BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she’s open to holding a new summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine…
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Knee and hip replacements increase heart attack risk briefly
Operations to replace a knee or a hip appear to increase heart attack risk in the short term and the…
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Spanish mayor denies town destroyed protected Stone Age tomb and replaced it with picnic table
MADRID – The mayor of a village in northwestern Spain denies his town council destroyed a heritage-protected Stone Age monument…
Read MoreNigeria: Boko Haram uses teenager to spy on international airport in capital
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s intelligence agency says the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram infiltrated the capital’s main airport and was…
Read More2 French journalists under arrest, accused of trying to blackmail Morocco’s king
PARIS – The Paris prosecutor’s office and a lawyer for Morocco’s King Mohammed VI say two French journalists have been…
Read MorePlacenta ‘switch’ that kickstarts labor may solve long-standing mystery
As any 40-weeks’-pregnant woman can attest, predicting when labor might start is a dark art — which is to say,…
Read MoreFormer president Jimmy Carter’s church sets new Sunday school rules following cancer diagnosis
PLAINS, Ga. – Members of a small Baptist church in southwest Georgia where former President Jimmy Carter frequently teaches Sunday…
Read MoreFinns confirm Russian suspected of computer crimes detained on US request
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Finnish officials say a Russian citizen has been detained in Finland on an international arrest warrant issued…
Read MoreNorth Korea reports dozens of casualties after heavy rainfall in northeastern economic zone
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says heavy rainfall has caused dozens of human casualties, destroyed homes and flooded farmland…
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Global life expectancy rises, but people live sicker for longer
LONDON – People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to…
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