Triple Olympic gold medalist Jessica Fox has undergone surgery to remove a tumor from her left kidney and says she won’t compete in the remaining and canoe-kayak World Cup this year. “It’s been a whirlwind over the last few weeks, but I’m all good, just a couple of gnarly new scars, a bit less kidney,”...
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Mexico Suspends Postal Shipments To The US Over Latest Tariff Confusion
Mexico said Wednesday its postal service was suspending package shipments to the United States ahead of an end to the exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages by the Trump administration. The announcement follows similar moves by postal services from the European Union and several other countries to pause shipping as they await more clarity on the...
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Men Charged With Hugging And Kissing Are Among Group Publicly Caned By Indonesian Islamic Court
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were among a group of people publicly caned on Tuesday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by hugging and kissing, which the court ruled can lead to banned sexual relations. An audience of about 100 people witnessed the caning on a stage in Bustanussalatin city...
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Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Violation
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez pleaded guilty Wednesday to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Vázquez, an attorney, became the U.S. territory’s first former governor to plead guilty to a crime, specifically accepting a donation from a foreigner for her 2020...
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Prominent Bolivian Opposition Leader To Be Transferred From Jail To House Arrest
Bolivian opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho won his release to house arrest Wednesday after two years and eight months of pretrial detention, a surprise move that empowered his supporters who long criticized his prosecution as unjust and disheartened his detractors who complained of political pressures overriding procedural tradition. Wednesday’s court order applied to the last of two cases that...
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A Shooting At A Minneapolis Catholic School Kills Two Children, Injures 17 People
A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol,...
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Mass Russian Drone And Missile Attack Kills 10 And Injures 48 In Ukraine’s Capital
A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, including a rare strike in the center of the city, early Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded 48, local authorities said. It was the first major Russian combined attack on Kyiv in weeks as U.S.-led peace efforts to end the three-year war struggled to...
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Tinubu Bans Export Of Raw Shea Nuts To Boost Local Value Chain
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate and temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts. Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Vice President Shettima emphasized that the policy is not anti-trade...
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Borussia Dortmund Reach An Agreement With Wolves For Fábio Silva
Borussia Dortmund have reached an agreement with Wolverhampton Wanderers for Fábio Silva. The deal is worth around €22.5 million as a fixed fee, plus €4 million in add-ons. The Portugal international has already agreed to a five-year contract with Dortmund, valid until June 2030. Silva joined Wolves in 2020 from Porto for a £35 million...
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The 700-Year-Old Baby Tossing Ritual At Baba Umer Dargah
Baba Umer Dargah was built as a place of reverence after the death of a revered Sufi, Baba Umar Shah, honoring his spiritual teachings, miracles, and his role in spreading peace and Islam in the Deccan region. The Baby-tossing ritual came much later and wasn’t part of the original Sufi tradition. History claims that around...