Day: June 25, 2022
This couple left the U.S. to travel full-time—and cut expenses by 50%: ‘We’ve lived in London, Rome and Lisbon’
My wife and I love to travel. In the five years that we’ve been together, we’ve made many unforgettable memories during our trips abroad. But in July 2021, we took a Greek Isles cruise for my wife’s 49th birthday that truly changed our lives. As we sat in our ocean view cabin, we talked about […]
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Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia after one of war’s bloodiest fights
Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops is taking place in the strategically important Donbas city of Severodonetsk. Aris Messinis | Afp | Getty Images Russian forces seized full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of […]
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World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now
The World Health Organization on Saturday said the rapid spread of monkeypox across dozens of nations does not represent a global health emergency at this time. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described monkeypox as an evolving health threat, however, and urged governments around the world to step up surveillance, contact tracing, testing and to […]
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will win back lost cities, admits war is tough to bear
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks on a street during a visit to the southern city of Mykolaiv, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 18, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said Ukraine would win back all the cities it had lost to Russia, including Sievierodonetsk, and […]
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Off-duty Rhode Island cop, ex-GOP state Senate candidate allegedly attacks political opponent at abortion rights rally after Supreme Court Roe ruling
A male off-duty Rhode Island police officer who was running for state Senate physically attacked his female political opponent at an abortion rights rally, she said. Providence Police said Saturday that they have placed the cop, Jeann Lugo, on paid administrative leave as they launched a criminal investigation into Friday night’s alleged assault, which was […]
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Putin promises Belarus Iskander-M missiles to counter ‘aggressive’ West
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a teleconference call in Moscow on June 22, 2022. Mikhail Metzel | AFP | Getty Images Russia will supply Belarus with Iskander-M missile systems within a few months, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a televised meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko […]
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European mayors duped into calls with fake Kyiv mayor
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko surveys the site of a missile strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district on April 29, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. John Moore | Getty Images The mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv warned Saturday that an imposter is posing as him and communicating with other officials, including three European mayors who were […]
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President Biden signs bipartisan gun reform bill into law
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about U.S. vaccination progress following a visit to a District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic, during remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden signed the nation’s most significant […]
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Ukraine troops ‘almost left’ Sievierodonetsk as Russia pounds north, west
A view shows a warehouse of goods damaged by shelling, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Sievierodonetsk Ukraine, in this handout picture released March 21, 2022. State Emergency Service of Ukraine | via Reuters Ukrainian troops have “almost left” Sievierodonetsk after weeks of intense fighting against Russian forces, the mayor of the eastern city […]
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El Salvador’s $425 million bitcoin experiment isn’t saving the country’s finances
A bystander uses a Bitcoin ATM in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 16, 2022. Alex Pena | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images El Salvador bet its economic salvation on bitcoin, but so far the gamble isn’t paying off like President Nayib Bukele hoped it would. The government’s crypto coffers have been cut in half, […]
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