VENICE, Italy (AP) – Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has warned against arrogance, calling it “a time of so much trouble” with “Memento Mori,” with his first glass sculpture ever created on the Venetian island of Murano: “Memento mori,” Latin for “remember you must die.” Russian bombs were dropped on Ukraine. China is increasing … Read more
SAO PAULO (AP) – The emaciated monarch who declared Brazil’s independence returned to the South American nation on Tuesday for celebrations worthy of the head of state as the country prepares to celebrate its bicentenary. The heart of Pedro I, contained in a golden relic, arrived in a Brazilian Air Force plane from Portugal on … Read more
DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A pair of U.S. Air Force B52 strategic bombers flew over the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik and three other NATO-member states in the region on Monday as a sign of support amid a Russian offensive in Ukraine. In addition to the walled Croatian tourist destination of Dubrovnik, the plane flew to … Read more
Ernestus Tyminas felt “stuck” in his role as marketing manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado. So he requested a two-month vacation to backpack through Asia, he said, landing in Beijing in January 2019. “The first day … I meet this,” he said, pointing to Darina Karpitskaya, sitting next to him. The couple, speaking … Read more
LONDON (AP) – Over the years, global health officials have used billions of drops of oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at eradicating polio in their last remaining strongholds – usually, the world’s poor, politically unstable in the corners. Now, in a surprise twist in a decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, officials … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – A first surprise for Finnish soldiers and officers participating in military exercises conducted by NATO in the Arctic this spring: the sudden roar of a US maritime helicopter assault force, touching down in an area right next to the hideout of the Finns. command post. Second surprise: Leaving their field headquarters, Finnish … Read more
Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this example taken on May 23, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustrations/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) – Russia has reported its first case of monkeypox, Rospotrebnadzor, a consumer safety watchdog, said on Tuesday. The watchdog said in a … Read more
Ukraine’s military says it has launched a major counter-offensive in the country’s south as it seeks to recapture territory previously occupied by Russian troops, even as Kremlin forces hit the crucial Donbass. Eastern Ukraine has continued to explode in its campaign to take the region. Ukraine’s southern command said on 12 July that it had … Read more
A medical worker (R) holds a pulse oximeter on a woman’s finger to check her oxygen level during a door-to-door survey for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in Ahmedabad, India, June 26, 2020. puts. REUTERS/ Amit Dave/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – A flaw in a widely … Read more
Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustration/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said. … Read more