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Buddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peace
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A group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog are striding single file down country roads and highways across the South, captivating Americans nationwide and inspiring droves of locals to greet them along their route.
In their flowing saffron and ocher robes, the men are walking for peace. It's a meditative tradition more commo ... (full story)
Muhammad Ali will be honored with a commemorative US postage stamp
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Muhammad Ali once joked that he should be a postage stamp because "that's the only way I'll ever get licked."
Now, the three-time heavyweight champion's quip is becoming reality.
Widely regarded as the most famous and influential boxer of all time, and a cultural force who fused athletic brilliance with political c ... (full story)
Africa's megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa's largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people.
Not far from the bridge, wooden boats ... (full story)
Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factually incorrect, and must ... (full story)
How NATO works at a time of Trump's Greenland threats
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BRUSSELS (AP) — President Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize control of Greenland are straining relations with U.S. allies in NATO and have sparked a warning that doing so by force could spell the end of the world's biggest security alliance.
Tensions have routinely spiked among some of NATO's members over the decade ... (full story)

