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Sperm whales learned to avoid being hunted: Study

Israel announces discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls

Dublin's pubs shut in lockdown are remade in Lego

Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros

Court blocks Bannon-linked plans for academy

Has Sweden's COVID strategy worked?

Court says Japan's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

Putin's tightening grip

At least 149 killed in Myanmar protests: UN

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Secretary of Defense underlines importance of alliance in first trip to South Korea

The first cabinet officials of the Biden Administration arrived in Seoul.
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 17: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (R) talks with South Korean Minister of Defense Suh Wook as they inspect an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Ministry of National Defense on March 17, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. Austin is visiting South Korea for two days with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss major challenges in the region, including issues pertaining to China and North Korea.
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Pope says he symbolically kneels in plea for Myanmar peace

Pope Francis has made a dramatic appeal for bloodshed to end in Myanmar
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Anti-coup protesters test improvised weapons made to fight with government security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo)
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10 hospitalized in Canaries after Spain rescues migrant boat

Emergency services in Spain’s Canary Islands say 10 people suffering from hypothermia have been hospitalized after their migrant boat was rescued
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Lockdown closed Ireland’s pubs. This Dublin man rebuilt them in Lego

Gianni Clifford builds replicas of his favorite pubs closed for the pandemic.
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Grogan's Castle Lounge, a famous Dublin pub forced to close temporarily during the pandemic.
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Myanmar protesters don't relent in face of deadly crackdown

Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar were not relenting as the deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrations took an increasing toll
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Relatives and friends of Khat Aung Phyo, a boy who was killed by bullet on March 14, raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as his body is moved out from a mortuary in Yangon, Myanmar, Monday, March 15, 2021. Myanmar's ruling junta has declared martial law in six townships in the country's largest city, as security forces killed dozens of protesters over the weekend in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup. (AP Photo)
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Court says Japan's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

A Japanese court has ruled the government’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first time in the only Group of Seven country that doesn’t acknowledge their legal partnership
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Plaintiffs' lawyers and supporters hold rainbow flags and a banner that reads: "Unconstitutional judgment" outside Sapporo District Court after a court rule, in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The court ruled the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first time in the only Group of Seven country that doesn't acknowledge their legal partnership. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)
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Fire festival incidents kill 10, injure hundreds in Iran

State TV says mishaps during an annual fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds more injured around the country
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March 17

In war-torn Syria, uprising birthplace seethes 10 years on

The city of Daraa was the first place in Syria to explode into protests against the rule of President Bashar Assad in March 2011
March 17
FILE - In this March 21, 2011, file photo, a Syrian soldier steps out of the burned courthouse that was set on fire by anti-government protesters in the southern city of Daraa, Syria. In March 2011, Daraa became the first city to explode against the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
March 17

Where Syria uprising began 10 years ago, dissent still rife

The city of Daraa was the first place in Syria to explode into protests against the rule of President Bashar Assad in March 2011
March 17
FILE - In this March 21, 2011, file photo, a Syrian soldier steps out of the burned courthouse that was set on fire by anti-government protesters in the southern city of Daraa, Syria. In March 2011, Daraa became the first city to explode against the rule of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
March 16

Bulgaria, US seize millions of counterfeit dollars, euros

Bulgarian authorities say police seized high-quality forged banknotes produced at a printing office at a university in the capital
March 16
In this photo provided by Bulgaria's Interior Ministry on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, a policemen takes a photo of counterfeit money at a printing office in a university in Sofia. Bulgarian authorities say they have seized high-quality forged banknotes produced at a printing office in a university in the Bulgarian capital. In a joint operation with U.S. Secret Service, Bulgarian police detained two people and seized a printing machine and equipment for printing money, along with large amounts of counterfeit U.S. dollar and euro notes. (Bulgarian Interior Ministry via AP)
March 16

Deadly violence resumes in Myanmar after peaceful protests

Violence has returned to Myanmar after demonstrators protesting last month’s military coup held small, peaceful marches before dawn and avoided confrontations with security forces who have shot and killed scores of their countrymen in recent days
March 16
Fellow medical students grieve as others flash three-fingered salute during the funeral of Khant Ngar Hein in Yangon, Myanmar Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Khant Ngar Hein, a 18-year old student of medicine was shot on his chest on Sunday, March 14 in Tamwe, Yangon by security forces during an anti-crop protest. (AP Photo)
March 16

