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The past 11 years have been the hottest on record, and atmospheric carbon dioxide and ocean heat reached record levels in 2025, a new report on climate indicators found. nature.com/articles/d4158…

For many, death is an unsettling thing to think about, but not for the Swedish artist Margareta Magnusson, who wrote "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning" and who passed away last week at the age of 91. theworld.org/stories/2026/0…

BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square performing songs from their first album in nearly four years, "ARIRANG." #SouthKorea apnews.com/article/bts-co…

"Presidents come and go from the White House every four years or eight years, but the Ficklin family ... was a constant presence there for nearly eight decades, serving 13 presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama." apnews.com/article/white-…

How Italy became the darlings (and contenders, too) of the World Baseball Classic #Italy npr.org/2026/03/13/nx-…

What are the challenges in securing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? reuters.com/business/energ…

The conflict is escalating as regional tensions rise. #IranWar aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/…

The Carter Center estimates there are more than 300,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance in #Syria. With approximately 5 million children living in affected areas, safety education is needed. Enter Sukkar, a cartoon orange tabby cat. cartercenter.org/stories/augmen…

"Mexico's Islas Marías was once a notorious island prison that housed criminals and political prisoners. Recently, it was closed down and transformed into a tourist destination." #Mexico theworld.org/stories/2026/0…

"U.S. citizens were urged to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for their safety." thehill.com/policy/interna…

A blood-red moon will grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday. There won't be another until late 2028. apnews.com/article/total-…

"World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could spread across the region." #Iran apnews.com/article/iran-u…

Once importing most of its fuel, the South American country of Uruguay now generates almost all of its electricity from renewable resources. #Uruguay theworld.org/stories/2026/0…

"Officials have said the decision to empty the al-Hol camp was made because of its remote location in the desert - far from services and close to areas where the authorities do not have complete control of the territory." #Syria apnews.com/article/syria-…

"A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. ... It also harks back to the story of a famous set of psychology experiments conducted in the 1950s by US researcher Harry Harlow." theconversation.com/a-viral-monkey…

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda apnews.com/article/suprem…

"In Mammoth, Nick Cave invites visitors to walk among the fantastical remains of these ancient creatures." americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/ni…

At this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, two samba schools used their parades to tell the stories of Black Brazilian female authors. #Brazil apnews.com/article/brazil…

"Larry roams freely and has a knack for upstaging world leaders arriving at 10 Downing St.'s famous black door, to the delight of news photographers." #Britain apnews.com/article/larry-…

The source granite used to make curling stones is found in only one place, an uninhabited island located 10 miles off the coast of #Scotland. sports.yahoo.com/olympics/artic…