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Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after yearslong court fight

Ana Estrada fought successfully in court to obtain the right to decide when to end her life with the help of medical professionals.
euthanasia right to die
euthanasia right to die
8h ago

U.S. ally blasts Biden's suggestion his uncle was eaten by cannibals after WWII crash

Prime Minister James Marape said the people of his Pacific Island nation didn't deserve to be called cannibals after President Joe Biden implied his uncle’s body might have been eaten during World War II.
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average rate, report says

The latest 5-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally.
Heat wave in Spain's Galicia Region
Heat wave in Spain's Galicia Region
16h ago

Grindr facing U.K. lawsuit over alleged data protection breaches

A law firm alleges users’ highly sensitive information, including HIV status and the dates of their latest HIV tests, were provided to third parties for commercial purposes.
The Grindr app is displayed on a smartphone
The Grindr app is displayed on a smartphone
17h ago

Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ, outsider and Indigenous artists

The 60th Venice Biennale, which celebrates contemporary art from around the world, will run until late November.
Brazilian artist Manauara Clandestina poses in front of the main pavilion at the Venice Biennale on April 16, 2024.
Brazilian artist Manauara Clandestina poses in front of the main pavilion at the Venice Biennale on April 16, 2024.

Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears

Guangdong has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rain, with powerful storms ushering in an early start to the province’s annual flooding season.
Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region’s defenses against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events.
Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region’s defenses against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events.
19h ago

Australian woman charged with poisoning husband and his relatives with mushrooms appears in court

Erin Patterson, 49, appeared briefly in he Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court, where she has been held since she was arrested in November.
Patterson, accused of serving her ex-husband's parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch appeared in an Australian court on Monday, April 22, 2024 charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder.
Patterson, accused of serving her ex-husband's parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch appeared in an Australian court on Monday, April 22, 2024 charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder.
21h ago

North Korea fires suspected short-range missiles into ocean, South says

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the launches from North Korea’s capital region but gave no further details about how far the weapons flew.
 North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off South Korea's east coast, Seoul's military said on April 22, the latest in an apparent volley of tests by Pyongyang this year.
 North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the sea off South Korea's east coast, Seoul's military said on April 22, the latest in an apparent volley of tests by Pyongyang this year.
23h ago

Pro-China party wins Maldives election in landslide, media say

President Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress won 65 of the 93 seats up for grabs, an outcome set to shift the Indian Ocean archipelago closer to China.
 The Maldives votes in a parliamentary election likely to test Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor.
 The Maldives votes in a parliamentary election likely to test Muizzu's tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot's traditional benefactor.

Terry Anderson, AP reporter kidnapped in Lebanon and held captive for years, dies at 76

Anderson chronicled his abduction and torturous imprisonment by Islamic militants in his bestselling 1993 memoir, “Den of Lions.” He died Sunday at his home, his daughter said.
Terry Anderson
Terry Anderson

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package

The first strike killed a man, his wife and their 3-year-old child. The woman was pregnant, and doctors managed to save the baby, the hospital said.
Image: TOPSHOT-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-GAZA
Image: TOPSHOT-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-GAZA

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