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Titan submersible torn apart by catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard

Titan submersible torn apart by catastrophic implosion, killing all five aboard

A catastrophic implosion ripped apart the Titan submersible, killing all five people aboard as it was descending to the bottom of the North Atlantic during an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, a U.S. Coast Guard official said Thursday.
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies, an annual bee survey found.
Debt-plagued Zambia reaches deal with China, other nations to rework $6.3B in loans, French say

Debt-plagued Zambia reaches deal with China, other nations to rework $6.3B in loans, French say

PARIS (AP) — Zambia and its government creditors, including China, have reached a deal to restructure $6.3 billion in loans, the French government announced Thursday on the sidelines of a global finance summit in Paris .
Ottawa, First Nation sign procurement framework agreement for Giant Mine

Ottawa, First Nation sign procurement framework agreement for Giant Mine

YELLOWKNIFE — The federal government and Yellowknives Dene First Nation have signed a procurement framework agreement for the cleanup of Giant Mine, one of Canada's most contaminated sites.
African lion pride swells with birth of 4 cubs at Buffalo Zoo

African lion pride swells with birth of 4 cubs at Buffalo Zoo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four African lion cubs were born at the Buffalo Zoo earlier this month and all appear to be healthy and growing, the zoo announced Thursday. The mother lion, Lusaka, delivered the litter of two males and two females June 2 and 3.
A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

Three federally recognized tribes have devoted decades to restoring the condition of their ancestral lands in southeastern Washington state to what they were before those lands became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation's nuclear w
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation on Thursday in a dispute involving water from the drought-stricken Colorado River.
Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

Climate activist Nakate urges rich countries to cancel debt, grant climate finance at Paris summit

PARIS (AP) — Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts.
Ontario to overhaul provincial park, bring in year-round sites and cabins

Ontario to overhaul provincial park, bring in year-round sites and cabins

BRACEBRIDGE, Ont. — Ontario is revamping a provincial park in Muskoka, turning it into a year-round site with cabins and full-service facilities. Minister David Piccini says construction at Bigwind Lake Provincial Park is expected to start next fall.
Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that's a problem

Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans. Experts say that's a problem

MIDDELBURG, South Africa (AP) — Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of Komati Power Station in October, when the coal-fired plant that fed South Africa’s hungry electrical grid for more than half a century was shut