WASHINGTON — Though he died in 2013, the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was somehow involved in a scheme to rig the 2020 election in favor…
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In September, the police in Golaghat district of Assam in Northeast India got a tip-off about a broken piece of rhinoceros horn that was being traded…
The calotropis is a common weed found in plenty in the Indian countryside. A hardy plant with large, waxy leaves and purple and white flowers, it flourishes…
Earlier this year, farmers in Anantapur, a city in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, were left with huge volumes of unsold sweet lime. While…
GIZA PLATEAU, Egypt— Thrill seekers push the limits — including skydiving over one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The annual skydiving festival, Jump Like a…
CHICAGO— The 4D Theater in Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium recently opened its doors to a trio of unusual visitors. Adult Magellanic penguins Dolores and Sparrow and youngster…
ARHEM, Netherlands— — A newborn zebra is enjoying its enclosure with its mother as other animals roam the area. The birth took place in the Royal…
SPAIN—— Spanish authorities have detained 15 people following a two-part operation to dismantle a criminal organization that specialized in cultivating marijuana. The Spanish Civil Guard arrested…
VALENCIA, Spain— — A rare largetooth sawfish traveled 1,738 miles in 60 hours in a truck to a new aquatic home, thanks to cutting-edge technology. The…
REES and ROSENHEIM, Germany—Drug smugglers are constantly seeking new ways to outwit authorities, but those efforts failed in two recent cases involving illegal substances being smuggled…