Deadly shark attacks doubled in 2023, global report finds
Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Museum of Natural History's shark research program, said that "the fatalities are a bit unnerving this year."
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The Year of the Dragon is about to begin — here's what to know about the Lunar New Year celebration
This Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10, 2024, is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac.
Does the hurricane scale need a Category 6? New study fuels debate
Researchers say five storms since 2013 had wind speeds that could categorize them as a Category 6 hurricane or cyclone — and that climate change will only make such intense storms more frequent.
Paris poised to triple parking charges for SUVs to almost $20 per hour
Parisians have voted in favor of a major hike in parking fees for SUVs, and even heavier hybrids and EVs.
King Charles' cancer was "caught early," Britain's prime minister says
Buckingham Palace says doctors who treated King Charles for an enlarged prostate discovered an unspecified form of cancer, for which he's now undergoing treatment.
China gives dissident author suspended death sentence for espionage
Australia's government is "appalled" by China giving dual national author Yang Jun a suspended death sentence after a closed-door espionage trial.
3 shot dead on Acapulco beaches; gunmen arrive and escape by boat
Mexican police hit the beaches after the killings in Acapulco, as cartels recruit youths on social media.
Iran-backed group kills U.S. allies in Syria amid high-stakes tit-for-tat
An Iran-backed militia says it hit a base in Syria, killing U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters amid a high-stakes exchange of fire being fueled by the Israel-Hamas war.
Rare snow leopard captured after killing dozens of animals
The leopard was captured after becoming trapped in a livestock enclosure, killing some 30 animals, officials said.
Chile wildfire death toll tops 120 as search continues for survivors
The toll was almost sure to keep rising. Chile's president and a governor said they think some of the blazes could have been started on purpose.
Model fakes her death to bring awareness to cervical cancer
Poonam Pandey "bravely fought the disease" and died, according to a social media statement, but the fake announcement was soon met with online criticism.
Namibian President Hage Geingob dies at age 82
Hage Geingob had been undergoing treatment for cancer.
U.S., U.K. launch new round of joint strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
The airstrikes come one day after the U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias in Syria and Iraq.
Senegal's President Macky Sall postpones national election indefinitely
Senegalese President Macky Sall made the announcement just hours before official campaigning was due to start.
At least 99 dead in Chile forest fires
The deadliest of the fires occurred in the region of Valparaíso, where hundreds of firefighters were brought in to try to control the blazes, officials said.
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Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences
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Trump signs proclamation declaring Oval Office a national monument
