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News Articles: World

Flame and smoke rise from the bridge connecting the Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula early Saturday.

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  • Europe

A blast hits the bridge to Crimea, a key supply route in Russia's war

The 12-mile bridge has served as a key auto and rail supply line from Russia into Crimea. A Ukrainian official said the incident was just "the beginning," but stopped short of taking credit.

October 08, 2022
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  • Julian Hayda
Emergency services work at the scene of an explosion that killed 10 people at a service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ireland, on Saturday.

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  • Europe

10 people died in a gas station blast in Ireland. Police say it was likely accidental

Police in Creeslough are investigating the cause of the blast that leveled the gas station building, which held the main shop and post office for the village.

October 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine perform during the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, on May 14. The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool after Britain was asked to hold the event on behalf of Ukraine.

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  • Europe

Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine

The contest will be staged next May in the birthplace of The Beatles after Britain was asked to hold the event in place of war-torn Ukraine, the designated host country.

October 08, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The U.S. carrier USS Ronald Reagan is escorted as it arrives in Busan, South Korea, on Sept. 23. North Korea warned on Saturday that the U.S. redeployment of the carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a "considerably huge negative splash" in regional security.

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  • Asia

North Korea blames the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for latest tensions

North Korea warned that the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a "considerably huge negative splash" in regional security.

October 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Residents of Mykolaiv collect clean water from a distribution station set up by the International Committee of the Red Cross on Oct. 1.

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  • World

A Ukrainian city struggles after Russian forces blew up its water supply

Russian missiles ruptured Mykolaiv's pipelines. They stretch across territory under Russian control, making it impossible for municipal workers to repair them. With winter coming, worries are rising.

October 08, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, stands in a defendants' cage during a court session in Minsk, Belarus, in 2021.

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  • World

Here's what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz,
  • Charles Maynes,
  • and 1 more
A photo shared by the municipality of Rapa Nui shows damage to the Easter Island statues after a fire.

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  • World

The iconic Easter Island statues have been damaged in a fire, authorities say

The sculpted figures on Rapa Nui, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, suffered "irreparable" damage. The municipality's mayor said he believed the fire was not an accident.

October 07, 2022
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  • Joe Hernandez
An employee of Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties works in the office in Kyiv on Friday.

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  • Europe

Ukrainians are miffed to share the Peace Prize with Russian and Belarusian winners

While the Ukrainian organization that won is celebrating, many Ukrainians are upset they need to share the award with countries that have been aggressive against them.

October 07, 2022
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By:
  • Julian Hayda
Brittany Higgins, center, leaves the courthouse in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday.

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  • World

Trial opens for the case that ignited Australia's #MeToo movement

The trial of parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins' alleged rapist, which began on Tuesday and could last up to six weeks, may become one of the country's most-watched court cases in decades.

October 07, 2022
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  • Emily Olson
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, left, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, leave the chamber after a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10, 2017. Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office said Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

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  • National

Two Russians looking to avoid military service seek asylum after reaching Alaska

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.

October 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia. The country, along with other OPEC+ members, plans to cut production against the wishes of the U.S.

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  • Politics

Some Democrats push to punish Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ move to cut oil production

OPEC+ announced a cut of 2 million barrels a day starting next month. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill want to retaliate by cutting off military aid and reexamine ties to Saudi Arabia.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Doctors walk in the Ebola isolation section of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, in Mubende, Uganda, on Sept. 29. Ugandan health officials have declared an Ebola outbreak in several regions of the country.

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  • Global Health

Travelers coming to the U.S. from Uganda will face enhanced screening for Ebola

With an outbreak of the deadly disease declared in Uganda, travelers who have been to the African country within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. will be subject to enhanced screening.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Halisia Hubbard
Carolyn Bertozzi celebrates winning a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday at Stanford University in California.

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  • Science

See this year's Nobel Prize-winning scientists swig bubbly and get cheered at work

What do you do when you (or a colleague) wins a Nobel Prize for your scientific research? Party! Or at least that's what these honorees in medicine and chemistry did.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Christopher Dean Hopkins
Iranian demonstrators protest in Tehran on Sept. 21, after Mahsa Amini died in custody of the country's so-called morality police.

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  • World

U.S. announces new sanctions on Iran, even as it seeks a new nuclear deal

Thursday's announcement of new U.S. sanctions follows pressure from activists for the U.S. to support the protests, following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's so-called morality police.

October 06, 2022
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
A protester holds a drawing of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 23. Amini was arrested by Iranian authorities in Tehran on Sept. 13 for not wearing her headscarf properly. She died three days later, apparently due to a severe head injury.

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  • Middle East

Why a scholar banished from Iran 15 years ago is hopeful about the current protests

Iranian American scholar Pardis Mahdavi was once arrested in Tehran for lecturing about Iran's sexual revolution. She wonders if the country's current wave of protests might result in regime change.

October 06, 2022
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  • Tonya Mosley
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