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March 20, 2023 9:56 AM

Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.

by Rebecca Hersher

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March 20, 2023 6:29 AM

How do you take a picture of happiness? We asked photographers to surprise us

Monday, March 20 is International Day of Happiness — as proclaimed by the United Nations. The themes this year are gratitude and kindness. We asked photographers to send us images in that vein.

by Gisele Grayson, Marc Silver and Ben de la Cruz

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March 20, 2023 4:00 AM

The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos

On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.

by Grace Widyatmadja and Sarah Mosquera

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March 20, 2023 2:31 AM

Emmanuel Macron faces no-confidence votes as pressure builds from pension protests

Since becoming president in 2017, Emmanuel Macron often has been accused of being out of touch. But government officials are hoping to survive a no-confidence vote because the opposition is divided.

by The Associated Press

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March 19, 2023 9:07 PM

China's Xi Jinping flexes his diplomatic muscle with a visit to Moscow

Analysts say China's role as a mediator in the past suggests limits to what it may achieve when it comes to Ukraine.

by John Ruwitch

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March 19, 2023 6:00 AM

South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all

South Korea's government has moved aggressively to encourage more childbirth, but its ongoing struggles point to the complexity of a challenge that is only becoming more salient around the world.

by Ashley Ahn

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March 17, 2023 2:35 PM

New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market

Scientists have found raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus in previously unavailable genetic data, from samples in Wuhan, China shortly after the first human cases were detected. Other experts have not yet verified their analysis.

by The Associated Press

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March 17, 2023 12:22 PM

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

by Alex Leff, Michele Kelemen and Charles Maynes

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March 17, 2023 3:50 AM

China leader Xi Jinping to visit Moscow in show of support for Vladimir Putin

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing is concerned about the year-old conflict spinning out of control and urged talks on a political solution.

by The Associated Press

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March 16, 2023 10:45 AM

Poland will send fighter jets to Ukraine, the first NATO country to do so

Ukraine has long sought fighter jets, though these are old Soviet-made MiG-29s and not the more advanced Western warplanes that Kyiv covets.

by Nishant Dahiya and Rob Schmitz

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