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Drug Overdoses Reach Another Record with Almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC Says
Americas

Drug Overdoses Reach Another Record with Almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC Says

Taps Have Run Dry Across South Africa’s Largest City in an Unprecedented Water Crisis
Africa

Taps Have Run Dry Across South Africa’s Largest City in an Unprecedented Water Crisis

More Than 60 Percent of U.S. Abortions in 2023 Were Done by Pill, Study Shows
Americas

More Than 60 Percent of U.S. Abortions in 2023 Were Done by Pill, Study Shows

Gaza and Haiti Are on the Brink of Famine, Experts Say. What Does That Mean?
International

Gaza and Haiti Are on the Brink of Famine, Experts Say. What Does That Mean?

Chemicals in Plastics Far More Numerous Than Previous Estimates, Report Says
Weather & Environment

Chemicals in Plastics Far More Numerous Than Previous Estimates, Report Says

Nigeria Kidnappings Break Up Families, Keep Children Out of School
Crime & Punishment

Nigeria Kidnappings Break Up Families, Keep Children Out of School

Many Countries Are Bouncing Back From the Pandemic but the Poorest Are Not, UN Says
Economy & Personal Finance

Many Countries Are Bouncing Back From the Pandemic but the Poorest Are Not, UN Says

Vladimir Putin Is Set to Win 6 More Years in Power. Here’s How It Will Affect the War and Russia’s Relations
Profile

Vladimir Putin Is Set to Win 6 More Years in Power. Here’s How It Will Affect the War and Russia’s Relations

13 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan Remembers the Dead and Vows to Keep Rebuilding
Weather & Environment

13 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan Remembers the Dead and Vows to Keep Rebuilding

Turkey Struggles to Stop Violence Against Women. At Least 71 Have Been Killed This Year
Middle East

Turkey Struggles to Stop Violence Against Women. At Least 71 Have Been Killed This Year

Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Decades of Post-World War II Neutrality
Geopolitics

Sweden Officially Joins NATO, Ending Decades of Post-World War II Neutrality

Over 8,500 Migrants Died Worldwide Last Year, a Record Since the UN Started Counting in 2014
International

Over 8,500 Migrants Died Worldwide Last Year, a Record Since the UN Started Counting in 2014

‘Everybody Is Traumatized’: Haiti’s Violence Renders Thousands Homeless
Crime & Punishment

‘Everybody Is Traumatized’: Haiti’s Violence Renders Thousands Homeless

More Than a Billion People Worldwide Are Obese, WHO Study Finds
Health Issues

More Than a Billion People Worldwide Are Obese, WHO Study Finds

A Quarter of Gaza’s Population Is One Step From Famine, UN Says
Middle East

A Quarter of Gaza’s Population Is One Step From Famine, UN Says

Vladimir Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow Can Strike Western Targets
Europe

Vladimir Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War, Says Moscow Can Strike Western Targets

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Donald Trump Is Immune From Federal Prosecution. Here’s What’s Next
Americas

The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Donald Trump Is Immune From Federal Prosecution. Here’s What’s Next

Japan Had the Fewest Babies It Has Ever Recorded Last Year. Marriages Dropped Steeply, Too
Marriage & Family

Japan Had the Fewest Babies It Has Ever Recorded Last Year. Marriages Dropped Steeply, Too

UN: Rape and Sexual Violence in Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict May Amount to War Crimes
Africa

UN: Rape and Sexual Violence in Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict May Amount to War Crimes

With Lives Shattered by War, Ukrainian Teens Build New Dreams
Europe

With Lives Shattered by War, Ukrainian Teens Build New Dreams