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[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England — New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Games as the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics received mixed reviews in one of the most contentious areas in sport. In the end, Hubbard retired after an inauspicious performance in Tokyo where she failed to record a…
[ad_1] KINSHASA, Congo — As Congo copes with its biggest outbreak of mpox, scientists warn discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make it worse. In November, the World Health Organization reported that mpox, also known as monkeypox, was being spread via sex in Congo for the first time. That is a significant departure…
[ad_1] BOGOTA, Colombia — Pop star Shakira was immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where officials unveiled a giant bronze statue of the music diva known around the world for her catchy tunes and exhilarating moves. The 20-feet-tall monument depicts the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner in one of her famous belly dancing outfits, with…
[ad_1] Senior Israeli minister warns war could expand into Lebanon Israeli could ramp up military action in the north against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, a senior member of the country’s war Cabinet said yesterday. “If the world does not act to stop the shooting into the northern settlements and to remove Hezbollah from the border…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Afghan women’s rights activist says the world should talk to the Taliban 01:19 UP NEXT Afghanistan hit by second earthquake in less than a week 00:27 Watch: Taliban celebrates two years since regaining power in Afghanistan 01:05…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Afghan women’s rights activist says the world should talk to the Taliban 01:19 Now Playing Russian plane lands on frozen river due to pilot error 00:26 UP NEXT Inside the largest Hamas tunnel discovered by the Israeli military 01:54…
[ad_1] DHAKA, Bangladesh — A thick layer of toxic smog wreathed Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka on Wednesday as the air quality index plummeted into the “hazardous” category, while similar conditions prevailed in New Delhi, the capital of neighboring India. The air quality in Dhaka, one of the world’s most crowded cities with more than 20…
[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country’s military, munitions industry and nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said on Thursday. Speaking on the policy directions for the new year at a key meeting…
[ad_1] Gaston Glock, the Austrian developer of the handgun that bears his name, died on Wednesday. He was 94. The Glock company announced his death, the Austria Press Agency reported. Glock, a reclusive engineer, founded the company in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna. It has since expanded around the world, including a U.S. subsidiary founded…
[ad_1] IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Driverless cars immune from traffic tickets when breaking rules of the road, investigation reveals 03:37 New details of the devastating Lahaina wildfire that killed over 100 people 03:02 Old wallet found in Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre returned to owner’s family…