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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into the Sea in New Test

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM / AP

Japan's Plummeting COVID-19 Cases Creates Mysterious Success

By Mari Yamagichi/AP

Celebrities Join Prince William for Earthshot Prize Awards

By SYLVIA HUI / AP

17 Missionaries Reportedly Kidnapped in Haiti

By DÁNICA COTO / AP
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U.K. Lawmaker Stabbed While Meeting Constituents Has Died

Violence against British politicians is rare, but in June 2016 Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox was fatally stabbed and shot in her northern England constituency.

By Jill Lawless / AP October 15, 2021

Queen Elizabeth and Greta Thunberg Are Sending the Same Message on Climate Change. Will World Leaders Listen?

The Queen's complaint comes only two weeks after Greta Thunberg made strikingly similar remarks

By Dan Stewart October 15, 2021

Britain's Queen Elizabeth Is Not Amused by Climate Inaction

She appeared to criticize the global lack of action on climate change in comments caught on microphone

By Associated Press October 15, 2021

Officials Seek Cause of Taiwan Building Fire That Killed 46

Residents say the building housed many poor, older and disabled people, who seem to have been trapped in their homes

By HUIZHONG WU / AP October 15, 2021

Six Dead as Fears of Sectarian Violence Return to Lebanon

Gunfire echoed for hours as schools were evacuated and residents hid in shelters

By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB / AP October 14, 2021

Facebook Expands Harassment Policy to Protect Public Figures

This is the latest change following congressional testimony that faulted the company for failing to stop harmful content

By DAVID KLEPPER/AP October 14, 2021

The Shorter Work Week Really Worked in Iceland. Here’s How

An experiment showed workers were able to work less and get paid the same, while maintaining productivity and improving personal well-being

By Virginia Lau and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir / Bloomberg October 14, 2021

Europe's Youngest Democracies Are in Turmoil at the Worst Possible Time

The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria are each giving the EU headaches at a time when global leadership is in short supply

By Ian Bremmer October 14, 2021

Delta Variant Is Forcing New Zealand To Shift Strategies

For much of the pandemic, Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 response has ranked as one of the best in the world. We have been living in a parallel world, one of a small handful of countries...

By Siouxsie Wiles October 14, 2021

Bali Welcomes Back International Tourists

Bali welcomed international tourists for the first time in more than a year

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI / AP October 14, 2021
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