Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov. They put a bag over his head, bundled him into a car and drove him around the southern city for hours, threatening to kill him. Fedorov, 34, is one of over… Read More
Red Cross takes a stand against hacking
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it is seeking support to create a “digital red cross/red crescent emblem” that would make clear to military and other hackers that they have entered the computer systems of medical facilities or Red Cross offices. The Geneva-based humanitarian organization said it… Read More
Ethiopian parties agree to end civil war
Ethiopia’s warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands, but enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw. The war in Africa’s second-most populous country, which marks two years on Friday, has… Read More
Report: Putin’s hands turning black, fighting cancer and Parkinson’s
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s humiliating defeat outside of Kyiv earlier this year was just the beginning of the bad news. Putin’s bloody and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has stalled, and in the south of the country his battered army is digging in and hoping to stop a looming Ukrainian counterattack…. Read More
New invasive mosquitoes could undo malaria progress
Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this year, a finding that experts called a worrying sign that progress against the disease is at risk of unraveling. The mosquito species, known as Anopheles stephensi, has mostly been seen in India… Read More
Israeli election sees stunning comeback narrative
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared headed toward victory Wednesday, with some 85% of the ballots from national elections counted and showing that voters gave him and his far-right allies what looks like a majority in the country’s parliament. Votes were still being counted and results were not final…. Read More
The Beatles’ record was just tied by…
In 1964, The Beatles shocked the record industry by filling each of the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Now, a newer artist has just tied that record… and made one of her own. Sponsored: Over 60? Shocking link between sex and cancer Pop star Taylor Swift… Read More
BBC creates fake Americans to understand politics
Larry, a 71-year-old retired insurance broker and Donald Trump fan from Alabama, wouldn’t be likely to run into the liberal Emma, a 25-year-old graphic designer from New York City, on social media — even if they were both real. Each is a figment of BBC reporter Marianna Spring’s imagination. She… Read More
World’s longest passenger train is…
A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. Sponsored: Do… Read More
Escaped cobra finally returned to zoo
A venomous 2.2-meter (7 foot) king cobra that escaped from its home in a Swedish zoo has returned back home by itself, bringing a happy ending to over a week-long disappearance saga. “Houdini, as we named him, has crawled back into his terrarium,” CEO Jonas Wahlstrom of the Skansen Aquarium… Read More
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