The search for a missing 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were swept away from their car during flash flooding over the weekend carried into a fourth day. (July 18) (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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Baby Sea Turtles released in Venezuela
Nine hatchlings of the Cardón sea turtle, the largest in the world, have been released on the central coast of Venezuela as part of the La Sabana Sea Turtle Conservation Project. (July 18) (AP/Juan Arraez)
Actors doubt strike will have ‘Hollywood Ending’
Solidarity and stamina are themes on picket lines in New York as striking actors and writers are bracing for a long standoff with studios. (July 18) (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey and Ayesha Mir)
Anxiety grips UK renters as housing costs soar
The cost-of-living crisis in the U.K. continues to escalate due to successive blows from skyrocketing energy and food costs linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and now soaring housing costs triggered by a spike in interest rates to 5%, a 15-year hi…
Last grain ship from Ukraine anchors in Turkey
The last ship allowed to pass through the Black Sea under the Ukraine grain deal was spotted off the coast of Istanbul in Turkey on Tuesday (July 18).
King’s first swan census starts in the UK
Britain’s royal swan census is taking place for the first time under King Charles III’s reign, west of London, on the River Thames. After a “disastrous” year due to bird flu, His Majesty’s Swan Marker is hopeful the Thames’ swan population won’t be as …
Powerball jackpot goes up to an estimated $1 billion
The Powerball jackpot rose yet again to an estimated $1 billion after no winning ticket was sold for Monday night’s drawing. (July 18)
Erdogan starts Persian Gulf tour in Saudi Arabia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Saudi Arabia, the first of a three-stop tour, which will also bring him to Qatar and the UAE, to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy.
Homeless try to cope in sweltering heat in Rome
Hundreds, possibly thousands of homeless people are left to cope with the heat by themselves as Italy experiences a brutally hot week, authorities said. (July 18)
Archaeologists saving artifacts from12,000 years ago
Long buried under the woods of west central Louisiana, stone tools, spearpoints and other evidence of people living in the area as long as 12,000 years ago have become more exposed and vulnerable, due to hurricanes, flooding and looters. (July 18)
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