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Sights on Syria: war-torn country becoming a tourist destination is a good thing

Tourism is finally, slowly, beginning to return to Syria, from Jordan and further afield. Naturally, the governments that fueled terrorism in…

3 years ago

EU risks becoming ‘centrally managed’ as ‘dangerous phenomenon’ of institutional action threatens bloc’s future, Polish PM warns

PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday wrote to EU leaders, institutions and member state governments claiming that “unfortunately, today we are…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Bare-knuckle fighter Justin Thornton dies weeks after becoming partially paralyzed following brutal KO in BKFC bout

Thornton, 38, was viciously knocked out during an event promoted by Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on August 20 after opponent Dillon…

3 years ago

El Salvador buys its first bitcoin lot on eve of becoming first country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender

“El Salvador has just bought its first 200 coins,” Bukele said on Monday afternoon. “Our brokers will be buying a…

3 years ago

Australian, 70, fears he will never meet his new grandchildren after becoming ensnared in Qatar’s baffling legal system

Australian Joe Sarlak was not at the side of the mother of his three children when she died from cancer.…

3 years ago

Assange may never recover from ‘torture’ at Belmarsh, suicide becoming more likely the longer he stays in prison – doctor to RT

The same concerns about Assange’s mental health that led to the High Court in London blocking his extradition to the…

3 years ago

‘Are your friends becoming extremists?’ Facebook asks users as it tests bizarre new feature to combat ‘harmful content’

The platform rolled out the new test feature for certain US-based users on Thursday, part of its broader effort to…

3 years ago

It is right Juneteenth is now a holiday, but it risks becoming weaponized to promulgate division rather than celebrating unity

The United States Constitution states that all men are granted inalienable rights by their creator, and thus have the rights…

3 years ago

Vatican launches approval that might lead to EU ‘founder’ Schuman becoming a saint

Having served as France’s finance, foreign and prime minister after World War II, the statesman became best known for proposing…

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