A new United Nations report estimates that 19% of the food produced around the world went to waste in 2022. That's a little more than 1 billion metric tons of food that could have helped feed the …
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By CARLOS MUREITHI
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3/27/24
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH
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3/27/24
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An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism. …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/27/24
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of people gathered in a synagogue in Kyiv this weekend to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, more than two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Following …
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3/27/24
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Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill hat would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage …
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3/27/24
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the …
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By FRANCISCO SECO, KHALIL HAMRA and EMRAH GUREL
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3/27/24
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Indonesia’s top court is hearing appeals against the presidential election results lodged by two losing candidates who are alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls and demanding a …
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By NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM
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3/27/24
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Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty. The people who lived there are now …
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By ADAM GELLER
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3/27/24
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Months after Hamas attackers killed 1,200 people, a string of Israeli farming communities they targeted just across the border fence with Gaza remain all but empty. The people who lived there are …
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By ADAM GELLER
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3/27/24
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Religious and neo-conservative groups have been ramping up pressure to ban abortions in staunchly Catholic Croatia. They have held vigils outside abortion clinics and marches drawing thousands of …
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By DARKO BANDIC and JOVANA GEC
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3/27/24
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The Brazilian and the French presidents announced on Tuesday a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) on the Amazon, including its part in neighboring French Guiana. President Emmanuel …
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE and SYLVIE CORBET
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3/26/24
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The British Museum is suing a former curator alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. Peter Higgs was fired in July 2023 after more than …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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3/26/24
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Ukraine's navy spokesman says that Ukrainian forces have sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea, a major blow to Moscow’s military capability as the war has dragged into …
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3/26/24
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As Israel battles a prolonged war in Gaza, exemptions from mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men have reopened a divide in the country and rattled the government coalition. Prime Minister …
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By MELANIE LIDMAN
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3/26/24
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Russian officials persist in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by …
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3/26/24
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Buckingham Palace officials say King Charles III and Queen Camilla will attend an Easter service at the chapel at Windsor Castle on Sunday. The appearance will be the first major event for Charles …
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3/26/24
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Hamas has rejected the latest proposal put forward by international mediators for a cease-fire and hostage release. Israel blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for both without …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY
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3/26/24
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Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes …
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By HANNA ARHIROVA
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3/26/24
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Immediately after the Friday evening attack in Moscow that killed at least 137 people, Russian officials were suggesting, without presenting evidence, that Ukraine was responsible. The accusations …
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By JIM HEINTZ
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3/25/24
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The newest endangered baby gorilla at the London Zoo is more than six weeks old but doesn’t yet have a name. Zookeepers aren’t even sure if it’s male or female because they haven’t been able …
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3/25/24
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