Month: November 2022
Ukraine: Zelensky snubs Russia as he addresses ‘G19’ at G20 – BBC
Ukraine: Zelensky snubs Russia as he addresses ‘G19’ at G20 BBC G20 Summit In Bali Live | Zelensky Tells G20 leaders ‘Russia Ukraine War Must End Now’ | News18 Live CNN-News18 G20 major economies strongly condemn Russia-Ukraine war, draft declaration says Firstpost Ukraine’s
Read MoreSenators Demand Answers on USDA Analyst’s Role in Clearing Way for Sugar Merger
Two Senators sent a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday demanding answers on the role one of his agency’s analysts had in blocking the Biden administration’s bid to prevent a merger between two of the nation’s
Read MorePakistan’s prime minister orders review of ban on Oscar-entry ‘Joyland,’ an aide says
The movie Joyland, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next year’s Academy Awards and caused controversy in Muslim-majority nation. (Image credit: AP)
Read MoreWorld’s Population Projected to Reach 8 Billion Today
Since the 1960s, when the global number of people first hit three billion, it has taken a little over a decade to cross each new billion-person milestone.
Read MoreFor the first time there are 8 billion people on the Earth, U.N. report says
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Jack Goldstone, a professor of public policy at George Mason University, who writes about population trends, about the world’s growing population.
Read MoreSperm counts worldwide fell by 62% in under 50 years, Israeli-led study finds
Finding is bad news for fertility and men’s health, says co-author Prof. Hagai Levine, adding that if the decline continues, it ‘could threaten humankind’s survival.’
Read MoreBrooklyn Public Library reveals its most borrowed book ever to celebrate 125 years
The library system announced that Where the Wild Things Are is its most borrowed book. It has been sharing its 125 most checked-out books to celebrate 125 years of service to the Brooklyn community. (Image credit: Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Read MoreFTX made a cryptocurrency that brought in millions, and then it brought down the company
The now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX made real money off of its own digital currency, called FTT. That currency is practically worthless now, but investors continue to trade it. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreAn unarmed guard prevented a gunman from entering a Buffalo treatment clinic
A man walked into a substance abuse treatment clinic in Buffalo with an AR-15. But an unarmed guard stopped him from making it past the lobby and took him outside. (Image credit: Courtesy of Buffalo Police)
Read MoreA California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical
Witnesses saw a “flaming basketball” streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita’s house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire’s cause. (Image credit: CAL FIRE Nevada Yuba Placer unit)
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