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July 24, 2024

Experts laud injection that reportedly offers 100% protection against HIV/AIDS

A study shows that a shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa. The shot is used in the U.S. as a treatment for the virus that causes AIDS.

July 24, 2024

New Zealand inquiry reveals 'unimaginable' abuse in care institutions over 5 decades

Nearly a third of the children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 were reportedly abused, a new report claims.

July 24, 2024

1 dead, 3 injured after storm blows down tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, damaging statues

One person died and three others were injured, one critically, when a tree fell on a tuk-tuk during a rainstorm at Cambodia’s famous Angkor temple complex.

July 24, 2024

North Korean trash balloon drops garbage on South Korea’s presidential compound

North Korea sent more balloons carrying trash to the South, and this time some of the refuse landed on the South Korean presidential compound.

July 23, 2024

Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help

Body camera footage has revealed that 36-year-old Sonya Massey moved a pot of 'steaming hot water' in the moments before an Illinois sheriff's deputy fatally shot her in her home.

July 23, 2024

Hiker dies after running out of water near Utah state park in extreme heat

A 56-year-old woman died while hiking near Quail Creek State Park in southwestern Utah over the weekend after running out of water on a 106-degree Fahrenheit day, officials said.

July 23, 2024

US-Russian journalist convicted in secret trial gets 6 1/2 years in penal colony, court says

Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army.

July 23, 2024

2 dead when small plane crashes at Long Island airport

Two people died when a small airplane attempted to return to the runway after takeoff at Long Island's MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York.

July 23, 2024

EU turns up pressure on Hungary's Orban over his 'peace mission' to Russia, China

In response to Viktor Orbán’s rogue "peace mission," EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell decided to host a strategic EU meeting in Brussels rather than Budapest, Hungary.

July 23, 2024

Internet remains down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests

Bangladesh declared a public holiday on Monday and remained without internet for a fifth day following a Supreme Court ruling that reduced a government job quota system.