[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment KYIV, Ukraine — A small explosive device carried by a makeshift drone blew up Sunday at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the Crimean Peninsula, wounding six people and prompting the cancellation of ceremonies there honoring Russia’s navy, authorities said. Meanwhile, one of Ukraine’s richest men, a …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment BEIRUT — A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. The northern block of the silos toppled after what …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment China said its most powerful rocket fell back to Earth, as NASA criticized Beijing for failing to share crucial data about its trajectory. The Long March 5B rocket, which weighs more than 1.8 million pounds, blasted off from the Wenchang spaceport on July 24 — carrying another module to …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office released an itinerary for the House Speaker’s planned trip to Asia that listed at least four stops — but made no mention of Taiwan. Reports that the California Democrat was planning to visit the contested, self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own had sparked …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment An award-winning journalist in Guatemala has gone on a hunger strike to protest his arrest by authorities amid growing signs of a crackdown on political dissent in the country. José Rubén Zamora was arrested at his home in Guatemala City on Friday night as part of an investigation into …
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[ad_1] MEXICO CITY — Newly formed Hurricane Frank rapidly gained force over the open eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, but it was far from being any threat to the mainland. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Frank reached hurricane force late Friday and grew to have maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) on …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Spanish prosecutors have called for more than eight years in prison and a fine of around $24 million for Shakira over alleged tax fraud, as the authorities push ahead with their years-long case against the Colombian pop star. Shakira’s legal woes began in 2018 when Spanish authorities accused her …
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[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment RIO DE JANEIRO — In a decision that critics have labeled as dangerous, Brazil’s government granted a preliminary environmental permit for paving a dirt highway that cuts through one of the Amazon rainforest’s most preserved areas. The road known as BR-319, runs about 900 kilometers (560 miles) and is …
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[ad_1] One of my friends from high school used to always text me on July 5 with a simple, clear message: “Happy end of summer!!” One photo was often attached to said text: the freshly-stocked school supply aisle at our local Target. His point? The second July 4 ends, it seems as though we as …
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[ad_1] Have you ever postponed a task and promised yourself to do it the next day, only to put it off again and again? Everyone has at some point in their life. We all procrastinate at times. We put off tasks and give in to distractions easily. But when does it become extreme and even …
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