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Burghley House (LONDON) — A mysterious 1,800-year-old Roman statue has been discovered by a construction worker while he was digging up a parking lot. It was during work on an overflow parking area at Burghley House — a historical Tudor-era manor dating back to the 16th century located 90 miles north of London — when […]
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — At least seven Russian territories were targeted by dozens of uncrewed drones on Wednesday, marking a second day of apparent Ukrainian strikes within Russia. The Russian Ministry of Defense said at least 58 drones were shot down by air defences overnight and into Wednesday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images (LITHUANIA) — Leonid Volkov, a former top aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is recovering after he was attacked with a hammer by an assailant on Tuesday night near his home in Lithuania, in an assault he blamed on the Kremlin. Volkov, who was Navalny’s longtime chief of staff, […]
Graeme Robertson/Getty Images (LONDON) — England’s National Health Service has banned the use of puberty blockers for the treatment of gender dysphoria or gender incongruence in transgender minors. The NHS has not stated it will restrict puberty blockers for non-transgender children and young people. An NHS spokesperson told ABC News the agency hopes to have […]
Lea McQuillan / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers have discovered a new method that could encourage the restoration of degraded coral reef populations, which have been declining around the world due to record-high marine temperatures. The sounds of a healthy reef could be used to encourage coral larvae to recolonize damaged or degraded reefs, […]
In this pool photograph distributed by Russia’s state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to TV host and Director General of Rossiya Segodnya (RIA Novosti) news agency Dmitry Kiselyov (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 12, 2024. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — At least seven Russian territories […]
A protester burns tires during a demonstration following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. (Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A team of U.S. Marines has been sent to provide additional security at the U.S. embassy in Port au Prince, Haiti, according to a […]
ABC News (GAZA and LONDON) — The holy month of Ramadan is being marked across the Muslim world, but for people in Gaza, it’s a far more somber and muted time than in previous years, as the Israel-Hamas war approaches the six-month mark. Much of the enclave’s population of 2.2 million people is now homeless, […]
Getty Images – STOCK (PADUA, Italy.) — While makeup trends have evolved over the last 4,000 years, a recent study apparently proves that the age-old saying is true: the beauty of a red lip is timeless. Researchers have identified what is believed to be the world’s oldest known lipstick, or lip paint – a small, […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — Divisive social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were detained in Romania and handed arrest warrants issued by the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the pair said Tuesday. The brothers were detained for 24 hours and were handed an arrest warrant for charges that included “allegations of sexual […]
