New Zealand bans live cow exports due to welfare concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand announced Wednesday it is banning the export of live cows and other farm animals by sea due to...
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending its first rover to the...
UN report: Many women in poor nations can’t say, `No sex’
UNITED NATIONS — Less than half the women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to say “no” to sex with their partners,...
Russia’s flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms
MOSCOW — The Russian flag is barred from the Olympics in a doping dispute. You wouldn't know it to look at the Russian uniforms.
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Artist gives nature a `cosmic’ twist in big NY garden show
An expansive new show featuring works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for mesmerizing polka dots, speckled pumpkins and fascination with the natural world,...
Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.
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Altered photos of Cambodian torture victims stir controversy
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodians on Monday continued to condemn an Irish photo restorer for altering photographs of victims of their country’s 1970s genocide...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
3 killed in Pakistan in clashes between police, Islamists
LAHORE, Pakistan — Two demonstrators and a policeman were killed Tuesday in violent clashes between Islamists and police in Pakistan, hours after authorities arrested...
“Super Fan” prepares for Tokyo Olympics without foreign fans
TOKYO — Kyoko Ishikawa was a back-packing Japanese student in Barcelona in 1992 when she says a “miracle happened.” She managed to buy a...
