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‘Hamster’ crypto craze highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential election
Cab drivers and bikers tap away furiously on their mobile phones as they wait at red lights in the Iranian capital during an early ... -
Some visitors have a new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction in the south
A new kind of tourism has emerged in Israel in the months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. For celebrities, politicians, influencers and others, no ... -
Midwest flooding collapses rail bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least one
A railroad bridge collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has led to water rescues, evacuations and at least one death and has ... -
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a move ... -
Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress as many plan to boycott
The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a ... -
Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam yesterday, during a state visit that comes as Moscow ... -
Colombian family’s genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer’s
Scientists studying a family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer’s found some carry a genetic oddity that delays their initial symptoms by five years. The finding ... -
Swiss museum pulls down works by artists like Monet, van Gogh as origin of Nazi-looted art examined
A Swiss museum yesterday pulled down five paintings, including a van Gogh and a Monet, after the foundation that owns them called for a deeper look at ... -
Putin, Kim sign the strongest partnership deal since Cold War
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either ... -
Ecuador stops waiving visas for Chinese nationals due to increase in irregular migration
Ecuador yesterday [Macau time] announced the suspension of an agreement with China that had waived visas for Chinese citizens traveling to the South American ... -
Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged yesterday [Macau time] with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons, after police said he ran a ... -
Before his summit with Kim, Putin vows they’ll beat sanctions together
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions ... -
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the ... -
78 countries agree Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
Nearly 80 countries called yesterday [Macau time] for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s ... -
Nuclear-armed nations deepening their reliance on nuclear weapons, watchdog finds
The world’s nine nuclear-armed states continue to modernize their nuclear weapons as the countries deepened their reliance on such deterrence in 2023, a Swedish ... -
US surgeon general calls for warning labels for social media, like those on cigarettes
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. In ... -
Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
Masses of pilgrims yesterday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, ... -
Israel’s army pauses daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid
Israel’s military announced yesterday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of ... -
Deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate
A Group of Seven summit is opening today [Macau time] with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine ... -
A 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver. Allen, ... -
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people: UN
An estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, a ... -
More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later this week, as the ... -
UN says violence against children in conflict reached extreme levels in 2023, including in Gaza
Violence against children caught in multiplying and escalating conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, with an unprecedented number of killings and injuries in crises, ... -
Italy’s Meloni fortified by a vote that shook French, German leaders
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni hosts this week’s summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations as the most stable European Union leader. Meloni’s German ... -
Malawi’s vice president, nine others died in a plane crash, the president says
Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of ... -
Germany’s 2006 WC patriotic fervor unlikely to repeat at Euro 2024
When Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup, it unleashed an unexpected burst of national pride across the country. For many Germans, it was the ... -
These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren’t who you might expect
He has no political experience. No high-profile endorsements. No party affiliation. What Fidias Panayiotou does have are 2.6 million followers on YouTube and more ... -
Macron hopes to contain Le Pen’s National Rally in snap elections after it surged in EU vote. It’s a risky bet
The surge of the far right in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President ... -
Chancellor vows to deport criminals following brutal attack by Afghan migrant
Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed that Germany will start deporting criminals from Afghanistan and Syria again after a knife attack by an Afghan immigrant last ... -
UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 suffer from severe food poverty, most in Africa
The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, showing signs of ... -
Union braces for foreign disinformation as voters head to polls
Voters in the European Union are set to elect lawmakers starting today for the bloc’s parliament, in a major democratic exercise that’s also likely ... -
Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating
The rate Earth is warming hit an all-time high in 2023 with 92% of last year’s surprising record-shattering heat caused by humans, top scientists ... -
A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction
In a community center in East London, about 20 men gathered for their regular lunch meeting, sipping coffee and tea from mismatched mugs and ... -
A year of elections in democracies around the world is revealing deep dissatisfaction among voters
As half the world's population votes in elections this year, voters are in a foul mood. From South Korea to Argentina, incumbents have been ... -
She’s the world’s most expensive cow, and part of a plan to put beef on everyone’s plate
Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Her massive, snow-white body is watched over by security cameras and ...
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