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Elderly in China protest over slashed health benefits
A second round of protests in seven days place fresh pressure on leader Xi Jinping.
Edmonton authorizes everyone can be topless in pools
All patrons are allowed to swim and lounge around at City of Edmonton pools without a top on, regardless of their gender or gender identity.
Ukraine Bought ‘All The Gas Trucks Available In Europe’ To Keep Fueled
Thanks to a massive influx from the U.S. and other allies, and buying thousands of fuel trucks, Ukraine says it has plenty of fuel.
Scientology leader considered legally served in Australian human trafficking case
After nearly a year of avoiding legal service in the US, Scientology’s reclusive leader now has 21 days to respond to human trafficking allegations by three Australian residents.
Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate
Experts say Moscow has large number of cold-war era models in storage so can continue war in Ukraine for some time
Russian Army Burns Corpses Of Dead Soldiers 24/7 To Hide Total Casualties: Ukraine Intel
Women pulled alive from Turkey quake debris nine days on
The women survived trapped beneath the rubble in Turkey despite freezing conditions.
Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it
The secretary of state, in a private call with experts, expressed his hesitation about a possible Ukrainian offensive for the peninsula.
Scientists find first evidence that black holes are the source of dark energy
EU sues Germany over lack of whistleblower protections | The Commission said Germany, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary and Poland had not implemented rules designed to give whistleblowers in public and private sectors mechanisms to disclose wrongdoing.
Germany is among eight EU members that have been referred to the European Court of Justice for failure to implement the bloc's directives on protecting whistleblowers.
Japan: Major unions demand biggest employee pay hikes in decades
Labor unions at major automobile companies are demanding workers get their highest pay raise in years amid surging commodity prices that are squeezing household budgets across the nation.
The Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted that his mercenary group is facing difficulties in Ukraine and will soon decrease in size, amid growing evidence that his political influence in the Kremlin is waning.
Kremlin is said to be pushing back against private army and curbing influence of Yevgeny Prighozin
Satellite Images Reveal Chinese Balloon Bases
A pair of facilities have all the tell-tale signs of launchpads for high-altitude spy balloons
97% of Russia Army Is in Ukraine, UK Says
UK defense minister Ben Wallace said that Russia had so far made little progress in its offensive, even though almost all of its army is in Ukraine.
Russia to co-develop main battle tank with India, ready to share T-14 Armata tank technology
Produced by Russian company Uralvagonzavod, T-14 Armata is said to be a new-generation MBT and was first shown to public at Moscow Victory Day Parade in May 2015
Mass death of sea lions from bird flu suggests virus may be spreading between mammals in the wild: A study of the fatal outbreak in Peru indicates that the highly pathogenic avian influenza may have mutated in a way unseen so far in nature
A study of the fatal outbreak in Peru indicates that the highly pathogenic avian influenza may have mutated in a way unseen so far in nature
North Korea orders residents with same name as Kim Jong Un's daughter to change it: report
North Korean authorities are giving the public less than a week to change their names if they have the same as Kim Jong Un's daughter, Ju-ae, reports say.
Russian government is operating network of camps where it has held thousands of Ukrainian children since start of war - CNNPolitics
Starlink Limits Ukraine’s Maritime Drones At Time Of New Russian Threat
Two things are happening in the Black Sea which together could shift the dynamic in Russia’s favor. Russia has copied Ukraine’s’ maritime drones and started using them. At the same time, a decision by Elon Musk to limit Starlink use may stop Ukraine using their own.