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- 150,000-year-old fossil dunes could offer clues to Noah's flood
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 07:16 AMDrive an hour or so southeast out of the city of Abu Dhabi toward the emirate's empty deserts and you'll hit a landscape full of unexpected man-made creations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Russia's last default sparked a crisis. This time is different
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 09:21 AMThis week, Russia defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution after it failed to pay interest on two bonds during a 30-day grace period that expired Sunday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Japan tells millions to save electricity as record heat wave strains power supply
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 03:46 AMJapan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The UK government has taken a stake in a sex party startup
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 08:45 AMBritish taxpayers now officially hold shares in a company that throws sex parties.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - West pushes Russia into its first foreign debt default since 1918
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 11:58 AMRussia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik revolution more than a century ago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Electronic Arts is still the odd one out in gaming
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 08:00 AMAll things considered, video game leader Electronic Arts is having a pretty decent year despite inflation worries, recession fears and other macroeconomic headwinds.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four still in critical condition after South Africa bar tragedy, authorities say
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 10:24 AMFour people in South Africa's East London town remain in critical condition after attending a party that turned tragic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, minister says
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 10:04 PMSri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Analysis: Energy prices are causing chaos in Asia. Here's why the rest of the world should worry
Saturday - 06/25/2022 - 08:46 PMIn Sri Lanka, people queue for miles to fill a tank of fuel. In Bangladesh, shops shut at 8 p.m. to conserve energy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A woman's brutal killing shocks the Arab world
Friday - 06/24/2022 - 12:04 PMThe brutal killing of a young woman in broad daylight on an Egyptian street has shocked the Arab world, bringing the country's gender-based violence crisis into the spotlight.
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- Tencent's biggest shareholder is planning to dump more stock
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 08:55 AMTencent's biggest shareholder will reduce its stake in the social media and gaming giant, just over a year after promising it would not sell the stock for three years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Top Gun: Maverick' becomes the first $1 billion Tom Cruise film
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 12:47 PM"Top Gun: Maverick" has flown to new heights.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Detained WNBA star attends hearing in Russian court
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 10:26 AMWNBA star Brittney Griner will attend a preliminary court hearing in the Moscow region Monday, her lawyer Alexander Boykov told CNN.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - This CNN Hero solves an often invisible problem by providing 'Undies for Everyone'
Thursday - 06/09/2022 - 08:19 PMIt's not every day you meet a rabbi from Texas with a thing for underwear.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - All the recession warning signs this week
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 11:42 AMIt's the question everyone is asking: Are we about to enter a recession?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The West wants to go further on Russian oil. Inflation is making that difficult
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 04:29 AMEurope and the United States have barred the import of Russian oil to cut off a crucial revenue source for the Kremlin.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wimbledon player comes to the aid of ball boy
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 11:39 AMJodie Burrage came to the aid of an unwell ball boy during her first round Wimbledon match on Monday, providing sweets and energy gel before he was helped off the court.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Analysis: Never mind China's new aircraft carrier, these are the ships the US should worry about
Sunday - 06/26/2022 - 06:15 AMChina made a big statement about its naval ambitions with the recent launch of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden arrives in Europe to keep allies united against Russia as a grinding war in Ukraine takes its toll
Saturday - 06/25/2022 - 04:50 PMPresident Joe Biden arrived in Europe Saturday for a week of summits, where the grinding war in Ukraine -- entering its fifth month and fading from Americans' attention -- will be thrust back to the forefront.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ICC prosecutor aims to reopen Philippines drug war investigation
Friday - 06/24/2022 - 10:20 PMThe prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday he would seek to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected rights abuses during former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs.
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- Could you land a plane in an emergency? Here's what experts say
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 06:54 AMIt's a nightmare scenario: the pilot of your flight is incapacitated and someone has to get in their seat and land the plane.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indian police arrest Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindus
Tuesday - 06/28/2022 - 05:34 AMDelhi police have arrested a prominent Muslim journalist, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on social media, in a move condemned by free speech advocates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US strikes al Qaeda-affiliated leader in Syria
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 07:46 PMThe US carried out a strike in Syria on Monday targeting a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization, according to a statement from US Central Command.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services as crisis worsens
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 11:06 PMSri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate attempt to deal with a severe shortage.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ray-Ban's billionaire owner Leonardo Del Vecchio dies
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 06:17 AMLeonardo Del Vecchio, the chairman of spectacles maker EssilorLuxottica and one of Italy's wealthiest business figures, has died aged 87, his company said on Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Novak Djokovic starts Wimbledon with slight scare
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 12:26 PMNovak Djokovic got his Wimbledon title defense off to a winning start on Monday, but he had to work hard for his 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory against world No.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chinese censors scrub internet after party official speaks on timeline of zero-Covid
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 12:05 PMChinese censors scrambled to delete what appears to be a misleading quote by a senior Communist Party official published in state media Monday, which claimed the "zero-Covid" policy would remain in place in Beijing "for the next five years," in an effort to tame an online backlash.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia's angst over climate activists
Monday - 06/27/2022 - 12:54 AMClimate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored
Saturday - 06/25/2022 - 05:55 PMThe World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as a result of an emergency committee meeting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Asia's largest train station reopens following huge makeover
Friday - 06/24/2022 - 09:53 PMBeijing's oldest train station has gotten a 21st-century makeover.
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