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Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, was speaking at the regular press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York. The Danube port of Izmail, in the Odesa Region, was hit on 2 August. The attack damaged facilities storing thousands of tons of food grains. “The Secretary-General also condemned Russia’s intensification of attacks on […]
The U.S. earned three gold medals on the last day of the world swimming championships, capping an eight-day meet that rekindled an old rivalry. Hunter Armstrong (50m backstroke), plus the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m medley relays prevailed in Fukuoka, Japan, on Sunday. Olympic champion Bobby Finke was out-touched for 1500m freestyle gold by five […]
Advertisement J. Robert Oppenheimer, now the protagonist of a much-anticipated film hitting theaters on July 21, is today most known for his scientific leadership of the U.S. Manhattan Project, the World War II–era crash program to build the first-ever atomic bombs. But just a few years earlier, Oppenheimer had found himself pondering very different “weapons” […]
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is taking on the world’s biggest technology companies — and losing. From a report: Khan failed Tuesday in her latest effort to block a big-tech deal when a federal judge denied her agency’s bid to block Microsoft from closing its purchase of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard. The FTC suffered […]
While she doesn’t play a lot of tournament golf here, Alice Hewson tries to visit the United States as much as she can while competing on the Ladies European Tour. She has two cats, Clyde and Figaro, that live stateside as well as a fiancé, Stephen, whom she’s hoping to marry sometime next year, date […]
Associated PressJun 29, 2023, 11:23 PM ET2 Minute Read INDIANAPOLIS — Add another member to the six-timers club. Chase Kalisz became the seventh American swimmer to make a half-dozen world championship teams with a runner-up finish in the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. nationals. The 29-year-old Kalisz, who will be heading to the worlds […]
The dangerous haze hovering over parts of the Northeast and Midwest on Wednesday morning was highly unusual for the United States. For many people around the world, it would be somewhat normal. Cities across Asia, Africa and Latin America have been so polluted for so long that air-quality readings like the ones expected across parts […]
Guiness World Records Zoey’s tongue measures 12.7 centimeters (5 inches) from the tip of her snout. CNN — A Labrador and German shepherd mix named Zoey has claimed the record for the
Seoul, South Korea CNN — It’s a growing problem that has United States naval commanders scratching their heads: How to keep up with China’s ever-expanding fleet . . .
Associated PressMay 27, 2023, 02:34 PM ET2 Minute Read TAMPERE, Finland — Germany scored a late equalizer and then upset the United States in overtime Saturday to set up a final against Canada at the ice hockey world championship. Frederik Tiffels scored with 2 minutes, 28 seconds left in overtime to give Germany a 4-3 […]