Kuwait: More than 35 killed in a fire
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced today, Wednesday, that more than 35 people died in a fire that broke out in a building located in an area crowded with foreign…
Ukraine: A local official was shot dead in the street
A Ukrainian local official was shot dead by a gunman on Tuesday in Zaporizhya, a Kiev-controlled town in the south of the country, the Ukrainian National Police said, as political…
New Zealand scraps plan to tax cow burps and farts
New Zealand's centre-right government announced on Tuesday it would abandon its controversial plan to tax greenhouse gas emissions through cattle belching and farting, which has not gone down well with…
A private clinic in the Dominican Republic charged him $2,000 to call an ambulance
A traveler who believed he was the victim of food poisoning on an Air Transat flight to the Dominican Republic last April was allegedly asked by a private clinic to…
The European Union launches a digital version of Earth to simulate environmental risks
(Helsinki) – The European Union on Monday unveiled a digital version of our planet, simulating and monitoring environmental risks while finding ways to mitigate climate change. Posted at 12:17 p.m…
A dog travels miles to rescue his owner who fell into a ravine in his truck
An Oregon driver who found himself in a ravine after crashing his pickup truck was rescued by his dog, who ran more than 4 miles searching for help. The county…
Giant and poisonous yellow spiders coming soon to Canada?
Giant, venomous yellow spiders invading the American East Coast may soon reach southern Canada. Here's everything you need to know about these spiders. What are their names? These invasive spiders…
Macron dissolves the National Assembly and calls for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7
On Sunday evening, Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly after the overwhelming victory of the far right in the European elections, and called for legislative elections to…
North Korea sends more garbage-filled balloons to the South
(Seoul) – North Korea once again sent balloons filled with garbage to South Korea on Saturday after activists from the south of the peninsula sent propaganda against the government in…
A 5-metre-long snake swallows a woman in Indonesia
A woman was found dead in the stomach of a snake that had swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official announced on Saturday. On Friday, Farida's husband, 45,…