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Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called ''God particle'' that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edinburgh said Tuesday ..read more
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There were plenty of reasons to criticize Mexico's first presidential debate leading up to the June 2 election. The format was a bit constrictive, and the candidates' timer wasn't working at some points, leaving it unclear how much longer they could speak ..read more
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Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians ..read more
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A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water ..read more
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Germany on Tuesday strongly rejected a case brought by Nicaragua at the United Nations' top court accusing Berlin of facilitating breaches of the Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law by providing arms and other support to Israel in its deadly assault on Gaza ..read more
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A public hospital in Kenya's capital, Nairobi has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike that has been ongoing for almost a month, its management said Tuesday ..read more
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Venezuela's once powerful oil minister who quit last year has been arrested on allegations of corruption, the government announced Tuesday ..read more
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An explosion Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing ..read more
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Mexico released security camera video Tuesday of the moments when Ecuadorian authorities forced their way into Mexico's embassy, pushed a Mexican diplomat to the ground and carried out Ecuador's former vice president who had been holed up there ..read more
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Serbia is close to signing a deal on the purchase of 12 French Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets, the Serbian president announced Tuesday, in what would mark a shift from its traditional military supplier Russia ..read more