United Nations Forum Sounds Famine Alert in Somalia, Country at ‘Tipping Point’
On Monday, Sept. 5, the United Nation’s (UN) top humanitarian forum warned that Somalia is at a “tipping point” as many people are at risk of famine. A few districts in the country are already...
2022 NY State Fair a Smashing Success, Here Are the Highlights
New York State’s annual state fair was held this year from Aug. 23 to Sept. 4. People from across New York State and beyond came together to experience 14-days of delicious foods, eye-opening exhibits, captivating...
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Dies Peacefully at 96, Bringing 70-year Reign to a Close
BALMORAL, Scotland — Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," it said in...
District Judge’s Order for Special Master Could Confound Investigation Into Trump
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review the over 10,000 government records seized by the FBI during their search of his Mar-a-Lago estate in...
Years of Research Reveals the Effects of Alcohol and Tea on Long-Term Health
According to a 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 54.9 percent of people aged 18 and older in the U.S. reported drinking alcohol in the past month, and 25.8 percent reported binge...
Just Six Countries Responsible for 90% of Identifiable Waste in North Pacific Garbage Patch, Study Reveals
Researchers with the Ocean Cleanup project and Wageningen University have discovered that more than 90 percent of the identifiable waste that makes up the North Pacific Garbage Patch (NPGP), originated in just six countries, all...
Study: Electrical Brain Stimulation Boosts Memory
Memory issues and confusion are reported in one in nine adults aged 45 and older, and 50 percent experience limitations in daily activities such as cooking, cleaning, and taking medications, according to the Centers for...
Russia Delays Reopening of Nord Stream in Blow to Gas-Starved Europe
Russia has scrapped a Sept. 3 deadline to resume gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, one of the main supply routes to Europe, after saying it discovered a fault during maintenance, deepening Europe's...
France Deploys AI Surveillance to Track Undeclared Swimming Pools, Takes €10 Million in Taxes
France is set to rake €10 million in taxes from homeowners after artificial intelligence surveillance software detected more than 20,000 undeclared swimming pools. A Google Translate of an Aug. 28 article by Le Parisien aptly...
World Remembers Gorbachev, the Late Soviet Leader Who Ended the Cold War
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital following a prolonged illness. Governments and leaders expressed condolences. Aged 91 at the time of...
Serbia Cancels Large Scale ‘Pride’ Event After Massive Protests
The people of Serbia have proven that the active or passive support of large swaths of the population are able to influence state policy and the shape of society after the government was forced to...
Canada Poised to Harvest Its Second Largest Wheat Crop Since 1960
As major growing regions across the globe buckle under the strain of war, drought and extreme weather, Canadian farmers are poised to harvest their second largest crop since 1960, raking in over 34 million tons...