Actor Kevin Spacey has been formally charged with sexual offenses against three men in Britain and is expected to appear in a court in London this week, British police said Monday. Spacey, 62, is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage… Read More
Bye, Germany! China becomes top importer of Russian energy
China has overtaken Germany as the biggest buyer of Russian energy exports since the start of the war in Ukraine, an independent research group said Monday. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said Russia received about 93 billion euros ($97 billion) in revenue for the sale of… Read More
Western hemisphere leaders reach a pact on the border crisis
President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders are set to announce on Friday what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of illegal migrants and would-be refugees. “The Los Angeles Declaration” is perhaps the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which was… Read More
WHO: Lab leak theory needs study amid uncertainty over virus source
An expert group drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic says further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began, including a more detailed analysis of the possibility it was a laboratory accident. That stance marks a sharp reversal of the… Read More
NATO chief Stoltenberg cancels Germany plans due to shingles case
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called off a series of in-person meetings in Germany and Romania because he has contracted shingles after having a coronavirus infection last month, his office said Thursday. “The Secretary General will conduct his planned visit to Germany (and Romania) remotely rather than in person. He has… Read More
Mass testing continues in China amid zero-COVID
Thousands of COVID-19 testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest twist to the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Lines form every day, rain or shine, even when the spread of the virus has largely stopped. Some people need to go to work. Others… Read More
IKEA suggests baby names amid Norway’s baby boom
Have you thought about Malm, Kivik or Trotten? Swedish retailer Ikea is known for the distinctive names of its flat-pack home products. The company’s Norway branch wants to use the brand’s experience to help parents browsing the baby-naming department. Sponsored: [Study] Reverse COPD symptoms in 2 weeks Ikea Norway has… Read More
China’s online cake snafu raises Tiananmen questions
An online snafu involving China’s most popular e-commerce livestreamer and a cake decorated to look like a tank has raised questions among some Chinese over the crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989. The order to the People’s Liberation Army soldiers to fire on unarmed civilians is… Read More
WHO: COVID deaths are falling nearly everywhere
The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia last week, according to a World Health Organization weekly report released Wednesday. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said confirmed cases dropped 12% to more… Read More
Amexit? Congress considers pulling US out of UN
The U.K. has been dominating headlines with the queen’s jubilee, Prince Philip’s recent death, and the partygate scandal involving Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Naturally, some U.S. politicians are learning lessons from political turmoil across the pond. Specifically, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wants to follow Brexit — Britain’s exit from the… Read More
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