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Eight girls, some just 13 years old, charged in Toronto fatal 'swarming' knife attack
Toronto Police Service(TORONTO) -- Eight teenage girls, three just 13 years old, are facing murder charges, accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto in what police described a...
Dec 22, 2022
Princess Kate given military honors by King Charles III
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Ahead of the king’s birthday parade, King Charles III is appointing several military honors to his family members, including Princess Kate, the princess of ...
Dec 22, 2022
'Dehumanizing': Actress' arrest highlights abuse, torture in Iranian prisons
Courtesy of Nahid Modaressi(LONDON) -- Actress Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested over the weekend by the Iranian regime for supporting the ongoing protests, becoming the most prominent person in the coun...
Dec 21, 2022
'Super' mosquitoes have now mutated to withstand insecticides, scientists say
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them. "Super" mosquitoes have...
Dec 21, 2022
Don't get 'so drunk' you need hospital during ambulance strike, UK health official says
pablohart/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Brits have been urged to “drink responsibly” and avoid “risky activities” during pre-Christmas celebrations to avoid trips to the emergency ro...
Dec 21, 2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried signs extradition papers, will return to US for charges
KRIS INGRAHAM/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has now signed extradition papers in the Bahamas, where he lived in a multimillion-dollar mansion, after waffling on the d...
Dec 20, 2022
Taliban bans women from attending universities in Afghanistan
KeithBinns/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education has sent an order to all private and government-run universities banning women from attending. The order says all female...
Dec 20, 2022
Three condo board members among five people killed in shooting at Toronto-area building
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(TORONTO) -- A 73-year-old man wielding a semiautomatic handgun opened fire Sunday at his luxury condo building in a suburb near Toronto, killing five neighbors, including th...
Dec 19, 2022
Massive aquarium at Berlin hotel bursts, injuring two and causing loss of 1,500 fish
JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images(BERLIN) -- A massive aquarium inside a Berlin hotel burst on Friday, causing "absolute destruction" and resulting in the loss of some 1,500 tropical fish, official...
Dec 16, 2022
Prince William's godmother meets with woman who accused her of racism at Buckingham Palace
ABC News(LONDON) -- Prince William's godmother apologized in-person Friday to the woman who accused her of making racist remarks at a reception at Buckingham Palace last month. Lady Susan Hussey, a lo...
Dec 16, 2022