Accountant testifies he saw Honduras president take bribes

A Honduran accountant testified Tuesday that he fled Honduras in 2015 because he felt his life was in danger after witnessing two meetings in which an alleged drug trafficker paid bribes to now-President Juan Orlando Hernández
March 16
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez during a ceremony at an air base to receive a shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX program, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Elmer Martinez)
March 16

Sperm whales learned to avoid humans who were hunting them in the 19th century: Study

The whales quickly learned how to avoid humans.
March 16
In this undated file photo, a sperm whale pod swims near the Azores Islands in the north Atlantic Ocean.
March 16

Gunmen kill at least 58 in attack on Niger market sellers

Niger's government says that gunmen have attacked a group of civilians returning from market day, killing 58 people
March 16
March 16

Israeli experts announce discovery of more Dead Sea scrolls

Israeli archaeologists have announced dozens of newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text
March 16
The Israel Antiquities Authority displays newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Dead Sea scrolls conservation lab in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a biblical text found in a desert cave and believed hidden during a Jewish revolt against Rome nearly 1,900 years ago. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
March 16

Activist accuses climate conference organizers of censorship

A Ugandan activist has accused organizers of a virtual climate conference of trying to censor her speech
March 16
March 16

Canada lags in vaccinations but expects to catch up quickly

Canada once was hailed as a success story in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, faring much better than the United States in deaths and infections because of how it approached lockdowns
March 16
March 16

McLaughlin, nun who exposed abuses in Rhodesia, dies at 79

Sister Janice McLaughlin, a Maryknoll Sisters nun who was jailed and later deported by white minority-ruled Rhodesia for exposing human rights abuses, has died
March 16
This 2018 photo provided by the Maryknoll Sisters shows Sister Janice McLaughlin with children in Zimbabwe. McLaughlin, a nun who was jailed and later deported by white minority-ruled Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe, for exposing human rights abuses, died on March 7, 2021, in Maryknoll, N.Y. She was 79. (Maryknoll Sisters via AP)
March 16

Mexico's ex-oil boss quits; Fuel oil burn to increase

The former leader of Mexico's oil workers' union will finally be resigning from his symbolic post as a worker at the state-owned oil company Pemex
March 16
March 16

Mexico catches migrants using false UN documents

A highway checkpoint in Mexico has caught 20 migrants using falsified paperwork with letterheads from the U.N. refugee agency, UNCHR
March 16
March 16

At least 149 killed in Myanmar protests: UN

Mass protests have unfolded across Myanmar since a military coup on Feb. 1.
March 16
Smoke rises from tires burning at barricades erected by protesters after military junta forces attempted to breach them, March 16, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar.
March 16

Niger's government says that gunmen have killed 58 people returning from market near Mali border

Niger's government says that gunmen have killed 58 people returning from market near Mali border
March 16
March 16

'We are hungry': Lebanese protest worsening economic crisis

Protesters have taken to the streets in the Lebanese capital, blocking roads with burning tires and garbage containers as the Lebanese pound continued to plummet to all-time lows against the dollar
March 16
A protester shouts slogans in front of burning garbage containers used to block a main road during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Scattered protests broke out on Tuesday in different parts of the country after the Lebanese pound hit a new record low against the dollar on the black market. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 16

Hundreds honor Sarah Everard at vigil in London

Sarah Everard was allegedly killed by a police officer after she left her friend's house on March 3.
March 16
Sarah Everard was allegedly killed by a police officer after she left her friend's house on March 3.
March 16

Interim Libya government assumes power after smooth handover

A transitional government in conflict-stricken Libya has taken power in the capital Tripoli, officially beginning a tenure designed to end with democratic elections late this year
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The head of Libya’s parliament, speaker Aguila Saleh, center, and his deputy speak during the swearing-in ceremony for the country’s new interim government in Tobruk, Libya, Monday, March 15, 2021. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s interim government is to replace the country’s two rival administrations and lead the war-torn North African nation through elections later this year. Libya was plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 that toppled and later killed long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Ahmed Al-Hadal)
March 16

UK to lift nuclear stockpile cap; looks to Asia post-Brexit

Britain’s government says the U.K. will prioritize diplomatic engagement with Asian countries in the coming decade and lift its own cap on the size of its nuclear stockpile
March 16
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits the National Express depot in Coventry, central England, Monday March 15, 2021. The Prime Minister is unveiling a shake-up of the bus sector which aims to see lower, simpler flat fares in towns and cities. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP)
March 16

