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Uruguay players charged for angrily confronting World Cup referee

Four Uruguay players were charged with offensive behavior by FIFA on Monday for their angry pursuit of the referee after being eliminated from the World Cup. The Uruguayan soccer federation also faces an extra charge of discrimination, FIFA said without giving details. How people achieved an average 123/77 blood pressure… Read More

China eases controls but gives no end date for ‘zero-COVID’

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new variants are weaker. But they have yet to say when they might end a “zero-COVID” strategy that confines millions of people to their homes and set off protests and demands for President Xi Jinping to… Read More

Western allies cap price of Russian oil, aiming to limit Kremlin funds

Oil prices rose Monday as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war on Ukraine took effect, bringing with them uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the global economy through the new sanctions or Russian retaliation. International benchmark Brent crude rose 2% to… Read More

Camel pageant makes an attractive spectacle at the World Cup

Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa’a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace. She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away from Doha and… Read More

UN officials are ‘pleased’ to see China backtrack from zero-COVID

A top official at the World Health Organization said the U.N. agency was “pleased” to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying “it’s really important that governments listen to their people when the people are in pain.” At a press briefing on Friday, WHO emergencies director Dr. Michael… Read More

Royal family arrives in Boston, seeking to modernize amid PR crisis

The Prince and Princess of Wales embarked Wednesday on their first overseas trip since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, aiming to showcase the younger face of a monarchy that is tackling important issues like climate change as it attempts to remain relevant in a modern, multicultural Britain. The three-day… Read More

Immigration agency leaks data on 6,000 detainees for five hours

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday that personal information of more than 6,000 people in its custody was inadvertently posted to its website for about five hours. Sponsored: Oncologists Are Freaking Out After A Cause Of Cancer Is Revealed The information included names, nationalities, detention centers where the people… Read More

UN officially gives recognition to the French baguette

The humble baguette — the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world — is being added to the U.N.’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity. UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French flute — made only… Read More

Police: Woman arrested for turning off roommate’s ventilator

A 72-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator – twice – because she was annoyed by the sound it made, authorities in Germany said Thursday. The woman was jailed on suspicion of attempted manslaughter following the incident at a hospital in the southwestern… Read More