-up gates at Buckingham Palace in London on March 10, 2024, after a car crashed into them. JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES A man crashed his car into the gates of Buckingham Palace over the weekend, Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. The man, who was not publicly identified, crashed into the gates of the royal residence in central London around 2:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, officials said. He was taken to the hospital after the incident. Police said the man was charged with suspicion of criminal damage. Officials did not immediately release the man's name. "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:31pm |
Dozens hurt by "strong movement" on jetliner heading from Australia to New Zealand At least 50 people were injured Monday by what officials described as a "strong movement" on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand. LATAM Airlines said in a statement that there was "a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement." It didn't elaborate on what happened. Passengers were met by paramedics when the flight touched down in Auckland. About 50 people were treated at the scene for mostly mild injuries, with 13 taken to a hospital, an ambulance spokesperson said. One patient was believed to be in serious condition. Passengers said a number of people were not wearing seatbelts...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 1:58pm |
Princess Kate admits photo editing, apologizes "for any confusion" as agencies drop image of her and her kids Catherine, the Princess of Wales, issued an apology on social media Monday for editing a photo of her family that was released to mark Mother's Day in the U.K. The photo, released by Kensington Palace on Sunday, has been taken down by a number of major global news agencies over manipulation of the image. "Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," the princess, best known as Kate, said in a message shared on a Kensington Palace social media account on Monday. "I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused. I hope everyone celebrating had a very happy...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 2:06pm |
Two pilots fall asleep mid-flight with more than 150 on board 36,000 feet in the air This image shows the flight path of flight BTK763 and the timeline of when both of its pilots fell asleep mid-air. INDONESIA'S NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMITTEE Two pilots of an Indonesian airline have come under fire after an incident report revealed they both fell asleep during a January flight with more than 150 people on board. The pilots were unreachable for roughly half an hour, waking to find that the plane had veered off course, the report said. The incident occurred on a roundtrip Batik Air Indonesia flight between Halu Oleo Airport in Kendari and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Mon, March 11, 2024 2:14pm |
8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat in Zanzibar, officials say Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult who died late Friday was the mother of one of the children who succumbed earlier, said the Mkoani District medical officer, Dr. Haji Bakari. He said the turtle meat was consumed Tuesday. Bakari told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat. Authorities in...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:18pm |
Proposal would allow terminal patients in France to request help to die After months of deliberation and contemplation, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the weekend that he is backing a bill to introduce new "end-of-life" legislation in France for terminally ill patients. "The term we retained is that of 'helping to die' because it is simple and human," Macron said in an exclusive interview with two French newspapers. "There are cases we cannot humanly accept," he said, adding that this legislation would "look death in the face." Macron revealed that the bill would allow a terminally ill person to self-administer a lethal substance or, in the case where a patient was not physically capable of that, he or she could...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Tue, March 12, 2024 1:24pm |
Climate change will make bananas more expensive. Here's why some experts say they should be already. A woman chooses bananas at a supermarket in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. HU XINGYU/XINHUA/GETTY Industry experts say the price of bananas globally is very likely to rise due to the impact of climate change — but some believe paying more for bananas now could mitigate those risks. Industry leaders and academics gathered this week in Rome for the World Banana Forum issued a warning over the impact climate change is having on production and supply chains on a global scale. But some also suggested that price hikes on grocery store shelves now could help prepare the countries where the fruit is...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:39pm |
2 detectives found safe after disappearing while investigating Mexico's 2014 case of missing students Relatives of 43 missing Ayotzinapa university students hold signs with images and the names of their missing loved ones, on the 9th anniversary of their disappearance, in front of the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 26, 2023. MARCO UGARTE / AP Two federal detectives have been found unharmed after they went missing in Mexico's Pacific coast state of Guerrero while investigating the disappearances of 43 students almost 10 years ago. Officials did not say Tuesday how the man and woman were found or whether they had been freed from captivity. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador mentioned their disappearances over...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:43pm |
