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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 »
Be the first to comment!North Korea again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
By The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says North Korea has again flown balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the balloons are flying north of Seoul on Wednesday after crossing the border. Wednesday’s balloon activities by North Korea were the 10th of their kind since late May. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 6 people are dead and 7 are missing after a fishing vessel sinks in the South Atlantic
By The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – A fishing boat carrying 27 people sank Tuesday nearly 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of the Falkland Islands, leaving at least six people dead and seven people missing, according to British and Spanish maritime officials. Fourteen people made it onto a life raft and were rescued by two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least six dead after a fishing vessel sinks in the South Atlantic
By The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – A fishing boat carrying 27 people sank Tuesday nearly 200 miles (320 kilometers) off the coast of the Falkland Islands, leaving at least six people dead and seven people missing, according to British and Spanish maritime officials. Fourteen people made it onto a life raft and were rescued by two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is ‘a choice between freedom and chaos’
By Chris Megerian And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) – A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump. In the November election, she said, “it’s a choice between freedom and chaos.” “In this campaign, I promise you, I will proudly put my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
By The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will maintain the country’s centrist caretaker government through the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid “disorder.” His announcement in a TV interview came shortly after the leftist coalition that won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections selected little-known civil servant ... Read More »
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