Maine lifts shelter-in-place order as search for Lewiston shooter continues
Lewiston, Maine Reuters Police in Maine lifted an order that had kept tens of thousands of people in their homes while hundreds of officers continued their pursuit on Friday of Robert R Card, suspected in the mass shootings that killed 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston this week. The shelter-in-place […]
Pope Francis prays for a world in “a dark hour” and danger from “folly” of war
Vatican CityAP Amid the latest bloodshed in the Middle East, Pope Francis led special Friday evening prayers in St Peter’s Basilica for a world “in a dark hour” and in “great danger” from what he described as the folly of war. Francis delivered his remarks in the form of a prayer to the Virgin Mary and didn’t […]
Israel stepping up Gaza ground operations, UN demands humanitarian truce
JerusalemReuters Israeli air and ground forces widened their attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military said, and the Palestinian militant group said its fighters were clashing with Israeli troops in areas near the border with Israel. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed a resolution drafted by Arab states calling for […]
China ex-Premier Li Keqiang, sidelined by Xi Jinping, dies at 68
Beijing, ChinaReuters Chinese former Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack on Friday, just 10 months after retiring from a decade in office during which his reformist star had dimmed. He was 68. Once viewed as a top Communist Party leadership contender, Li was sidelined in recent years by President Xi Jinping, who tightened […]
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In a rarity, emperor penguin chick hatches at Sea World San Diego
Reuters SeaWorld San Diego has welcomed the hatching of an emperor penguin for the first time in 13 years, announcing on Wednesday that the female chick came out of its shell with help from zoo staff on 12th September. “This is the most exciting thing we’ll do all year, potentially all decade,” said Justin Brackett, […]
Aghast at Hamas killings, Israelis buy up guns with government’s blessing
Kfar Saba, Israel Reuters After Hamas’ shock attack on Israel, Shimrit Ben Arosh, a mother from an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, drove up to a shooting range in central Kfar Saba for gun license firearms training. “I have six children, and after the incident of the 7th of October, I understood that […]
Putin aims to have Russian space station by 2027
Reuters President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia’s new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station, should be put into operation by 2027. In a meeting with space industry officials, Putin also vowed to proceed with Russia’s lunar program despite […]
Machado formally wins Venezuela primary, government warns against foreign interference
Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado was formally declared the victor of the Venezuelan opposition’s weekend presidential primary on Thursday, as a government official warned foreign diplomats not to interfere in the electoral process. The country’s Attorney General said on Wednesday his office has launched a criminal investigation into the primary and members […]
Witnesses give harrowing accounts of Johannesburg fire that killed 77
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters An inquiry opened on Thursday tasked with determining responsibility for a fire in Johannesburg that killed 77 people, exposing the living conditions of the victims and throwing a spotlight on gangs that seize abandoned buildings and rent them out. One of the worst disasters in living memory in South Africa’s economic […]