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Kyrgyz president says “I quit” amid turmoil

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation Thursday in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. Jeenbekov, who has faced calls to step down from protesters and political opponents, said in a statement released by his office that holding… Read More

Military official indicted for construction fraud

A U.S. military contractor has been indicted in California for allegedly faking quality control on construction projects in Africa that were so badly done some buildings collapsed, including an aircraft hangar, authorities said Tuesday. Sponsored: Healthier Blood Pressure Starting in Just 8 Hours Micheline Pollock was named in a 98-count… Read More

Woman arrested in Vatican corruption probe

The Vatican’s swirling corruption investigation has taken a mysterious new twist with the arrest on an international warrant of a Sardinian woman said to be close to one of the Holy See’s most powerful cardinals before his downfall. Italy’s financial police said Wednesday that Cecilia Marogna had been arrested in… Read More

Germany OKs $662 million payment to Holocaust survivors

Germany has agreed to provide more than a half billion euros to aid Holocaust survivors struggling under the burdens of the coronavirus pandemic, the organization that negotiates compensation with the German government said Wednesday. Sponsored: Set An Alarm And Do This At 9 AM (increases your energy) The payments will… Read More

Officials confiscate “turbo scooter” (36 mph!?)

Police in Oslo have seized a tuned, privately-owned electric scooter with a top speed of 58 kilometers per hour (36 mph), which is nearly three times the speed limit for it. The electric scooter was seized during a control program Monday in downtown Oslo in a joint operation with the… Read More

WWII bomb defusal sees 750 people evacuated

Hundreds of people in northwest Poland have been evacuated for a few days to allow Navy sappers to neutralize a British World War II giant Tallboy bomb resting under a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin. Sponsored: Can you guess which food holds the secret to better blood pressure?… Read More

700-year-old ancient scroll sold for $40 million

A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306.6 million Hong Kong dollars ($41.8 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong. Sponsored: “Fruit Secret” for Better Blood Pressure The 6.6-feet scroll, titled “Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback” is by Ren Renfa, a renowned Chinese artist and government… Read More

Woman stunned by “unwanted invader” mitten crab

Police in southern Germany say a woman got a shock while airing out her home when a 25-centimeter (10-inch) Chinese mitten crab scurried in from the terrace through the open door. Better Than Blueberries [Sponsored] Freiburg police said Thursday that they received a call reporting the unwanted home invader in… Read More

16-year-old assumes prime minister post!?

A 16-year-old girl ceremoniously assumed the post of Finnish prime minister for one day for the “Girls Takeover” program — part of the U.N. International Day of the Girl to raise more awareness of gender equality. Aava Murto from the small village of Vaaksy in southern Finland stepped into the… Read More