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North Korea on Friday went public with its first “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak, reporting six fatalities and raising concerns about the hermit state’s defenses against the coronavirus after two years of claiming to have warded off infections. The state-run Korea Central

Russian forces are conducting “highly risky” manoeuvres which suggest their military leaders are under pressure to make progress in their operations in eastern Ukraine, according to UK intelligence, after a battalion was wiped out trying to cross a river.

During the 1970s and ‘80s, a fertility specialist in Indiana named Dr. Donald Cline inseminated dozens of patients with his own sperm, without their knowledge or consent. The stories of some of these women and the (at least) 94 biological

The seemingly made-for-TV story of the Alabama murder suspect who escaped from jail with the help of a female correctional officer after the two possibly became “romantically involved” ended in tragedy this week. Vicky White, the assistant director of corrections

Russia invades Ukraine: Live Updates  CNN Finland to apply to NATO ‘without delay’ as Russia threatens ‘retaliatory steps’  Yahoo News Finland to apply for Nato membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – BBC News  BBC News The Guardian view on expanding Nato: Putin

Some World Cup hotels in Qatar have refused to allow same-sex couples to stay and others have asked customers to avoid public displays of affection, according to an investigation.

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is poised to become the Philippines’ next president after taking a massive lead in the May 9 election. Voters, many too young remember, were partly seduced by the 64-year-old’s misleading presentation of his late father’s dictatorial

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever spreads ‘explosively’  Reuters North Korea announces first Covid deaths amid ‘explosive’ outbreak  CNN North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown  The Associated Press North Korea and Eritrea are the only two countries without vaccines  The

Poseidon desalination project is rejected  Los Angeles Times As water runs short in California, commission rejects $1.4 billion desalination plant  CNN Coastal Commission to vote on seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach  KTLA 5 Five last-minute questions about the Poseidon Water project  OCRegister Amid

When word got out on Wednesday that esteemed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank city of Jenin, where Israeli forces has been making military arrest raids, Israel convened its National PR staff to form a