Mexican police cuff crooked ‘demon doll’ Chucky

Reuters 09/23/2023

MEXICO CITY — Handcuffed, a knife still sticking out of his overalls, Chucky doll hunches against the wall as police hold him by his bright orange hair to take his mug shot. In a bizarre twist, Chucky…

Exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur skeleton to go on auction in Paris

Reuters 09/19/2023

Millions of years after dinosaurs disappeared from the face of the Earth, the skeleton of a Camptosaurus will go on auction in Paris on October 20, for the first time since its discovery in the 1990s. The…

‘They knew’ – fury of Libyans that warnings went unheeded before flood

Reuters 09/18/2023

“They knew.” When hydrologist Abdul Wanis Ashour began researching the system of dams protecting the eastern Libya port town of Derna 17 years ago, the peril facing residents was already no secret, he said. “When I gathered…

The public face of China’s military under corruption probe

Reuters 09/17/2023

BEIJING — General Li Shangfu, a veteran of China’s military modernization drive, rose through the ranks to become defense minister this year. Within six months, he disappeared under the cloud of a corruption probe. Li grew to…

Oil prices rise to 10 month-high on China reserve ratio cut

Reuters 09/15/2023

SINGAPORE  – Oil prices rose to their highest level in 10 months on Friday, after China cut banks’ cash reserve requirements to boost its economic recovery, and on expectations that major global interest rate hike cycles were…

Morocco earthquake kills more than 2,000 people, survivors sleep outdoors

Reuters 09/10/2023

AMIZMIZ, Morocco —  Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country’s deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and…

Serbia and Germany in pursuit of first World Cup title

Reuters 09/10/2023

MANILA —   A first-time winner will be crowned on Sunday, September 10, when Serbia and Germany lock horns in the first all-European final at the FIBA World Cup since 2006. The surprise elimination of holders Spain…

Morocco earthquake kills over 1,000 people, rescuers dig for survivors

Reuters 09/10/2023

AMIZMIZ, Morocco — Rescuers dug through rubble for survivors in collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on Saturday, in the wake of the country’s deadliest earthquake for more than six decades, which killed more than…

Los Angeles City Council acts to spare Marilyn Monroe house from demolition

Reuters 09/09/2023

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted on Friday to launch a process to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she died of a drug overdose in 1962, a historic and cultural landmark, blocking…

6.8 magnitude earthquake kills ‘at least’ 296 in Morocco, gov’t says

Reuters 09/09/2023

RABAT — A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. The Interior Ministry said the number constituted…

Pope Francis playfully spars with ‘Rocky’ actor Stallone at Vatican

Reuters 09/09/2023

VATICAN CITY  – Pope Francis playfully pretended to box with Sylvester Stallone during a meeting with the “Rocky” star at the Vatican on Friday. Introduced to Stallone and his family, the Pope said how much he enjoyed the actor’s films,…

North Korea launches new tactical nuclear attack submarine

Reuters 09/08/2023

SEOUL — North Korea has launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine” and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday. North Korean leader…

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