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Michelsen shocks Nakashima in US Open clash of rising Americans

El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit

Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict

Grammy-Winning Jazz Vocalist Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70

Maui Wildfire Survivors Report Major Losses to Troubled Rebuilding Contractors

China’s Oil Use Drops 9 Percent as Transport Electrification Accelerates

WMO Says Powerful El Niño Is Likely to Persist Into February 2027

Fifth-Generation Mitsubishi Pajero Returns With Ladder Frame and Seven Seats

Honda Presses Suppliers for Deep Cost Cuts in $9.4 Billion Savings Drive

Philadelphia Roundup: Museum Closure, Phishing Warning and Gun Violence Data

Philadelphia Festival Revisits the Signing and Legacy of the U.S. Constitution

Philadelphia Natural History Museum Prepares to Close After Two Centuries

Indonesia protesters targeted by coordinated disinfo

Spacecraft bound for Mercury faces 'tricky' arrival

A spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes will complete an eight-year journey to arrive at Mercury on Thursday, while still facing high-risk manoeuvres to study the Sun-scorched planet.

Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders

As an alarm reverberated throughout a Philippine high school on Thursday, students scrambled behind locked doors and police swept corridors in a drill aimed at preparing for an attack once unthinkable in the Southeast Asian country.

American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson dies at 70

Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, her manager said. She was 70.

In Ghana, larger-than-life coffins tell the stories of the dead

Frederick Teiko Ofori spent a large portion of his life with a guitar in his hands, so when the Ghanaian musician died in a road accident, his family decided that the instrument should accompany him on his final journey.

Rare trio of Pacific hurricanes fueled by historic El Nino

A rare trio of hurricanes were churning through the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, which scientists attributed to waters warmed by a historically strong El Nino phenomenon.

Menoncello, Reece headline Top 14 new-season signings

The French Top 14 season starts on Saturday with a host of additions to its galaxy of star names from across the rugby-playing world.

Chinese WNBA star out of World Cup after losing passport

China's WNBA star Li Yueru will miss the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Berlin after losing her passport in the mail.

Families descend on Nepal in search of missing tourists

Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region.

Medieval Europe and Africa collide in Sao Tome traditional theatre

A carved bamboo flute trills before the percussion picks up the pace as the performers on Sao Tome bring a medieval European tragedy to life on the island off Africa's west coast.

Far-right AfD eyes huge win in east German state vote

Germany faces a landmark regional election Sunday in the ex-communist east where the far-right AfD is easily expected to win and has its sights on heading its first state government.

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