A land mine-detecting rat in Cambodia who received a prestigious award for his life-saving duty has died in retirement, the charity for which he had worked has announced. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, passed away last weekend, said an announcement on the website of APOPO, a Belgium-headquartered non-profit group. The organization trains rats and […]
Joe Biden just gave the Taliban your money
President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 wasn’t his last mistake. It was just the beginning. Not to be outdone with a disastrous surrender after two decades of bloodshed and conflict, the Biden administration just made another move that has critics furious. Sponsored: The TRUTH about your tinnitus He’s handing […]
China expands lockdown to 3rd city; 20 million affected
A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people. The lockdown of Anyang, home to 5.5 million people, was announced late Monday after two cases of the omicron variant were reported. Residents are not allowed to […]
Crime agency ordered to delete inconclusive data
The European Union crime agency has been ordered by the 27-nation bloc’s data protection watchdog to erase information related to individuals with no proven link to crime. The European Data Protection Supervisor said Monday that Europol was notified of the order on Jan. 3 following an inquiry that started in 2019. CAUTION — Do NOT […]
Space telescope clears last major hurdle
NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot (6.5-meter) mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior brains “I’m emotional about it. What […]
Shocked parents watch train speed off with baby on board
A baby in Germany has been reunited with its parents after they watched in horror as it speed off on a train without them on board, police said Monday. Federal police said the father had put a stroller with his 11-month-old child inside onto the train but was waiting on the platform for his wife […]
International leader wants ‘Gates of Hell’ fire put out
The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country’s most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the “Gates of Hell.” The desert crater located about 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of the capital, Ashgabat, has burned for decades and is a popular […]
Conscripts told to return underwear after military service
Conscripts in Norway have been ordered to return their underwear, bras and socks after the end of their military service so that the next group of recruits can use them. The Norwegian military said Monday that it is struggling with dwindling supplies, in part due to the pandemic. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior brains […]
WHO: Fewer deaths among weekly jump in COVID cases
The World Health Organization said Thursday that a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71% increase from the previous 7-day period that the U.N. health agency likened to a “tsunami.” However, the number of weekly recorded deaths declined. “Last […]
China nears space station completion, many launches in 2022
China has recommitted itself to completing its orbiting space station by the end of the year and says it is planning more than 40 launches for 2022, putting it roughly level with the United States. Launches would include those of two Shenzhou crewed missions, two Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and the station’s additional two modules, the […]
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