At Glastonbury, a giant spider powered by renewable energy on June 27, 2023A giant spider breathes fire into the cloudy night sky over Glastonbury’s Arcadia stage as thumping beats from electronic music duo the Chemical Brothers excite hundreds of fans. The colossal metal arachnid, made from recycled military hardware, has been a fixture at England’s world-famous music festival for years, but this time Arcadia and all the […]
Rebel Russian mercenaries return to base under deal ending rebellion By: AFP on June 27, 2023Heavily armed Russian mercenaries withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov overnight under a deal that defused an unprecedented challenge to the authority of President Vladimir Putin and halted their rapid advance on Moscow. Fighters of the Wagner group returned to their bases in return for guarantees for their safety and the leader, Yevgeny […]
US engineers contributed to Missouri River flood damage, court rules By: Agencies on June 27, 2023The U.S. government may have to pay tens of millions of dollars – or more – to landowners along the Missouri River after a court ruled it worsened flooding there since 2007 that killed crops and wrecked homes and businesses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s 2020 ruling […]
Trump warns Russia coup could result in ‘unintended consequences’ By: Agencies on June 27, 2023Days after the mercenary group Wagner’s putsch to seize power in Russia misfired, former US president Donald Trump Saturday warned the coup-mongers that if President Vladimir Putin is overthrown from power, “unintended consequences” would follow. While writing on his social media platform Truth Social, 77-year-old Trump wrote: “A big mess in Russia, but be careful […]
Australia rediscovers reptile believed extinct over 50 years ago By: APP on June 27, 2023A small reptile not seen in the Australian state of Victoria for over 50 years and thought to be extinct in the wild has been rediscovered, the Australian federal government and the Victorian state government jointly announced on Sunday. The federal and state governments said in a media release that the landmark discovery of a […]
Japan’s ultra-wealthy population to shrink in 5 years By: AFP on June 27, 2023Japan’s ultra-wealthy population is forecast to shrink by 1.8 percent in the five years to 2027, local media reported. In Japan, the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, those with a net worth of 30 million U.S. dollars or more, is estimated at 21,859 in 2027, down from 22,259 in 2022, national news agency Kyodo reported Sunday, […]
Russian strikes kill 11 in rebel-held Syria By: AFP on June 27, 2023Russian air strikes Sunday on Syria’s northwest killed at least 11 people including five civilians, in retaliation for deadly drone attacks blamed on rebel forces, a war monitor said. “Six civilians were killed in Jisr al-Shughur and three rebel fighters were killed nearby by Russian air strikes,” Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory […]
Greece votes again with conservatives eyeing majority By: AFP on June 27, 2023Greek voters headed to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term and an absolute parliamentary majority to form a “stable government”. The 55-year-old Harvard graduate, who steered Greece from the coronavirus pandemic back to two consecutive years of strong growth, had already scored a thumping […]
Zimbabwean president launches campaign for second term By: APP on June 27, 2023Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also leader of the ruling ZANU PF party, on Saturday launched his party’s election campaign in preparation for the Aug. 23 elections. Mnangagwa, who came to power in 2017, is seeking a second five-year term as president. Addressing thousands of supporters who had congregated for the ruling party’s first […]
Deadly violence in the West Bank persists By: AFP on June 27, 2023Violence in the occupied West Bank persisted Saturday, with Israelis attacking Palestinian residents and a Palestinian shooter killed by Israeli forces at a checkpoint, officials on both sides said. The latest incidents add to a mounting toll which has cost four Israeli and 16 Palestinian lives across the territory since Monday. Palestinians have described hundreds […]