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Greta Thunberg, others stopped while attempting to break Gaza blockade
Israeli Navy stops Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg aboard

WEST JERUSALEM, Israel: Israeli forces stopped a boat heading to Gaza and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists on board early...

Fresh IVF error raises alarm over clinic safety and oversight
Second embryo mix-up deepens crisis for Monash IVF clinic

MELBOURNE, Australia: A second embryo mix-up in just two months has pushed one of Australia's largest IVF providers back into the spotlight,...

Trump and Musk feud goes viral on X
X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup

WASHINGTON, D.C. A public fight between U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk has taken over social media, especially...

Human traffickers exploit new deadly route from Africa to Europe
Human traffickers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes

DERA BAJWA, Pakistan: Amir Ali, a 21-year-old man from Pakistan, dreamed of going to Europe for a better life. He was promised a visa...

ispace lander crashes on moon; Japan faces new lunar setback
Japan's ispace moon lander crashes again in second failed attempt

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's hopes for a foothold in commercial lunar exploration suffered a second blow this week after Tokyo-based startup...

FSB claims Russian professors linked to British Council espionage
Russia accuses British Council of spying for UK intelligence

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's principal security agency, the Federal Security Service (FSB), has accused British intelligence of using the...

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Coal vs. water: India’s energy push fuels local shortages
India's coal power boom runs dry as water crisis deepens

CHANDRAPUR/SOLAPUR (India): As India doubles down on coal to fuel its growing energy needs, an invisible crisis is surfacing: the country...

Human traffickers exploit new deadly route from Africa to Europe
Human traffickers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes

DERA BAJWA, Pakistan: Amir Ali, a 21-year-old man from Pakistan, dreamed of going to Europe for a better life. He was promised a visa...

Beijing approves rare earth shipments to top three US automakers
China clears rare earth exports for US carmaker suppliers

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a rare move aimed at easing mounting supply chain pressure, China has issued temporary export licenses...

ispace lander crashes on moon; Japan faces new lunar setback
Japan's ispace moon lander crashes again in second failed attempt

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's hopes for a foothold in commercial lunar exploration suffered a second blow this week after Tokyo-based startup...

Japan’s 2024 birth rate drops below 700,000 for first time
Japan's births hit record low, deepening demographic emergency

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's demographic challenges intensified in 2024, with the number of births falling to another all-time low—underscoring...

China bureaucrat bottlenecks over rare earths ripple through industry
Few Chinese officials now decide the fate of global EV production

BEIJING, China: A little-known office inside China's Ministry of Commerce has become a powerful chokepoint in the global auto and tech...

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The Howling [Blu-Ray]