The Premier of Alberta, Canada, visibly choked back tears during a press conference Friday due to a bacterial disease outbreak that ripped through daycares and families in the city of Calgary. “It’s unimaginable pain, and I’m heartbroken by what these families are going through,” Premier Danielle Smith said,…
Read MoreThe U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday new sanctions against Iran in relation to the country’s handling of Mahsa Amini’s death and the resulting protests. “Today, we are announcing new sanctions against 29 other individuals and entities in connection with the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses,”…
Read MoreThe Chinese parent company of Gotion Inc., which intends to build two electric battery plants in Michigan, established a joint venture company with a “Communist Chinese Military Company (CCMC) Subsidiary” in 2016, according to the framework agreement. In 2016, Gotion High-Tech became the majority shareholder of Energine Guoxuan…
Read MoreMassive grizzly bears stalked several hikers on a trail for 20 minutes at Banff National Park, according to a report published Thursday. Thirteen hikers were trailed by two grizzly bears, who remained 10 to 20 meters away from the group, at the tourist attraction along Consolation Lake Trail…
Read MoreTwo people have died in India of the Nipah virus as of Friday, according to multiple reports, forcing authorities to ramp up efforts to mitigate a larger outbreak. At least four additional people have tested positive and are receiving treatment for the virus, which is currently plaguing the…
Read MoreU.S. intelligence agencies believe China has suspended all surveillance balloon operations since the U.S. shoot-down of a high-altitude spy balloon in February further inflamed tensions between the great powers, CNN reported, citing U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence assessments. After the shoot-down, officials and media reports revealed the…
Read MoreRepublican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls is demanding answers from the DOJ as to whether the department is emboldening the Dominican Republic’s preventive detention system against Americans. Over 70% of all prisoners in the Dominican Republic are there under preventive detention, a system that requires no charges or evidence…
Read MoreVideo circulating online shows an unidentified man groping Spanish reporter Isa Balado on live television Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Police later arrested the man in question on suspicion of sexual assault, the BBC reported. Balado is a reporter for the “En boca de todos” television program, according…
Read MoreAn allegedly drunk Irish tourist was arrested for vandalizing a recently restored statue outside Brussels Stock Exchange building Sunday evening, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred one day after the building’s grand reopening, following a three-year, $95,530,820 (£77 million) restoration project, the Daily Mail reported. The new…
Read MoreChina’s defense minister has not been seen publicly for weeks, prompting speculation about yet another mysterious disappearance in Beijing’s top ranks, according to The Times of India. Gen. Li Shangfu has not been seen in public since he delivered a speech at the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum last…
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