New rider in town: Somalia's first woman equestrian turns heads
MOGADISHU — A strange sight appears on the streets of Mogadishu: a figure dressed all in black, including a cowboy hat, riding a horse through the beeping traffic of tuk-tuks and motorbikes.

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Elephants are not people, US judges say
LOS ANGELES - A bid to get five elephants released from a US zoo has failed after judges ruled the animals are not people so laws on unlawful imprisonment do not apply.

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Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time
PARIS - Solar overtook coal in the European Union's electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc's power sector, according to a report released Thursday.

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Insurrection charge recommended against Korean president
SEOUL - South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law to prosecutors.

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Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over ‘Nazi salute&
WASHINGTON - The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.

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Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid
JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Gunfire and explosions rocked the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, as the Israeli military kept up a large-scale raid for a second day.

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