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China, France launch satellite to better understand universe

TikTok legal filing details case against potential US ban

South Africa unbeaten at T20 World Cup after win over England

Women’s gymnastics league aims to expand athletes’ careers

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain, overworks your heart, shuts down your organs

US charity sends medical help to Ukraine’s frontline towns

Half a million Ukrainians in frontline city of Mykolaiv suffer through 3rd year without clean water

Trump, Biden woo voters on TikTok. Will it make a difference?

Gas company finds 3,300-year-old ship off Israel’s coast

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a hazard after the US bans its software

India beats Afghanistan at T20 World Cup

US bans Russia’s Kaspersky antivirus software

Climate change intensifies US, Mexico heat wave, study finds

African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa

Donald Sutherland, ‘M.A.S.H.’ and ‘Hunger Games’ actor, dies at 88

Indian toxic alcohol brew kills at least 34

South Africa beats US in Super Eight playoffs at the T20 World Cup

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023, report says

Abortion looms in US presidential election 2 years after key ruling

Brussels refuses to host Belgium-Israel match over security fears

First crew of Boeing Starliner to remain at ISS until late June

Nearly a third still get no early warning of disaster, poll finds

Nvidia eclipses Microsoft as world’s most valuable company

Russian involvement in China’s moon exploration divides space research camps

Immigrant gay couple finds acceptance in US LGBTQ+ community

India, US to strengthen high technology cooperation

Smartphone stroke detection breakthrough announced by Australian team

Boston Celtics win 2023-24 National Basketball Association championship

A year after the Titan’s tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean’s mysteries

EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays

US surgeon general says social media apps need warning labels

NASA space mission to launch artificial star into space

Muslim pilgrims resume symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj wraps in deadly heat

List of winners at the 2024 Tony Awards

‘Stereophonic’ wins Tony for best play; women win director, score honors

Golf’s DeChambeau holds nerve to win US Open

Broadway celebrates packed and varied theater season with 2024 Tony Awards

Emotional win for Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores $155M opening

In secular France, chaplains prepare to give Olympians spiritual support

Watch for these key new features Apple’s iOS 18 this fall

Study: Men all over world tend to eat more meat than women

Respiratory diseases plague Kenya as more people burn wood to save money

Brazilian women protest bill that equates late abortions with homicide

On Father’s Day, LGBTQ+ couple celebrates their sperm donor

Midwives: State law could jeopardize Native Hawaiian birth traditions

England wins to leapfrog Scotland into Super Eight stage

Worst of rainfall that triggered Florida floods is over

Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf fulfills Lakota prophecy

Muslim pilgrims converge at Mount Arafat for daylong worship

Report: Highly potent opioids now show up in drug users in Africa

Disease, extreme weather push up orange juice prices

US cricket team advances to second round in Twenty20 World Cup

Myanmar cracks down on flow of information by blocking VPNs

Pope meets 100 comedians at Vatican: ‘You also make God smile’

World leaders discuss AI as China’s digital influence in Latin America grows

Contraception, in-vitro fertilization become key campaign issue

Muslims start Hajj against the backdrop of Israel-Hamas war

New ‘crypto bill’ could mainstream digital currencies in US

US Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone

In Mecca’s sweltering heat, Muslims start this year’s Hajj pilgrimage