Mysterious 10-foot-tall monolith that "looks like some sort of a UFO" pops up on Welsh hill A steel monolith mysteriously appeared on a Welsh hillside this week, stunning locals. CRAIG MUIR VIA STORYFUL As mystery surrounds Catherine, the Princess of Wales, it also abounds in the country named in her royal title. A massive steel monolith nearly the height of a semi truck has popped up in Wales, according to local reports – and nobody knows where it came from. WalesOnline reported on Tuesday that locals have come across the 10-foot-tall object on a hill in Hay-on-Wye, an area known worldwide for its books and bookshops. One local resident, Richard Haynes, told the outlet that he came across while out running on Hay Bluff, which he does regularly....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:47pm |
Cat falls into vat of toxic chemicals and runs away, prompting warning in Japanese city Footprints believed to be from a cat that fell into a tank containing toxic hexavalent chromium at the plating factory in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. NOMURA PLATING/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Locals in a city in western Japan have been told not to approach or touch a missing cat that fell into a vat of dangerous chemicals and then scampered off into the night. An employee at a metal plating plant in Fukuyama arrived for work on Monday morning to find feline paw prints leading away from the container, the firm said. Grainy security camera footage released by the company shows the cat fleeing from the factory, apparently unharmed. The...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 4:58pm |
Ancient statue unearthed during parking lot construction: "A complete mystery" Greg Crawley. BURGHLEY ESTATE A mysterious Roman statue was discovered at an England construction site, according to a news release from a British historical site. The news release was shared by the Burghley Estate, a centuries-old country house in the English countryside. The home displays art, sculptures and more, and has been used in productions like "The Crown" and the 2005 adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice." The Roman statue is now displayed in "pride of place" at the stately home, according to the news release. The statue depicts the marble head of an artistocratic Roman woman, according to the news release. Both...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Wed, March 13, 2024 5:05pm |
Some big seabirds have eaten and pooped their way onto a Japanese holy island's most-wanted list A file file photo provided by Jun-ichi Tsuboi, of the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, shows a pair of great cormorants on their nest in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. COURTESY OF JUN-ICHI TSUBOI The "shrine island" of Miyajima is one of Japan's most iconic destinations. A quick ferry ride from downtown Hiroshima, the postcard-perfect locale is much-loved for its giant "floating" vermilion Shinto gate and sanctuary halls built over the water of Hiroshima Bay. With a resident population under 1,500, the tiny island and World Heritage Site received almost 5 million tourists last year alone. But one breed of visitor...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 14, 2024 4:01pm |
A kitchen was set on fire and left "full of smoke" – because of the family dog One U.K. family's home nearly went up in flames this week when their kitchen was set on fire and quickly filled with smoke. But the biggest surprise of the incident was the culprit – the family dog. England's Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said that when responders arrived at the scene, the family's kitchen was "full of smoke." Firefighters had to use hose reel jets to distinguish the flames, which they were able to do quickly, before ventilating the property. All damage was contained in the kitchen. "This morning we were called out to a kitchen fire which started after items were left on top of the hob," Watch Manager Rob Fossett said in a press...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Thu, March 14, 2024 4:07pm |
Newly discovered giant turtle fossil named after Stephen King character Visualization of the newly discovered giant turtle Peltocephalus maturin. JÚLIA D'OLIVEIRA Researchers who found a giant freshwater turtle fossil discovered in Brazil have named it Peltocephalus maturin after a character in one of Stephen King's novels. The fossil was "among the largest freshwater turtles ever found," researchers said in the release of their findings on Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. "Only a handful of them have crossed the 150 cm threshold in the past," researchers said. Bone samples found by gold miners in the Taquaras quarry in Porto Velho, Brazil, were sent to the Center for Applied Isotope Studies...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 4:42pm |
50 killed in anti-sorcery rituals after being forced to drink "mysterious liquid," Angola officials say About 50 people have died in Angola after being forced to drink an herbal potion to prove they were not sorcerers, police and local officials said Thursday. The deaths occurred between January and February near the central town of Camacupa, according to Luzia Filemone, a local councilor. Police confirmed that 50 people had died. Speaking to Angola National Radio broadcaster, Filemone accused traditional healers of administering the deadly concoction. "More than 50 victims were forced to drink this mysterious liquid which, according to traditional healers, proves whether or not a person practices witchcraft," she...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:26pm |
AI expert says Princess Kate photo scandal shows our "sense of shared reality" being eroded The European Parliament passed the world's first comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence on Wednesday, as controversy swirled around an edited photo of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, that experts say illustrates how even the awareness of new AI technologies is affecting society. "The reaction to this image, if it were released before, pre-the big AI boom we've seen over the last few years, probably would be: 'This is a really bad job with editing or Photoshop,'" Henry Ajder, an expert on AI and deepfakes, told CBS News. "But because of the conversation about Kate Middleton being absent in the public eye and the kind of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:45pm |
