Category: World News

Netflix nights still come wrapped in red-and-white envelopes

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Netflix’s trailblazing DVD-by-mail rental service has been relegated as a relic in the age of video streaming, but there is still a steady — albeit shrinking — audience of diehards like Amanda Konkle who are happily paying to receive those discs in the iconic […]

Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city

KHERSON, Ukraine — Natalia Kristenko’s dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight. City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson. The […]

Director SH Jammu inspects Govt Sheep Farm in Reasi

Director SH Jammu inspects Govt Sheep Farm in Reasi JAMMU, NOVEMBER 24: Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu Krishan Lal today conducted a surprise visit to Government Sheep Breeding & Research Farm, Reasi and took a detailed review of the operations including treatment given to Govt. livestock. He also inspected […]

Strong quake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java; 56 dead

CIANJUR, Indonesia — A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris. Emergency workers treated the injured on […]

Soccer High stakes for Qatar as World Cup starts

DOHA, Nov 20 – The World Cup kicks off in Qatar on Sunday in a high-stakes event for the nation which has faced a barrage of criticism and staked its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament, the first held in the Middle East and most expensive in history. […]

England closes in on finally winning another World Cup

DOHA, Qatar — It’s been nine years since then-English Football Association chairman Greg Dyke set the national team the bold target of winning the 2022 World Cup. While that aim may not feel as fanciful as it once did, the issues Dyke said had held England back for […]

UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday without further addressing the root cause of those disasters — the burning […]

Google sets rules for HQ guest speakers after row over Indian historian -emails

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 18 – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google this week introduced rules for inviting guest speakers to its offices, days after it canceled a talk by an Indian historian who has disparaged marginalized groups and their concerns, according to company emails seen by Reuters. The policy released Thursday is […]

‘We survived’: Kherson comes alive after Russian withdrawal

KHERSON, Ukraine — A week since the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was liberated, residents can’t escape reminders of the terrifying eight months they spent under Russian occupation. People are missing. There are mines everywhere, closed shops and restaurants, a scarcity of electricity and water, and explosions day and […]

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