Reuters, OTTAWA The Canadian government was slow in responding to efforts by China and India to interfere in the country’s elections, but their outcome was unaffected by the meddling, an …

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AP A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual “super pod” of more than 1,500 …

‘Super pod’ of 1,500 dolphins captured on video Read More

AP Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said on Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has …

‘Doomsday Clock’ ticks closer than ever to midnight Read More

AFP, PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said that the Louvre would be “redesigned, restored and enlarged” after the director of the world’s most visited museum voiced alarm about …

Macron pledges Louvre redesign after alarm Read More

REORGANIZING: An e-mail to civilian federal workers told them to reply with ‘resign’ to receive pay through Sept. 30 as part of efforts to shrink the size of the government Reuters, …

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AFP, BELGRADE Students in Serbia vowed to continue protesting even after the country’s prime minister, Milos Vucevic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, following weeks of mass demonstrations over the fatal …

Serbia PM resigns, but student protests persist Read More

CLASHES: The DR Congo said that Rwandan troops are present in Goma, backing the M23, but Rwanda said it has been defending itself against Congolese militias Reuters, GOMA, Democratic Republic of …

M23 consolidates control over Goma Read More

AFP, GOGOTINKPON, Benin The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps that harbor fish and rare wild birds — and some are deemed …

Benin enlists voodoo to protect sacred mangroves Read More

AFP, TOKYO Japanese media are still failing to report sexual assault cases properly, a key figure in the country’s nascent #MeToo movement said in the wake of the scandal surrounding …

Japan #MeToo survivor deplores media’s failings Read More

BORDER SERVICES: With the US-funded International Rescue Committee telling clinics to shut by tomorrow, Burmese refugees face sudden discharge from Thai hospitals Reuters, BANGKOK Healthcare centers serving tens of thousands of …

US aid freeze hits Burmese refugees in Thailand Read More