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Study: Air pollution kills thousands of infants

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Modest reductions in air pollution can prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of infants in sub-Saharan Africa each year, according to a new scientific study that investigated the link between breathable air pollutants and premature deaths…

Water rising fast in cave where 12 kids trapped

MAE SAI, Thailand -- Rain continued to fall and water levels kept rising Wednesday inside a cave in northern Thailand, frustrating the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been missing in the sprawling underground caverns for…

World Cup: How to watch Wednesday's matches

Four groups have completed their group play of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. During this third and final match of the group stage, all four teams in each group play simultaneously. This help prevent match fixing by teams and players,…

"Hello Kitty" bullet train to debut in Japan

Interior design of West Japan Railway's "Hello Kitty" rail car. West Japan Railway Company/Sanrio Co. Ltd. Rail travel is taking an adorable turn as a bullet train decked out in "Hello Kitty" motif starts a three-month run between the western…

Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban

The Supreme Court has upheld President Trump's travel ban Tuesday. With a 5-4 vote, the court wrote in its opinion that the order is "squarely within the scope of Presidential authority." The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court's first substantive…

Kangaroo interrupts soccer game in Australia

A soccer match in Australia had a surprising uninvited guest on Sunday. A kangaroo hopped the fence and bounded right onto the field.  Video captured at the game in Canberra shows the kangaroo hop into a shady area of the…

Uber regains London license, with conditions

A year after a London regulator refused to renew Uber's license to operate in the city, the ride-hailing company has won it back—with conditions. The firm told Westminster Magistrates' Court it has made significant changes since a regulator refused to…

Another EU nation moves to ban "face-covering clothing"

Women wearing niqab visit the Senate, in this November 23, 2016 file photo taken in the Hague, Netherlands. Getty THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Netherlands has approved a limited ban on "face-covering clothing" in public places, including Islamic veils and…

Dow falls amid trade fears

The Dow fell more than 300 points Monday amid ongoing worries about trade. Harley-Davidson said it's planning to shift some of it's production overseas to avoid tariffs from Europe. CBS News Washington correspondent Paula Reid explains.

Women get behind the wheel in Saudi Arabia

For the first time this weekend, women in Saudi Arabia got the green light to start driving. But as CBS News correspondent Holly Williams explains, true equality for women in the country still seems a long way off.

World Cup: How to watch Tuesday's matches

Groups A and B kicked off Matchday 3 of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Monday. In this third and final match of the group stage, all four teams in each group play simultaneously. This helps prevent match fixing by teams…

Senegal and Japan fans sing after World Cup game

World Cup fans can be a competitive bunch, but there was no animosity on display between a group from Japan and a man from Senegal after their teams faced off in a World Cup match. Senegal and Japan drew 2-2 on…

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