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Taiwan says China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island after Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the medi…
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Russian forces shelled a city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant Thursday, reinforcing the U.N. nuclear chief’s fears that the situ…
A judge in Russia says drug possession and smuggling charges against WNBA star Brittney Griner were proven at trial.
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Iranian officials now speak openly about something long denied by Tehran as it enriches uranium at its closest-ever levels to weapons-grade ma…
Italy’s former firebrand interior minister, Matteo Salvini, is campaigning to get his old job back. Salvini is making a stop Thursday on Italy…
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The Anne Frank House museum is releasing an English-language version of three videos in which an actress playing the young Jewish diarist desc…
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The heat didn’t stop people from enjoying the 72nd annual Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day in Townshend on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.
Several people compete in the 44th annual New England Paddlesports Championship that was held on the Connecticut River, between Brattleboro and Vernon, during the first Riverfest on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. This is the second time in the history of the championship that it was held in this stre…
Despite the heat, people join in on the fun in Bellows Falls as part of the 45th annual Rockingham Old Home Days on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022.
The Brattleboro Recreation and Parks Department celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Gibson Aiken Center building on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
Students use swords in a Tabata-style training at Sidestream Studio, in the Cotton Mill of Brattleboro, during Wednesday night classes that are open to the public. The group practices swordsmanship from different parts of time so they can do live combat demonstrations in front of an audience.