A hole new world: Japan city lights up sewer covers

Agence France Presse 08/21/2020

TOKOROZAWA, Japan — The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters. Tokorozawa, near Tokyo, is hoping the unusual…

Putin critic Navalny in intensive care after ‘intentional poisoning’

Agence France Presse 08/20/2020

MOSCOW — The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was in intensive care in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after he fell ill in what his spokeswoman said was a suspected poisoning. Navalny, a 44-year-old lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner…

WHO says food safe from coronavirus

08/14/2020

Geneva, Switzerland — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, August 13, 2020,  urged people not to fear catching the novel coronavirus from food, after Chinese testers found traces on food and food packaging. The virus was…

David and Goliath: China and Taiwan’s military mismatch

Agence France Presse 08/10/2020

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Few geopolitical contests are as mismatched as China and Taiwan. One is an authoritarian regional superpower of 1.4 billion people that boasts the world’s largest standing army and spends more on its military than…

‘Enormous anticipation’ as Bayern plot Barcelona defeat in Champions League

Agence France Presse 08/09/2020

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich is relishing its Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona in Lisbon after Robert Lewandowski netted twice to seal a 4-1 home win over Chelsea on Sunday in the last 16, return-leg tie. “The anticipation is enormous. Barcelona has a…

Taiwan airlines offer sight-seeing flights during pandemic

Agence France Presse 08/08/2020

Faced with the coronavirus collapse in travelers, Taiwanese airlines have begun offering sight-seeing “flights to nowhere” on their passenger jets — including flight attendant lessons for children. At the headquarters of Taiwan’s China Airlines in Taoyuan on…

WHO warns there may never be a COVID-19 ‘silver bullet’

Agence France Presse 08/03/2020

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. The WHO urged governments and citizens to focus on doing the…

Top coronavirus advisor warns US in ‘new phase’ of pandemic

Agence France Presse 08/03/2020

WASHINGTON — The United States has entered a “new phase” of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor Deborah Birx warned Sunday, with rural areas just as threatened as major cities. Birx, who heads the White House coronavirus task…

Tourist ‘crushed by whale’s tail’ in Australia

Agence France Presse 08/03/2020

SYDNEY — A tourist snorkeling off Australia’s pristine northwest coast was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a whale, medics said Monday. The victim was exploring near the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in the…

Young children carry higher levels of coronavirus — study

Agence France Presse 08/01/2020

Children under the age of five have between 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults, a study in JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday. Its…

US teen charged as ‘mastermind’ in epic Twitter hack

Agence France Presse 08/01/2020

Criminal charges were filed on Friday against the suspected teenage mastermind of an epic Twitter hack and two others who allegedly helped hijack celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme.…

Nine die in India after drinking sanitizer amid liquor lockdown

Agence France Presse 07/31/2020

Nine people have died in India from drinking alcohol-based hand sanitizer after liquor shops in their town were closed due to virus restrictions, police said Friday. The group lost consciousness after consuming a “high quantity” of hand…

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