Alleged ex-Gambia special unit member arrested in Germany

Prosecutors say an alleged former driver for a special armed unit under the Gambia’s former dictator was arrested in Germany
March 16
March 16

Spectacular drone shots of pink blossoms in Spain

The blooming of fruit trees in Spain’s Catalonian province of Lleida heralds the arrival of spring.
March 16
Spectacular drone shots of pink blossoms in Spain
March 16

Myanmar, horses and climate change: World in Photos, March 16

A look at the top photos from around the globe.
March 16
VIDEO: Myanmar, horses and climate change: World in Photos, March 16
March 16

AstraZenca pauses rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe

AstraZeneca paused the rollout amid reports of blood clots in patients.
March 16
VIDEO: AstraZenca pauses rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe
March 16

Several countries pause rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine

Some reports show people experiencing blood clots after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca but there’s no evidence it is linked to the vaccine.
March 16
VIDEO: Several countries pause rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine
March 16

Greek, Turkish diplomats hold talks after year of strain

Senior diplomats from Greece and Turkey have met in Athens in an effort to ease long-standing tensions over disputed sea boundaries and related mineral rights
March 16
March 16

Italy court blocks Bannon-linked plans for populist academy

Italy’s top administrative court has ruled against a conservative think tank affiliated with former White House adviser Steve Bannon
March 16
FILE - In this Monday, May 27, 2019 file photo, former White House strategist Steve Bannon poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press, in Paris. Italy’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled Monday March 15, 2021, against a conservative think tank affiliated with former White House adviser Steve Bannon over its use of the Certosa di Trisulti monastery, located in the province of Frosinone south of Rome, to train future populist leaders. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, file)
March 16

Russia threatens to block Twitter in a month

Russian authorities say they will block Twitter in a month if it doesn’t take steps to remove banned content
March 16
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a mobile phone user turns on the Twitter application on his smartphone in Moscow, Russia. Russian authorities said Tuesday March 16, 2021, they would block Twitter in a month if it doesn't take steps to remove banned content, a move that escalates the Russian government’s drawn-out standoff with social media platforms that have played a major role in amplifying dissent in Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
March 16

Gas explosion collapses coal mine in Pakistan, 7 killed

A mining official says a methane gas explosion caused a mine to collapse and kill seven coal miners in southwestern Pakistan
March 16
March 16

Ethiopia rejects outside mediation in Nile River dam dispute

An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in the ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River
March 16
FILE - In this April 12, 2015 file photo, Sayed Ahmed Abdoh poles his boat to check his fish traps in the Nile River, near Abu al-Nasr village, about 770 kilometers (480 miles) south of Cairo, in Egypt. An Ethiopian official said on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 that his government opposes calls by Sudan for outside mediators including the United States in the ongoing dispute over its construction of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
March 16

Kosovo war crimes suspect arrested by authorities in Belgium

A court in The Hague says Belgian authorities have arrested a Kosovo war crimes suspect
March 16
March 16

Sri Lanka to take time to consider proposed ban on burqa

Sri Lanka’s government says it will take time to consider a proposed ban on the wearing of burqas, which a top security official has called a sign of religious extremism
March 16
A Sri Lankan Muslim woman, right in black attire, walks in a busy street of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Sri Lanka on Saturday announced plans to ban the wearing of burqas and said it would close more than 1,000 Islamic schools known as madrassas, citing national security. ​(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
March 16

NatWest unit faces criminal charge in money laundering case

Britain’s financial regulator says National Westminster Bank has been charged with violating money laundering laws in relation to 365 million pounds ($505 million) deposited into a single customer’s accounts over a period of five years
March 16
March 16

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs to ramp up R&D in 5G race

Wireless network maker Nokia says it is planning to cut up to 10,000 jobs, or over 10% of its staff
March 16
The headquarters of the Finnish telecoms company Nokia, in Espoo, Finland, Tuesday March 16, 2021. Nokia has announced plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, aiming to make savings of around 600 million euros by the end of 2023. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
March 16

UN atomic watchdog: Return to Iran nuclear deal possible

The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says a U.S. return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran remains possible, but suggested to European Parliamentarians both sides need to be prepared to negotiate
March 16
FILE - In this March 1, 2021 file photo, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Rafael Mariano Grossi addresses the media during a news conference at the International Center in Vienna, Austria. An American return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran remains possible, but both sides need to be prepared to negotiate, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog suggested to European Parliamentarians on Tuesday. Asked about Iran's insistence that the U.S. take the first step, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said in a video appearance before three European Parliament committees that “it takes two to tango.” (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
March 16

