In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction.
Talks at a UN climate conference enter their final day Friday, gridlocked by a make-or-break tussle between rich and developing nations over money for countries in the crosshairs of increasingly intense and costly impacts of global warming.
The Pitcairn Islands, a volcanic outcrop halfway between South America and New Zealand, is the UK's only overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean and home to only 46 people.
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Politics
North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Friday, Seoul's military said, which Japan said may have had the range to hit the US mainland.
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Ukraine's air defenses are playing a key role in countering Russia's invasion, preventing Moscow's forces from gaining control of the skies and helping shield the country against missile and drone attacks.
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Employee departures were multiplying at Twitter on Thursday after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs.
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The NFL clash on Sunday between the Buffalo Bills and the Cleveland Browns has been moved to Detroit due to fears over a forecast snow storm, the NFL said on Thursday.
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New Zealand's Lydia Ko, produced a blistering finish to her first round to grab the lead at the CME Group Tour Championship on Thursday after shooting a seven under-par 65.
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Nature
A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks, the ancient ocean vertebrates targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup.
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A British austerity budget hit the pound and gilts on Thursday, while stocks suffered worldwide on the glum economic outlook and prospect of painfully high interest rates to curb inflation.
The first galaxies may have formed far earlier than previously thought, according to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope that are reshaping astronomers' understanding of the early universe.
After days of glitches and long waits frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster on Thursday said they were cancelling tomorrow's slated public sale.
A week after making his first cut on the PGA Tour, American Cole Hammer shot an eight under-par round of 64 to grab the first round lead at the RSM Classic on Thursday.
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Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo claimed he was "provoked" by a lack of respect from Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag when refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham last month.
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Basketball star Brittney Griner, whose plight has generated widespread anger in the United States, has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony, her lawyers said on Thursday.
A US paratrooper who participated in the 1944 D-Day invasion, and lived to reenact the famed World War II landing 75 years later, has died aged 101, his unit -- the 101st Airborne Division -- announced Thursday.
African Player of the Year Sadio Mane was ruled out of the World Cup through injury on Thursday while Iran's captain urged his team to focus on football rather than anti-government protests that have rocked his country.
Talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was absent through illness but Bruno Fernandes' brace helped Portugal made light work of Nigeria with a 4-0 friendly win on Thursday.
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