Former President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with non-Covid infection
Former President Bill Clinton Adam Jeffery | CNBC Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized on Tuesday evening to receive treatment for a non-Covid related infection, according to his spokesman. Clinton’s spokesman Angel Urena said late Tuesday that the former president was admitted to UC Irvine Medical Center in California. “HeContinue Reading
IT WAS NOT EXPENSIVE TO GO TO JAPAN, HERE ARE 10 FREE TOURISM PLACES IN TOKYO – See General News
Tokyo, Japan is known as an expensive city. The cost of renting a hotel is quite high to the price of food which is quite decent in Rupiah. No doubt many travelers who want to travel to Japan save with more budget. Even though everything is expensive, apparently there areContinue Reading
Taiwan fire: At least 46 killed after blaze engulfs Kaohsiung residential building
The blaze started in the 13-story commercial and residential building at 2:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. ET) in Kaohsiung city’s Yancheng district, according to Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA). Rescue operations are still underway, with more than 377 rescue workers deployed to the scene, a spokesman at theContinue Reading
Biden says U.S. will donate another 17,000 J&J vaccine doses to Africa : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
The vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The White House says Thursday that the U.S. will commit 17 million additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union. Picture Alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I hide caption toggle caption Picture Alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty I TheContinue Reading
Envoy aborts visit to Myanmar, straining ASEAN relations
Myanmar says a special envoy appointed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations canceled his visit after the government told him he would not be able to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others By GRANT PECK Associated Press October 15, 2021, 12:38 AM • 3 minContinue Reading
Climate change will dominate Biden’s agenda when he heads to Europe in two weeks
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks and participates in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate Session 5: The Economic Opportunities of Climate Action from the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2021. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden willContinue Reading
Lebanon’s Crisis, an Explainer – The New York Times
Weekly grocery bills can equal months of a typical family’s income. Banks are refusing to let people withdraw money. Basic medicines are often unavailable, and gas-station lines can last hours. Every day, many homes lack electricity. Lebanon is enduring a humanitarian catastrophe created by a financial meltdown. The World BankContinue Reading
British Museums Face Covid’s Long-Term Effects
LONDON — The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has one of Britain’s most eccentric collections of treasures. In one room of the decorative and applied arts museum sits the Great Bed of Ware, a 10-foot-wide four-poster bed that was such a popular tourist attraction in 16th-century England that WilliamContinue Reading
Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect named as police say they’re treating it as terrorism
Espen Andersen Bråthen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, is due to appear in court on Friday, but police have yet to reveal the charges he faces. Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) chief Hans Sverre Sjøvold told reporters on Thursday that the attack “appears as if it may be an act ofContinue Reading
A partially shredded Banksy sells at auction for $25.4 million : NPR
Banksy’s “Love is in the Bin” (2018) is installed at Sotheby’s on Sept. 3, in London. On Thursday it was auctioned for $25.4 million, a record for the artist. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby’s hide caption toggle caption Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby’s Banksy’s “Love is in the Bin” (2018)Continue Reading