Too broke for boats, Cubans inflate condoms to find big fish
After 6 decades under crippling U.S. embargo, Cubans are masters at finding clever solutions with limited resources
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2 elderly tourists die of heart attacks moments apart on snorkeling trip
French nationals were part of group touring Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and guides are "dumbfounded" by their deaths
McCain cautions Trump over U.S.-Russia "reset"
McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged Trump and his incoming administration not to place undue faith in Putin's promises
Swimmers complete 7-hour crawl across Dead Sea
An international group of swimmers crossed the Dead Sea to raise awareness of its environmental degradation
Obama: Sometimes people want to try something to "shake things up"
Questions related to Donald Trump's election dominated the president's news conference with the Greek prime minister
France: U.S. must respect "irreversible" climate deal
French President Francois Hollande urged the Trump administration to respect the agreement signed by more than 190 countries
Russia denies new Aleppo airstrikes
Ground observers say they've seen bombs dropped in Aleppo despite Russia's insistence their jets have been quiet there
Iraqi troops find hungry civilians in Mosul
Soldiers turning their own rations over to civilians as they clear ISIS from neighborhoods in fierce battle
Court nixes death sentence for Egypt's Islamist ex-president
Ruling means Mohammed Morsi will get new trial, with 5 other leaders of now-banned Muslim Brotherhood group
Senior Russian official detained in bribery sting
KGB successor agency allegedly lured nation's Economic Development minister into accepting $2M bribe
Cows stranded on island of grass after New Zealand earthquake rescued
The two cows and a calf were rescued after a farmer and some helpers dug a track to them and brought them out
ICC prosecutors: U.S. armed forces, CIA may have committed war crimes
U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said in a report
Putin, Trump speak by phone, discuss future efforts to improve ties
Donald Trump’s office said that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him to “offer his congratulations on winning a historic election”
Bodies of former Polish president, wife exhumed
Exhumations are part of a new investigation into the deadly 2010 plane crash ordered by Poland’s conservative ruling party, which is led by the late president’s twin brother
World set to break annual heat record – again
The U.N. reports global temperatures are soaring to a record high this year, even though carbon emissions are slowing
Supreme Court takes up case over asylum access at border
Microsoft seeing "continued recovery" amid major worldwide outage
New congressman faces sexual harassment allegation
Never bought Nvidia stock? Its slide could still hit your 401(k).
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U.N. watchdog agency pushes for access to key Iran nuclear site
Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for chip sales
Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
Family Dollar to pay $63M after FTC says it overcharged customers
