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Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak

Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak

LONDON — A British zoo has had to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who keepers say were encouraging each other to swear.
Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients

Study: Neanderthal genes may be liability for COVID patients

BERLIN — Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase their likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19.
Man charged in shooting of 2 Los Angeles County deputies

Man charged in shooting of 2 Los Angeles County deputies

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors charged a 36-year-old man Wednesday with a brazen ambush of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month, an apparently unprovoked shooting as they sat in a squad car outside a rail station.
Assange bugged while at Ecuadorian Embassy, UK court told

Assange bugged while at Ecuadorian Embassy, UK court told

LONDON — Julian Assange's conversations in the latter part of his 7-year stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London were systematically bugged, even in the toilet, a London court heard Wednesday.
Political dispute deepens over anti-outbreak plan for Madrid

Political dispute deepens over anti-outbreak plan for Madrid

MADRID — The government of Madrid, the region in Europe where a second coronavirus wave is expanding at the fastest rate, rejected a Spanish government plan Wednesday that imposes stricter mobility curbs and limits on social gatherings in the capital
Azerbaijan, Armenia no closer to ending clashes after 4 days

Azerbaijan, Armenia no closer to ending clashes after 4 days

YEREVAN, Armenia — Heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continued for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, with statements from both sides indicating that the flare-up of a decades-old c
Pompeo urges Vatican to condemn human rights abuses in China

Pompeo urges Vatican to condemn human rights abuses in China

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Rape and killing of Dalit woman shocks India, draws outrage

Rape and killing of Dalit woman shocks India, draws outrage

NEW DELHI — The gang rape and death of a woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system sparked outrage across the country on Wednesday, with several politicians and activists demanding justice and protesters rallying in the streets.
European report finds waning of democracy in Poland, Hungary

European report finds waning of democracy in Poland, Hungary

BRUSSELS — Democratic standards are facing “important challenges” in some European Union countries, particularly in Hungary and Poland, where the judicial systems are under threat, the EU's executive commission said Wednesday in its first report on a
As Brazil's wetlands burned, government did little to help

As Brazil's wetlands burned, government did little to help

PORTO JOFRE, Brazil — After hours navigating Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in search of jaguars earlier this month, Daniel Moura beached his boat to survey the fire damage. In every direction, he saw only devastation.
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