Month: May 2022
Belarus leader defends Russia invasion of Ukraine but admits surprise war ‘drags on’
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is defending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press, but he said he didn’t expect the 10-week-old conflict to “drag on this way.”
Read MoreA Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Among Children Is Baffling Doctors
Since last autumn, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama have been wrestling with a mystery. From October 2021 through February of this year, nine children—the youngest 20 months old and the oldest 5 years and 9 months—were rushed to
Read MoreUkraine repels some attacks as battle in Mariupol steel mill rages on
Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo voices support for abortion rights onstage during her concert in D.C.
“I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right to have a safe abortion,” the pop star said, prompting cheers from the audience. (Image credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Read MoreDemocrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt Midterm Elections – The New York Times
Democrats Aim to Use Abortion Rights to Jolt Midterm Elections The New York Times Which states would restrict or protect abortion rights if Roe v. Wade is struck down? CBS News How a Roe Overturn Would Deepen America’s Divides The Atlantic Alito Abortion
Read MoreWorld Food Prize goes to former farmer who answers climate change question: ‘So what?’
The 2022 honoree is Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose computer modeling shows the impact on global crops. She talks about her “aha” moment, a big surprise in her findings and her plans for the $250,000 prize. (Image credit: Yana Paskova/for NPR)
Read MoreDonald Trump Warns Republican Candidates Against Crossing Him – Newsweek
Donald Trump Warns Republican Candidates Against Crossing Him Newsweek
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Officials give testimony on Southern border for Senate Homeland Security committee
Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, Customs and Border Control and Department of Homeland Security give testimony on the Southern border on Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security committee.
Read MoreHe ‘drove himself into a dead end’: Ukraine’s top spy makes bold prediction about Vladimir Putin
The head of Ukraine’s intelligence forces said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘drove himself into a dead end’ and that his war in Ukraine will end with his demise. In an extensive interview with The New Voice of
Read MoreNearly 15 Million Deaths Are Linked to COVID-19, World Health Organization Says
(London) — The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million.
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