Amazon river dolphins threatened by mercury pollution

Amazon river dolphins are showing alarming levels of contamination mainly because of illegal panning for gold, conservationists say.
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits 'blood-stained' Syria
President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in "blood-stained" Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies.
Russia deploys personnel in Syria to remove Kurds
Russia has started deploying its military police in northern Syria to remove Kurdish forces from border areas in the region under a deal with Turkey.
Cyclist who flipped off Trump running for local office
A viral photo taken in the fall of 2017 shows a cyclist flipping off Donald Trump's presidential convoy. The image cost Juli Briskman, the cyclist, her job.
Russia, Turkey reach deal on northern Syria

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Trudeau's Liberals win Canada vote, will form minority govt
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party held onto power in a nail-biter of a Canadian general election on Monday, but as a weakened minority government.
World's oldest pearl found in Abu Dhabi
An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the world's oldest will be displayed in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities who said Sunday it is proof the objects have been traded since Neolithic times.