Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Porn and movies, not tech secrets, found on Chinese spy suspect's NASA laptop The Chinese national taken into custody on an airplane waiting to take off for home had pornography and illegally downloaded movies on his NASA computer, not government secrets, reports say. He is now set to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of violating NASA computer rules. More
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JERUSALEM — Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas militants attacked it, while the defense minister claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a cease-fire deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza.”
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Both struck blows to ongoing cease-fire efforts in Cairo mediated by Egypt and Qatar after reported signs of progress.
As much of Britain and the world waits on baited breath over King Charles’s cancer treatment, it is only natural that many look back to his mother’s time on the throne with a mixture of nostalgia and regret. It was Queen Elizabeth II’s unchanging nature, epitomized by her unbending adherence to the royals’ unofficial motto of “Never complain, never explain” that made her a constant fixture in the lives of millions of Brits and billions more around the globe.
China launches spacecraft to explore far side of moon NBC News‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program CNNChina launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon ReutersChina sends probe to collect samples from far side of the Moon EuronewsVideo: China’s Chang’e-6 Far Side of the Moon Launch The New York Times
Anger can increase heart attack risk, study finds: ‘Chronic insult to arteries’ Fox NewsCan Anger Affect Your Heart Health? Scientists Find the Strong Emotion Impacts How Blood Vessels Function Smithsonian MagazineAnger can harm your blood vessel function, study shows CNNHeart disease: How even brief episodes of anger can increase the risk Medical News Today
Video of sun’s surface shows solar rain, eruptions and coronal moss The GuardianSolar Orbiter Captures Hairy View Of Sun's Surface - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather ChannelThe Sun's fluffy corona in exquisite detail European Space AgencySpace photo of the week: A planet-size explosion rocks the sun's 'mossy' corona Livescience.comA New Video Captures Mossy Corona in the Sun's Atmosphere in Extraordinary Detail — Colossal Colossal