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The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) said on Friday that a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to another village, adding 141 more confirmed cases and bringing the death toll to 60. The new cluster of infections was reported in the Basankusu health zone, which is about 40 miles from the initial outbreak area. All of the cases so far have occurred within the DRC’s Equateur province, which is about the size of Kentucky and straddles the Congo River. The outbreak began on January 21 with the death of three young children who reportedly ate…
Friday, after the much-publicized dust-up between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared on FNC’s “America Reports” and called on Zelensky to apologize. Graham said the net effect of Zelensky’s actions marginalized him with the American public. “I think they look at Trump and say, ‘I don’t want to get on his wrong side,’” Graham said. “I think what Zelensky did today was marginalize himself with the American people. Any time you do that, that emboldens your enemies. I told President Trump, there are two ways to look at this, your interaction with Zelensky was…
In Islam, Fajr is the first prayer of the day, one of the five daily obligatory prayers for Muslims. The Fajr adhan — the call to prayer — begins right at dawn, and is to be performed before the sun has fully risen. Muslims (and non-Muslims participating) will spend the month of Ramadan waking up before Fajr prayer to enjoy a meal before fasting begins.Want to know what time Fajr is where you live? Find out prayer times in Columbus and other locations in the United States on the Islamic Finder website.Are there other prayers besides Fajr?The prayers following Fajr…
Concerned citizens can contact the Advice Compass on Conspiracy Thinking , the Interior Ministry has said Germans who suspect that their relatives or friends have fallen for conspiracy theories can now seek official guidance, the Interior Ministry has announced. The government has launched a nationwide consultation center to combat “lies and disinformation.”Known as the Advice Compass on Conspiracy Thinking, the service was launched on Thursday and is accessible online or by phone. According to the ministry, it aims to provide “the most tailored help and advice possible” for those seeking guidance.The center offers consultations and can refer individuals to specialized…
President Trump announced Friday evening that boxes of material taken in the August 8, 2022, FBI raid on his Palm Beach, Florida, home Mar-a-Lago as part of the Jack Smith investigation were being returned to him and would end up in the Trump presidential library. “The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes that Deranged Jack Smith made such a big deal about. They are being brought down to Florida and will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library. Justice finally won out. I did absolutely nothing wrong. This was merely an attack on a political opponent that,…
Amazon Parafarmacia & Beauty store in Milan at Piazzale CadornaCourtesy of Amazon Amazon has been trying to break into brick-and-mortar retail for the past decade and been only marginally successful, with the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired in 2017. Whole Foods aside, it’s tried physical retail with bookstores, convenience stores, fresh-produce grocery, mall kiosks and popups, general merchandise, and fashion. Currently, only a handful of Amazon Go convenience shops and Amazon Fresh grocery stores are operating. Now it’s trying again with an Amazon Parafarmacia & Beauty store in the center of Milan, Italy. It will specialize in what…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been requested to conduct an investigation into allegations of war crimes involving President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken for their role in facilitating Israel’s genocide of the native Palestinian population in Gaza. This marks a significant precedent, as it is the first instance in which a United States-based entity has sought a judicial inquiry into a former president’s potential involvement in purported war crimes and crimes against humanity… IMAGE: Former U.S. President Joe Biden (C) presides over a Cabinet meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L), Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin…
North Korea conducted one of its periodical saber-rattling cruise missile tests on Wednesday, launching two missiles from its west coast under the supervision of dictator Kim Jong-un. North Korean state media implied the missiles were capable of carrying nuclear warheads, and Kim said the test was part of achieving “full preparedness” for nuclear war. North Korea’s KCNA news agency said Friday the test was intended to “warn enemies, who are seriously violating the security environment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and fostering and escalating the confrontation environment,” that Pyongyang’s “various nuke operation means” are ready for war. Democratic People’s…
Vice President JD Vance gave glory to God for helping him “turn a new page in Washington, DC,” responded to Pope Francis’s critiques of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, and explained how the president’s foreign policy is “in accord with Christian social teaching” at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (NCPB). While speaking at Friday’s twentieth annual NCPB in DC, Vance expressed humility and thanked God for helping him go from a junior senator from Ohio to the vice president of the United States in just a couple of years: “I came here last year as a very young senator,…
German police recorded the highest number of violent incidents among all of the country’s railway stations at Berlin’s central train station in 2024.There were 764 cases, up from 620 the previous year, according to a response seen by dpa from the federal government to a written enquiry by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group.For Dortmund’s main station, the statistics indicate 735 incidents, Hanover’s main station 715, and Cologne’s main station 703.According to the statistics, the total number of violent incidents at German train stations rose from 25,640 in 2023 to 27,160 last year.The number of sexual offences increased…