US clinics offer free vasectomies in wake of supreme court’s Roe reversal
Planned Parenthood and doctor with mobile clinic dubbed the ‘Nutcracker’ to offer procedures in midwest, citing high demand
Read articleNew Zealand pet shelters are being swamped with axolotls. Are Minecraft and TikTok to blame
Thousands of the smiling amphibians have been handed in, as some owners of the hot new pet are overwhelmed by unexpected arrivals
Read articleAt least 23 children killed in Iran protests in September, rights group says
Nearly two dozen children were killed last month during protests in Iran, according to a new report by a human rights watchdog that accuses the country’s security forces of targeting young people “with absolute impunity.â€
Read articleTikTok profits from livestreams of families begging Published
Displaced families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while the company takes up to 70% of the proceeds, a BBC investigation found.
Read articleNew Zealand bird of the year contest bars world’s fattest parrot from running
Two-time winning kÄkÄpÅ absent from annual poll amid concerns the parrot may take the spotlight from less charismatic birds
Read articleIncredible images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 as winners crowned
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London, where the images will be exhibited from Friday.
Read articleCouple mistakenly given 10.5m dollars from Crypto.com thought they had won contest -court hears
Money from crypto exchange was allegedly used to buy four houses worth $4m, vehicles, art and furniture, police officer tells court
Read articleBillionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship
Israeli-Russian billionaire Yuri Milner said on Monday he has renounced his Russian citizenship after leaving the country in 2014.
Read articleAmazon suicide kits have led to teen deaths, according to new lawsuit
Lawyers, who are representing parents suing Amazon for selling “suicide kits†to teenagers who died by suicide, say they have reached a “breaking point.â€
Read articleJapan reopens to tourists with shuttered souvenir shops, hotel staff shortage
As Japan throws open its doors to visitors this week after more than two years of pandemic isolation, hopes for a tourism boom face tough headwinds amid shuttered shops and a shortage of hospitality workers.
Read articleFamily dogs kill 2 Tennessee children injure mom who tried to stop mauling, family says
"I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Canfield told the outlet. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead."
Read articleKanye West Locked Out of Twitter Following Anti-Semitic Tweet
Yesterday, the rapper’s Instagram account was restricted for policy violations
Read articleWith lost luggage on the rise, travelers are getting savvy and starting to track their own with AirT
With lost luggage on the rise, travelers are getting savvy and starting to track their own with AirTags. Lufthansa however, has other ideas.
Read articleBaby denied baptism because parents weren’t married, Mississippi reverend says
A reverend in Mississippi refused to baptize a baby of unmarried parents, according to a letter that was shared by the mother on Facebook.
Read articleTown employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children’s dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around water fluoridation.
Read articleWorld’s largest crypto exchange hacked with possible losses of $500m
Binance, the latest crypto company to experience a targeted hack, temporarily suspends transactions and the transfer of funds
Read articleIran protests: Nika Shakarami's mother says her daughter was murdered Published
The mother of a teenage girl who died during protests in Iran has accused authorities of murdering her daughter.
Read articleDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson finally says he’s not running for president
Many were hoping Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson could be a potential rock for America, but instead, the beloved actor and businessman intends to be a rock for his daughters.
Read articleWarning over cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’
Read articleEaster Island: Sacred statues damaged by fire
A fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable.
Read article2 percent of the world’s rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya’s relentless drought
A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world’s rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths as well, as the climate crisis takes its toll on the east African nation’s wildlife.
Read articleAvalanche in Indian Himalayas kills at least four with dozens missing
Indian air force searches for remainder of group consisting of 34 mountaineering trainees and seven instructors
Read articleIt's unbelievably painful: Melinda French Gates opens up about divorce with Bill Gates
"I had some reasons I just couldn't stay in that marriage anymore," the 58-year-old philanthropist said in an interview. "But the odd thing about Covid is that it gave me the privacy to do what I needed to do."
Read articleNobel prize for quantum physicists who explained particles’ spooky behavior
The trio won for their experiments with what’s known as entanglement – a mind-boggling phenomenon when two particles behave as one and affect each other, even though they can be at a vast distance to one another, on opposite sides of the planet or even the solar system.
Read article‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war
Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is a rare artefact
Read articleLawyers overwhelmed by requests to help Russians avoid fighting in Ukraine
Lawyers and civil society groups say they have been overwhelmed by demands for support since President Vladimir Putin announced on Sept. 21 that 300,000 people would be mobilised to boost Russia's flagging war effort.
Read articleAustralia vows new plan to stop extinction crisis
Australia plans to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as "the mammal extinction capital of the world", its government says.
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