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Botswana overturns ban on elephant hunting
Botswana is home to the world's largest elephant population, with about 130,000 living in the southern African country. The lifting of the ban raised concerns about a possible increase in illegal poaching of elephants for their tusks to supply the ivory trade. [Full Article...]
Canada lawmakers in China to press for detainees' release
The Prime Minister blasted China's refusal to free two Canadian nationals, which some see as a response to the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou . The arrests came shortly after China's Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on Washington's request, allegedly for violations of anti-Iranian sanctions. [Full Article...]
Iran Youth Will Witness Demise of Israel, ‘American Civilization’
Iran will not hold talks with the U.S. "under any circumstances" while the rights of the Islamic republic are not respected, the spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council said on Thursday. In a speech to young Iranian students, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei spoke about their rising tension with the US and Israel, and the Iranian nuclear agreement that is hanging by a thread after US... [Full Article...]
NOAA predicts 9-15 named storms in 2019 hurricane season
The federal agency on Thursday released its forecast for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins June 1 and ends on November 30. The 2017 hurricane season set the all-time record for expenses with a staggering $282 billion in damage. [Full Article...]
Deadly new air strikes as Syrian army battles militants
The State Department warned that the the United States and its allies would respond quickly and appropriately if it is determined that chemical weapons have been used. The alleged chemical attack came after several failed attempts to capture the area, which overlooks regime-held Latakia - Assad's birthplace. According to the ministry, the authors of this publication say "no word about the real r... [Full Article...]
What would Jesus drink? Israeli brewers create beer from ancient yeasts
In addition to Bar-Ilan and Hebrew University, researchers from Tel Aviv University were also involved in the project. Great powers were attributed to beer in the ancient world, particularly for religious worship and healing properties. Szitenberg found that these 5,000-year yeast cultures are similar to those used in traditional African brews, such as the Ethiopian honey wine tej, and to modern... [Full Article...]
Nigel Farage Seeks Refuge On Bus As Milkshake Protesters Close In
Nigel Farage , the leader of UK Brexit Party and former leader of UKIP party, was reportedly "trapped" inside his campaign bus in Rochester during his trip around Kent County Wednesday. There has been a spate of " milkshake attacks" on leaders across the UK. Mr Farage and his supporters visited Dartford and Gravesend with no issues, but tensions were heightened ever so slightly when the bus p... [Full Article...]
Bank CEO Calk charged in scheme to win Trump administration job
Manafort was not named in the indictment , but the description of the borrower in the court filing matches that of the former Trump campaign chairman. Kushner responded within minutes to Manafort's recommendations by email: "On it!" According to trial evidence, Manafort passed along Calk's resume to Kushner in a November 30, 2016, email, along with two other names of people he said "should be a... [Full Article...]