June 10, 2023
Entire villages in southern Ukraine were flooded after the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River burst on Tuesday. One of the river’s tributaries, the Ingulets, overflowed its banks, flooding fields and villages more than 50 kilometers north of Kherson. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg visited part of the affected area with the head of the
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The Los Angeles Times is downsizing its newsroom, becoming the latest news organization to sign a contract amid economic pressure from advertising and declining print readership. The Times is liquidating 74 positions in the newsroom, about 13% of the total. Regular and temporary workers will be fired, including several managers. It is expected that the
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass, 35, cut out Friday after he drew backlash and booing from fans for reposting an Instagram video that called Target and Bud Light “evil” and “demonic” for supporting the LGBTQ community. Blue Jays announced on Friday that they nominated Bass for assignment, effectively excluding him from the team, just
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CNN — When the call came in, the Animals Asia staff got to work. A female bear in Vietnam’s northeastern region of Haiphong was kept in captivity for years, her bile harvested in painful and invasive ways, and a farmer finally abandoned her. The team discovered the familiar scene when they arrived at the farm
READ MOREThe Toronto Blue Jays cut pitcher Anthony Bass on Friday, a day after a reliever right-hander said he didn’t find an anti-LGBTQ+ social media post hateful. The move came just hours before Buss was scheduled to catch the ceremonial first pitch from Toronto LGBT activist Lezley Lee Cum ahead of Friday’s game against Minnesota as
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Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud arrives for the 35th OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) and Non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 4, 2023. OPEC+ ministers are meeting to try to find a solution to falling oil prices with the possibility of further production cuts on the horizon amid tensions
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to lower the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) of banks, building up reserves for smaller banks as interest rates cease to rise. On the sidelines of the presentation of the law book “Philippine Banking Law: Annotations” on Friday, BSP Governor Felipe Medalla told reporters that the central bank would cut
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Rest is a necessity, not a luxury. And a little luxury is also needed. Not that my bank account agreed. In such circumstances, is it even worth booking a hotel where the cost of accommodation exceeds £1 per minute? It’s not that I can’t outrun Big Smoke. I’m lucky to have second house located on
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Tina Turner helped change rugby league forever, but one NRL icon missed the opportunity to be part of the magic. The world was left in mourning after the American Music icon dies at 83 on Thursday. Watch every game of every round of NRL Telstra Premiership Season 2023 live on Kayo Sports. New to Cayo?
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The seven states that depend on the Colorado River announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement to reduce the use of water from the river over the next three years to prevent reservoir levels from falling to critically low levels. After months of negotiations, state representatives have reached a consensus: California, Arizona and
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