The U.S. military, with support from the U.N. Security Council, is conducting air strikes on the city of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 20 civilians.The U and Russia agreed to halt military activities and to deescalate tensions.The Russian military said it has struck five targets and destroyed two more.The United States has not…
Tiki ti-tak!A classic of the classic Italian game, a game that goes back to the very beginning of football, the tiki-ti-kanas.It was played in both Italy and the United States in the 1890s and 1920s.The game was very popular in Italy, with the Italian National League champion Tiki Tiaro taking the game to the pitch…
In a small room on a small island in Mexico’s Caribbean Sea, a man is reading aloud from a letter written by a Mexican prisoner, one of the last people alive in a detention center where he was tortured.It is the first time Mr. López, who has been held at the detention center in El…
The Washington Post is facing a firestorm of criticism after publishing an article that claimed a “viral” story about President Donald Trump’s tax returns that was circulating the web was the result of an “insider” tip.The story was published on Saturday and ran after several media outlets ran stories about the White House’s tax return.The…
New research by a Harvard University epidemiologist has found that the country’s air pollution is leading to an epidemic of pneumonia in Beijing and other Chinese cities, with the virus being a major contributor.The study, published in the journal Public Health, found that as of late March, there were at least 100 cases of pneumonia…
The latest viral music videos are making headlines all over the world, but in Britain they’re also making headlines for being so far-fetched that they’re unlikely to ever make it past the initial viewing stage.A recent clip from the hit TV show “Black Mirror” featured a man wearing a black jacket and sunglasses, with a…
Oklahomans are used to seeing their state’s sunshine reflected in their eyes.But for some, the world has become much more depressing with the sun now shining so brightly in the southern hemisphere.In the city of Fort Wayne, the newspaper The Oklahoman published an article this week in which it took a look at the state…
French newspaper will pay $700,000 to cover Donald Trump in the first of two papers to pay up.The Sun-Times will pay its reporters and editors a total of $2.7 million, a source at the paper told the paper.The money is a significant sum in the context of the Times’ coverage of the US election.The paper…
RTE 1st November, 2019 04:01:00 In the summer of 2009, Czech Republic went through a series of crises, as its communist leaders, led by Václav Klaus, faced down the rise of populist and nationalist forces that had swept through the country in the early 1990s.In response, Klaus set out a programme to introduce democracy, a…
The Walt Disney Company announced a $1 billion investment in the Orlando theme park this week, giving it a significant boost in its efforts to attract and retain guests.The investment comes after the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disney California Adventure both saw significant decreases in visitor numbers over the past year.The parks are…