Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is canceling or reviewing a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for...
Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response
RICHMOND, Va. — Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel...
Mine-sniffing rat Magawa ends years of hard work in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring.
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Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have...
Berlin police detain journalists at anti-Autobahn protest
BERLIN — Berlin police said 13 journalists were detained Saturday while reporting on a protest by environmentalist against the construction of a highway in...
Turkish president vows to save sea from ‘sea snot’ outbreak
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president promised Saturday to rescue the Marmara Sea from an outbreak of “sea snot” that is alarming marine biologists and environmentalists.
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Italian Coast Guard detains German migrant rescue ship
ROME — A migrant rescue ship operated by a German charity has been detained in Sicily by the Italian Coast Guard, which found the...
Denmark suspends Baltic gas pipeline, in setback for Poland
WARSAW, Poland — Denmark has withdrawn permission for a planned pipeline that was designed to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, citing the need to...
FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%
Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S.
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Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a...