In the headline bout of an action-packed UFC 267 card in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, 42-year-old Teixeira started as a heavy underdog as he challenged Jan Blachowicz, the feared Pole and winner of his previous five fights. Nine years after his UFC debut and seven since his previous shot at the title, …
Read More »Star Trek legend William Shatner back on Earth after becoming oldest person to visit space
Shatner, aged 90, overtook 82-year-old aviator Wally Funk to become the oldest person in space. Funk also flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket, accompanied by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, in July. Before launch on Wednesday, Shatner said, “There is this mystique of being in space and that much closer to …
Read More »‘No closer ally,’ Biden says of far-off Australia amid row with oldest ally France over anti-China AUKUS pact
The “United States has no closer, more reliable ally than Australia,” Biden told Morrison on Tuesday in a brief photo-op for the media before they went into a bilateral meeting. Just last week, announcing the AUKUS alliance between Washington, London and Canberra, Biden appeared to forget Morrison’s name and called …
Read More »France is ‘vital partner & oldest ally,’ US says as Australia ‘regrets’ recall of French envoys over nuclear submarine deal
“France is a vital partner and our oldest ally, and we place the highest value on our relationship,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday, according to Reuters. He added that the US would continue to work to resolve the spat at the senior level in the days ahead, …
Read More »Biden, already the oldest president to assume office, says he expects to run for re-election in 2024
“The answer is yes, my plan is to run for re-election,” the 78-year-old Biden told reporters on Thursday at his first formal press conference since taking office in January. “That is my expectation.” Asked if he expects to be running against former President Trump again, Biden said, “I don’t even …
Read More »Oldest US journalist organization urges Biden to lift restrictions on visits to border facilities amid migrant surge
It is “crucial” that journalists be given “unfettered access” to the border to inform the public of what is happening there, the SPJ said in a statement on Tuesday, condemning the “tactics” of the Biden administration that resulted in effective restrictions on reporting. Biden “promised both a more humane approach to …
Read More »No more boys or girls? America’s oldest medical journal says birth cert sex designations ‘HARMFUL for trans’ and must be ABOLISHED
“Sex designations on birth certificates offer no clinical utility, and they can be harmful for intersex and transgender people,” says the abstract of the article, authored by doctors Vadim M. Shteyler and Eli Y. Adashi, and lawyer Jessica A. Clarke, and tweeted out by NEJM on Thursday. “Moving such designations …
Read More »The Network showed looked like the oldest predator on Earth. Video
Scientists have discovered the remains of the ancient predator. Most people believe that the first formidable fighters of all life on our planet was carnivorous dinosaurs. And worse than being hard to imagine. But it is not. Proof is the study of archaeologists from Yale University and the Royal Ontario …
Read More »In Lviv will open for tourists one of the oldest Botanical gardens in Ukraine
It was founded in 1852.On 7 April from 14:00 to 18:00 in the Botanical garden of Lviv national University. Franko will be held the Day of open doors “Harbingers of spring”. The administration of the Botanical garden invites everyone to visit the facility, located on the street Writer 44 in …
Read More »In Turkey for tourists will discover the world’s oldest temple
Gobeklitepe – the oldest settlement in the history of mankind.Turkey opens the world’s oldest temple Gobeklitepe. Gobeklitepe is the oldest temple and settlement in the history of mankind. It is expected that the 18th treasure of Turkey in the world heritage list of UNESCO will contribute to regional tourism. The …
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