ISIS leader Quraishi kills himself during Syria raid, says US

Reuters 02/04/2022

AMMAN/WASHINGTON — The leader of Islamic State, also known as ISIS, died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said Thursday, dealing a blow to the…

NBA: Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony lead Lakers past Trail Blazers

Reuters 02/03/2022

Anthony Davis scored 30 points with 15 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 24 points as the Los Angeles Lakers ended a three-game losing streak with a 99-94 victory Wednesday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers. Russell Westbrook…

French pet care firm stops selling fish bowls – they drive fish mad

Reuters 01/23/2022

PARIS — A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no longer sell any aquariums…

Two people drowned by abnormally high waves in Peru after Tonga volcano eruption

Reuters 01/17/2022

LIMA — Two people drowned off a beach in northern Peru, the local civil defense authority reported on Sunday, after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Saturday’s eruption of an underwater volcano in…

Tonga volcano eruption triggers tsunami warnings in Japan, Pacific islands

Reuters 01/16/2022

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation orders in Japan and causing large waves in several South Pacific islands, where footage on social media showed waves crashing into coastal homes. Japan’s…

Australia records highest temperature in 62 years

Reuters 01/15/2022

SINGAPORE  – Another day, another heat record. Australian authorities warned people to stay indoors on Friday as a severe heatwave along the northwestern coast pushed temperatures to a blistering 50.7 degrees Celsius (123 degrees Fahrenheit), hitting a…

US man recovering after ‘breakthrough’ pig-heart transplant

Reuters 01/12/2022

CHICAGO — A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported Monday. The surgery, performed by a…

Djokovic did not have guaranteed entry to Australia, government says

Reuters 01/10/2022

MELBOURNE—The Australian government had not given tennis star Novak Djokovic an assurance that a medical exemption that he said he had to enter Australia without a COVID-19 vaccination would be accepted, government lawyers said in a court…

Smash, shout your way out of pandemic frustration

Reuters 01/09/2022

AMSTERDAM — One swinging a sledgehammer and the other a crowbar, twin brothers Steven and Brian Krijger grin as they take turns pulverizing a Peugeot 106 spray-painted with the words “F*** COVID.” They are participants in “CarSmash,”…

Omicron-related disruptions cause over 3,600 flight cancellations to start off 2022

Reuters 01/03/2022

More than 3,600 flights were canceled around the world on Sunday, January 2, 2022, more than half of them US flights, adding to the toll of holiday week travel disruptions due to adverse weather and the surge…

Violence against women insults God, pope says in New Year’s speech

Reuters 01/01/2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis used his New Year’s message on Saturday to issue a clarion call for an end to violence against women, saying it was insulting to God. Francis, 85, celebrated a Mass in St.…

COVID-19 deaths in Eastern Europe surpass 1 million

Reuters 12/31/2021

Coronavirus deaths in Eastern Europe topped 1 million on Thursday, December 30, 2021, according to a Reuters tally, as the Omicron variant threatened to batter the region. Three out of the five countries reporting the highest number…

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