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Colombia's president has signed a bill that bans bullfights in the South American country, further reducing the short list of nations around the world where the centuries-old tradition is still legal.

The law prohibits using a victim’s sexuality or gender identity as justification for criminal action.

Chapo walked out of his box, had a look round then trotted briskly along the forest path and disappeared into the undergrowth

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They voted Republican, until they saw the affect that transphobic GOP policies were having on their daughter and grandson.

500.000 birthday emails were accidentally sent out by Dutch public transport provider, NS offering customers a birthday present, due to a mail system error.

Sparrows were taken into captivity after numbers dwindled – and this week experts released 1,000th bird back into wild

Police applaud friends for ‘selfless bravery’ after preventing abduction in Kent, Washington

Analysts are seeing promising signs from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

The government is boosting investment to try and ensure everyone can benefit from good schooling.

A byproduct of dairy has been found to be exceptionally good at extracting precious metals from electronic circuit boards.

Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

A decline in fossil fuel power is now ‘inevitable’, the report's authors say.

Government reports 36% decrease, with most gains in Amazon forest where conservation efforts are focused

The IRS has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022.

A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach has been rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean.

Australian scientists create brick refuges in greenhouses to help green and golden bell frogs survive infection

A Massachusetts man can speak again after surgeons removed his cancerous voice box and replaced it with a donated one, a pioneering move.

The furries helped out their furry four-legged friends as Anthrocon broke a fundraising record over the weekend.

Experts say success soft drinks shows expansion of tax to cover other foods and drinks is a ‘no brainer’

A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials.

Twisted and tangled proteins are found in the brains of many of those who die with Alzheimer's disease.

“It’s a wonderful thing to be in a place where you’re totally accepted for who you are,” said Andre Simpson, 67, about the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s senior prom.

The new technique can help break mixed-fiber clothing back down into feedstock for future textiles.

But which country comes first in happiness completely changes depending on how you measure.

The law just went into effect, but it lacks some full legal protections for same-sex couples.

This series of tweets from a husband/father takes you on a wild journey, a true roller coaster of emotions.

When people find out what I do for work, it’s not unusual for them to ask, “Are we doomed?” My usual response is, “We would be, if not for the amazing developments in renewable energy.” We know the people willing to destroy the planet for personal gain are still

California family lets Diesel ‘live his best life’ with his new herd after he got loose on a camping trip

Successful conservation efforts mean that the animal, native to Spain and Portugal, is now barely a vulnerable species.

After his daughter was abducted in 2001, Shi Chunxin began a relentless campaign to find her and other Chinese victims of human trafficking. Now, his efforts have finally paid off.

Opal Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year

Harlan Olson, aged 101, served in France and Germany

The "In Living Color" and "Scary Movie" alum counts a trans son among his three kids.

The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore will forgive decades of low-level marijuana possession charges for about 100,000 people.