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Old vacuum cleaners and car parts find new life in robots

Restaurant business adapts to COVID

In Russia, thousands took to the streets in Moscow and across the country to protest the continued detention of jailed — and reportedly ailing — opposition leader Alexey Navalny, now on the third

Mondale, who characterized himself as 'an old liberal,' said he had no regrets about his career #WalterMondale

As the world observes Earth Day later this week, Israeli environmentalists worry that the Dead Sea, the lowest place on Earth, is disappearing.

NASA makes history on Mars, and a new commander takes over the International Space Station #internationalspacestation #SpaceJunk #mars

President Joe Biden has kicked off a two-day virtual global Summit on Climate with a pledge to substantially reduce U.S.

Those who knew him intimately welcomed Derek Chauvin's conviction but continue to mourn the loss of their friend #GeorgeFloyd

Massive sinkholes opened across the breadbasket of the Turkish plains, worrying farmers as the sinkholes creep closer to residential homes.

Israeli troops and artillery mobilized in the annexed Golan Heights, Thursday, April 22, as cross-border strikes raise tensions between Israel and Syria.

Hundreds of locals and students marched through the streets of Myanmar’s Dawei, as protests against February’s military coup continue, Thursday, April 22.

Doctors say it is India’s worst public health emergency as hospitals run desperately short of beds, oxygen and key drugs

Meet a family who moved from San Diego, California to a small town in Nevada in search of a simpler life

Volunteers use mobile phones to share height and width of local trees

The United States is in a precarious position internationally after the Trump administration withdrew from the UN Paris climate agreement

They became so good they are about to join Kenya's professional women's soccer league

White House won’t say if it supports waiving patent requirements to allow countries to produce generic vaccines

Advocates call for police reform, stricter use-of-force rules

Human rights leaders are calling for the US and other Western countries to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable before opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies without access to

Police killing of George Floyd triggered ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests across globe; many activists say conviction of Derek Chauvin is one step toward justice      #GeorgeFloyd #DerekChauvin

In a televised speech on April 7, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez echoed the concerns voiced earlier this year by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about unequal global

Muslims in New Delhi continue to bury their dead in an overcrowded graveyard, Wednesday, April 21, as coronavirus deaths there continue to reach new heights.

This week on “Plugged In with Greta Van Susteren" for Wednesday, April 21, 2021: “U.S.

Police detained eight people in the Russian city of Magadan, Wednesday, April 21, as protests erupted throughout the city over Alexei Navalny’s failing health.

The volcanic eruption on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent has blanketed the nearby forest and villages in ash, as seen in United Nations footage released Tuesday, April 21.

An engineer creates technology to help farmers assess soil quality #Cameroon

Some families say they will try to flee to Europe — again — despite increasing danger #Turkey

Themes of suffering and hope, death and the afterlife infuse new work presented by Los Angeles outpost of Nigerian contemporary art gallery

Somalia's capital is home to more than 500,000 internally displaced people surviving in makeshift dwellings, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections  #Mogadishu #ramadan

The US state of Georgia is at the center of a national debate over alleged voter suppression