Dentist presents fake arm for vaccine to get pass in Italy
A dentist in Italy faces possible criminal charges after trying to receive a coronavirus vaccine in a fake arm made of silicone.
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Taliban bans forced marriage of women in Afghanistan
The Taliban decreed they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan. It was announced by the reclusive Taliban chief.
UK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy
The Duchess of Sussex won the latest stage in her privacy suit against a publisher over publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father.
Watch Now: Three students save young girls from frozen lake in China
After the ice caved beneath two girls skating on a frozen lake, three university students jumped in to help save two girls from the freezing water.
New omicron variant stokes world fears, triggers travel bans
A WHO panel named the variant "omicron" and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the delta variant, the world's most prevalent.
Great Barrier Reef explodes into life in 'magical' spawning event
The Great Barrier Reef has "given birth" in its annual coral spawn, creating a cacophony of color on the Australian landmark.
Lobsters, crabs, octopuses feel pain, study says, so UK to ID them as sentient beings
Octopuses, crabs and lobsters have feelings too, a study found, prompting Britain to add them to the list of those protected by upcoming laws.
US missionary group: 2 abductees freed in Haiti
An Ohio-based church organization says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti.
Russia rejects accusations of endangering astronauts with space junk
Russian officials rejected accusations they endangered space station astronauts with a weapons test that created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk.
Watch Now: New world record for highest altitude atop a hot air balloon set
Rémi Ouvrard has broken the world record for highest altitude atop a hot-air balloon.
Watch Now: Scary rescue of man clinging onto tree amidst floodwaters in Australia
The man was spotted clinging onto a tree with raging floodwaters just below him on November 10th, in Alice Springs, Australia.
Owl habitat cuts by Trump appointees used 'faulty' science
U.S. wildlife officials reverse decision to open forests to logging, say Trump appointees relied on faulty science to strip protections for northern spotted owl.
Stranger charged with abducting 4-year-old Australian girl from camping tent
A 36-year-old stranger was charged with abducting the 4-year-old from a camping tent more than two weeks ago.
'My name is Cleo': Police weep upon rescuing girl who disappeared from camping tent 2 weeks ago
The girl's disappearance from her family's camping tent on Australia's remote west coast more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated the nation.
Why COP26 agreement will struggle to reverse global forest loss by 2030
More than 100 world leaders at the U.N. climate summit have committed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. But is the pledge up to the task?
A global tax on business? Here's how it would work
The "Group of 20" world leaders including President Joe Biden plan to deter global businesses from stashing profits in "tax havens" where they pay little or no taxes. Would a first-ever global minimum tax reap billions or kill jobs? This Q&A gives you the basics.
Man stabs at least 10, starts fire on Tokyo train
The attack was the second involving a knife on a Tokyo train in two months. The attacker, only identified as a man in his 20s, was arrested but no motive is known yet.
If climate change is reshaping Earth, what can world leaders do?
World leaders have been talking about climate change for 29 years while Earth keeps getting hotter and its weather more dangerous. Can this week's "COP26" summit change anything? Here's the science and the politics, summed up.
Japan's Princess Mako marries commoner, loses royal status
Japanese Princess Mako said their marriage "was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts."
War, poaching in Mozambique lead to elephants without tusks
Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to more elephants that will never develop tusks.
