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Olympic “kingmaker” facing trial in forgery scheme

The so-called “kingmaker” of Olympic elections goes on trial Monday accused of forging documents that his accusers allege were used to implicate a political rival in Kuwait in a fake coup plot. Sponsored: The #1 mistake most doctors make (regarding your blood pressure) The trial of Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah… Read More

Mexico president: We’re doing better than USA

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that his country is doing better than the United States in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, even though Mexico’s per capita death rate is certainly higher and the country has vaccinated less than one percent of its population. López Obrador said Tuesday… Read More

Wow! Secret Mars message uncovered

Did you catch the secret Mars message? Some internet sleuths did. NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to… Read More

[Video] Italy volcano eruption awes even experts

Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night. The latest eruption overnight petered out by around 0900 GMT Tuesday, according to Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology. For over a week,… Read More

Biden struggles to re-enter Iran nuke deal

The Biden administration’s early efforts to resurrect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are getting a chilly early response from Tehran. Though few expected a breakthrough in the first month of the new administration, Iran’s tough line suggests a difficult road ahead. Having made several significant overtures to Iran in its… Read More

Islamic radicals kill 4 women in Pakistan

Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying women activists from a non-governmental organization in a former northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Monday, killing four of them and wounding the driver, police said. The attack took place in the village of Epi in Mir Ali, a town in North Waziristan district,… Read More

Anti-coup Myanmar protests swell

Protesters gathered in Myanmar’s biggest city on Monday despite the ruling junta’s threat to use lethal force against people who join a general strike against the military’s takeover three weeks ago. More than 1,000 protesters gathered near the U.S. Embassy in Yangon despite barriers blocking the way, but left to… Read More

U.K’s Prince Phillip hospitalized

Britain’s Prince Philip has spent a third night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week for what Buckingham Palace described as “a precautionary measure.” The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. There were no reports… Read More

Explained: Australia vs. Facebook

For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue. Now, Australia is joining France and other governments in pushing Google, Facebook and other internet giants to pay. Widen Arteries 32% With THIS [sponsored] That… Read More

Report: Russia using pandemic to make political power play

Estonia’s foreign intelligence agency said Wednesday that Russia is counting on the COVID-19 pandemic to weaken unity in the West which would help Moscow gain a more prominent role in international affairs and lead to “declining Western influence on the global stage.” The Kremlin thinks the pandemic will force Western… Read More