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Firefighters test out new tool as Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands burn
Record-setting wildfires are raging in the Pantanal region in Brazil. In a densely vegetated rural area the size of England, ...
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Armenians who fled Nagorno-Karabakh still yearn for home
Karabakh. Some 100,000 Armenians fled the enclave, a region within Azerbaijan made up largely of Armenian residents. Many ...
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UN might soon have an intergovernmental panel on AI to help govern its rise
In a rare expression of consensus, most of the UN General Assembly supports the establishment of an intergovernmental panel to help keep track of AI and guide policy discussions and recommendations.
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‘Now in a Minute’: The music of Susan O’Neill
Singer-songwriter Susan O’Neill is an award-winning artist from Ireland. She’s hoping to break through to a wider audience with her new album ‘Now in a Minute.’ Susan O’Neill describes the inspiration ...
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Tensions between Israel and Lebanon continue to rise
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech, acknowledging the deadly attacks this week that caused pagers and walkie-talkies to explode across the country. He called it a “severe blow.” But ...
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US and Chinese militaries are talking again — will it last?
The US and Chinese militaries seldom see eye to eye, but at least they are talking again. A top Chinese military commander is in Hawaii today to meet the head of US Indo-Pacific Command. It’s the ...
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US minors smuggle for cartels
Contrary to election-year rhetoric, Mexican drug cartels don’t rely on migrants crossing the border illegally to bring fentanyl into the country.The truth is, in many ways, more disturbing. Rather ...
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Among the tea pickers and plantations of Sichuan, China
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s walk through China led him to encounters with tea pickers and unique stays at tea plantations. His consumption of tea was already high following his walk ...
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Hezbollah leader addresses deadly attacks in Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech in Lebanon acknowledging the deadly attacks this week that caused pagers and walkie-talkies to explode across the country. He called it a “severe blow,” ...
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Wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal becoming more likely because of climate change
The Pantanal, Brazil's wetlands region, covers an area roughly the size of England. Although this region is typically flooded ...
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Lebanon reacts to electronic devices attack
Recent attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon haven’t come in the form of drones or missile strikes. The weapons were already in the ...
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How the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is still shaping the fraught relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous enclave located in the South Caucasus. For decades, the territory has been the source of ...