Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been wrestling surfboards away from surfers and aggressively approaching kayakers off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The five-year-old female otter has shown aggression toward people for several weeks and poses a public safety risk, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement. Video and …
Read More »
A brawl broke out in Kosovo’s parliament Thursday after a lawmaker in the opposition party walked up to the podium where the prime minister was speaking and doused him with water. Prime Minister Albin Kurti had been speaking on efforts to defuse tensions between majority Albanians and the Serb-majority north that have escalated in recent months. The opposition party has …
Read More »
Smartmatic CEO Antonio Mugica delivers a statement during a press conference in central London. Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn must answer questions under oath. They are part of Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against media outlet Newsmax. As president, Donald Trump pardoned both of them. Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, two allies of former US president Donald Trump, must answer questions …
Read More »
Much of the world now supports de-dollarization. It will happen, but not as a “big bang” By Marcel Salikhov, Director of the Centre for Economic Expertise at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow The de-dollarization of the global financial system is set to continue. This will be facilitated by the development of new financial technology. Central banks will seek to settle …
Read More »
As the conflict enters its 506th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, July 14, 2023. Fighting Ukrainian officials said air defences shot down 20 Iranian-made Russian drones. The wreckage fell on four districts of Kyiv, injuring two people and destroying several homes. The Ukrainian military said it also intercepted two Russian cruise missiles. Russian …
Read More »
One of the companies in the network, Netherfield, was involved in a complex offshore transaction that raised $50 million for a company controlled by Igor Shuvalov, one of Putin’s key advisers. The deal was reported in Barrons in 2011. The story did not name Abramovich as the owner of Netherfield, but the State Street investigators ultimately found that it belonged …
Read More »
The Pentagon comments come three weeks after the mercenaries’ failed mutiny in Russia.
Read More »
In recent weeks, the beverage industry trade group has financed a new coalition led by Alex Azar, an appointee of former President Donald J. Trump, and Donna Shalala, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton. Both Mr. Azar and Ms. Shalala were former secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services. In an opinion article in Newsweek earlier this …
Read More »
Torrential rain fell for several hours on Thursday in central Mississippi, flooding roads and sending water into homes and businesses. Winston County Sheriff Jason Pugh said police officers rescued three people from vehicles and removed several others from homes as the water rose. Swift water washed one car into a ditch, and the driver escaped before the car submerged. The …
Read More »
Aspartame does not pose a cancer risk at current consumption levels, World Health Organization (WHO) bosses ruled today. The artificial sweetener, added to Diet Coke, is now officially listed as being ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’ following a major safety review. But only people who consume excessive quantities face a heightened risk, a panel of experts concluded. Current safe limits are …
Read More »