Gaza: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
“Once again, nearly half of the population of Rafah or 800,000 people are on the road,” Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote in post on the social media platform X. formerly Twitter. He said that following evacuation orders demanding people to flee…
Raw milk drinkers undeterred by bird flu in US dairy cows
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since March 25, when the bird flu…
Changes from Visa mean Americans will carry fewer credit, debit cards
new york — Your wallet may soon be getting thinner. Visa on Wednesday announced major changes to how credit and debit cards will operate in the U.S. in the coming months and years. The new features could mean Americans will…
Zelenskyy warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP interview
Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would only accept a “fair peace” despite the West’s calls for a quick solution. Zelenskyy also repeated…
English fishing village told to boil water after a parasite outbreak
LONDON — A scenic fishing village in southwestern England was under instructions to boil its tap water for a third day on Friday after a parasite sickened more than 45 people in the latest example of Britain’s troubled water system….
US bike shops boomed early in pandemic, now facing bumpy ride
For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France, with numerous twists and turns testing their endurance. Early in the pandemic, a surge of interest in cycling pushed…
Former OpenAI leader: Safety has ‘taken a backseat to shiny products’ at the company
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Superalignment” team alongside a company co-founder…
Moscow blames West for Ukraine’s long-range weapon strikes inside Russia
Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Western nations Friday of “playing with fire” by allowing Ukraine to use the long-range rockets and weapons they had supplied to strike targets inside Russia. “Once again, we should like to unequivocally warn Washington, London, Brussels…
Heat wave shatters records in Southeast Asia
Recent extreme weather in Southeast Asia has had far-reaching effects, such as school closures, drought and health advisories. While climate change is part of the problem, this year it was worsened by the cyclical weather pattern known as El Nino….
Family of captured Mariupol defender long for his return
For two years, the fiancee and family of a Mariupol defender have been waiting for him to return home. They haven’t heard from him since May 2022. His comrades say he’s alive and being held in Russian territory. From Khmelnytskyi,…