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Russian strike on Ukraine leader’s home city kills four

By Agence France-Presse A Russian ballistic missile strike killed at least four people and wounded 17 others in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rig on Wednesday, April 2, authorities...

Most deadly 2024 hurricane names retired from use: UN agency

By Agence France-Presse They were the deadliest and most destructive: hurricanes Beryl, Helene, and Milton in the Atlantic and John in the eastern Pacific—and their names are no longer an option to...

Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit as quake toll surpasses 3,000

By Agence France-Presse The head of Myanmar's junta is expected to travel to Bangkok on Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from his country's devastating earthquake passed 3,000. Min Aung...

World’s tiniest pacemaker is smaller than grain of rice

By Agence France-Presse Scientists said Wednesday they have developed the world's tiniest pacemaker, a temporary heartbeat regulator smaller than a grain of rice that can be injected and controlled by light before...

Trump escalates trade war with sweeping global tariffs

By Agence France-Presse United States President Donald Trump intensified a global trade war Wednesday as he slapped sweeping tariffs on imports from allies and foes alike, sending markets into a tailspin and...

Icelandic village evacuated as lava flows from volcanic eruption

By Agence France-Presse A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday, April 1, after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of...

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