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Subway Bread Isn't Bread, Irish Court Says
Irelands Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread.
Polish Divers Find Wreck Of German WWII Ship In Baltic Sea
A team of Polish divers say they have found almost intact the wreckage of German World War II steamer Karlsruhe, which was bombed by Soviet planes and sunk in the Baltic Sea in April 1945, with the loss of hundreds of civilian and military lives.
France Fears That Turkey Is Sending Mercenaries To Caucasus
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concern about Turkey allegedly sending Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan in its reignited conflict with Armenia over the mountain region of NagornoKarabakh.
Turkish Govt Accused Of Hiding True Extent Of Virus Outbreak
Turkeys government is being accused of hiding the true extent of the country's coronavirus outbreak after the health minister revealed that the daily COVID19 figures published by his ministry reflect only patients with symptoms and not all positive cases.
Neanderthal Genes Linked To Severe COVID-19; Mosquitoes Cannot Transmit The Coronavirus
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID19, the illness caused by the virus.
Too Late For Texas To Use Straight-ticket Voting, Court Says
November's elections are too close for Texas to make changes now and restore a straightticket voting option that was sought by Democrats, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Audit Finds Flaws With Florida's Safe Schools Office
Florida's Office of Safe Schools, which was created after a mass shooting at a Parkland high school, hasn't been carrying out all of its statutory responsibilities, according to a report by the state's auditor general.
Venezuela Receives Gasoline From Iran Amid Surge In Protests
The second of three ships loaded with gasoline from Iran approached fuelstarved Venezuela on Wednesday amid simmering social unrest over a lack of goods and services that's sparked protests across the South American nation.
A Look At Some Of The Voting-related Lawsuits Across The US
Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed ahead of the November election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American balloting process, including how ballots are cast and counted. Here's a look at some of the top lawsuits in battleground s...
Trump Thrusts Supreme Court Pick Into Election Turmoil
President Donald Trumps stark expectation that the Supreme Court will intervene to look at the ballots in what he calls a rigged election casts new questions Wednesday on the Senates rush to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the vacant seat before Nov...
Pelosi, Mnuchin Hope For COVID-19 Relief Deal As Democrats Mull New Bill
U.S. House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both expressed hope for a breakthrough on COVID19 relief on Wednesday, as they prepared to resume talks aimed at hammering out a bipartisan deal.
Trans Person Shot In Puerto Rico In 6th Killing This Year
Authorities said a transgender woman was fatally shot Wednesday in southwest Puerto Rico, the sixth such killing this year.
UN Atomic Watchdog Inspects Disputed Iranian Nuclear Site
The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have been able to visit the second of two disputed sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material in the past.
139 Refugees Head To Germany From Greece For Resettlement
Greek authorities say 139 vulnerable asylumseekers who had been living in overcrowded Greek island camps have left for Germany, as part of efforts to ease overcrowding and move refugees to other European countries.
Sweden Won't Reopen Probe Into 1986 Slaying Of PM Palme
The unsolved slaying of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme 34 years ago wont be reopened, a Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that those who have requested a review have no connection to the case that would justify a substantive review of th...
Hong Kong Activist Wong Gets Bail After Being Charged For 2019 Protests
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was granted bail on Wednesday after being formally charged in court in connection with participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating a city antimask law.