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India-China Military Buildup Threatens Fragile Himalayan Ecosystems

Tony Bennett, Masterful Stylist of American Musical Standards, Dies at 96

Comic-Con Kicks Off in San Diego Amid Hollywood Actors, Writers Strikes

Why Does Sweden Allow Quran Burnings? It Has No Blasphemy Laws

El Niño is Here; Get Ready for a Big One

US Tech Leaders Aim for Fewer Export Curbs on AI Chips for China

Amid Climate Change, Mosquitoes Migrate; Will Malaria Follow?

UN Security Council Debates Virtues, Failings of Artificial Intelligence

Record Crowds Expected as Women’s Soccer World Cup Kicks Off

Messi Mania Hits Fever Pitch Following Soccer Star’s Miami Arrival

Europe Battles Heat, Fires; Sweltering Temperatures Scorch China, US

US Suspends Funding for China’s Wuhan Lab

Why Do Some People Not Get Sick From Covid? Genetics Provide a Clue

Former Mombasa Dentist Develops App to Tackle Garbage Along Kenyan Coast

Childhood Immunization Rebounds after COVID-19 Pandemic Setback

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Social Media

Chinese Livestreamers Set Sights on TikTok Sales to Shoppers in US and Europe

Hoping to Attract Tourists, Iran Looks to Neighbors

US Envoy John Kerry Tells China to Separate Climate From Politics

Somalia’s National Museum Hosts First Post-War Exhibit

US Communications Commission Hopeful About Artificial Intelligence 

Hundreds of Thousands of People Dying From Preventable Heat-Related Causes

Chinese Dissident Artist Creates Sculpture Park in California Desert

Nigerian Women’s Soccer Team Still Fighting for Equal Pay

WMO Warns of Risk of Heart Attacks, Deaths as Heatwave Intensifies

White House Partners With Amazon, Google, Best Buy To Secure Devices From Cyberattacks

UN Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Improving, But Trail Pre-Pandemic Levels

Turkey Quake Survivors’ Latest Menace: Dust

Vanishing Whale’s Decline Worse Than Previously Thought

Hollywood Plunges into All-Out War on Heels of Pandemic and Streaming Revolution

Norway Threatens $100,000 Daily Fine on Meta Over Data

For the First Time in the Olympics, Men Will Compete in Artistic Swimming, Formerly Called Synchro

Elton John Backs Kevin Spacey’s Testimony at Actor’s Sexual Assault Trial

Comprehensive Sex Education Remains Controversial in the Philippines

UK Watchdog Proposes Applying ‘Consumer Duty’ to Social Media

Parity, Bigger Field Mean There Could Be Surprises at the Women’s World Cup

Hollywood Striking Actors Seek Fair Wages and AI Protection

Pipestone Carvers Preserve Native Spiritual Tradition on Minnesota Prairie

‘Mission: Impossible’ $80M Debut Ignites Box Office but Misses Expectations

Canadian Wildfires’ Smoke Creates Unhealthy Conditions in Large Swath of US

Actress and Singer Jane Birkin Dies, France Loses an ‘Icon’

‘We Cannot Work’ — Why Gulf Summer Feels Even Hotter Than Usual

Musk Says Twitter Is Losing Cash Because Advertising Is Down and the Company Is Carrying Heavy Debt

UK Immigration Health Fee Hikes Face Criticism

UN: Sudan Health Care Near Collapse Due to Conflict

Pianist André Watts Dies at Age 77 of Prostate Cancer

Vegas Could Break Heat Record as Tens of Millions Across US Endure Scorching Temperatures

Sources: US Chip CEOs Plan Washington Trip to Talk China Policy

Actors’ Strike Shuts Down Major Hollywood Studios

Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Exploited Code Flaw to Steal US Agencies’ Emails

UAE’s COP28 President Lays Out Plan for ‘Brutally Honest’ Climate Summit

Exodus of Doctors, Nurses Threatens Universal Health Coverage in Zimbabwe

Long Flight to the Women’s World Cup? US Players Have a Plan for That

India Launches Second Moon Landing Attempt

WHO: Occasional Artificial Sweetener Intake Poses Low Risk of Cancer

Coroner’s Report: Lisa Marie Presley Died From Small Bowel Obstruction

India to Launch Moonshot Friday

Report: Ending AIDS Is Political, Financial Choice

Hollywood Actors Join Screenwriters in Historic Industry-stopping Strike as Contract Talks Collapse

Sweetener Aspartame Listed as Possible Cancer Cause but Still Considered Safe