Chinese state media say a man has been found safe after he spent two days aloft in a hydrogen balloon, traveling about 320 kilometers (200 miles), after it became untethered and flew away while he was using it to harvest pine nuts from a tree. The man, identified only by… Read More
Queen Elizabeth II now under hospital supervision
Buckingham Palace said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision because doctors are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health,” as members of her family traveled to be with the 96-year-old monarch in Scotland. “Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have… Read More
China enforces strict COVID precautions despite earthquake
Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby… Read More
Scientists may have discovered the world’s oldest amputation
The 31,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study. Scientists say the amputation was performed when the person was a child… Read More
UK confused by impostor who appears to be prime minister
Former Foreign Minister Liz Truss was confirmed as the Conservative Party’s new leader Tuesday, automatically becoming the U.K.’s new prime minister. On Twitter, @Liztruss has become very active. There’s only one problem. That account doesn’t belong to Truss. Fall asleep faster!? Try THIS crazy technique [Sponsored] Rather, the @Liztruss account… Read More
Police: One suspect of Canada stabbing turned up dead
One of the suspects in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has been found dead, and his injuries are not self-inflicted, police said Monday as they continued the search for a second suspect. Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said Damien Sanderson, 31, was found… Read More
China restricts movement of 65 million people ahead of holiday
China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough COVID-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national holidays. Across the country, 33 cities including seven provincial capitals are under full or partial lockdown covering more than 65 million people, according to a tally published late Sunday… Read More
Video: Firefighters rescue kitten from burning building in Ukraine
Ukrainian firefighters known for rescuing people from buildings hit by shelling in more than six months of war helped a small, furry survivor this weekend — a gray-and-white kitten. The rescuers, wearing full firefighting gear, battled raging flames and smoke to pull the kitten out from under a metal chair… Read More
Queen confirms new successor to Boris Johnson
Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labor unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. At the top of her in-box is the energy… Read More
Flooding kills 1,200+; rescue operations continue
Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials said Friday, with families and children at special risk of disease and homelessness. The ninth flight from the United Arab Emirates and the first from Uzbekistan were the… Read More
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