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Norwegians facing a shortage as Easter nears are hoarding eggs from neighboring Sweden
A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the traditional Easter food.
Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival
Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city announced Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil.
Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
A veto Thursday by Russia ended monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, prompting Western accusations that Moscow is seeking to avoid scrutiny as it allegedly violates the sanctions to buy weapons from Pyongyang for its war in Ukraine.
Correction: Brazil-Bolsonaro-Hungary-Embassy story
In a story published March 25, 2024, about a Brazilian police investigation involving former President Jair Bolsonaro, The Associated Press erroneously reported that police seized Bolsonaro's Brazilian and Italian passports. Only a Brazilian passport was seized.
UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the war-ravaged enclave.
Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster
Greece's center-right government survived a motion of no-confidence late Thursday that was brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country's deadliest rail disaster a year ago.
Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper hours before Holy Week procession
A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco on Thursday brutally beat a woman they suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession.
Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army — a blockbuster ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to take part in mandatory military service.
Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Several central and Eastern European countries began marking on Thursday the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc.
Activists sue US National Park Service over plan to remove Puerto Rico's famous stray cats
A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico's famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory.
Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil, with 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease reported so far, health officials said Thursday.
'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood
The Oscar-winning director of ''Oppenheimer,'' Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.K. government.
Pope, looking strong, washes feet of 12 women at Rome prison from his wheelchair
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility.
Brazil's Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May, Bolsonaro's lawyers said Thursday in a statement.
A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo's David raises questions about freedom of expression
Michelangelo's David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue's religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on David's genitalia.
Does your dog understand when you say 'fetch the ball'? A new study in Hungary says yes
Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands such as ''sit'' and ''stay,'' but also to words referring to their favorite objects. ''Bring me your ball'' will often result in exactly that.
Four people die in Spain in separate incidents after falling into sea along coast amid high winds
Four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea, emergency services said Thursday.
It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa.
Putin says he won't start a war with NATO. But Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets
Russian President Vladimir Putin scoffed at the possibility of his country launching an attack on a NATO member, calling it ''sheer nonsense,'' but warned that any Western air base hosting U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are slated for deployment in Ukraine would be a ''legitimate target'' for the Kremlin's forces.
Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143
Russia's top investigative body said Thursday that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people.