Two days after the Department of Justice announced it assisted the Fijian police in seizing a $ 300 million yacht allegedly owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, those same police ordered American authorities to leave the ship, according to court documents. US efforts to seize and sell the 348-foot Amadea, the helipad-topped vessel purportedly owned …
UVALDE, Texas – As the nation struggles to comprehend the horrors that unfolded Tuesday inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, one of the biggest unanswered questions is whether anyone could have been saved. Authorities have left the public with more questions than answers about the mass shooting that left 21 dead, and their timeline …
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The war in Ukraine is now centered in the eastern Donbas region. On Friday, Russian forces appeared to have taken control of the strategic town of Lyman. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The war in Ukraine is now centered in the eastern Donbas region. The US says Russia’s offensive there is making incremental gains, although on Friday, …
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CANNES, France – The 75th Cannes Film Festival wraps Saturday with the presentation of the Palme d’Or and other awards selected by the nine-member jury headed by French actor Vincent Lindon. The closing ceremony brings to a close to Cannes that has attempted to fully resuscitate the annual France extravaganza which was canceled in 2020 …
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The drone has proven effective in recent years against Russian forces (File) Vilnius: Hundreds of Lithuanians are clubbing together to buy an advanced military drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia, in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow’s rule. Some 3 million euros ($ 3.2 million) have been raised …
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Former US president calls for prioritizing safety of America’s children over Ukraine aid, foreign military interventions Ex-President Donald Trump has responded to Tuesday’s school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, by calling for putting the safety of American children ahead of funding Ukraine’s war effort against Russia and investing in failed nation-building projects overseas. “If the United …
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Investors got a reprieve from a painful sell-off as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 rallied to close their best weeks since November 2020. The Dow jumped 575.77 points, or nearly 1.8%, to 33,212.96. The S&P 500 rose about 2.5% to 4,158.24. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was the outperformer, helped by strong …
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Placeholder while article actions load CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – Jurors began deliberations Friday afternoon in the murder trial of a former college football player accused of fatally beating a man he says he initially believed from a Tinder match to be a woman. Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute, 19, is charged with second-degree murder …
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BEIJING: On a balmy Sunday night, residents of an upscale Shanghai compound took to the streets to decry lockdown restrictions imposed by their community. By the following morning, they were free to leave. The triumphant story quickly spread on chat groups across the city this week, sparking one question in the minds of those who …
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Child labor survivor Selimatha Dziedzorm Salifu (right) and her rescuer Andrews Tagoe (left), deputy general secretary of the General Agricultural Workers’ Union of TUC, who met her on a fishing beach in Ghana. Credit: Lyse Comins / IPS by Lyse Comins (durban) Friday, May 27, 2022 Inter Press Service DURBAN, May 27 (IPS) – Selimatha …
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