Category: World News
Maduro likely lost Venezuela’s election but refuses to leave. What now?
Washington Post More than a month after the authoritarian socialist appears to have lost in a landslide, his grip on power seems as sure as ever. It’s the opposition and its backers who are running out of options. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/06/maduro-survives-election-opposition-options/
Read MoreNew Zealand queen ascends to Māori throne at age 27
Fox News They came in their thousands in the freezing dawn, parking cars far away and winding down rural roads on foot, children riding on their shoulders. They arrived in mourning black with crowns of ferns and kawakawa leaves, bone carvings or wedges of deep green pounamu — New Zealand jade — resting on their…
Read MoreHow a Russian air strike ripped through people’s lives in Ukraine’s Poltava
Washington Post The central Ukrainian city had been relatively untouched by air strikes. Then came one of the biggest attacks of the war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/06/ukraine-poltava-strike-aftermath/
Read MoreDevelopment Bank sues former president, alleging he abused office
Washington Post CABEI filed a lawsuit against ex-president Dante Mossi, accusing him of breach of contract and abusing his office to benefit himself after leaving. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/09/06/cabei-development-bank-mossi-lawsuit/
Read MoreKenya school dormitory fire kills 17 students, seriously burns 13, death toll may rise
Fox News A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday, and they feared the death toll may rise. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary school in Nyeri County was being investigated, police spokesperson Resila Onyango said. The school serves…
Read MoreU.S. woman fatally shot at West Bank protest; witnesses say IDF shot her
Washington Post The Israel Defense Forces said it was “looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/06/west-bank-american-idf-aysenur-eygi/
Read MoreAmerican killed in West Bank, State Department says
Fox News An American citizen has died during a protest in the West Bank, Fox News has confirmed. The State Department says it is aware of “the tragic death” of Aysrnur Egzi Eygi, although did not provide any more details. The agency did not say how she died. However, Reuters, citing the official Palestinian news…
Read MoreUnderground wine city in Moldova owns nearly 2 million bottles, the world’s largest collection
Fox News The world’s largest wine collection can be found in Moldova, with millions of bottles stored in the underground tunnels of Milestii Mici. Milestii Mici shares its name with the city in which it lies. It is the world’s largest wine cellar, in terms of the number of bottles it contains. Milestii Mici was…
Read MoreAncient plant life unearthed in 53-million-year-old forest in Tasmania
Fox News A recent Ph.D. graduate’s excavation of an ancient forest near Strahan in western Tasmania exceeded expectations with the discovery of new plant species. Fossils were discovered during a 2020 excavation led by Dr. Miriam Slodownik, a recent graduate of the University of Adelaide. The goal of the dig was to “understand the ancient…
Read MoreUkraine’s Zelensky sharpens appeal to end restrictions on weapons
Washington Post Zelensky’s appearance at the meeting of arms-donating nations in Germany underscores the critical juncture in Ukraine’s war with Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/06/zelesnky-ukraine-contact-group-ramstein-weapons/
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