Language of love: Couple meets, falls in love on Duolingo

Duolingo says the unlikely love story is yet another reason “to keep up with your daily practice.”

China threatens US entities over downing of suspected spy balloon

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast.

Captain of boys' soccer team, rescued in Thailand cave in 2018, dead at 17

The captain of the boys’ soccer team that was dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 has died in England while attending a sports academy, reports say. 

King Charles III coronation: Koh-i-noor diamond won’t be used during ceremony

The palace says that rather than commission a new crown, as is customary, Camilla will modify Queen Mary’s crown using diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s personal collection.

Idris Elba talks playing James Bond: ‘I’m not going to be that guy’

Conversations of Idris Elba playing the popular British spy came up after fellow actor Daniel Craig’s demise as Bond in the 25th film in the franchise called, “No Time to Die.”

Air India reveals massive orders for 470 Boeing, Airbus jets

Air India is buying 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion. It marks the U.S. plane maker’s third-largest sale of all time, in dollar value, and its second of all time in quantity.

High-fat foods may help rid body of intestinal parasite, study finds

Researchers behind a new study found that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm that’s a major cause of illness and death in developing countries.

S Club 7 announce UK reunion tour to mark 25 years

The British pop group that rose to fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits like “Never Had a Dream Come True” and “S Club Party” announced a reunion tour of the U.K. and Ireland.

White House says objects shot from sky were not sent by aliens

The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance.

Google expanding misinformation 'prebunking' campaign in Europe

Last year, Google tested the idea in Europe by airing short advertisement-length videos explaining how misinformation can trick the brain. "Prebunking" primes a person's critical thinking skills to make them more resistant to false claims.

Baby Aya update: Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

Buried under the concrete, the baby still was connected by her umbilical cord to her dead mother. She's been named Aya — Arabic for “a sign from God" — by hospital workers.

German ballet director suspended after critic smeared with animal feces

A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently took offense at a review she wrote.