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On average, the cartoons published on the Instagram account of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo get a few hundred reactions, but a recent drawing by cartoonist Eric Salch has prompted more than 15,000 social media users to express their dismay. It was published as Switzerland observed a national day of mourning to commemorate the victims of the deadly

Just as human history is often divided into the eras B.C. and A.D., it's not unreasonable to imagine the Internet's story split between B.W. and A.W. — the "W" denoting Wikipedia. When Wikipedia went online on 15 January 2001, it was the brainchild of two men: Jimmy Wales, an internet entrepreneur with a libertarian streak

A crew of four aboard the International Space Station will return to Earth several weeks ahead of schedule due to a medical emergency. NASA confirmed last week that a serious medical condition was affecting one of the four members of the current ISS crew rotation. It has not released more details due to medical privacy, but said the

It was 1 a.m. and I struggled to sleep as wind blasted through the forest canopy and the smell of smoke hung in the air from distant fires.   Pastures and bushland were fueling a widening fire-front about 90 kilometers (56 miles) to the north of our mountain home on the edge of Melbourne. In between

Even just a few joints a week can make a difference ― measured in milligrams of THC. A new study by researcher Rachel L. Thorne and her team provides the first concrete thresholds for the weekly dose at which the risk of cannabis use disorder increases significantly. Thorne is a research associate in the psychology

The women escorting each country's athletes during the Parade of Nations wore floor-length puffy coats and oversized sunglasses, in the dark of night. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked off in Italy on Friday with all that

Two hospitals in California are discontinuing hormone treatments for transgender youth, citing Trump administration pressures. In the past year, many hospitals and clinics have scaled back that care. AILSA CHANG, HOST: As of today, the largest children's hospital system in California is no longer offering gender-affirming hormone therapy to those under 19. That's after a

The Berlin Hospital Association (BKG) has issued a warning describing a spate of seemingly "inexplicable incidents" at hospitals and health care facilities in the capital. These range from drone incursions over hospital grounds and cyberattacks to forced entry and arson.  The BKG said Germany's security and intelligence services have classified at least some of these attacks

Published February 6, 2026 last updated February 6, 2026 Iran said it "entering diplomacy with open eyes" as its representatives are set to meet US officials in Oman. It comes as US President Trump has ordered a naval buildup near Iran and threatened to attack. DW has more. https://p.dw.com/p/58BXs Iran has threatened to fight back

The United States' ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose, said he was cutting all contact with Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, the speaker of the country's lower house of parliament, known as the Sejm. Rose accused Czarzasty of making "outrageous and unprovoked insults directed against [US President Donald Trump]." Warsaw is one of the US' closest allies in Europe