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France temporarily bans Bay of Biscay fishing to protect...
The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay...
Norway lured by deep-sea mining for rare metals
Norway has just authorised commercial deep-sea mining on its seabed, which is rich in rare and precious metals. This announcement...
Japan says lunar spacecraft is on the moon, still...
Japan’s space agency said early Saturday that its unmanned spacecraft is on the moon, but is still "checking its status." More details...
German lawmakers approve plan to loosen citizenship...
German lawmakers have approved legislation that eases rules on gaining citizenship and ends restrictions on holding dual citizenship,...
Activists in Norway charged after blocking entrances...
A group of protesters are facing charges for allegedly blocking government offices to protest a wind farm in central Norway's Fosen...
Suspects charged in torture, murder of Hmong American...
Minnesota-based Hmong American comedian and activist Tou Ger Xiong was allegedly tortured and held for ransom before being murdered...
La Kena, notorious Mexican cartel leader, captured;...
A Mexican drug cartel leader whose faction is alleged to have kidnapped four U.S. tourists, killing two of them, was arrested with...
Japan space agency says its SLIM spacecraft is on...
Japan’s space agency said early Saturday that its unmanned spacecraft is on the moon, but is still "checking its status." More details...
Thailand rescue workers retrieve remains of 23 victims...
Rescue workers carried out the task of recovering the remains of the 23 victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand...
Measles outbreak: UK declares national health incident...
Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that low rates of uptake for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is leading...
North Korea sentences 2 teens to 12 years of hard...
North Korean authorities sentenced the two 16-year-old girls to 12 years of hard labor after they were previously convicted of watching...
Philippines landslide kills 10, including 5 children,...
Heavy rains in the southern Philippines triggered a landslide that buried a house, killing at least 10 people on Friday. The landslide...