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Shakira thrills a crowd of 2 million with free concert on Brazil's Copacabana beach

New Delhi, May 5 -- Colombian superstar Shakira gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night, an event that the city's mayor said drew 2 million people to one of the wor... Read More


A Serbian bird-watching group uses crowdfunding to buy and preserve a woodland habitat

New Delhi, May 5 -- The merry chirping of birds echoed through towering trees in a small woodland in northeastern Serbia. Down on the ground, animal tracks could be seen imprinted in the moist grass a... Read More


New Met Gala fashion exhibit seeks to 'reclaim' body types that art history has ignored

New Delhi, May 5 -- One of the first sights we see in "Costume Art," the new fashion exhibit to be launched at Monday's Met Gala, is a glittering column gown by Dolce & Gabbana, its shimmering gold se... Read More


Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves

New Delhi, May 5 -- Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe. HiPP, which ... Read More


Kenya's rainy season turns deadly again, with 18 killed and 54,000 households hit over a week

New Delhi, May 4 -- Recent flooding during ongoing heavy rains in Kenya left 18 people dead over the past week, police said Sunday, with most of the deaths attributed to drowning. More than 54,000 ho... Read More


A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley's comet debris

New Delhi, May 4 -- The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun this year, making the display harder to glimpse. The sh... Read More


Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 'shadow fleet' tankers

New Delhi, May 4 -- Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were illegally used to t... Read More


Spirit Airlines shuts down as company says it can't keep up with higher oil prices

New Delhi, May 4 -- Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years. The... Read More


2 US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco

New Delhi, May 4 -- Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Com... Read More


OPEC+ countries agree modest rise in production as Iran retains chokehold on key Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi, May 4 -- Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries - including Saudi Arabia and Russia - say they've decided to a modest increase in production starting in June as pa... Read More