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Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign...

Jul 18, 2023

South Korea searches for missing people as death toll from downpours reach 41

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Rescuers searched Tuesday for about 10 people still missing in landslides and other incidents caused by more than a week of torrential rains in South Korea, as the country's ...

Jul 18, 2023

German director of Florence's Accademia Gallery who fought for David's image worries for job

MILAN (AP) - The German director of Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia has succeeded in drawing visitors' attention to masterpieces beyond Michelangelo's towering David, while winning landmark court c...

Jul 17, 2023

Spain's early election could put the far right in power for the first time since Franco

MADRID (AP) - Spain's general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years und...

Jul 17, 2023

Dingoes attack a woman jogging on Australian island beach and leave her hospitalised

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A pack of dingoes drove a woman who was jogging into the surf and attacked her in the latest clash between native dogs and humans on a popular Australian island, sparking ne...

Jul 17, 2023

Bilateral South Korea-US consulting group meets in response to North Korean nuclear threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A bilateral consulting group of South Korean and U.S. officials met Tuesday in Seoul to discuss strengthening their nations' deterrence capabilities against North Korea's evo...

Jul 17, 2023

Climate envoy John Kerry meets with Chinese officials amid US push to stabilize rocky relations

BEIJING (AP) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China's top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden's administration is "very committed" to stabilizing relations between the world's two biggest...

Jul 17, 2023

Israel's president will meet with Biden as concerns over settlements, judicial overhaul continue

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday is hosting Israel's figurehead president Isaac Herzog at the White House, as they seek to sustain ties despite U.S. concerns over Prime Minister Benjam...

Jul 17, 2023

Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts dating back 12,000 years from natural disasters, looters

VERNON PARISH, La. (AP) - Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more e...

Jul 17, 2023

US attorney in Manhattan seeking federal takeover of city's troubled Rikers Island jail complex

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal prosecutor said Monday his office is seeking to have control of New York City's trouble-plagued Rikers Island jail taken away from Mayor Eric Adam's administration, calling c...

Jul 17, 2023