Waste pickers collect food waste, help combat climate change
They're part of an effort to prevent food waste from going to landfills, where it emits methane — a powerful greenhouse gas.
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Pope expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims
Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse.
Rwanda frees Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame
Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial.
Holocaust survivor shares on TikTok to educate young people
Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at age 85, thanks to her 17-year-old grandson.
Biden's Canada agenda stacked: NORAD, migration deals likely
President Joe Biden arrived in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on several of the world's most difficult challenges.
Number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops 22%
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains of central Mexico dropped 22%, and the number of trees lost in their favored wintering ground more than tripled compared to last year.
'Appalling': Southern Africa counts toll of Cyclone Freddy
Aid agencies are scrambling to meet soaring humanitarian needs amid fears of rising cholera cases, malnutrition and displaced families.
Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
Health experts proposed detailed plans for a gradual end to anti-virus controls, but the Chinese government rebuffed them and dropped restrictions in December with no preparations to cope with the chaotic aftermath, The Associated Press has found.
At Ukraine's front, police try to evacuate holdout families
For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to safer parts of the country. But while many have heeded the call, others — including families with children — have steadfastly refused. So it has fallen to local police to try to persuade residents to leave.
Archaeologists find oldest pearling town in United Arab Emirates
Archaeologists say they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. The discovery further expands this young nation's understanding of its pre-Islamic history.
Ship dislodges, tips over in Scotland dry dock; 25 injured
A large ship tipped over while dry-docked in Scotland, injuring 25 people Wednesday, emergency workers said.
Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol
A two-week strike by Paris garbage collectors is taking a toll on the renowned aesthetics of the French capital, a veritable blight on the City of Light.
Badgers burrow under Dutch train tracks
Badgers burrowing under rail tracks have halted trains in the northern and southern Netherlands, forcing lengthy cancellations on at least two lines.
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting
Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin, sending a message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate Moscow have fallen short.
World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning
Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.
Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed
“I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die,” he said at a news conference in 2015.
US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years, Biden administration says
Jeffrey Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, in October 2016 by men who ambushed and killed his guards and forced him at gunpoint into their truck.
World on 'thin ice' as UN climate report gives stark warning. Here's what to know.
Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change 's future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.
Russia's economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin
Western sanctions have hit Russian banks, wealthy individuals and technology imports. But after a year of far-reaching restrictions aimed at degrading Moscow's war chest, economic life for ordinary Russians doesn't look all that different than it did before the invasion of Ukraine.
New York Community Bank to buy failed Signature Bank
Swiss President Alain Berset said banking giant UBS is acquiring its smaller rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking.
