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omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — Archaeologists have discovered a 1,000-year-old mummy — believed to be of an adult individual — in Peru’s capital, Lima. The mummy, which was discovered at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site in the upscale Miraflores neighborhood, was found alongside two ceramic vessels and textiles. The discovery becomes the latest in a string […]

Malkolm M./Afrikimages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (LONDON) — Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been released from house arrest a week after a group of mutinous soldiers seized power. The country’s new military leaders, who call themselves the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI), announced on state television Wednesday […]

(LONDON) — South African Conservation Group African Parks has announced it is set to release 2,000 southern white rhinos into the wild in what is set to be one of Africa’s largest rewilding programs of any species. The “rewilding” — which is set to take place over the next 10 years — comes following the […]

(KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is “afraid” the world’s attention is turning away from the war, more than 18 months since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of her country. Speaking with ABC News in an interview in Kyiv, Zelenska said, “sometimes people become reluctant, people talk about Ukraine fatigue.” “This is the […]

(NEW YORK) — Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren’t expected to threaten the planet, NASA said. Between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, one asteroid the size of a house, three the size of a plane and one asteroid the size of a bus will make way near Earth, according to NASA’s […]

(LONDON) — The hottest three months on record have just been recorded on Earth, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The European-Union funded agency said that “Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice extent remains at a record low for the time of […]

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (NEW YORK) — Three people were rescued from the Coral Sea after “multiple shark attacks” damaged their catamaran. Following an alert from a Russian-registered emergency position-indicating radio beacon, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority responded to the distress call early Wednesday morning at around 1:30 a.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time. The beacon […]

(LONDON) — Dozens of world leaders and heads of state are gathered in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as the Africa Climate Summit 2023 — the continent’s first-ever climate summit — gets underway. African Heads of State, high-profile dignitaries and thousands of delegates are set to debate over continent’s pressing climate change challenges and forge a path […]

(LONDON) — A surgical tool “the size of a dinner plate” has been discovered inside a woman’s abdomen 18 months after undergoing a caesarean section while giving birth to her child, health officials have confirmed. The unnamed woman from New Zealand, who was in her 20s when she gave birth to her child in 2020, […]

Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States has “information” that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia over arms negotiations discussions, a White House spokesperson said. National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson did not confirm a New York Times report published on […]