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May 31, 2024

Woman who received experimental pig kidney transplant back on dialysis after new organ failed

Doctors say Lisa Pisano, the second person to receive a kidney transplant using a kidney from a gene-edited pig, is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ.

May 31, 2024

Dozens arrested as Thai police dismantle crime network that facilitated long-term stays for foreigners

Police in Thailand have broken up a large network that illegally helped foreigners, mostly Russians, to stay in the country long-term, authorities say.

May 31, 2024

ABBA to receive rare Swedish knighthood for pop career

Swedish pop quartet ABBA are set to receive the prestigious knighthood known as the Order of the Vasa at a ceremony on May 31, 2024. The award has not been given in almost 50 years.

May 31, 2024

Ghanaian toddler breaks Guinness World Record for youngest male artist

Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghanaian toddler, now holds the Guinness World Record as the world's youngest male artist, which required him to exhibit and sell paintings.

May 31, 2024

China's hesitation to discuss Russia-Ukraine war raises concerns of pro-Moscow stance

China has displayed hesitance to engage in discussions about the Russia-Ukraine war, voicing reservations. The country has claimed to have a neutral stance.

May 31, 2024

Kim Jong Un supervised drills simulating attacks on South Korea, North Korea says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised drills with multiple rocket launchers, demonstrating the nation's readiness for a preemptive strike against South Korea.

May 31, 2024

NATO ministers meet as members slowly relax restrictions on Ukraine's use of their weapons

NATO countries are increasing their support for Ukraine as they slowly remove restrictions on how Kyiv can use western-supplied munitions to combat Russia’s invasion.

May 31, 2024

While men stormed Normandy, women worked as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains to achieve D-Day success

On D-Day, hundreds of thousands of military women worked as codebreakers, ship plotters, radar operators and cartographers while soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy.

May 31, 2024

Russian-American journalist has sentence extended by Russian court amid Kremlin's crackdown on dissent

Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian American journalist working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tatar-Bashkir service, has been ordered to remain in custody.

May 31, 2024

Germany okays Ukraine's use of German-supplied weapons on targets in Russia following US policy change

Germany said Ukraine can use German-supplied weapons against Russian targets just over their joint border after the U.S. also eased its stance.