A previously sealed $500,000 lawsuit settlement in 2009 between Jeffrey Epstein and an American woman that Prince Andrew claims protects him from an ongoing lawsuit was made public Monday. The deal between Epstein and Virginia Roberts, now known as Virginia Giuffre, contained a paragraph that said it protects anyone “who… Read More
Communist China tears down Tienanmen Square statue
A monument at a Hong Kong university that was the best-known public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil was removed early Thursday, wiping out the city’s last place of public commemoration of the bloody 1989 crackdown. For some at the University of Hong Kong, the move reflected… Read More
Border wall to be extended as Greece asks for EU help
Greece says it will renew a request for European Union funds in 2022 to extend a border wall along its frontier with Turkey and promised to expand a powerful surveillance network aimed at stopping migrants entering the country illegally. A public order minister, Takis Theodorikakos, told a parliamentary committee that… Read More
‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ star actress dead at 91
The British actress Sally Ann Howes, who starred in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and My Fair Lady, has died at 91. Her son, the artist Andrew Hart Adler, confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “You are finally with Douglas,” he wrote, referring to Douglas Rae, Howes’ late… Read More
Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed
In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in gasoline shortages. But that’s small comfort to Ken Trzaska. Trzaska is president of… Read More
SpaceX launches Christmas presents to space station
SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. The predawn liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was barely visible in the fog and clouds, as the Falcon rocket hoisted a Dragon capsule… Read More
Nuclear plant operator files for release of radioactive water
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it has applied for approval from safety authorities to construct an undersea tunnel and other facilities needed for the planned release of large amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea. The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, said it… Read More
Studies clash over Sputnik’s effectiveness against omicron
The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V said Friday that its vaccine provides the best protection against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, disputing a Western study that found Sputnik produced “no neutralizing activity” against the new variant. The Gamaleya Institute and the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which bankrolled Sputnik V… Read More
Endangered Christmas decorations burn down… again
The two straw goats of Gavle, Sweden’s most endangered Christmas decorations, have gone up in flames after surviving nearly a month on a downtown square. The animals are a beloved Swedish Christmas symbol, dating back to pagan times. Sponsored: “Fruit Secret” for Better Blood Pressure But in what’s become a… Read More
Every member of kidnapped missionary group freed
The remaining members of a U.S. missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed, Haitian police and the group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti’s National Police, Gary Desrosiers, confirmed to The Associated Press that the hostages had been released, but did not immediately provide… Read More
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