"Drinking bird" science class toy plays integral role in new clean energy idea, study shows Scientists are testing the efficacy of the "drinking bird" figurine as a generator. DEVICE Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school physics class. They outlined their approach in a new study published Thursday in the online journal Device. With a "drinking bird" as a generator, the scientists said they were able to successfully harness energy created through the natural process of water evaporation and convert it into electricity. According to the study, this "drinking bird" system was ultimately able...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:50pm |
U.K. high court rules Australian computer scientist is not bitcoin founder "Satoshi Nakamoto" Britain's high court Thursday ruled Craig Wright (above) did not invent bitcoin. For eight years, Australian computer scientist has claimed he was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonym that masked the identity of the cryptocurrency's creator. LUCY NORTH/PA IMAGES VIA GETTY IMAGES Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? A ruling from Britain's high court Thursday has at least narrowed down who Satoshi is not. For eight years, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright has claimed that he was the man behind "Satoshi Nakamoto," the pseudonym that masked the identity of the creator of bitcoin. His claim was vehemently rejected by the Crypto Open...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Fri, March 15, 2024 11:58pm |
First male top-tier professional soccer player to come out as gay proposes to partner on home pitch Josh Cavallo, the first openly gay male soccer player, proposed to his boyfriend on the field at his team's home stadium in Australia. MAYA THOMPSON/GETTY IMAGES Australian soccer player Josh Cavallo — the first top-tier male professional player in the sport to come out as gay — proposed to his partner on the field at his team's home stadium. Cavallo, a midfielder for Adelaide United, announced Wednesday on social media that he was engaged to his fiancé, Leighton Morrell, and thanked his A-League club for its "endless support" and for helping him pop the question on the field at Coopers Stadium in South Australia....more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:03am |
10 shipwrecks dating from 3000 BC to the World War II era found off the coast of Greece Researchers found 10 shipwrecks off the coast of Greece during a 4-year survey. GREEK MINISTRY OF CULTURE Researchers have discovered 10 shipwrecks, including one estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, off the coast of Greece, along with scattered ancient artifacts from around the globe. Using Homer's "Iliad" as a guide, an underwater archaeological team made the discoveries during a four-year survey off the coast of Kasos, a small island in the Aegean Sea, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday. During the underwater missions, teams found the remains of 10 doomed ships, spanning thousands of years of history — with the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:08am |
See the heaviest blueberry ever recorded. It's nearly 70 times larger than average. A farm in Australia has grown the heaviest blueberry the world has ever seen. It's so big, in fact, that it could be used to play ping pong – assuming it could bounce, of course. Guinness World Records announced the "behemoth blueberry" on Friday, saying it weighed in at 20.4 grams, almost 70 times more than an average wild blueberry. The berry is 4.2 grams heavier than the previous record, Guinness said, and is 39.31 millimeters across, roughly the size of a ping pong ball. Farmers with the Costa Group, who provides fruit to Driscoll's and other companies, grew the blueberry over 12 months in Corindi, New South Wales, under their Variety...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:21am |
William calls Kate the "arty one" amid photo scandal, as he and Harry keep their distance at Princess Diana event William, the Prince of Wales, attends The Diana Legacy Awards at the Science Museum in London, March 14, 2024. GETTY Not even an event honoring the late Princess Diana could bring her estranged sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, back together this week. At the 25th annual Diana Legacy Awards, honoring young global change makers in London, the two brothers clearly kept their distance Thursday night — in both time, appearing hours apart, and in place, as they were half a world away from each other. William, the Prince of Wales, attended in person and celebrated the 20 winners, whom he lauded as prime examples of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Sat, March 16, 2024 12:27am |
Sewage seeps into California beach city from Mexico, upending residents' lives: "Akin to being trapped in a portable toilet" Flooding through Mexico's Tijuana River brings sewage into Imperial Beach, California, which has led to 700 days of beach closures. PREBYS FOUNDATION California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach's turquoise water and waves of "perfect little curls" — but Johnson and her two young children haven't stepped foot on the sand in a year. "Every time we go by the beach they're asking, 'Is it going to be clean? When are they going to fix it?'" said Johnson, 45, a former activist with the Surfrider Foundation, who has been living in Imperial Beach, a small coastal city of...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Icelandic volcano erupts yet again, nearby town evacuated The skyline of Reykjavik is against the backdrop of orange-colored sky due to molten lava flowing out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula north of the evacuated town of Grindavik, in western Iceland, on March 16, 2024. HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Icelandic police declared a state of emergency late Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December. A "volcanic eruption has started between stora Skogfell and Hagafell on the Reykjanes Peninsula," said a statement from the Icelandic Met Office. Live video images showed glowing lava and billowing smoke. Iceland's Department...