American authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The Justice Department said 33 of the seized websites… Read More
Horrifying mice hordes plague filthy Australian jail
A plague of mice that has ravaged vast swathes of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of a prison while authorities repair gnawed electrical wiring and clear dead and decaying mice from walls and ceilings. Coronavirus vaccine mayhem is starting [Sponsored] Around 200 staff and 420 inmates will be transferred… Read More
Crowds gather at Stonehenge amid solstice
Dozens of people have ignored advice not to travel to Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice celebrations, which were cancelled Monday due to coronavirus concerns. English Heritage, which looks after the Neolithic monument, had planned a live feed of the sunrise at Stonehenge for the second year in a row…. Read More
Brothers set record in daring 1,600-foot highline walk
Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Earlier this month, they and a group of friends spent nearly a week stringing a single, 2,800-foot (853-meter)-long line from Taft… Read More
Italian police arrest cactus poacher
Armed with a search warrant, Italy’s police wildlife unit entered the house of a suspected cactus trafficker, finding over 1,000 rare cacti poached from Chile’s Atacama Desert in a locked room. This February 2020 discovery became one of the largest known cactus busts and the catalyst for an international effort… Read More
Iran hardliner leads in presidential vote
Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election that a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seemed likely to win, leading to low turnout fueled by apathy and calls for a boycott. Opinion polling by state-linked organizations and analysts indicated that judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi — who is already… Read More
China’s next big mission revealed
China’s next big move: Adding a crew to their new orbiting space station, another major advance for the burgeoning space power. Here’s a look at key developments: WHAT’S THE MISSION’S PURPOSE? The three-member crew is due to stay for three months in the station’s main living module, named Tianhe,… Read More
Strange photos fuel Kim Jong Un health speculation
The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long been a source of morbid fascination in rival South Korea, which sits in the shadow of Kim’s 1.2-million-strong army and his growing arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles. [Sponsored] Bad News for Bottled Water Has he gained even more weight? Is… Read More
Biden-Putin plunge into tense meeting
With stern expressions but polite words before the cameras, President Joe Biden and Russia’s Vladimir Putin plunged into hours of face-to-face talks Wednesday at a lush lakeside Swiss mansion, a highly anticipated summit at a time when both leaders agree that relations between their countries are at an all-time low…. Read More
Teenager discovers message in bottle from halfway across world
A Portuguese teenager has found a message in a bottle that traveled at least 2,400 miles from a Vermont teenager. Doctor: “‘Rewind’ old age with THIS breakthrough” [sponsored] Christian Santos, 17, was spearfishing in the Azores when he found a crumpled plastic bottle that was tossed into the sea near… Read More
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