Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
World
August 25, 2023
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines
CNN — Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the…
Justice Department sues SpaceX, alleging discriminatory hiring practices
Science
August 25, 2023
Justice Department sues SpaceX, alleging discriminatory hiring practices
CNN — The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-run rocket and spacecraft company with…
‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
Environment
August 25, 2023
‘Catastrophic’ loss: Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears
CNN — As rapidly warming global temperatures help push Antarctica’s sea ice to unprecedented lows, it’s threatening the very existence…
India’s Modi and China’s Xi agree to ‘intensify efforts’ to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
World
August 25, 2023
India’s Modi and China’s Xi agree to ‘intensify efforts’ to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
CNN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to “intensity efforts” to deescalate tensions at…
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
World
August 25, 2023
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
CNN — One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some four million children in the South Asian nation…
Wagner boss Prigozhin’s apparent death may be the stuff of a second-rate thriller, but it might pay dividends for the Kremlin
World
August 25, 2023
Wagner boss Prigozhin’s apparent death may be the stuff of a second-rate thriller, but it might pay dividends for the Kremlin
CNN — If Yevgeny Prigozhin’s final chapter has indeed been written, he lived as he apparently died: Violently, flamboyantly and…
China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
World
August 25, 2023
China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
CNN — China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples…
How Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
World
August 23, 2023
How Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Battling anxiety and nausea, they huddled together in the ruptured cable car, gripped by fear as…
Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
World
August 23, 2023
Melting Austrian glacier gives up body of long-dead man
A mountain guide found the body of a man believed to have died more than 20 years ago on a…
Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
World
August 23, 2023
Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases…