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FBI says Nancy Guthrie probe remains kidnap-for-ransom case, despite notes deemed not credible
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (538+ words) Washington DC, US Reuters The FBI said on Wednesday it is still treating the disappearance of Today'show co-host Savannah Guthrie's elderly mother as a kidnapping for ransom, despite determining that some purported ransom notes in the case were extortion bids…...
Russian air strikes kill eight, injure dozens in Ukraine's Kyiv
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (465+ words) Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight killing at least eight people and injuring over three dozen, as drones and missiles struck residential buildings and started a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had…...
India's capital announces permanent anti-pollution curbs for toxic winter months
7+ hour ago (236+ words) New Delhi, India Reuters The government of India's national capital territory of Delhi has announced a spate of measures to curb air pollution during winter, months ahead of the annual season when the city often becomes the world's most polluted....
A Sustainable Life: Five ways to make your clothes last longer
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (622+ words) R'KA T'LG and INGRID HAUGSRUD, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at how better care for our clothes can result in longer use" Via The Conversation Europe Care labels on clothes are no longer enough for supporting…...
Alberta's separatism debate jostles summer rodeo scene
9+ hour ago (570+ words) Canada's world-famous Calgary Stampede kicks off on Friday, but a push by Alberta separatists to begin the process of splitting from the country is casting a shadow over the festivities and spurring division at rodeos across the oil-rich province. Alberta…...
Four dead as huge crowds celebrate Mexico's World Cup win
11+ hour, 1+ min ago (521+ words) Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Four people died, three of asphyxiation, during late night street celebrations in Mexico City after hundreds of thousands of fans gathered along the capital's main central avenue as Mexico beat Ecuador to win their first World…...
Racism and intolerance have worsened in Britain, Starmer says
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (311+ words) Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that racism and intolerance had worsened in Britain over the past decade, warning it was damaging social cohesion and deterring people from public life. He spoke a day after a Reuters report found…...
At least 37 still in captivity after north-east Nigeria school attack, official says
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (233+ words) sightmagazine. com. au At least 37 still in captivity after north-east Nigeria school attack, official says At least 36 students and one staff member abducted by gunmen from a secondary school in Lassa in north-east Nigeria remain in captivity, while eight others…...
Over 900 arrested during South African anti-migrant protests
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (255+ words) South African police arrested more than 900 people during nationwide anti-migrant protests on Tuesday that were mostly peaceful but at times turned violent, with shops looted, police said on Wednesday. Of 120 marches, 108 were peaceful while 12 required police intervention, deputy national police…...
Ukrainian heritage: Strike on Kyiv cathedral highlights rush to preserve Ukrainian artifacts
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (1348+ words) DAVID I KLEIN, of Religion News Service, reports on the Ark for Ukraine project, which has brought three mobile labs in vans to help preserve Ukrainian cultural heritage by scanning archives of thousands of manuscripts, artifacts and even buildings to…...