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Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings

Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Activists say security forces broke up several of the demonstrations on Tuesday. … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 3/7/23

FILE - A Somali woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia on Sept. 20, 2022. Acute malnutrition among pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the fighting in Ukraine, according to a new United Nations report released Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries

A new United Nations report says acute malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers has increased by 25% in the past two years in 12 countries hard hit by rising food prices fueled by the … more

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI | 3/7/23

FILE - The damaged roof of a school lies in the playground in Vilanculos, Mozambique, on Feb. 24. 2023. Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southwestern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a regional weather center said Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo, File)

Cyclone Freddy to slam Mozambique Friday in rare second hit

Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southwestern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a … more

By WANJOHI KABUKURU | 3/7/23

Army transporting aids at Lengga town in Johor state, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes. (AP Photo)

5th body found in Malaysia floods; over 40,000 displaced

Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee … more

3/6/23

In this frame grab made from video released by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), people inpspect the site where a landslide hit a village on Serasan Island, Natuna regency, Indonesia, on Monday, March 6, 2023. The landslide caused by torrential rain killed a number of people and left dozens of others missing on the remote island, disaster officials said. (BNPB via AP)

Indonesia landslides kill 10, rescuers search for 42 missing

Rescuers are searching for 42 people still missing after two landslides hit villages on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency. Natuna’s disaster agency lowered the death toll Tuesday … more

3/6/23

People collect bags of fertilizer in Lilongwe, Malawi, Monday March 6, 2023. The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts to garner diplomatic support from various African nations. (AP Photo/Gregory Gondwe)

Russia gives fertilizer to Malawi, seeks African support

The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts to garner diplomatic support from various African nations. Russia will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to … more

By GREGORY GONDWE | 3/6/23

PSG's Neymar is carried off the field on a stretcher after after injuring during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, France, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Neymar to undergo season-ending surgery on right ankle

Paris Saint-Germain says Brazilian soccer player Neymar will undergo season-ending surgery on his damaged right ankle and will be out for up to four months. Neymar will miss PSG’s Champions League … more

3/6/23

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and second place candidate, greets his supporters during a protest against the recent presidential election results, in Abuja , Nigeria, Monday, March 6, 2023. Thousands of opposition supporters staged a protest Monday against the country’s presidential election results, as calls for a revote intensified. (AP Photo/Gbemiga Olamikan)

Protests against Nigeria's election results intensify

Thousands of opposition supporters protested Monday against the country’s presidential election results, as calls for a revote intensified. Dressed in black and holding signs the protesters led by … more

By CHINEDU ASADU | 3/6/23

Maestro Daniel Harding, the new music director of Rome's Santa Cecilia orchestra, arrives at a press conference on the occasion of his presentation to media in Rome, Monday, March 6, 2023. British conductor Daniel Harding was named Monday as music director of Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, starting in the fall of 2024. The 47-year-old conductor Harding, who has a second career as an Air France pilot, had an unusually young start as a conductor, and will arrive at the Santa Cecilia orchestra after 17 years as the principal conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Daniel Harding pilots to new post as music director in Rome

British conductor Daniel Harding has been named music director of Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, starting in the fall of 2024. The 47-year-old Harding, who has a second career … more

By COLLEEN BARRY | 3/6/23

FILE - Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 19, 2023. A court in Belarus on Monday March 6, 2023 sentenced exiled opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years

A court in Belarus has sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government. … more

By YURAS KARMANAU | 3/6/23

FILE - A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa , Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. South Africa's ever-worsening power crisis, in which homes and businesses go without electricity for up to 10 hours per day, is strangling Africa's most developed economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes that by creating a new Cabinet post, electricity minister, his government will be able to curb the rampant corruption and mismanagement that have put the country in the dark. Ramaphosa is to name the new minister in a reshuffle later Monday, March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

South African leader grapples with ever-worsening power cuts

South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — putting homes and businesses without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most developed economy. President Cyril … more

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME | 3/6/23

FILE - Bollywood film actor Amitabh Bachchan talks to media during a promotional event of his film 'TE3N' or three in Kolkata, India, on June 8, 2016. Amitabh Bachchan said he was injured during a film shoot and is recovering at home in India's Mumbai city in a blog post published on Sunday night, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/ Bikas Das, File)

Amitabh Bachchan injured while shooting film in India

Amitabh Bachchan says he's recovering at home from a injury suffered while shooting a film in southern India. The 80-year-old Bollywood superstar posted on his blog Sunday night that he sustained a … more

3/6/23

A model wears a creation as part of the Lanvin Fall/Winter 2023-2024 ready-to-wear collection presented Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Paris. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Valentino holds black tie Paris show, Lanvin goes simple

Stars such as Avril Lavigne sat beneath the gothic style arches of Lanvin’s ornate Paris venue to view the old couture house’s latest designs, which riffed subtly on history. Here are some … more

By THOMAS ADAMSON | 3/5/23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday March 5, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via AP)

Israeli ministers approve bill on $270,000 gift to Netanyahu

Israeli Cabinet ministers have advanced a bill that would allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 donation he received from a relative to pay for his legal bills as he fights … more

By ILAN BEN ZION | 3/5/23

Family members sit in front of portrait Duangphet Phromthep during his funeral at Wat Phra That Doi Wao temple in Chiang Rai province Thailand, Sunday, March 5, 2023. The cremated ashes of Duangphet, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in 2018, arrived in the far northern Thai province of Chiang Rai on Saturday where final Buddhist rites for his funeral will be held over the next few days following his death in the U.K. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Funeral of Thai 'cave boy' who died in UK ends with prayers

Mourners have filled a temple chamber for a final prayer session in northern Thailand for one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in 2018 who died at school in England last month. … more

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA | 3/5/23

Police officers stand guard where a cancelled march for women's rights was scheduled to take place in Hong Kong, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Organizers cancelled a demonstration at the last minute on Saturday in what would have been the first major civil rights protest in three years approved by police. Police noted a risk of "violent groups" joining the original protest and warned people who attend may be arrested for unauthorized assembly. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Hong Kong police stop activists from joining women's march

A Hong Kong pro-democracy group says the national security police stopped activists from joining a highly-anticipated protest that was canceled last minute by the organizer. The League of Social … more

By KANIS LEUNG | 3/5/23

Rohingya refugees try to salvage their belongings after a major fire in their Balukhali camp at Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 5, 2023. A massive fire raced through a crammed camp of Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A massive fire has raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless. No casualties have been reported immediately at Balukhali camp in … more

3/5/23

Palestinian journalists run away from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers towards Palestinians after they attack Israeli cars in the West Bank town of Hawara, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Netanyahu calls comments to erase village 'inappropriate'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the remarks by a key Cabinet ally calling for a Palestinian village to be erased were inappropriate. In a Twitter thread posted in English shortly after … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 3/5/23

A floating restaurant and bar drifts into the lake after being unmoored, on Lake Victoria near the Luzira area of Kampala, Uganda Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Flowering plants rise from the water into the wooden hull of James Kateeba's boat, used as a floating restaurant and bar that can be unmoored to drift for pleasure, but the greenery emerges from an innovative recycling project which uses thousands of dirt-encrusted plastic bottles to anchor the boat. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

Recycling lake litter, Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

Africa's Lake Victoria is plagued by pollution and a decline in water levels partly due to climate change. Layers of plastic waste float near some beaches during the rainy season. The visible sign of … more

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA | 3/5/23

Crisis over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings escalates

A crisis over suspected poisonings targeting Iranian schoolgirls is escalating as authorities now acknowledge over 50 schools had been struck in a wave of possible cases. It remains unclear who or … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 3/5/23