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August 23, 2024

How scientists in Iowa are working to stop the bird flu outbreak infecting US dairy cows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is studying animals at the National Animal Disease Center in Iowa in an attempt to stop the bird flu outbreak that is spreading through U.S. animals.

August 22, 2024

Taliban government issues public ban on women's voices, bare faces

The Taliban-run Afghan government has issued a public ban on women's voices and bare faces under so-called "vice and virtue" legislation.

August 22, 2024

A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted fuel at Japan's damaged nuclear reactor is suspended

An attempt to use a robot to remove a sample of melted fuel from Japan's tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was suspended due to a technical issue.

August 22, 2024

Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 18 workers

At least 18 workers were killed and more than 30 others were injured after an explosion caused a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India's Andhra Pradesh state.

August 22, 2024

Indian PM Modi to visit Ukraine after controversial Moscow meeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the first visit by an Indian PM to Ukraine on Friday.

August 22, 2024

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who died in Texas in 2022

Guatemalan police have arrested 7 Guatemalans accused of smuggling more than 50 migrants from Central America and Mexico who died in 2022 after they were abandoned in a tractor trailer in Texas.

August 21, 2024

Babysitter pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2019 death of a man she injured as a baby in 1984

Former babysitter Terry McKirchy has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2019 death of Benjamin Dowling, a man she has been accused of disabling when he was an infant 40 years ago.

August 21, 2024

Greek-flagged oil tanker adrift and on fire after suspected Houthi attack

A Greek-flagged oil tanker is reportedly adrift and ablaze on the Red Sea after coming under repeated attack Wednesday. Houthi rebels are suspected to be responsible.

August 21, 2024

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin convicted in George Floyd’s killing is moved to new prison months after stabbing

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, was transferred to a Texas prison nearly nine months after being stabbed in a different facility.

August 21, 2024

Police raid Andrew Tate's home in Romania as new allegations involving minors surface

Police conducted new raids at Andrew Tate's home as part of an ongoing investigation into human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to exploit women.