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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Wednesday charges Hadi Matar with providing material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in southern England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN cultural agency reject plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in southern England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people
By Julhas Alam, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas. Nearly 200 deaths were reported in just over a week of violence. Most of the country remained without internet, but thousands of cars were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday’s record, European climate agency says
By Sibi Arasu, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus early on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday is the hottest day record on Earth, beating Sunday’s record, European climate agency says
By Sibi Arasu, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus early on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the previous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after British soldier was stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A 24-year-old man was arrested after a soldier was stabbed and seriously injured in a street near a barracks in southeast England, police said Wednesday. The British Army said the victim, who is in his 40s, suffered serious injuries. He was airlifted to a hospital for treatment. The Kent Police force said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after British soldier stabbed and seriously hurt in attack near barracks
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A 24-year-old man was arrested after a soldier was stabbed and seriously injured in a street near a barracks in southeast England, police said Wednesday. The British Army said the victim, who is in his 40s, suffered serious injuries. He was airlifted to a hospital for treatment. The Kent Police force said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea’s presidential compound
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Trash from at least one North Korean balloon fell on the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, an incident that would sharply raise tensions between the rivals if North Korea had used sophisticated devices to target specific sites. The rubbish that fell on the ground at the compound in central Seoul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korean trash balloons fall on South Korea’s presidential office compound
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea flew more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Wednesday, some of which reportedly fell on the compound of the South’s presidential office. The launches came days after South Korea boosted its frontline broadcasts of K-pop songs and propaganda messages across the rivals’ heavily armed border. Their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korean trash balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Yonhap news agency says North Korean trash-carrying balloons have fallen on the compound of South Korea’s presidential office. Yonhap gave no further details. But other South Korean media reported the balloons have caused no damages. South Korea’s military earlier said North Korea flew more balloons likely carrying trash toward South ... Read More »
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