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Last week was the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting between North and South Korea.  In a low-key commemoration, the White House Press Office issued a statement from President Biden calling to “renew our commitment to the democratic values for which [American troops] served and sacrificed.”  In reality, almost 40,000 American soldiers died pointlessly in that conflict to buttress the principle that presidents could deceive the nation and intervene wherever they damn well chose. Читать дальше...

A new report shows 80% of us think the skincare industry is rife with misinformation—and it's true

Saiyami Kher reveals people advised her to get lip nose job done

In this era of beleaguered feminism and receding female rights, anything that contributes to a woman, rather than the state, controlling her own body is welcome. Because currently women are losing rights – not just the absence of Roe v. Wade, but possibly the right to out-of-state travel during pregnancy, the right to decent maternal care and collection of medical pregnancy statistics (now banned in Idaho, a state that apparently despises women) and, in some supposedly left-wing quarters, even the right to be called a woman. Читать дальше...

The RSPB explains why you may not see your feathered friends in summer.

La Poste has published its first half results revealing revenue up 4% to €17.1bn, attributable net profit steady, at €0.5bn, and at €0.7bn excluding material non-recurring items.

Seaweed farming might prove to be a more effective way of removing carbon from the atmosphere than previously thought, according to the authors of a new study.

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: the swap.

The river Rhine, an important trade route that runs through Germany, has become shallower at critical points meaning vessels sail with reduced loads.

As a physicist and baby boomer whose parents both served in World War II, I had to see Christopher Nolan’s cinematic creation about one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic figures, J. Robert Oppenheimer, the self-styled Destroyer of Worlds known as Oppie to most. Having seen the 1980 BBC miniseries on the Manhattan Project with Sam Waterston, More

The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 432.01 points at 65672.69

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a record number of secret decrees last month.

What does Barbie sound like? The original doll’s blonde hair, pointed toes and pointed breasts define her look, but her voice was, until the sing-song-then-sadistic vocals of Jodi Benson in Toy Story 3 of 2010 and the more recent and more anodyne envoicement by Margot Robbie in the pinkest movie in history now in every More

South Korean police have detained a man suspected of stabbing a high school teacher with a knife in the city of Daejeon. Police and fire department authorities did not specify the teacher’s health condition. The stabbing Friday follows a separate, apparently random attack on Thursday in which 14 people were wounded near a busy subway station in Seongnam. The attack in Daejeon, about 75 miles south of Seongnam, came shortly after President Yoon Suk Yeol called for “ultra-strong” law enforcement measures to restore faith in public safety. Читать дальше...

Accused killer Bryan Kohberger was out on a late-night solo drive the night that four University of Idaho students were brutally stabbed to death in an off-campus home, his lawyers claimed in new court documents.

Shares of Longfor Group and Country Garden Holdings were among the top gainers on the Hang Seng Index.

MANCHESTER CITY starlet Carlos Borges has quit the club for a permanent transfer to Ajax.

Heavy rain and high water levels of China's northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands. Hebei province, which surrounds the capital Beijing on three sides, issued alerts for several of its cities. The province of Heilongjiang to the north was evacuating entire villages in anticipation of life-threatening deluges. Rescue work remains underway Friday. At least 20 people were killed in Beijing's outer suburbs and another 27 were missing following the... Читать дальше...

1. Bryan Kohberger's lawyer claims he was on a solo drive night of the Idaho murders — but doesn't say where  New York Post
2. Bryan Kohberger alibi: Defense attorney says Idaho murders suspect was out driving alone on night of killings  Fox News
3. Idaho college murders: motion says Bryan Kohberger was 'out driving' on night of killings  LiveNOW from FOX
4. Suspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayings  Yahoo News
5. Details... Читать дальше...

Russia opposition blogger and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny faces a new 20-year sentence for extremism on August 4. In a long blog post Navalny said his trial is intended to "intimidate millions", not to punish him.

Russia opposition blogger and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny faces a new 20-year sentence for extremism on August 4. In a long blog post Navalny said his trial is intended to "intimidate millions" not to punish him.

Been eating a bit too much ice cream this sweltering summer? Thinking about going on a bit of a diet? Well, imagine yourself counting calories but exempting anything with sugar from all your counting. Would that approach help you make an appreciable dent on your excess bodily baggage? Of course not. We can’t eliminate what More

Odisha police said they would request Union home minister Amit Shah to allocate more funds for the development of 10 Maoist-affected districts when he reaches here on a two-day visit on Friday for a review of the disaster preparedness.

Ennis wants to be undisputed from 147-168.

Janibek's his Huckleberry.

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