Deputies: Woman hit, killed by train in Holly Hill Volusia County deputies are investigating a deadly train crash in Holly Hill. They said this happened around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, where the tracks intersect with 3rd Street.Investigators say ... 04/13/2024 - 3:10 am | View Link
Woman in Oregon reels in record-breaking fish: 'Very strong' An amateur fisherwoman may have unexpectedly broken a world record while angling for rockfish in Oregon on April Fools' Day. Tillamook, Oregon, resident Rebecca Jones began her Monday morning by ... 04/9/2024 - 3:06 pm | View Link
Friskney stabbings: Woman unfit to plead to attempted murder A woman accused of the attempted murder of two young boys has been found unfit to stand trial. Ann Marie McEvoy, 41, of Church Walk, Colchester, was charged following an incident at a flat in Fold ... 04/8/2024 - 4:04 am | View Link
Portland, Oregon, schools and after-school program sued after a 9-year-old girl is allegedly raped A young girl and her guardian have sued an Oregon nonprofit organization ... It alleges the school district was negligent in failing to adequately train and teach students about appropriate sexual ... 04/5/2024 - 12:20 pm | View Link
Woman accused of stabbing bouncers at Southington restaurant faces judge “Both stabbings were done with a spike on her keychain, and she allegedly bit a third person in the chest.” Police said the weapon was a wand shank attached to a keychain. It was recovered ... 03/25/2024 - 6:55 am | View Link
Decorated Chinese athlete He Jie had been stripped of his Beijing half-marathon win Friday after an investigation found that the three African runners who competed alongside him had “actively slowed down” to let him cross the finish line first during the race on Sunday, April 14.
He won the 21 km.
ISLAMABAD — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.
The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a nationwide protest against alleged election rigging ahead of the Feb.
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U. S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time hosting the beloved animals long-term—the result of a yearlong advocacy campaign, Breed said.
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San Diego previously announced it was receiving two pandas back in February.
China is home to the only natural habitat for pandas and owns most of the black-and-white bears in the world.
Earlier this month, two Indian writers published an ode to their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Written in lyric form and titled “Forever In Our Hearts,” it recounts his achievements while singing his praises in highly effusive language. “With courage and wisdom/you show citizens the way,” it gushes. “Oh Modi, oh Modi/their hopes never sway/A people’s beacon, in whom they see light/Oh Modi, oh Modi, guiding day and night.”
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Such reverence captures the essence of Modi’s popularity.
The U. S. blocked on Thursday a draft resolution that would have allowed the United Nations General Assembly to vote on allowing a Palestinian state to become a full member state of the U. N. The move has triggered backlash from other states and pro-Palestinian groups, as global divisions continue to sharpen over Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the country’s security.
The order comes on the heels of a cleanup program Chinese regulators initiated in 2023 that was expected to remove many defunct or unregistered apps from domestic iOS and Android stores.