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Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine’s Kherson region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the local governor said Monday. Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on Telegram that the casualties occurred over the last 24 hours, adding that three others were wounded. Overall,…
Read MoreThe Quest to Build a Perfect Protein Bar
In the past seventy-five years in America, the nutritional bar has gone from niche to mainstream. In the fifties, Bob Hoffman, of York, Pennsylvania, known as “the father of weightlifting,” and an early manufacturer of barbells, hawked a product called Hi-Proteen Honey Fudge. Made from soybean flour and peanut butter, it was touted as offering…
Read More‘The Darkest Files’: Investigate true crimes from the Nazi era
Berlin (dpa) — It’s a gruesome case that public prosecutor Esther Katz wants to solve in the early days of the Federal Republic of Germany: A retired man was executed in the final days of World War II, allegedly for high treason. But many things don’t add up in the first case to be solved…
Read MoreWeather tracker: Unseasonable warmth continues in eastern Europe
After a spell of record-breaking heat last week, eastern Europe and western parts of Russia will experience further unseasonable warmth in the next few days. The burst of mid-spring warmth began during the middle of last week, when temperatures climbed to the high 20s celsius in eastern Germany and Poland. By Friday, the northern coastal…
Read MoreBogus ‘free electricity’ claims surface in Pakistan
Pakistan’s government has not offered free electricity for residents of its most populous province during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, contrary to claims widely shared on social media. An energy official refuted the rumours while a Punjab resident separately told AFP he was charged for his power usage in March. “Breaking news: During Ramadan…
Read MoreLocal media report taken out of context in misleading posts about crude palm oil tax
Malaysia has no plans to implement a tax on crude palm oil in the near future, its finance ministry told AFP, rebutting social media posts that misleadingly claimed it would do so. The posts shared a headline by a local newspaper out of context — it was a report on an NGO’s opinion and not…
Read MoreCan “The Last of Us” Outlive Its Antihero?
On Sunday night, the post-apocalyptic drama “The Last of Us” had its grandest chapter to date. After the events of the first season, the HBO series’ dual protagonists—Joel (Pedro Pascal), a grizzled smuggler, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), his impetuous surrogate daughter—decided to settle in Jackson, Wyoming, joining perhaps the only remaining human outpost governed by…
Read MoreIn Nigeria’s floating slum, ‘The Herds’ tour spotlights climate change where it’s felt the most
MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant cardboard puppet animals along with their puppeteers dressed in black. Once on the water, the animals — a gorilla, a leopard,…
Read MoreZelensky suggests 30-day cessation of fire on civilian targets
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed suspending drone, cruise missile and rocket attacks on civilian targets for at least 30 days. This would be…
Read More‘Operational misunderstanding’ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says
The Israeli military has said an “operational misunderstanding” and a “breach of orders” led to the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found a series of failings. The deputy commander of the unit involved has been dismissed “for providing an incomplete…
Read MoreTwo killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, authorities said. One person died when a vehicle was hit in Kfaryachit,…
Read MoreSouth Africa politician condemned for visiting fugitive pastor
A top official in one of South Africa’s biggest political parties has been condemned for visiting a self-proclaimed pastor who fled to Malawi after he was accused of rape and fraud. Floyd Shivambu, secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party of former President Jacob Zuma, retweeted footage on X of him attending an Easter service…
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