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News Articles: World

Foul-mouthed parrots at an animal park in England have become an attraction in their own right — but staff still do their best to shield young visitors from the birds' profanities.

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  • Animals

Sweary parrots become unlikely stars at a British zoo ($#@%!)

The profane parrots please patrons, despite the staff's fears that visitors might be scandalized from hearing so much salty language from the birds.

January 25, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
A U.S. scientist has stirred the pot with Britain by offering some controversial advice about tea.

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  • Europe

A U.S. scientist's tea recipe has Brits aghast. Salt? Warm milk? The horror!

Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.

January 25, 2024
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  • Lauren Frayer
Soccer fans wave Palestinian flags at the AFC Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Hong Kong and the Palestinian soccer team.

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  • Middle East

Palestinians find a bit of hope as their national soccer team advances in Asian Cup

The national team's 3-0 victory over Hong Kong brought Palestinians a moment of hope as the squad advances to the knockout stage for the first time in the AFC Asian Cup.

January 25, 2024
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Nanmoku, Japan, is about 70 miles northwest of the capital city, Tokyo. The village has the most aged population in Japan, with two-thirds of residents over age 65.

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  • Asia

Japan's village with the oldest population is wooing young residents to survive

Some Japanese are trying to reinvigorate their country's most aged village — where two-thirds of residents are over 65.

January 25, 2024
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Police officers gather outside the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto, western Japan, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, ahead of the sentencing hearing for Shinji Aoba.

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  • Asia

Man is sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people.

January 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, top center, addresses the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament in Rome Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

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  • Europe

Italy's lower chamber of parliament approves deal with Albania to house migrants

The proposal, which passed 155-115 with two abstentions in the Chamber of Deputies, now goes to the Senate, where Premier Giorgia Meloni's right-wing forces also have a comfortable majority.

January 25, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Comedy Central has announced that Jon Stewart will return to <em>The Daily Show </em>host chair through the 2024 elections. He's shown above in August 2015.

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  • Television

Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as a weekly guest host

The gig will go on through the 2024 elections, according to Comedy Central. It's a throwback for Stewart, who spent 16 years hosting the show.

January 24, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sings the national anthem during a visit to the city of Izium, in the Kharkiv, Sept. 14, 2022.

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  • Europe

How war changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Time correspondent Simon Shuster says Zelenskyy is "almost unrecognizable" from the happy-go-lucky, optimistic comedian he first met in 2019. Shuster's new book is The Showman.

January 24, 2024
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  • Dave Davies
The dodecahedron was found fully intact and in excellent condition.

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  • History

Amateur archaeologists uncover a mysterious ancient Roman artifact in England

More than 100 of these artifacts have been found across Europe, but no one knows what they were used for. This dodecahedron was discovered fully intact and in excellent condition.

January 24, 2024
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  • Diba Mohtasham
Traffic police officers block off a road near the crash site of the Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane outside the village of Yablonovo in Russia's Belgorod region on Wednesday.

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  • Europe

Russia claims Ukraine shot down a military plane carrying Ukrainian POWs, killing 74

The Russian defense ministry said two missiles were fired from Ukrainian territory at the IL-76 military transport aircraft. It said 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board, headed for a prisoner swap.

January 24, 2024
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  • Charles Maynes and
  • Joanna Kakissis
People in Ramallah look into the window of a gold store, one of the West Bank businesses affected by the economic decline resulting from Israel's war in Gaza.

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  • World

The West Bank economy has been hammered by war

More than three months into Israel's war in Gaza, the economy of the West Bank is reeling. Many fear the economic pain may lead to even more violence in the territory.

January 24, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt
A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 takes off to carry out air strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, from RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

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  • Middle East

U.S. hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen

The U.S. military struck facilities in Iraq and Yemen operated by Iranian-backed militias that are said to be involved in attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Science educator Bill Nye looks at the "Doomsday Clock," shortly before the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces the latest decision on the "Doomsday Clock" minute hand, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at the National Press Club Broadcast Center, in Washington.

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  • World

'Doomsday Clock' signals existential threats of nuclear war, climate disasters and AI

Earth, for the second year running, is nearing apocalypse, a science-oriented advocacy group said, pointing to its famous "Doomsday Clock" that shows 90 seconds till midnight.

January 24, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Family and friends of Israeli reservist Hadar Kapeluk, who was killed in combat in Gaza, mourn at his grave during his funeral at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel says 24 soldiers were killed on its deadliest single day during war in Gaza

Israel said 21 soldiers died when two buildings exploded and collapsed; three more died fighting in southern Gaza. Israel says it's investigating the incident, which Hamas claims responsibility for.

January 23, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Workers prepare Benito the giraffe for transport at the city-run Central Park Zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday. After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito left Mexico's northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico.

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  • Animals

Giraffe Benito has a new home in Mexico. Now comes the hard part — fitting in

The 4-year-old giraffe arrived Tuesday at his new home in a large animal park in central Mexico. He was transferred following pressure from animal advocates, and after he spent the last year alone.

January 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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