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Iran and US are close to an understanding aimed at ending the war
Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties
Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal
Two traffic accidents in Cambodia kill 14 and injure 79 others
BEIJING (AP) – A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city’s Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday evening.
TOKYO (AP) – The first woman to conquer the world’s second-highest peak, K2, three times has also summited all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains. But Naoko Watanabe, 44, says climbing is less about piling up records than enjoying an adventure, being happy and experiencing new people, food and culture.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – The remains of four Italian divers who died deep inside an underwater cave earlier this month while diving in the Maldives were repatriated early Saturday, a Maldivian government spokesperson said.
Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane in an unlikely fit
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be biggest-ever initial public offering
Warsh is sworn in as the Fed chair after Trump's bid for greater control
Indonesia tightens control over key commodities in major trade takeover, influencing global exports
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Delays could be in store for a proposed $7.25 billion settlement covering thousands of claims that the maker of Roundup weedkiller failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
Estee Lauder and perfume maker Puig have ended merger talks that would have potentially put brands like MAC, Clinique, Charlotte Tilbury and Jean Paul Gaultier under one roof.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – The United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States has weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.
NEW DELHI (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that people who carried out violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to pay individuals who believe they were targeted politically.
Animal welfare groups say 3 South African zoo elephants are depressed
Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book hiding the oldest English poem
Congolese report constant burials as Ebola deaths reach 80
NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid
Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park
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