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Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
March 24, 2026 - 2:16 AM

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday ruled that the operator of a major gold mine in northern Thailand is responsible for environmental damage and health impacts on nearby villagers, in a long-awaited verdict that could set a precedent for climate litigation in the country.
Scientists take antimatter on first road trip as they study how to transport ultra-sensitive cargo
March 24, 2026 - 2:13 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Scientists in Geneva are taking some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive.
Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says
March 24, 2026 - 2:10 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A rebel group in eastern Congo has detained civilians, including two journalists, in metal shipping containers without light or ventilation, an advocacy group said Tuesday.
Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end the war
March 24, 2026 - 2:01 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile slammed into a street in central Tel Aviv as Iran kept up its barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
Denmark votes in an early election that follows a crisis over US designs on Greenland
March 24, 2026 - 1:04 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish voters went to the polls Tuesday in a general election, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeking a third term at the helm of the Scandinavian country after a standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of the kingdom’s semiautonomous territory of Greenland.
PHOTO ESSAY: Life goes on underground in Israel, in scenes both real and surreal
March 24, 2026 - 1:02 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When sirens and cellphone alerts blare warnings of missiles incoming from Iran, people in Israel stream into shelters, turning parking garages, metro stations and basements into temporary communities.
Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea’s nuclear status
March 24, 2026 - 12:17 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state, state media said Tuesday.
Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS says
March 23, 2026 - 11:12 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, prompting coastal evacuations but no wider tsunami warnings.
A 1,000-year-old temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
March 23, 2026 - 11:06 PM

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AP) — It's been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, but signs of combat are cut deep in this 11th-century temple atop a 525-meter (1,722-foot) cliff in the Dangrek Mountain range.
Here's what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii's floods becomes clearer
March 23, 2026 - 10:33 PM

HONOLULU (AP) — The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish volcanic mud.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case

Scientists take antimatter on first road trip as they study how to transport ultra-sensitive cargo

Rebels in Congo used containers to hold journalists in brutal conditions, advocacy group says

Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end the war

Denmark votes in an early election that follows a crisis over US designs on Greenland

PHOTO ESSAY: Life goes on underground in Israel, in scenes both real and surreal

Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea’s nuclear status

Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean, USGS says

A 1,000-year-old temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes

Here's what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii's floods becomes clearer

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