AHMEDABAD, India — At least 28 people have died and 60 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, officials said Tuesday. Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. …
Read More »Some rugby players in Australia refuse to wear LGBTQ Pride jersey
Seven Manly Sea Eagles players have withdrawn from a National Rugby League match in Australia because they’re unwilling to wear their club’s inclusion jersey. The jersey has rainbow stripes and a rainbow collar — in place of the regular white sections — to support LGBTQ inclusion in sports, and the …
Read More »Russia says it will quit the International Space Station amid Ukraine war
Russia said Tuesday it will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, ending its involvement in a project that has long served as a key symbol of post-Cold War cooperation. The move comes as Moscow and the West clash over the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, and casts new doubt …
Read More »AI technology helps give giant pandas individual identities
They’re widely loved for their plumpness and clumsy antics, but giant pandas lack distinguishable facial features, making it difficult for scientists and keepers to tell them apart and thus keep track of them. Now researchers at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China have pioneered new technology …
Read More »Trevor Reed says White House is ‘not doing enough’ to bring Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan home
The former U.S. Marine freed from a Russian prison in April said he believes President Joe Biden isn’t doing enough to bring basketball star Brittney Griner or corporate executive Paul Whelan home. Trevor Reed, who was released in a prisoner exchange for Russian drug trafficker Konstantin Yaroshenko after having served …
Read More »Tunisia backs new constitution, granting president more power in last ‘Arab Spring’ democracy
A new Tunisian constitution that the opposition warns may dismantle the country’s democracy by greatly expanding presidential powers is set to take effect after a referendum on Monday that appeared to pass easily but with low turnout. President Kais Saied ousted the parliament last year and moved to rule by …
Read More »Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses Russia of ‘terror’ by restricting gas supplies
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Read More »Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change
CAIRO — Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world’s average in the past three decades. Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity. The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact …
Read More »The U.K. will host Eurovision 2023 after Ukraine ruled too risky amid Russia’s war
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced Monday, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-beloved pop extravaganza in the designated host country, Ukraine. The U.K. said the 2023 event would be a celebration of Ukrainian culture and creativity. Ukraine won the right …
Read More »Chess robot breaks boy’s finger during match in Moscow
A chess-playing robot fractured the finger of its 7-year-old opponent during a tournament in Moscow last week. The incident happened after the boy hurried the artificial intelligence-powered robot, the president of the Moscow Chess Federation told the Russian state news agency Tass. “The robot broke the child’s finger — this, of …
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