Category: World News
Rita Lee’s fans and family gather for final goodbye to Brazil’s ‘Queen of Rock’
Washington Post Thousands of fans have joined Rita Lee Jones’ family at her wake in Sao Paulo to mourn the death of Brazil’s “Queen of Rock” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/brazil-rita-lee-wake-funeral-musician-rock/94a30642-ef4b-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAuthorities in Switzerland order residents of tiny village to evacuate over rockslide alert
Fox News Authorities in eastern Switzerland ordered residents of the tiny village of Brienz to evacuate by Friday evening because geology experts say a mass of 2 million cubic meters of Alpine rock looming overhead could break loose and spill down in the coming weeks. Local leaders said during a town hall and a media…
Read MoreDozens of zoo animals in Sudan feared dead as street battles make capitol city inaccessible
Fox News Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan’s capital — including an elderly crocodile, parrots and giant lizards — are feared dead after street battles between the country’s rival forces made the location unreachable. At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have gone more than three weeks without food or water, said Sara…
Read MoreExplosion at Swedish ammunition factory injures at least 1, allegedly an industrial accident
Fox News An explosion at an ammunition factory in southern Sweden seriously injured at least one person Wednesday, police said. Police said they were investigating the blast as an industrial accident. The factory in Karlsborg, some 137 miles southwest of Stockholm, was manufacturing small-caliber ammunition. While there was “uncertainty about how the explosion happened, it…
Read MoreGreek police rescue new group of migrants from border islet
Washington Post Greek police say 17 migrants have been rescued from a tiny islet in the river that runs along Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/greece-turkey-migrants-stranded-islet-rescued/aba312a8-ef49-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreGaza militants launch rockets toward Tel Aviv after deadly Israeli strikes
Washington Post The rocket attacks by Gaza militants were the first sign of promised retaliation for Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 20 people over the last two days. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/israel-strike-gaza-palestinian-response/
Read MoreThese women were killed decades ago. Interpol wants help ID’ing them.
Washington Post The international police organization’s Operation Identify Me program is focused on 22 women whose killings in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany were never solved. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/women-murders-interpol-operation-identify-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreThese women were killed decades ago. Interpol wants help ID’ing them.
Washington Post The international police organization’s Operation Identify Me program is focused on 22 women whose killings in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany were never solved. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/women-murders-interpol-operation-identify-me/
Read MoreWhy is Eurovision a big deal? A guide for perplexed Americans.
Washington Post The United Kingdom is hosting this year’s competition, the biggest, and strangest, live music event on the planet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/eurovision-song-contest-2023/
Read MoreWhy is Eurovision a big deal? A guide for perplexed Americans.
Washington Post The United Kingdom is hosting this year’s competition, the biggest, and strangest, live music event on the planet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/eurovision-song-contest-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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