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Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says
By The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. (AP) – A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, the local county coroner who was called to the scene said. An AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during routine flight training on Fort Novosel army base, Dale County Coroner John Cawley said. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is down to lowest level since 2016, government says
By Fabiano Maisonnave, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometers (1,700 square miles) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Yunus asks for calm as he is set to take oath Thursday
By Julhas Alam, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday asked his people to stay calm and get ready to rebuild the nation after weeks of violence that left hundreds killed, following an uprising that forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India. Yunus was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding
By Fatma Khaled, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
SANAA, YEMEN (AP) – A Yemeni official said Wednesday that 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi-controlled Masirah TV that the floods displaced people from 500 houses. Five people also went missing, Qahim said. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the past decade, study finds
By Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef hit their highest level in 400 years over the past decade, according to researchers who warned that the reef likely won’t survive if planetary warming isn’t stopped. During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa’s lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said. Turkey’s ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish legislators, submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey submits request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court
By Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, Turkey’s state-run news agency reports. Turkey’s ambassador to The Netherlands submitted a declaration of intervention at the U.N. court in The Hague, Anadolu Agency reported. Turkey, one of the fiercest critics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
By Geoff Mulvihill And Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
Abortion was slightly more common across the U.S. in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the way for states to implement bans, a report released Wednesday found. A major reason for the increase is that some Democratic-controlled states enacted laws to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh’s interim government will take oath on Thursday, says the military chief
By Julhas Alam, The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’s military chief said Wednesday that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration amid struggle for restoring stability after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down and flee. Gen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polish man sentenced to four months for June assault on Danish prime minister, local media say
By The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – A Polish man was sentenced to four months in jail for assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, local media said Wednesday, adding he will be expelled from the country. The unidentified 39-year-old man has been charged with punching Frederiksen’s right shoulder with a clenched fist, causing her to lose her balance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helicopter with 5 people on board crashes in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital
By The Associated Press on August 7th, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – Police in Nepal said Wednesday that a helicopter with five people on board crashed in the mountains northwest of the capital... Read More »
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