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Venice Architectural Biennale Gives Overdue Voice to Long-Silenced Africa

Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving a platform to voices that have long been silenced at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens Saturday, the first ever curated by an …

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WHO Launches Global Network to Detect Infectious Disease Threat

The World Health Organization on Saturday launched a global network to help swiftly detect the threat from infectious diseases, like COVID-19, and share the information to prevent their spread. The …

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Salman Rushdie Honored at PEN America Gala, First In-person Appearance Since Stabbing

Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a …

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NASA Awards Second Moon Lander Contract to Blue Origin

The U.S. space agency NASA announced Friday it has awarded the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace company Blue Origin a contract to build a second lunar lander for the Artemis V moon …

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More Than Half of World’s Large Lakes Are Drying Up, Study Finds

More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human …

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Mexico Post-Op Infections Prompt US Health Alert

Mexican authorities said Thursday that they were trying to locate several hundred people, including U.S. nationals, potentially at risk of developing fungal meningitis after medical treatment near the border. The …

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First Full-Size 3D Scan of Titanic Reveals Wreck Like Never Before  

Shipwreck enthusiasts have cause for celebration because the Titanic ocean liner’s infamous wreck can now be visualized like never before. Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of …

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Drug Overdoses in the US Up, But Experts See Hopeful Signs

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic.  Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers …

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Spokesperson: Prince Harry, Wife Meghan in ‘Near Catastrophic Car Chase’ with Paparazzi

Britain’s Prince Harry, his wife Meghan and her mother were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving paparazzi photographers, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wednesday. It occurred …

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More American Families Struggle With Alzheimer’s Disease

“I remember my wife, Dora, coming home one day and telling me she had a problem while driving,” said Bill Collier, a marketing professional living near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “She said …

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Russia Halts Release of Iranian Film About Serial Killer, Distributor Says

Russian authorities have suspended the release of an award-winning film about a serial killer who targets sex workers in Iran, a distributor said on Tuesday. “Holy Spider,” directed by Danish …

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UN Lays Out Blueprint to Reduce Plastic Waste 80% by 2040

Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report on …

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Prominent Foe of Female Genital Mutilation Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize

Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and health care advocate who for decades has combated female genital mutilation and strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa, was …

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Salman Rushdie Warns Free Expression Under Threat in Rare Public Address After Attack 

Writer Salman Rushdie has made a public speech, nine months after being stabbed and seriously injured onstage, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under its most severe …

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Striking Hollywood Writers Vow not to Picket Tony Awards, Opening the Door to Some Kind of Show

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America have said they will not picket next month’s Tony Award telecast, clearing a thorny issue facing show organizers and opening the door …

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Climate Change Makes Cyclones More Intense and Destructive, Scientists Say

Climate change does not make cyclones, such as the one battering Bangladesh, more frequent, but it does render them more intense and destructive, according to climatologists and weather experts. These …

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Pacific Islanders Urge World to Put Aside Differences in Combating Climate Change

Pacific Island leaders criticized rich countries Monday for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for making money off loans provided …

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Blasting Gender Stereotypes in South Africa

In South Africa, women make up only 13% of graduates with degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In an effort to interest more young women in …

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‘Guardians Vol. 3’ and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Top Box Office Again

Several new movies infiltrated theaters nationwide this weekend, from a lighthearted trip to Italy with Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen to a Ben Affleck-fronted detective thriller. …

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Chile’s Firefighting Goats Protect a Forest From Deadly Blazes 

In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of goats. The goats have …

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Audio Book Narrators Say AI Is Already Taking Away Business

As people brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and everyday living, those in the world of audio books say their field is already being transformed. AI …

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Hobbit Houses Spring Up in Bosnia Hills

Four sisters are building the first Hobbit-style village in southeast Europe in the green hills of central Bosnia, hoping to attract fans of “The Lord of the Rings” books and …

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