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The reef is one of seven sites threatened with being added to the endangered heritage list over ecological damage, overdevelopment, overtourism or security concerns.

First lady Jill Biden visited one of the states least vaccinated against COVID19 on Tuesday, encouraging residents of Mississippi to get their shots and telling them, "The White House, our administration we care about you.

An Alaska man linked to the 2018 death of a 10yearold girl has pleaded guilty to firstdegree murder and sexual abuse of a minor, authorities said.

The top prosecutor in Mexicos border state of Tamaulipas said Tuesday that infighting between rival factions of the Gulf drug cartel was the motive behind weekend shooting that killed 19 people, 15 of whom appeared to be innocent bystanders.

Despair turned to exhilaration for Denmark as they claimed an astonishing 41 victory over Russia to scramble into the last 16 of Euro 2020 on a headspinning night in Copenhagen on Monday.

On their way out of the tournament and having lost Christian Eriksen to a cardiac arrest, Denmark tore up the script to secure a spot in the Euro 2020 knockout stages in a fairytale ending that Hans Christian Andersen could barely have imagined.

Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study.

Iranian Presidentelect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday backed talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal but flatly rejected meeting U.S. President Joe Biden, even if Washington removed all sanctions.

Will Smith is ready to open up about his life story.

World Athletics will use $2 million in doping fines it has received from Russia to increase the prize pool at the next two world championships.

France's far right performed worse than predicted in Sunday's regional elections, exit polls showed, leaving victory in the southern battleground of ProvenceAlpesCote d'Azur and a platform for the 2022 presidential election in the balance.

Iran and world powers are currently holding talks in Vienna to restore a landmark 2015 deal that was abandoned by the previous Trump administration.

However, guests are still not allowed to dance at weddings.

Rescue teams continued to scour a North Carolina river on Saturday for two missing tubers following a deadly accident in which a family on a recreational float went over a dam.

Three workers sustained light injuries in a strong explosion that rocked an ammunition plant's facilities in the Serbian town of Cacak on Saturday evening, state RTS television reported.

Saudi Arabian air defences late on Saturday destroyed six armed drones launched by Yemen's Houthi movement towards the kingdom, bringing the total it intercepted during the day to 17, state TV cited the Saudiled coalition as saying.