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Laura Watson becomes the first British woman to conquer the Beast Of Provence
Record-setting amateur cyclist Laura Watson has just become the first-ever British woman to conquer the so-called 'Beast Of Provence' or ‘Killer Mountain' - the 1,909 metres high [6,263 ft) Mount Ventoux - six times in one day. A notoriously...... See more
Taliban Enforcing Face-Cover Order for Female TV Anchors
The Information and Culture Ministry previously announced that the policy was “final and non-negotiable"... See more
Biden Says Monkeypox Cases Something to ‘Be Concerned About’
In his first public comments on the disease, Biden added: “It is a concern in that if it were to spread it would be consequential"... See more
Australian Labor Topples Conservatives After Nine Years in Power
Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese will be sworn in after his Labor party clinched its first electoral win since 2007... See more
How the CIA’s Hunt for a Russian Mole Blinded It To Putin’s Rise
War, by nature, tends to have winners and losers. The war in Ukraine, a universal disaster, seems to have more losers than winners, though. But before this conflict, few might have expected one of its few winners to be...... See more
Russian DJ Nina Kraviz Has Been Removed From Three Music Festivals Following Criticism
The Russian DJ has expressed tacit support for Putin in the past, and is no longer playing at three festivals following calls for her removal from them... See more
Putin May Be Winning the Information War Outside of the U.S. and Europe
Is Vladimir Putin losing the information war with Ukraine? Well, it depends on who you ask. It’s never easy to measure such things, but here are a few numbers. While 141 countries in the UN voted to condemn Russia’s...... See more
Monkeypox Spreads in West, Baffling African Scientists
Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, U.S., Sweden and Canada all reported infections, mostly in young men who hadn’t traveled to Africa.... See more
Racism Against Chinese Australians Is Being Made Worse by Anti-China Election Rhetoric
Asian Australians say discrimination is being exacerbated by vitriolic campaigning in the country's general election... See more
Anthony Albanese Is Australia’s New Prime Minister. Here’s What to Know About Him
The leader of Australia's Labor Party won the election on May 21... See more
Ukrainian Troops Surrendering at Mariupol Registered as POWs
KYIV, Ukraine — The fate of hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered after holding out against punishing attacks on Mariupol’s steel factory hung in the balance Thursday, amid international fears that the Russians may take reprisals against the prisoners....... See more