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New Year celebration videos misrepresented as China demonstrations
The beating of a young girl by three teenagers in southwestern China triggered public outrage, but a compilation viewed hundreds of thousands of times online does not show protests escalating into calls for the ouster of President Xi Jinping. The clips in fact show crowds gathering for New Year celebrations in several Chinese cities. The compilation,…
Read MoreHistoric Swedish church to relocate on trailers in logistical feat
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful buildings is to be moved Tuesday from its longtime home in the Arctic town of Kiruna to allow the expansion of Europe’s biggest underground mine. Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church, dates from 1912, but the 672-tonne building will be moved…
Read MoreItaly’s Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern Lombardy, has melted so much due to climate change that geologists can no longer measure it the way they have for the past 130 years. After this year’s hot summer, geologists discovered that the simple stakes used as benchmarks to measure the glacier’s…
Read MoreA new giant Ukrainian cruise missile is rumored to carry a 1,000-kg warhead for strikes 1,800 miles deep inside Russia
Ukraine announced it has begun serial production of a cruise missile said to carry a 1,000-kg warhead. The Flamingo is rumored to have a range of 1,800 miles and looks to be a huge conventional weapon. A missile of such range and power could allow strikes on vital production hubs deep inside Russia. Ukraine has…
Read MoreHow do you move a beloved Swedish church down the road? With prayer, engineering and some Eurovision
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck. The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — and its belfry are being moved this week along a…
Read MoreJordan to reinstate military draft amid tensions with Israel
Questions over the timing of the directive to reintroduce conscription were posed in a Sunday report by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News. The Jordanian Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) will reinstate conscription starting February 2026, JAF spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Mustafa Hiyari explained on Monday, following Sunday’s directive from Crown Prince Hussain bin Abdullah to reintroduce the draft.…
Read MorePolice arrest Palestinian West Bank resident for alleged ties to Iranian agent
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 The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended on August 6 during a joint operation by the Israel Police officers from the Etzion police station in the…
Read MoreVolkswagen Delivers 1.5 Millionth ID. EV as Global Sales Surge
Volkswagen Delivers 1.5 Millionth ID. EV as Global Sales Surge originally appeared on Autoblog. Volkswagen has officially delivered its 1.5 millionth all-electric ID. model, a milestone reached in under five years since the first ID.3s rolled off the line in 2020. The landmark car was an ID.7 Tourer Pro, presented at VW’s Emden plant in Germany, a…
Read MoreIslamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks by an Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people between Aug. 9 and 16, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo said Monday. The UN mission, known as MONUSCO, said in a statement that the attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) took place in several localities of Beni…
Read MoreAir Canada Warns Rebooking Some Cancelled Flights May Be Impossible
With a possible flight attendant strike looming, Air Canada is warning that it might be impossible for some passenger to rebook their cancelled flights in an acceptable time frame. “A planned strike by CUPE, the union representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, is expected to begin Saturday, Aug. 16 at…
Read MorePorsche Enthusiasts United: Megaphonics Draws Big Crowds
It’s that time of the year again, where Porsche enthusiasts gather at Megaphonics, the biggest celebration of the brand in Europe. One might expect the largest Porsche gathering in Europe to be held in Germany, but that’s surprisingly not the case. Instead, the annual event is held in the UK and put on by British…
Read MoreShowdown in the Oval
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