Hundreds of volunteers gather to participate in the annual Plastic Cup competition to clean the Tisza River in Hungary, the second largest river in the country.
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78 years ago today: Historical photos show aftermath in Nagasaki after US drops atomic bomb
On Aug. 9, 1945, a U.S. bomber dropped an atomic weapon on Nagasaki, killing 70,000 people and ultimately leading to the end of World War II.
‘Immense joy’: American nurse and daughter released after being kidnapped in Haiti
Nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young child were freed after being kidnapped in Haiti roughly two weeks ago. The kidnapping drew attention to the gang violence and chaos in the country.
At least 9 dead in France fire at vacation home for people with disabilities
Firefighters were searching for two more people after the early-morning fire at a private accommodation in Wintzenheim in northeastern France.
3 relatives dead after suspected mushroom poisoning at family lunch in Australia
Police are investigating a suspected mushroom poisoning after three relatives died after a meal at their daughter-in-law’s home in Australia.
41 people believed dead after migrant shipwreck between Italy and Tunisia, report says
Four people were rescued in the Straits of Sicily after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Italian state television reported.
Pink Barbie coffins: Funeral home in El Salvador takes Barbie mania to an extreme with new linings
Alpha and Omega Funeral Home in Ahuachapán, near the border with Guatemala has recently begun to sell pink coffins inspired by the Barbie movie.
‘Another awful crime’: Russian attack kills, maims rescue workers: Live Ukraine updates
Nine people were killed by Monday’s missile strikes on a residential area and most of the 80-plus injured were rescue workers.
Italian farmer crushed to death by falling cheese wheels weighing thousands of pounds
Giacomo Chiapparini, an Italian producer of Grana Padano, a Parmesan-style hard cheese, was in his warehouse in Lombardy when a shelf collapsed.
6 months after newborn rescued in Syrian earthquake rubble, baby is thriving
Six months after a newborn was pulled from her dead mother’s arms beneath Syrian earthquake rubble, Afraa is thriving with her family, relatives say.