Somalia starts first inoculations with AstraZeneca vaccines

Somalia launched COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation about the safety of the shots
March 16
Dr. Maxamed Maxamuud Fuje receives a shot of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and provided through the global COVAX initiative, at a ceremony to mark the start of coronavirus vaccinations in Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
March 16

Israel announces upgrade of Iron Dome rocket defense system

The Israeli Defense Ministry says it has completed an upgrade of the country’s Iron Dome rocket-defense system to cope with an additional array of aerial threats
March 16
March 16

2 dead, 2 injured as car drives hits pedestrians in Germany

German police say a car has driven into a group of people at a pedestrian crossing in the eastern city of Leipzig, killing two and leaving another two seriously injured
March 16
Employees of a funeral home carry a victim to a hearse in Leipzig, Germany, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A driver drove into a group of people in Leipzig on Tuesday, killing two people. Two other people were very seriously injured, according to police. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
March 16

Syrian president decrees financial stimulus amid crisis

Syria’s president has issued a decree granting hundreds of thousands of public sector workers and soldiers a one-time financial stimulus, equivalent to an average monthly salary
March 16
FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017 file photo, Syrian men carry bags of bread on their heads while walking back to their homes in the once rebel-held Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood in the eastern Aleppo, Syria. As Syria marks the 10th anniversary Monday, March 15, 2021, of the start of its uprising-turned-civil war, President Bashar Assad may still be in power, propped up by Russia and Iran. But millions of people are being pushed deeper into poverty, and a majority of households can hardly scrape together enough to secure their next meal. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
March 16

Afghan official: Gunmen fire at university bus, killing 2

An Afghan official says gunmen opened fire at a minibus belonging to a university in northern Baghlan province, killing at least two people and wounding six
March 16
March 16

UK funds street lights, CCTV amid anger over woman's killing

The British government plans to increase funding for street lighting and closed-circuit TV as part of a package of measures to help protect women and girls
March 16
Floral tributes and candles placed at the bandstand on Clapham Common, London, Monday March 15, 2021. On Saturday hundreds of people disregarded a judge's ruling and police requests by gathering at Clapham Common in honor of Sarah Everard. Everard disappeared while walking home from a friend's apartment and was found dead a week later. The slaying sent shockwaves across the U.K. because a Metropolitan Police officer is charged with her kidnapping and murder. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
March 16

Children among victims of jihadi rebels in Mozambique

International aid groups say northern Mozambique’s humanitarian crisis is growing quickly, with more than 650,000 people displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in Cabo Delgado province
March 16
FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, April, 29, 2019, a mother and her children prepare for the night inside a Roman Catholic Church in Pemba city on the northeastern coast of Mozambique. Northern Mozambique’s humanitarian crisis is quickly growing, with more than 650,000 people displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province, and nearly 1 million people in need of humanitarian aid, according to international aid groups, Tuesday March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, FILE)
March 16

Same-sex union blessings ban upsets gay Catholics in Asia

The Vatican’s edict that same-sex unions cannot be blessed because they are sinful has been met with criticism by rights activists and gay Catholics in parts of the Asia-Pacific region as inconsistent and out of step with contemporary community standards
March 16
FILE - In this May 21, 2015 file photo, Mauro Cioffari, left, puts a wedding ring on his partner Davide Conti's finger as their civil union is being registered by a municipality officer during a ceremony in Rome's Campidoglio Capitol Hill. The Vatican has decreed, Monday, March 15, 2021, that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file)
March 16

Dutch PM's poll lead shrinks as election enters 2nd day

A new survey shows that the lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s conservative party in polls is continuing to shrink ahead of the second day of voting in coronavirus-affected national elections
March 16
A voter walks towards a volunteer at a polling station wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a yellow heart and the text "keep your distance" while holding an arrow measuring out the 1.5-meter social distance in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 15, 2021. Polling stations opened across the Netherlands early Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
The Korean war started in 1950 and although the fighting stopped with the 1953 armistice, recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula are once again drawing attention to this part of the world. <br><br> A North Korean soldier looks through the window of the building that sits on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Panmunjom, South Korea, that separates the two Koreas, July 21, 2010.
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