Police seize $1.6m in flavoured marijuana in Point Lisas – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
News Sharlene Rampersad 13 Minutes Ago One of the packets of "flavoured" marijuana seized by police from a warehouse in Point Lisas on Tuesday. - Courtesy TTPS Police seized 6.48 kilogrammes of "flavoured" marijuana hidden in speaker boxes at a warehouse in Point Lisas on Tuesday. In a release, they said the drugs are worth approximately $1.6 million. Police said officers of a…
A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations
In this photo provided by district police office, a police officer pours water into a burning house in a Christian neighborhood in Jaranwala, near Faisalabad, Pakistan, Wednesday. A mob burned a church and damaged at least four others, police and local Christians said. The mob also demolished a man's house after accusing him of desecrating Islam's holy book, and attacked other Christian…
Trump, 18 others charged under Georgia’s RICO Act. Here’s what that means – National | Globalnews.ca
The latest indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former U.S. president and 18 other defendants of allegedly participating in a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia — and it uses a law typically levied against organized crime networks. Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, otherwise known as the RICO Act, is…
Fast times, big crowds as worlds return to Europe
LONDON : Forty years after its first edition, the world athletics championships get underway in Budapest on Saturday with over 2,000 athletes from 202 countries taking part over nine days of what could be record-breaking action. Launched initially as a four-yearly event at great pains not to undermine the Olympics, the championships switched to biennial in 1993 and, thanks to COVID, this time take place for a second…
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The Famous ‘Iceman’ Ötzi Is Not Who We Thought He Was
A new and improved DNA analysis of the famous 'Iceman' mummy suggests this ancient individual is not who we thought he was. The 5,300-year-old mummy, nicknamed Ötzi (which rhymes with "tootsie"), is the oldest human body ever found intact. He has fascinated the world since his body was first unearthed in Italy's Ötztal Alps in 1991. But the way most people imagine this 46-year-old man isn't necessarily accurate.
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Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after blasphemy claim
(Last Updated On: August 16, 2023) A Muslim crowd attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, vandalising several churches and setting scores of houses on fire after accusing two of its members of desecrating the Holy Quran, police and community leaders said. The attack took place in Jaranwala in the industrial district of Faisalabad, police spokesman Naveed Ahmad told Reuters.
Libya fighting leaves 55 dead, dozens injured: Medics
Tripoli’s worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media outlets have reported, as a truce took hold. Fighting erupted on Monday night and raged through Tuesday between the influential 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force, two of the many armed groups that have vied for power since the overthrow of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
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Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents | CBC News
Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show. Records obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act also appear to show that one of the sticking points for both the advocacy…
Teeth could preserve antibodies hundreds of years old, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has found. Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system as a natural response to infectious organisms like viruses and bacteria. Their job is to recognize those microbes so that the immune system can attack them…
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TweetDeck, renamed X Pro, now requires a subscription
Janine Schmitz | Photothek | Getty Images On Wednesday morning, many marketers, journalists and news junkies were met with a paywall they have been dreading: X, formerly known as Twitter, started charging users to access TweetDeck. TweetDeck, now called X Pro, allows users to view and customize multiple feeds that update in real time. The platform was acquired by Twitter in 2011…
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¿Romance o colaboración musical? Esto se sabe del supuesto encuentro entre Shakira y Drake
Shakira, después de su separación con Gerard Piqué, realizó un cambio radical en su vida social y artística al mudarse a Estados Unidos junto a sus dos hijos, Milan y Sasha. A raíz de este cambio, la cantante colombiana ha sido vista en diversas fiestas y eventos públicos, los cuales han generado un sinfín de rumores en torno a su vida amorosa.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Christopher Hits Gym, Shows Incredible Weight Loss
Arnold Schwarzenegger's son, Christopher, is in the middle of an impressive transformation ... looking super fit as he steps for a workout. 25-year-old Christopher hit up a gym Tuesday in L.A., and while it wasn't his dad's iconic spot -- Gold's Gym in Venice -- it's clear he's been putting in the kinda fitness work for which his dad became famous.
England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women’s World Cup final against Spain
SYDNEY -- England moved on to its first Women’s World Cup championship game with a 3-1 victory over co-host Australia on Wednesday, ending the Matildas captivating run through the tournament. Australia superstar Sam Kerr started her first match of the tournament and scored for the Matildas but it wasn't enough to hold off European champion England. Ella Toone scored in the 36th minute to put…
“Ukrainization” of Hungarian High School in Transcarpathia Begins
The Francis II Rákóczi High School in Munkács (Mukachevo, Ukraine) has again come under heavy fire from the municipality with the appointment of Marija Pauk as principal, while she has no ties to the Hungarian community or the Hungarian-language school itself. The school has indicated that it will stand firm, Index.hu reports. As Hungary Today reported, Ukrainian police removed Hungarian flags from…
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Sheffield United sign midfielder Davies on free transfer
Tom Davies has joined Sheffield United on a three-year deal, the newly-promoted Premier League club announced on Wednesday. The 25-year-old midfielder joins United on a free transfer after his contract at Everton expired. Davies had been at Everton since the age of 11 and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2015. Davies, a former England Under 21 international, made 19 Premier League…
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Lawmakers urge Biden to resolve offloading delay of seized Iran oil tanker
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers from both political parties have urged President Joe Biden and members of his administration to resolve a months-long delay in the transfer of a cargo of oil from a seized Iranian tanker off Texas. The Suez Rajan has been stuck near Galveston about 80km from Houston since May 30, as shipping companies fear any vessel unloading it would lead other oil buyers to shun their…
Tori Kelly Announces ‘Take Control Tour’ After Hospitalization – Dates & Cities Revealed!
Tori Kelly is getting ready to hit the road again! Weeks after her hospitalization for blood clots, the 30-year-old Grammy-winning singer announced on Tuesday (August 15) her new tour, titled “The Take Control Tour.” Keep reading to find out more… “It’s been too long! the #takecontroltour is here ♡” Tori wrote on Instagram, revealing that early access to tickets begin on…
Samsung Elec has more than halved its stake in ASML, filings show
SEOUL : South Korea's Samsung Electronics has reduced its stake in semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker ASML by more than a half, its recent filings showed. Samsung held 2.75 million shares in the Dutch company as of end-June, the South Korean tech giant said in its semi-annual report, down from 6.3 million shares in its first quarter report. The stake that Samsung sold is worth around 2.1 billion…
Six strategies could boost NY City housing by 300,000 units over decade
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Six policies aimed boosting residential housing construction in New York City could spark the production of roughly 300,000 additional new housing units over a decade, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The additional housing units would represent more than a 160% increase over recent annual housing production levels in the city, according to the report. …
Saudi-Arabia skal spille landskamper på Newcastles arena
Newcastle blir vertskap for Saudi-Arabias privatlandskamper mot Costa Rica og Sør-Korea i september. Alexander Isak jublet for scoring på St. James' Park da Newcastle sparket i gang Premier League i helgen. I september kommer det saudiarabiske landslaget til byen. Foto: Owen Humphreys / AP / NTB Vis mer Det opplyser klubben på sine nettsider. Saudi-Arabia møter Costa Rica 8. september og Sør-Korea 12.
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