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Thieves steal $14.8 million in gold, goods from Toronto airport
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(TORONTO) -- Authorities are looking for about $14.77 million (20 million Canadian dollars) worth of gold and other high-value goods that were stolen from a holding cargo fac...
Apr 21, 2023
'Extinct' lion spotted in Chad's Sena Oura National Park after almost 20 years
Wildlife Conservation Society/Government of Chad(LONDON) -- A lion has been spotted in Chad's Sena Oura National Park for the first time in almost two decades. A team of conservationists from the Chad...
Apr 21, 2023
Newly released photo shows Queen Elizabeth II with her grandkids, great-grandkids
Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Members of Britain's royal family are honoring the late Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 97th birthday. Prince William and Kate, the pri...
Apr 21, 2023
Struggle for clean water in rural Mexico spotlights daily burden often taken on by women
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- High in the hills of the San Juan Tlacotenco Forest, the worth of water is revealed as nearby villagers make the arduous journey to the Zacasonapan Spring. For generations, the p...
Apr 21, 2023
Sudan fighting persists on Eid holiday despite 72-hour cease-fire announcement
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Deadly clashes in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals appeared to continue Friday, despite both sides agreeing to a three-day truce on humanitarian grou...
Apr 21, 2023
Queen Camilla's son speaks out ahead of coronation
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just over two weeks before Camilla, the queen consort is crowned alongside her husband King Charles III at the coronation, one of her children is speaking out. To...
Apr 21, 2023
Dead bodies line the streets of Sudan's capital as fighting enters 6th day
Omer Erdem/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KHARTOUM, Sudan) -- Dead bodies lined the streets of the Sudan capital of Khartoum, as intense fighting between the Sudanese military and Rapid Support Force...
Apr 20, 2023
South Korea exporting arms to Poland amid controversy over lethal aid to Ukraine
ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea’s presidential office confirmed that the ongoing machine gun bullets, battle tank shell, and reactive armor exports deal to Poland will continue as pl...
Apr 20, 2023
Sea level rise could wash away turtle breeding grounds around the world, researchers say
Salim Tas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sea level rise is likely presenting more threats to an already vulnerable marine species, according to new research. As waters from the ocea...
Apr 20, 2023
US forces sent to Djibouti to prep for possible Sudan evacuation
Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The United States is sending additional military forces and equipment to a base in Djibouti to pre-position in case they are needed for the...
Apr 20, 2023
