For more than 180 years, the story of 26 shipwreck survivors who were killed by Aboriginal people in South Australia has been told from a colonial point of view. Key points: A group of shipwreck survivors was killed by Aboriginal people on the Coorong in 1840 A monument installed in 1966 marks the massacre but not the subsequent hanging of …
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he doesn’t want any stigmas attached to the Ohio community where a train derailed and spewed toxic gases three weeks ago and that he’s pushing the railroad to clean up the mess as fast as possible. The agency is continuing to monitor the air around East …
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday charged that Russia is sending tanks and snipers to the line of contact in war-torn eastern Ukraine to “provoke return fire,” an accusation that comes amid fears that a Russian troop buildup near the Ukrainian border might indicate plans for an invasion. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry released the statement just hours before a long-anticipated …