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You can give old batteries a new life by safely recycling them

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- When household batteries die, it's hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. But dead batteries aren't quite ... Read More


German leader to make his 1st visit to China next week as country seeks 'right balance' in ties

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe's biggest economy, as he tries to position the country to a world in... Read More


Ramadan's first Friday prayers are held at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque

New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered under heavy Israeli restrictions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramada... Read More


Former 'Jersey Shore' star Snooki says she has cervical cancer

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said Friday that she has cervical cancer. The former "Jersey Shore" star said in a video posted to TikTok that a biopsy had revealed the stage one cancer... Read More


These shy, scaly anteaters are the most trafficked mammals in the world

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them the most trafficked mammal in the world. Wildlife conservationists are again raising the plight of pangolins, ... Read More


Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560 million yen ($3.6 million) from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city's dilapidated wate... Read More


Russian-run areas of Ukraine face water, heat and housing woes

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Nearly four years into its full-scale invasion, Russia controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. Many of the estimated 3 million to 5 million people who remain in regions under ... Read More


Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States, congressional documents and an arms control group... Read More


Nigerian police say armed group killed 33 in fresh simultaneous attacks

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- At least 33 people have been killed after Islamic militants launched simultaneous attacks on a district in northwest Nigeria, according to the police. The attack took place on W... Read More


Life is harsh and dangerous in Russian-run parts of Ukraine, activists and former residents say

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Even now, safely in her new home of Estonia, Inna Vnukova says she can't purge the terrifying memory of living under Russian occupation in eastern Ukraine early in the war and he... Read More