Category: World News
Finland PM announces divorce after she’s spotted grinding with man in raunchy club video
Fox News Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced on Wednesday that she and her husband of 19 years are seeking a divorce just weeks after she lost her re-election bid following a slurry of controversial partying videos. “We have filed for divorce together. We are grateful for 19 years together and our beloved daughter,” the…
Read MoreW.H.O. Ends Mpox Global Emergency
New York Times The virus was contained in most countries with a combination of vaccination and behavioral change. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/health/mpox-who-emergency.html
Read MoreCuban anti-government protests break out near infamous US base
Fox News Demonstrators in Cuba took to the streets over the weekend to protest the government and demand freedom. The demonstrations broke out in Caimanera, a small fishing village near the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, and videos from the protests posted to social media showed demonstrators clashing with men in military uniforms and civilian…
Read MoreWhat Song Represents Your Home?
New York Times Tell us why it evokes the spirit of the place where you live. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/world/what-song-represents-your-home.html
Read MoreUkraine achieving some success in besieged Bakhmut, Russia says
Washington Post Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in heavy fighting in the eastern city, officials of both countries said, but accounts differed on whether it was the start of Kyiv’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/bakhmut-battle-zelensky-wagner/
Read MoreSouth Africa loaded weapons onto Russian vessel, U.S. envoy says
Washington Post The ambassador said weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the ship, the Lady R, which docked at the Simon’s Town naval base outside Cape Town, in December. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/11/south-africa-russian-weapons-ship/
Read MoreUN passes resolution to address Sudan’s human rights violations
Fox News The United Nation’s top human rights body adopted a resolution Thursday that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan since a bloody conflict erupted between the African country’s two top generals last month. The violence in Sudan has so far killed more than 600 people, including civilians, and displaced…
Read MoreIran secures top spot at UN Human Rights Council after hanging 2 men for blasphemy
Fox News Iran secured a senior role at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday, despite hanging two men on charges of blasphemy earlier this week. Iran will serve as chair of the Human Rights Council Social Forum for the next year, which is set to be focused on how technology can be used to…
Read MorePortugal may start banning smoking to outdoor areas, limit tobacco sales
Fox News Portugal’s government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a tobacco-free generation by 2040. “With this amendment, we will start today to protect the adults of tomorrow,” Health Minister Manuel Pizarro told a press…
Read MoreUkraine’s cultural counteroffensive: The rush to erase Russia’s imprint
Washington Post In one of the most profound examples of how President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has backfired, Ukrainians are now trying to erase Russia from their landscape. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ukraine-russian-influence-destruction/
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