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Abandoned slate mine in Wales now world's deepest hotel Guests descend underground in the Snowdonia, Wales, in a journey to reach the world's deepest hotel. March 2024. CBS NEWS The Welsh countryside offers stunning vistas, with rugged peaks framing sweeping landscapes. But from the Deep Sleep Hotel, you'll see none of that, but it's no less spectacular, and getting there is half the adventure. At check-in, guests receive a hard hat, head lamp, boots and a mountain guide. The journey — about 1,400 feet underground to the world's deepest hotel in the north Wales region of Snowdonia — takes nerve. Guests descend into dark caverns, navigate flooded tunnels, zip-line across a vast abyss and squeeze through some pretty...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Haiti's long history of crises, and its present unrest How could Haiti even get to the point that its capital, Port-au-Prince, is paralyzed by armed gangs? For at least part of the answer, take a look at its history. You may find it hard to believe. The island that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic was visited by Columbus in 1492; he called it Hispaniola, claiming it for Spain. But Haiti eventually became a fabulously rich French colony, its plantations producing much of the world's coffee and sugar. In 1791, the enslaved Africans who worked those plantations revolted. What followed was a 13-year bloodbath. Then, on January 1, 1804, Haiti traded the French flag for its own. It became the first Black republic, and abolished...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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The history of Irish emigration, and the pride of the Emerald Isle Conor Knighton's ancestors emigrated from Ireland. CBS NEWS The ruins of Dunamase Castle tower over County Laois in Ireland. It's been centuries since anyone lived here, but an American tour group has come to imagine what life might have been like when their ancestors called this land home. Visitor Reeda Taylor said, "To know that we've had relatives that probably rode horses out here? I mean, that's exciting. Jump those hedgerows, maybe lived in the castle. Who knows?" More than 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry. Worldwide, more than 70 million people have Irish roots. And yet, the current population of Ireland is only around five million people. Most...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Russian woman kidnapped near U.S. border in Mexico is freed, officials say A Mexican army soldier guards the Tamaulipas State Prosecutor's headquarters in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. STR / AP A Russian woman who was kidnapped in northeastern Mexico has been released, Russian embassy and Tamaulipas state officials said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was released without paying the ransom kidnappers sought and was taken to a police station in Reynosa, Tamaulipas state, near the U.S. border, diplomats said on social media. She was rescued "in good health" late Saturday by a state anti-kidnapping unit, police said. They provided no details on how the rescue took place, who the captors...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Man falls to his death from hot-air balloon in Australia, leaving pilot and passengers "traumatized" A police officer walks past a trailer with a hot-air balloon basket on it after the discovery of a man's body at Yarra Bend Park in Melbourne, Monday, March 18, 2024. DIEGO FEDELE / AP A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. The hot-air balloon took off from Melbourne's northern suburbs early in the morning and was in the air for about 30 minutes before the man fell from the basket. His body was found in a residential area that Victoria state police closed off to traffic. The balloon landed safely many miles from where the man's body was...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Princess Kate sightings fail to quell speculation about her health after photo editing scandal British tabloids reported Sunday that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was spotted in public for the first time since she disappeared more than two months ago for what Kensington Palace said was an unspecified abdominal surgery and recovery. The sightings, one of which was later portrayed by a grainy video clip, come amid ongoing controversy over Kate's well-being and whereabouts. The Sun tabloid newspaper said Kate was seen at a farm shop near her family's home in Windsor, west of London, on Saturday, quoting onlookers as saying she appeared "happy, relaxed and healthy." On Monday, the celebrity site TMZ posted a short video...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Woman walking with male companion dies after being chased down by bear in Slovakia Rescue crews discovered a woman's body beneath a ravine in central Slovakia on Friday. They believe she fell to her death while being chased by a brown bear. MOUNTAIN RESCUE SERVICE SLOVAKIA A woman from Belarus died in Slovakia Friday after being chased by a bear through dense forest and mountainous terrain, officials said. The 31-year-old was walking with a companion, identified as a 29-year-old man from Belarus, through a portion of the Low Tatras mountain range on Friday evening when they encountered the bear and each ran in opposite directions, according to the Slovakian Mountain Rescue Service. After the pair were...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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Paris Olympics lifts intimacy ban for athletes and is stocking up on 300,000 condoms The intimacy ban that had been in place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been lifted for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Olympic village, where the athletes stay during the event, will be stocked with 300,000 condoms, Laurent Michaud, director of the village, told Sky News. In an interview about the upcoming games, which will be held in the French capital from July 26 to Aug. 11, Michaud said they are preparing for 14,250 residents at the village and are aiming to have 300,000 condoms for the athletes. Rules on intimacy went into effect for the 2020 Olympics that were held in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help prevent the...more Go top of page Go bottom of page |
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