Lightning strike kills 17 at wedding party in Bangladesh
At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured after lightning struck a wedding party in BangladeshContinue Reading
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Dozens of passengers test positive for COVID on flight from India to Hong Kong
At least 53 passengers on an Indian airline flight from Delhi to Hong Kong this month reportedly tested positive forContinue Reading
3,000-year-old lost Egyptian city discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old “lost golden city” in Egypt — the “largest” ever found there and the most importantContinue Reading
Philippines Man Who Broke COVID-19 Curfew Dies After Police Allegedly Force Him to Do 300 Squats as Punishment
A Philippines man allegedly died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking COVID-19 curfew rules, the New York Post reports. 28-year-old Darren Manaog Peñaredondo was out buyingContinue Reading
A woman lost her pregnancy but was jailed for abortion. She later died.
El Salvador is committing “gender violence” by criminalizing women with obstetric emergencies, human rights groups argued before the Inter-American CourtContinue Reading
Nicolas Sarkozy, former French president, receives jail sentence for corruption
PARIS — A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling andContinue Reading
These camels are taking their lumps in Saudi Arabia, which was hit by a blizzard Thursday, according to a report.
The dreary dromedaries – with their humps resembling snowy mountains — were captured on video gazing around their surroundings duringContinue Reading
South Korea court order for Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’ angers Tokyo
SEOUL — A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, aContinue Reading
Giant vagina sculpture fuels culture wars in Brazil
Artist Juliana Notari said the sculpture questioned the relationship between nature and culture in a “phallocentric and anthropocentric society.” ArtistContinue Reading
At least 7 killed in knife attack in northeastern China, state media reports
The suspect, identified by the media by his surname Yang, was arrested while the motive for the attack remains unknown.Continue Reading
Christmas Day Asteroid Twice the Size of Statue of Liberty to Pass Earth
Ahuge asteroid potentially measuring more than double the size of the Statue of Liberty is set to sail past EarthContinue Reading
Scientists find a strange signal coming from our closest neighboring star
Astronomers have encountered a mystery surprisingly close to Earth. The Guardian and Scientific American have learned that Breakthrough Listen astronomers using the Parkes telescope in AustraliaContinue Reading
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