Suspect Detained At Airport Over Meticulously Attached ‘Narco Wig’
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian police apprehended a 40-year-old man attempting to smuggle several bags of cocaine concealed beneath a meticulously attached toupee. Police said the suspect was detained at Cartagena’s airport on Monday as he prepared to board a flight to Amsterdam. A scanner...
U.S. And Ukraine Near Rare Earth Minerals Deal, Officials Say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on...
Power Outage Leaves Most Of Chile In Darkness For Hours
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell service offline and paralyzing businesses and daily life. The scale of the power outage appeared to take...
At Least 6 Palestinian Babies Die In Cold As Gaza Families Look For Shelter
At least six Palestinian newborn babies have recently died from extreme cold in Gaza, as families try to survive the winter with virtually no shelter, no heating and an insufficient amount of humanitarian assistance. The Friends of the Patient Charity Hospital received nine cases over...
At Least 6 Palestinian Babies Freeze To Death As Gaza Families Look For Shelter
At least six Palestinian newborn babies have recently died from extreme cold in Gaza, as families try to survive the winter with virtually no shelter, no heating and an insufficient amount of humanitarian assistance. The Friends of the Patient Charity Hospital received nine cases over...
Health Officials Warn Of Deadly, Mystery Disease Rapidly Spreading In Congo
World health officials are warning of a deadly, previously unknown disease rapidly spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northwest that’s killed nearly half of its victims in one locale within hours of the first symptoms developing. As of Feb. 15, a total of 431...
Palestinians Struggle To Restart Their Lives In The Ruins Of Gaza
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — When night falls over northern Gaza, much of the cityscape of collapsed buildings and piled wreckage turns pitch black. Living inside the ruins of their home, Rawia Tambora’s young sons get afraid of the dark, so she turns on...
Pope Francis Resumes Work Amid Hospitalization, Vatican Says
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, hospitalized in critical condition with double pneumonia, was well enough to meet with the Vatican secretary of state to approve new decrees for saints and call a formal meeting to set the dates for their canonization, the Vatican said Tuesday....
Finding joie de vivre in Greece
A Greek escape for relaxation and self-discovery, exploring Crete’s charm and Tainaron Blue’s serenity, reconnecting with wellness. My best friend Tess and I have always dreamed of visiting Greece together. When the chance to spend six nights together on Crete and the mainland landed in...
Supercharge your spiritual awakening
In the 2005 book A New Earth, spiritual writer and teacher Eckhart Tolle speaks of the arising of a collective spiritual awakening affecting humans on a global scale. Dr Anna Halafoff , coordinator of the Spirituality and Wellbeing Research Network at Deakin University, and an...
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