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Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — A day after news emerged that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s health had worsened within a few hours, a Vatican official updated Thursday that he “is absolutely lucid and alert.” “Although his condition remains serious, the situation at the moment is stable,” Holy See Press Office Director Matteo […]
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them. “Super” mosquitoes have evolved to withstand insecticides, according to new research — and the most “sobering” finding is the high rate in which […]
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine. Putin’s forces in November pulled out of key positions, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops […]
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starting Jan. 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The newly announced restrictions come amid what the CDC called a “surge” in […]
Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images (ROME) — The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened in the last few hours, a Vatican official said on Wednesday. “The situation at the moment remains under control and is constantly followed by doctors,” Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni told reporters, adding that he could […]
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — One of the most vilified pest species on the planet continues to outsmart the ways in which humans attempt to get rid of them. “Super” mosquitoes have evolved to withstand insecticides, according to new research — and the most “sobering” finding is the high rate in which […]
Chris Jackson/Getty Images (LONDON) — Ahead of the king’s birthday parade, King Charles III is appointing several military honors to his family members, including Princess Kate, the princess of Wales. In an announcement from Buckingham Palace, Charles, who will hold the appointment of colonel-in-chief of the Regiments of the Household Division, is making Kate the […]
Courtesy of Nahid Modaressi (LONDON) — Actress Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested over the weekend by the Iranian regime for supporting the ongoing protests, becoming the most prominent person in the country to be targeted. Alidoosti, who starred in the 2016 film “The Salesman,” which won an Academy Award for best foreign language film, had posted […]
U.S. Dept. of State (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner late Wednesday posted an open letter thanking fans for their support and urging them to write to Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia. “Your letters were also bigger than uplifting me,” Griner said in a handwritten letter, which she posted to Instagram. “They showed me […]
Toronto Police Service (TORONTO) — Eight teenage girls, three just 13 years old, are facing murder charges, accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto in what police described as a “swarming” attack. The teenage suspects were arrested shortly after the victim was found on a street in Canada’s largest city suffering from […]
