Anti vaxxers are weaponizing Yelp to punish bars that require vaccine proof
Negative spam reviews are destroying bars and restaurants as they attempt to re-open safely.
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Man skips wedding of his niece for Vegas and wins 367K journey in tourney
A Mandan man skipped his niece’s wedding for a Las Vegas poker tournament and came home $367,800 richer.
Read articleCape Cod diver left with a whale of a tale after a humpback spat him out
A Cape Cod lobster diver is safe Friday, following a fluke encounter with a humpback whale that nearly made him the leviathan's lunch.
Read articleHundreds caught thanks to spy phones in gangsters back pockets
A global sting in which organised crime gangs were sold encrypted phones that law enforcement officials could monitor has led to more than 800 arrests in 17 countries, officials said on Tuesday.
Read articleAmazon billionaire founder Jeff Bezos to fly to space next month
Amazon's billionaire founder Jeff Bezos said on Monday he and his brother Mark will fly on the first crewed space flight from his rocket company Blue Origin next month.
Read articleGreece Mykonos says it is ready to party like before Covid
In Greece's best-known party island, white houses, blue shutters and scarlet bougainvillea all glimmer in the sun.
Read articleSingapore to Start Vaccinating 12 to18 Year-Olds as PM Outlines Reopening Plans
Singapore is opening up its COVID-19 vaccination programme to adolescents from Tuesday to help contain the latest outbreak that has infected some students, and will step up testing and tracing.
Read articleWHO says Covid origin investigation is being poisoned by politics
A top World Health Organization official said Friday that investigations into the origins of Covid-19 are being “poisoned by politics.â€
Read article1M dollars Ohio vaccine lottery winner was on her way to buy a used car when she found out she won
Abbey Bugenske said she doesn’t know how she plans to spend the money, but some will go toward the car. The rest will likely be donated and invested, she said.
Read articleParis museum gets ready to welcome visitors after COVID shutdown
At the Musee d'Orsay in Paris on Monday, workers were hanging a priceless Renoir painting in preparation for the museum's re-opening after six months with no visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read articleRemoved from royal display : Meghan and Harry waxworks join Madame Tussauds party zone
Madame Tussauds in London has revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's waxworks are -- like their real-life counterparts -- beginning a new chapter among the Hollywood elite.
Read articleAnimals to be formally recognised as sentient beings in UK law
Set of government measures will include halting most live animal exports and a ban on hunting trophy imports
Read articleHundreds party in Spain as coronavirus curfew ends in most of the country
Hundreds of people were seen partying in several cities across Spain in the early hours of Sunday, as the country ended its 11 p.m. curfew, which was lifted in 13 of the country's 17 regions at midnight.
Read articleScientists have taught bees to smell the coronavirus. They can identify a case within seconds.
Scientists in the Netherlands have trained bees to identify COVID-19 through their sense of smell, according to a press release from Wageningen University.
Read articleTrump's Facebook ban upheld by Oversight Board
The board said that Facebook was "justified in suspending Mr. Trump’s accounts," but that the company should reassess its decision to ban him "indefinitely."
Read articlePope promises Lebanon visit calls for end to political deadlock
Pope Francis promised Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday that he would visit the country but only after political forces put aside differences for the good of the people.
Read articleMadrid to host charity bullfight for matadors left jobless by COVID 19
Crowds will return to Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic next month for a charity bullfight to raise money for matadors left jobless by COVID-19, officials said on Saturday.
Read articleWhite House meeting with Japan and South Korea to focus on North Korea policy
National security adviser Jake Sullivan's meeting with top officials from Japan and South Korea on Friday will focus primarily on North Korea and maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, according to a senior administration official.
Read articleMyanmar protesters launch garbage strike as death toll tops 500
Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike†to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy protesters killed by the security forces since a Feb. 1 coup rose to more than 500.
Read articleProsecutors accuse Derek Chauvin of killing George Floyd as trial starts
Jerry Blackwell told jury that ex-officer used excessive and unreasonable force ‘without regard for Floyd’s life’
Read articleSummers could last for half the year by 2100
Heatwaves and wildfires will be more likely and winter will be squeezed to just 31 days
Read articleWHO meets to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine
The World Health Organization's vaccine safety experts were due to meet Tuesday to discuss the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, as the list of countries temporarily halting its rollout over blood clot concerns continued to grow.
Read articleSyrian youth still paying high price for decade of war: Red Cross
Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade of war and still have to face rebuilding their shattered homeland, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.
Read articleThis Year India could be back as the world's fasting growing economy
After plunging into recession for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, India's economy should come roaring back to life in 2021.
Read articlePope Francis meets powerful Shia cleric in Iraq
Pope Francis is holding a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the second day of his landmark trip to Iraq.
Read articleFood Prices Are Increasing Faster Than Inflation and Incomes
As the Covid-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on economic growth, concerns about hunger and malnutrition are rising around the world.
Read articleMan died after police kneel on his neck for almost 5 minutes
A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said.
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