Giorno: 28 Agosto 2023

Mother of Spanish Soccer Chief Starts Hunger Strike Over Kiss Flap

The mother of Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales started a hunger strike Monday in a church in southern Spain in defense of her son, who is under fire for kissing a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony.[#item_full_content]

Renowned Astrophysicist: ‘We Would Know’ About UFOs

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson told TMZ that while he supports the Pentagon using some of his tax money to investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, he does not think the U.S. government is secretly covering up the existence of extraterrestrials.[#item_full_content]

Mulvaney Jokes About Bud Light Mess in Award Speech

Transgender activist and social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney joked about the recent controversy over her partnership with Bud Light while accepting an award for online content creators.Mulvaney was declared the Breakout Creator of 2023 at the most recent Streamy Awards…[#item_full_content]

UNC Warns of Armed Person on Campus

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill sent out an alert Monday warning of an “armed, dangerous person on or near campus” and urging people to go inside and avoid windows.[#item_full_content]

Audit: FEMA Misspent Nearly $27M in COVID Funeral Funds

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials approved enormous amounts of unallowed COVID-19 funeral expenses, according to a newly released internal audit.[#item_full_content]

Britain’s quirky World Bog Snorkeling Championships kicks off with flippers, snorkeling gear, and a giant toad

Intrepid athletes donned snorkels and slithered through slime on Sunday during one of Britain’s quirkiest sporting events: the World Bog Snorkeling Championships. The annual competition in the tiny town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, sees competitors race to complete two lengths of a 60-yard water-filled trench cut through a peat bog. They can use flippers on […]

EU eyes ‘bold’ push to admit new members by 2030

Faced with the Russian aggression against Ukraine and fears of Moscow’s increasing influence in parts of the Balkans, the European Union should make a “bold move” and accept new members by 2030, the European Council president said Monday. Speaking at an international strategic forum at the Slovenian lakeside resort of Bled attended by Western Balkan […]

Greek wildfire devastation persists: Authorities mobilize international aid as firefighters battle blazes

Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating. The fire in the Alexandroupolis and Evros areas near the Turkish border has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week. […]

China approves launch of retail funds to revitalize struggling stock market

China’s securities regulator approved the launch of 37 retail funds over the weekend, part of government efforts to revive a stock market struggling for lift-off in an ailing economy. The move comes on top of a slew of measures to shore up the market, including a stamp duty cut, slower pace of IPOs and lower […]

Poland investigating unauthorized radio signals responsible for thwarting weekend rail traffic

Polish security authorities are investigating multiple cases of disruption to railway traffic, after unauthorized radio signals stopped several trains over the weekend. On some of the signals, the Russian national anthem could reportedly be heard in the background. Poland’s railway is the main transport route for international military support going to neighboring Ukraine, which is […]