Misinformation about India's election is surging online as the world's most populous country votes. Researchers who track disinformation in India say the country is particularly vulnerable to …
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By DAVID KLEPPER and KRUTIKA PATHI
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5/2/24
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Scientists say a new form of mpox detected in a mining town in Congo might more easily spread among people. Already, Congo is seeing its biggest mpox outbreak with more than 4,500 suspected …
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By MARIA CHENG and CHRISTINA MALKIA
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5/2/24
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Ukrainian soldiers say they are worried fortifications are not being built quicky enough as Russian forces continue to advance along the front lines. Poorly built defensive lines, including trenches, …
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By SAMYA KULLAB
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5/2/24
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Solomon Islands lawmakers have chosen former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years. The …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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5/1/24
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The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based there. The commander of U.S. Africa Command made the comments to …
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By FRANCIS KOKUTSE
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5/1/24
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After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death across the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East has latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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5/1/24
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F1 champion Ayrton Senna remembered on Imola track 30 years after his death during the San Marino GP
The 30th anniversary of three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna’s death is being commemorated with a memorial on the Imola track where he crashed during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Formula One CEO …
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5/1/24
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Tourists have been evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Tourist …
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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5/1/24
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An exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine has opened in the Russian capital. The Russian Defense Ministry that organized the exhibit says it …
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5/1/24
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Poland's chief rabbi says that Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs in the night by an unknown perpetrator, but sustained minimal damage and nobody was hurt. Poland's political …
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By VANESSA GERA
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5/1/24
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The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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5/1/24
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The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel …
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By JACK BROOK
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5/1/24
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Drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows months of Russian artillery pounding have devastated a strategic city in eastern Ukraine. The community of Chasiv Yar is a strategic high ground …
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By JILL LAWLESS and ILLIA NOVIKOV
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5/1/24
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Ecuador is defending its storming of Mexico’s Embassy in Quito last month. Lawyers for Ecuador told the judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday that it acted to take into custody …
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By MIKE CORDER
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5/1/24
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Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals are marking May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights. In Seoul, thousands of protesters sang, …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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5/1/24
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South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik says his government is considering sharing advanced military technology with the United States, United Kingdom and Australia through the so-called AUKUS …
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By ROD McGUIRK
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5/1/24
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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting targeting members of the country's minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. …
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5/1/24
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A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public. The little …
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By GERALD IMRAY
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5/1/24
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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says that a section of a highway collapsed in southern China, killing at least 19 people. The area has been experiencing heavy rains in recent days, and rescue workers …
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5/1/24
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A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is dividing a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country. Four …
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By DÁNICA COTO
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5/1/24
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