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Hezbollah Warns Israel Against Targeting Palestinian Terrorists in Lebanon

The Algemeiner | 2022-08-09, 13:39

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a rally commemorating late Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine who was killed in an attack in Syria, in Beirut suburbs, Lebanon May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz

Australian state begins legislating to ban the swastika

ABC News | 2022-08-09, 13:38

Australia’s most populous state has taken a major step toward banning Nazi symbols when the New South Wales Parliament’s lower house passed a bill that would criminalize their display ...

Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-08-09, 13:35

In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp ...

Frontline workers feel overlooked by corporate diversity initiatives

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-08-09, 13:35

Though workers of color are overrepresented in many of the lowest-paid frontline jobs, promotions generally go to White workers. That’s according to new research by management consulting firm McKinsey & ...

3 dead in shooting at Florida Narcotics Anonymous meeting

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-08-09, 13:35

Three people are dead following a shooting and hostage situation at Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida, police said. Officers responded to a report that a man was shot and a ...

Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-08-09, 13:35

French environmentalists will try to move a dangerously thin beluga whale that strayed into the Seine River last week to a saltwater river basin Tuesday to try and save its ...

Three dead after man takes hostage at Narcotics Anonymous meeting, Florida cops say

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-08-09, 13:35

A man who took a hostage was among three people killed when a Narcotics Anonymous meeting turned violent inside a Florida nonprofit, according to the Edgewater Police Department. Identities of ...

Heavy rainfall causes floods, leaves eight dead in Seoul. Check out what all has happened

The Economic Times | 2022-08-09, 13:32

Heavy rainfall has caused havoc in South Korea’s capital city, Seoul. It has led to flooding, converting roads into rivers. Eight people have also reportedly died due to the rainfall ...

France plans 'exceptional' rescue of Seine beluga

The Economic Times | 2022-08-09, 13:32

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Inside Afghanistan's secret school for girls

The Economic Times | 2022-08-09, 13:32

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Fireworks accidentally shot into spectators after baseball game in US

Irish Independent | 2022-08-09, 13:31

A fireworks show at an LA minor league

Malaysia's IPI rises 12.1 pct in June

China.dot.org | 2022-08-09, 13:30

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Malaysia increased 12.1 percent in June as compared to the same month of the previous year,

Malaysia's unemployment rate falls to 3.8 pct, lowest since pandemic

China.dot.org | 2022-08-09, 13:30

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in June, the lowest since the pandemic hit the country, official data showed Tuesday. The

South Korean rain turns roads into rivers, leaves eight dead

The Gleaner | 2022-08-09, 13:30

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning Seoul's streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations. At least eight people were killed...

'I didn't really learn anything': Grads face college after covid pandemic

Pittsburgh Tribune Review | 2022-08-09, 13:30

Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class, winning scholarships from prestigious colleges. But on this test — a University of Wisconsin exam that measures what new students learned in

This travel company wants tourists to visit Ukraine right now

Egypt Independent | 2022-08-09, 13:29

Visiting Ukraine right now to experience what’s it like living in the middle of a war, seeing its bombed cities and feeling the danger isn’t likely to

Nigeria arrests suspects in Catholic church massacre -local TV

The Star | 2022-08-09, 13:27

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria has arrested suspects in an Islamist militant attack in a Catholic church that killed 40 people two months ago, Chief of Defence Staff General Leo Irabor told local media on Tuesday. Read full story ...

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