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Plane carrying Americans wrongfully jailed in China lands on US soil
U.S. officials negotiated for months for the release of the three men.
November 27, 2024Conservative US influencer Candace Owens is barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia
Immigration officials say U.S. conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she has been banned from another country
November 28, 2024Armed men in speedboats make off with women and children when a migrants' dinghy deflates off Libya
A humanitarian aid group says armed men in two speedboats took off with women and children after a rubber dinghy carrying some 112 migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea started deflating off Libya’s coast
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Serbia protesters hold 15-min blockade for roof collapse victims, demanding justice
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Thousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
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First look at Notre Dame’s renovated interior shows soaring ceilings, creamy stonework, no traces of 2019 blaze
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Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
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Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
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UK transport secretary quits over decade-old cellphone fraud case
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Russian defense minister visits N. Korea to talk with military and political leaders
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Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with 'The Order'
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Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean village
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AP PHOTOS: Jakarta TNR effort aims to help stray cats like lively Hitam and feisty Aing Maung
Hitam, a lively black-and-white stray cat has been spayed and returned to the loving arms of Alvin, a parking attendant in a bustling street in Indonesia's capital.
“I feed her rice and fish every day,” Alvin said.
The nimble feline is part of an estimated whopping 700,000 stray cats that roam Jakarta. Trap-neuter-return programs, or TNR, have been spearheaded by community-based groups including Let’s Adopt Indonesia that advocate humane methods to control the cat population.
Every weekend, volunteers like 28-year-old Vanya Afreenzha work tirelessly to trap as many stray cats as possible. Armed with cat food, long pole nets and plastic carriers, they roam parks, train stations and public areas where cats can be easily spotted. They then drop them off at a clinic in southern Jakarta to be neutered by qualified veterinarians.
During a recent excursion, volunteers trapped 80 cats, including Hitam, and got them spayed or neutered. Among them was a notoriously aggressive female cat...
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