Argentina’s World Cup heroes airlifted in helicopters as street party overflows

Reuters 12/21/2022

BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s World Cup heroes had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as millions of ecstatic fans flooded onto the streets and brought the city to a standstill, with Lionel…

Epic Games to pay $520M for alleged privacy breach

Reuters 12/20/2022

“Fortnite” creator Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle allegations that it illegally collected children’s personal information and tricked people into making purchases, the Federal Trade Commission and the company said on Monday. It will pay…

Magical Messi hoists World Cup after final for the ages

Reuters 12/19/2022

LUSAIL, Qatar – As fireworks exploded and some 80,000 people roared, Lionel Messi smiled. His Argentina soccer shirt covered by the bisht the Emir of Qatar had just draped him in – the cape reserved for top…

Harry and Meghan defend documentary after privacy criticism

Reuters 12/12/2022

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have rejected criticism of a documentary about their lives, with a statement from their spokesman saying that the couple had never cited privacy as a reason for stepping back from…

Ronaldo says dedication to Portugal unchanged but will ‘let time be a good adviser’

Reuters 12/12/2022

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo said on Sunday that he had always been dedicated to being a part of the Portuguese national team, which was knocked out of the World Cup a day earlier, but he was coy…

Maryland governor bans use of TikTok on state devices

Reuters 12/07/2022

WASHINGTON – Maryland Governor Larry Hogan issued an emergency directive on Tuesday prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and networks, the latest U.S. Republican to crack down on TikTok. South…

Flooding in southern Brazil strands hundreds, some rescued by helicopter

Reuters 12/02/2022

SAO PAULO – Heavy rains caused serious flooding in southern Brazil on Thursday, where rescuers in the southern state of Santa Catarina were dispatched to help evacuate hundreds of families trapped in their homes. Video footage provided…

Visitors flock to Hawaiian volcano to see glowing lava flow

Reuters 12/02/2022

Dec 1 (Reuters) – Onlookers are flocking to glimpse the lava flowing from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano that this week began erupting for the first time since 1984. As Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency said there…

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years

Reuters 11/29/2022

Nov 28 (Reuters) – Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history. The night sky above Hawaii’s largest island…

Landslide kills at least seven on Italy’s Ischia island

Reuters 11/28/2022

CASAMICCIOLA TERME, Italy – At least seven people, including a newborn baby and two children, were killed on the southern Italian holiday island of Ischia after a landslide caused by torrential rain devastated a small town, an…

Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China

Reuters 11/28/2022

SHANGHAI/BEIJING – Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China’s stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire…

Belgium-Morocco World Cup match triggers riots in Brussels, dozen people detained

Reuters 11/28/2022

BRUSSELS – Belgian police detained a dozen people and made one arrest on Sunday after Morocco’s victory over Belgium in the World Cup match in Qatar triggered riots in Brussels with a car and some electric scooters…

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