Month: November 2022
Qatar gives fans all-expenses-paid trips to sing at the World Cup ceremony
Up to 1,600 fans of qualifying teams will be put up for at least two weeks to join the opening ceremony and promote positive social media content about the soccer tournament and the host nation. (Image credit: Darko Bandic/AP)
Read MoreAfter the tragic crush, hundreds of lost shoes await their owners at a Seoul gym
Police have assembled the crumpled shoes — part of the many personal objects left by victims and survivors of the tragedy — in hopes that the owners, or their friends and family, will retrieve them. (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP)
Read MoreBrazil’s Bolsonaro avoids conceding defeat, but begins transition to winner Lula
Almost two days after Sunday’s vote, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro finally made his first statement about the election but did not concede that he lost to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (Image credit: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Read MoreUse of nuclear force by Putin ‘would trigger hysterical reaction’ – Johnson
Boris Johnson has told Sky News that he does not think Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in his war in Ukraine.
Read MoreFirst calls to police made four hours before Seoul Halloween crush turned deadly
The first calls to police about the crush in Seoul that killed more than 150 people came in four hours before the incident turned fatal.
Read MoreU2 frontman Bono releases memoir ‘Surrender’
U2’s Bono on Tuesday released his memoir “Surrender,” detailing the journey from his youth in Dublin to fronting one of the world’s most prominent rock bands. The introspective book is organized across 40 different U2 songs, including 40 original drawings.
Read MoreElection czar rebuffs Netanyahu allegations of Arab fraud, says vote went smoothly
Central Elections Committee head Orly Adas says incidents were minor and were dealt with, as Likud leader tries to cast doubt on votes received by Arab parties
Read MoreJudge Curbs Actions of Election-Monitoring Group in Arizona
The group may not take photos or videos of voters, openly carry firearms near ballot boxes, or post information about voters online, a federal judge ruled.
Read MoreOnce a G.O.P. Stalwart, Liz Cheney Hits the Trail for Democrats
Stumping for Elissa Slotkin in Michigan, Ms. Cheney had an urgent message for voters: “We all must stand and defend the republic.”
Read MoreNetanyahu heralds ‘cusp of victory,’ Lapid urges patience as votes counted
Likud leader, forecast in polls to retake power, promises to form ‘national government’ and return pride to Israel, while nodding at nationalist allies, but also vows to heal rifts
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