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Fleeing the heat, tourists explore Rome at night, underground
It was already 30C at 9:30 am as New Zealander Olivia Ansari waited with other tourists outside Rome's Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, seeking relief underground from the punishing summer heat.
Raising the bar: Nepal's emerging cocktail culture
On a lively weekend, a bartender in Nepal's capital Kathmandu balances carefully a slice of titaura, a local tangy and spicy hog plum treat, on top of a martini glass.
El Salvador plans 600 mass trials for suspected gang members
El Salvador plans to hold around 600 mass trials for the tens of thousands suspected gang members who have been detained without charges in the country since 2022, the Central American country's attorney general said Thursday.
New clashes in Serbia as political crisis escalates
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia flared again late Thursday, police said, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence this week.
Germany sacks rail chief with train network in crisis
The German government sacked the embattled head of Deutsche Bahn on Thursday as it seeks to overhaul the ailing public rail network after years of criticism about deteriorating services.
Greek firefighters beat back wildfires
Greek firefighters gained ground Thursday against a wildfire outside the third-largest city of Patras, while planes bombed water on blazes on three other fronts.
Serbia's political crisis escalates into clashes
Clashes between rival groups of protesters in Serbia left dozens injured overnight, police said Thursday, as months of anti-government demonstrations boiled over into street violence for a second night.
Greek firefighters make progress against wildfires
Firefighters in Greece gained ground Thursday against a wildfire outside the third-largest city of Patras, while water bombers battled blazes on three other fronts.
Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': detainees allege abuse in a legal black hole
At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.
SafeHeal(R) Receives European Marketing Approval Under MDR for Colovac(R) Anastomosis Protection Technology
Marketing approval allows imminent commercialization of the Colovac device in key EU markets
ANITA & ZAHA Introduces Exclusive "Made in France" Natural Cosmetics
ANITA & ZAHA unveils a premium natural cosmetics range made in France, blending over 93% natural ingredients, luxury design, and eco-conscious values for modern, mindful beauty lovers.
Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon
Typhoon Podul weakened to a severe tropical storm when it roared ashore in southeastern China early Thursday, state media said, after carving a path across Taiwan, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power to thousands of homes.
At least 26 migrants dead in two shipwrecks off Italy
At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coastguard and UN officials said.
Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city
Nearly 20,000 residents of a community in western Canada were on standby Wednesday as a wildfire engulfed a mountain overlooking the city of Port Alberni, the latest area threatened in the country's second-worst fire season on record.
Musk clashes with Altman after accusing App Store of favoring OpenAI
Elon Musk has accused Apple of unfairly favoring ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday.
Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security
Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but also running into public hesitancy.
US judge orders humane conditions for migrant detainees at NY site
A US judge ordered Tuesday that migrants being held at a Manhattan federal facility where individuals are often arrested after attending court hearings to fight deportation be kept in humane conditions.
Three killed in European wildfires as heatwave intensifies
Three men died and thousands were forced from their homes on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.
US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader
The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier for allegedly violating US sanctions.
Soldier dies battling Montenegro wildfire
A Montenegrin soldier has died and another was seriously injured Tuesday when their water tanker overturned while fighting wildfires in the hills north of the capital.
Council of Europe cautions on weapon sales to Israel
The Council of Europe urged its member states on Tuesday to halt deliveries of weapons to Israel if they could be used for human rights violations.
Man killed in Spain wildfire as European heatwave intensifies
A man died after suffering burns and thousands fled their homes in Spain on Tuesday as wildfires fuelled by a heatwave scorched southern Europe.
Families mourn 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash
Family members of victims in the world's deadliest single-aircraft accident hiked Tuesday to the mountainous site in Japan where the plane went down, as the country marked 40 years since the tragedy that killed 520 people.
Japan boxing to adopt stricter safety rules after deaths of two fighters
Japanese boxing officials said on Tuesday they would introduce urine tests, stricter rules on weight loss to prevent dehydration and improve medical cover at bouts following the deaths of two fighters.
AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat
For Hong Kong law student "C", AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.
Spanish police bust 'spiritual retreat' offering hallucinogenic drugs
Spanish police said Monday that they had dismantled a group accused of running a "spiritual retreat" that offered hallucinogenic drugs to clients from around the world.
Chinese man pleads guilty in US to smuggling protected turtles
A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.
Trump sends troops to US capital, mulls wider crackdown
Donald Trump on Monday deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, seeking to cement his claim to be a "law and order" president with a crackdown that he said could be expanded to other major US cities.
One dead, dozens injured in Pennsylvania steel plant explosions
At least one person died and dozens were wounded Monday after blasts at a US Steel plant in the state of Pennsylvania, officials said.
Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cites saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday.
UK scientist's remains found on Antarctic glacier 66 years on
The remains of a British meteorologist who died in an Antarctic expedition in 1959 have been recovered six decades later from a glacier, the British Antarctic Survey said Monday.
Trump deploys National Guard to tackle Washington crime
US President Donald Trump said Monday he will deploy military and federal law enforcement in Washington as he seeks to curb violent crime in the nation's capital.