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Body Found in Wyoming Believed To Be Gabrielle Petito

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities say a body discovered Sunday in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, who disappeared while on a cross-country trek with a boyfriend who has been identified by authorities as a person of interest and is now being sought within a Florida nature preserve.
Charred homes sit in piles of ash in Mwe Tone village of Pale township in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Photo: AP

Myanmar Villagers Say Army Troops Burned 400 Houses

BANGKOK (AP) — Residents of two villages in northwestern Myanmar said government soldiers burned down hundreds of houses this week, apparently while searching for members of an armed militia opposed to military rule.

World Population to Near 10 Billion by 2050, UN Says

UNITED NATIONS — India's population is expected to surpass China's in about seven years and Nigeria is projected to overtake the United States and become the third most populous country in the world shortly before 2050, a U.N. report said Wednesday.
Indian actor Nakshatra Bagwe, center, with his mother Swati, left, and sister Samiksh Mirashi at an LGBT Pride march in 2015 in Mumbai, India. Photo: IndianGlamor / Wikimedia Commons

India’s Top Court Decriminalizes Homosexual Acts

NEW DELHI — India's top court has struck down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The...

Ivory Holders Rush to Meet Thai Government Deadline

BANGKOK (DPA) — Some 3,000 ivory collectors rushed to declare their holdings on the last day of a Thai government plan aimed at curbing the international trade in elephant tusks, reports said Wednesday.

Preschools Prepare for Reopening Amid Virus Fears (Photos)

BANGKOK (AP) — For the past month, Darunee Khedkhow has arrived at Bangkok's Makkasan community preschool at 8 a.m. each weekday, just as she has done for most of her past 12 years as a teacher.

Grassroots Activists in Myanmar on March to Destroy Poppies

LUNG ZA, Myanmar — Opium is a scourge to many of Myanmar's poor communities ravaged by drug addiction, but to the farmers who grow it, it is a living.

Griezmann’s Double Gives France 2-0 Win Over Germany in Euro 2016 Semi

MARSEILLE, France — France is heading back to soccer's elite, and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.

Wanted: Assistant Pokemon Trainers

NEW YORK — Too busy with your real life to play the hit augmented reality game "Pokemon Go?" For a price, some entrepreneurs will play the game for you.
In this March 5, 2012 file photo, consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Massachusetts. Photo: Elise Amendola / Associated Press

US Woman Temporarily Becomes Millionaire After Account Mix-Up

BOSTON — For a few minutes, a Boston woman says she was a millionaire. Ellen Fleming says she received a voicemail from a TD Ameritrade...

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