Heatwaves sweeping Europe this summer have brought not just record high temperatures and scorched fields: The drought-stricken waters of Italy’s Po River are running so low they revealed a previously submerged World War II bomb.Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 10:13AM
Unexploded WWII bomb revealed in Italy’s dried-up Po River
This small Japanese town is a vintage vending machine paradise
There’s a reason Sagamihara, Japan, isn’t in travel guides. It’s a sprawling commuter city for nearby Yokohama and Tokyo; a mix of main roads, light industrial estates and quiet towns people go through rather than stop.Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 10:57AM
Love It or List It. Is a HELOC Right for You?
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Why Hamas stayed out of the latest Gaza conflict
One of the most important aspects of the weekend’s short but violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was what didn’t happen: Hamas’ involvement. Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 06:57PM
EU official: Final text to revive Iran deal is ready
A “final text” to revive the Iran nuclear deal is ready to be signed in Vienna, according to the European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. However, the text must still be approved by Iran and the US, he said on Monday.Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 06:45PM
Greek prime minister says he was unaware of phone tapping of opposition leader
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces fresh scrutiny after revelations by the leader of opposition party PASOK that his phone was tapped by Greece’s intelligence service while he was a member of the European Parliament in September 2021.Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 04:59PM
‘Attack on nuclear power plants is a suicidal thing.’ UN chief decries Russian shelling
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described recent artillery and rocket fire around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in central Ukraine as “suicidal,” further adding to fears of an accident at the plant, which is the largest of its kind in Europe. Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 03:29PM
Chad’s military government signs peace deal
Chad’s transitional government has signed a peace deal with rebel groups on Monday in Doha, according to the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 03:21PM
Netflix is not in deep trouble. It’s becoming a media company
Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has tumbled more than 60% so far this year.Story Published at: August 07, 2022 at 10:02AM
What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture
The Texas jury’s decision last week to have Alex Jones face punitive damages of more than $45 million in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis was a “reckoning that was 10 years in the making,” CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter said. Story Published at: August 08, 2022 at 06:30AM