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Chinese lunar probe returning to Earth

Mick Jagger, strutting at 80, teases new album and more touring

Climate change, El Niño to blame for deadly floods in Brazil

Trillions of cicadas descend on parts of US

Real Madrid signs France captain Mbappe on free transfer

Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories

In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

South Africa’s first retrofitted electric minibus taxi exceeds expectations

Next Boeing CEO should understand past mistakes, airlines boss says

‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on

Extreme heat: Climate change’s silent killer

Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism

What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?

Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet

LGBTQ+ Pride Month starting to show its colors around the world

Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback

UN credits better preparation for fewer disaster deaths

WHO extends talks to reach pandemic accord

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign

Chinese artists caught between Beijing, desire for Western success

Netflix series puts Pakistani red-light district in spotlight

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86

French officials foil Olympics terrorism plot

Australian researchers find simple, cost-effective desalination method

Trillions of cicadas pop up in parts of US

Ghana toddler sets world record as the youngest male artist

Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day

Bird flu infects 3rd US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

UN conference looks at possibilities, dangers of AI

All-gay choir in South Africa combines music, activism

Health advocates push for reforms to combat Indonesia’s high male smoking rates

Health advocates seek reforms to combat Indonesian men’s high smoking rates

Cricket making historic US debut in World Cup

WHO: Climate change could increase spread of diseases

US optimistic a deal to lessen threats of future pandemics is in sight

‘Open source’ investigators use satellites to identify burned Darfur villages

Robot will try to remove nuclear debris from Japan’s destroyed reactor

OpenAI unveils new safety committee

Pope apologizes for using vulgar term against gay people

San Francisco’s Chinatown: Forged by discrimination, now a cultural treasure

Cameroon fights period stigma and poverty on World Menstrual Hygiene Day

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame basketball player, dies of cancer at 71

Los Angeles’ suburban Chinatown grows with new waves of immigrants

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal

Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II

National Spelling Bee reflects the economic success and cultural impact of immigrants from India

‘Furiosa,’ ‘Garfield’ lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades

Report: Tobacco industry uses manipulative practices to hook young people on addictive products

Globe-trotting archeologist who drew comparisons to Indiana Jones has died

US independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023

Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory?

New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit

Richard Sherman, who with his brother penned classic Disney tunes, dies

Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day

US rapper Nicki Minaj freed after Netherlands arrest

‘Anora’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

All-women rock band jams out as conservative Saudi society loosens up

France’s secularism increasingly struggling with schools, integration

China’s Digital Silk Road exports internet technology, controls