Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume, study finds

Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas

Ukrainian refugees helped push German population up 1.3% last year

Large numbers of  Germany’s population expanded by 1.12 million in 2022, the Federal Statistical Office said. That compared with an increase of just 0.1%, or 82,000 people,

UN complains Russia won’t let aid workers into areas hit by dam collapse in southern Ukraine

The United Nations has rebuked Moscow for allegedly denying its aid workers access to Russian-occupied areas affected by the recent Kakhova dam collapse in southern Ukraine,

Court starts trial of opposition leader Navalny that could keep him locked up for decades

A Russian court yesterday opened a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him behind bars for decades. The trial is taking

Japan’s emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as monarch

Japanese Emperor Naruhito met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo yesterday during his first official foreign trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. Widodo and first lady

Projections indicate Swiss approve climate bill as Alpine nation’s glaciers succumb to warming

A majority of Swiss citizens yesterday voted in favor of a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation’s greenhouse

Netanyahu says he’s opposed to any interim US-Iran deal on nuclear program

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he opposes any interim agreement reportedly being negotiated between the U.S. and Iran over its nuclear program. Netanyahu spoke

US imposes visa restrictions for Ugandans following adoption of anti-gay law

Washington last week announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay law in

New pilgrims prepare for Hajj’s big return after Covid-19

This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after three years when the COVID-19 pandemic sharply reduced the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites.

US jury to weigh case prosecutors call part of China’s repatriation effort

Jurors are expected to start deliberating today in the criminal trial of three men accused of trying to scare a former Chinese official into returning

France’s Macron wants to boost AI, calls for rules that don’t impede tech growth

French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for boosting the development of artificial intelligence in Europe while putting in place “smart” regulations that don’t impede tech companies’ growth.

Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image

It’s a weekday afternoon and Anna Sorokin is on house arrest in a New York apartment building that has been condemned as imminently perilous to life. So

In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present; outside, he campaigned

Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a thumbs-up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal

Google must break up digital ad business over competition concerns: Brussels

European Union antitrust regulators took aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business in an unprecedented decision, saying yesterday that the tech giant must sell off some of

Greece: 59 migrants dead, dozens feared missing after fishing vessel capsizes

At least 59 people have died and dozens are feared missing off the coast of southern Greece after a fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank, authorities said

Three people slain, three others struck by van in Nottingham

Three people were slain in the streets of the English city of Nottingham in early morning attacks yesterday that culminated with the suspect mowing down three pedestrians with a

‘Hair,’ ‘Everwood’ actor Treat Williams dies after Vermont motorcycle crash

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” died Monday after a motorcycle crash

AI helped create ‘last Beatles record,’ Paul McCartney says

Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” Paul McCartney said yesyerday. McCartney, 80, told

Berlusconi, scandal-scarred ex-premier, dies at 86

Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died yesterday, according to his

The Great Grift: How billions in Covid-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted

Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers. Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. But so did a U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas, a former state lawmaker in Missouri and a roofing contractor in Montana.

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