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Sprawling Maya Network Discovered Under Guatemala Jungle…
Laser technology was used to survey digitally beneath the forest canopy, revealing houses, palaces, elevated highways, and defensive fortifications. The landscape, near already-known Maya cities, is thought to have been home to millions more people than other research had previously suggested. The researchers mapped over 810 square miles (2,100 sq km) in northern Peten. Archaeologists […]
Russian Athletes ‘Overwhelmed with Joy’ by CAS Ruling to Uphold Olympic Appeals…
Russian Olympic team members who have been cleared of doping charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) are “overwhelmed with joy” by the news, which they called “the most positive” from the last few days. On Thursday, the CAS upheld the appeals of 28 Russian athletes and lifted their lifetime Olympic bans handed […]
Fidel Castro’s Son Commits Suicide…
Diaz-Balart, who had been attended by a group of doctors for several months due to a state of profound depression, committed suicide this morning, reported Cubadebate.cu. Known as “Fidelito” due to his resemblance to his father, Castro Jr. had been hospitalized for depression after which he received outpatint follow-up treatment outside of the hospital. Castro, […]
Meet the Corrupt Billionaire Who Has Brought about a New Cold War…
One has to ask why there is a crisis in US-Russia relations since Washington and Moscow have much more in common than not, to include confronting international terrorism, stabilizing Syria and other parts of the world that are in turmoil, and preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In spite of all that, the US and […]
O Canada: National Anthem to Be Gender Neutral…
Canada’s national anthem is set to become gender neutral, bringing an end to a decades-long push to ensure the English language version reflects all Canadians. Senators passed legislation on Wednesday that will change the second line of the anthem from “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command”. Once the legislation is […]
Australia: The Cabinet Files…
The Cabinet Files is one of the biggest breaches of cabinet security in Australian history and the story of their release is as gripping as it is alarming and revealing. It begins at a second-hand shop in Canberra, where ex-government furniture is sold off cheaply. The deals can be even cheaper when the items in […]
Trump Tower Russian Lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Exposed in Swiss Corruption Case…
The Moscow operation behind the now-infamous Russian-Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 included a direct attempt to enlist a foreign country’s law-enforcement official as a virtual double-agent, according to a court case in Switzerland. One of Switzerland’s top investigators has been fired after allegations of bribery, violating secrecy laws, and “unauthorized clandestine behavior” in meeting […]
Twitter Busts ‘Russians-Did-It’ Narrative: Finds No Evidence of Meddling in UK Brexit Vote…
Just days after Twitter took it upon themselves to remind the public that the Russians were responsible for President Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory, a statement provided by Twitter’s head of public policy to the UK Parliament appears to be saying the exact opposite about suspected Russian interference in the Brexit vote. Rather than insinuating […]
Treasury Sanctions More Than 30 People, Firms Involved in Russia’s Annexing of Crimea…
The Treasury Department on Friday targeted 21 individuals and nine entities with financial sanctions for their support of Russia’s occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which administers sanctions, banned more than a dozen Russian government officials, Russian business executives and Ukrainian separatist leaders involved with Russia’s occupation. […]
Second Autopsy Shows Canadian Billionaire and Wife Were Murdered…
A Canadian billionaire and his wife who were found dead in their home were murdered, police said Friday, ending several weeks of speculation about the wealthy couple. Det. Sgt. Susan Gomes said the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman were a double homicide. “We have sufficient evidence to describe this as a double homicide investigation […]
State Department Confirms 4 Americans Killed In Kabul Hotel Attack…
Four American citizens were killed and two others wounded in a terror attack at a popular hotel in Afghanistan over the weekend, the Department of State confirmed Wednesday. Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert had previously said Americans were included among the casualties, but had declined to provide the number killed or wounded until notifications could be […]
North Korea Calls for a Unified Korea, Tells the U.S. to Go Kick Rocks…
North Korea made an unusual call to “all Koreans at home and abroad” to push for unification while urging the South to ditch its American ally. North Korean state media said Thursday that the two Koreas should strive for improved bilateral relations and a “breakthrough” for independent Korean unification without the involvement of external forces. […]
Saudi Graft Settlements May Top $100 Billion as Ritz Empties…
Saudi Arabia is winding down a controversial anti-corruption drive that led to dozens of princes and billionaires being detained at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh. Talks with suspects are expected to end this month and authorities are likely to recover more than $100 billion in settlements, a senior government official said, asking not to be […]
With 25,339 Murders in 2017, Mexico Suffers Record Homicide Tally…
There were more than 25,000 murders across drug-ravaged Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally since modern records began, government data showed. Investigators opened 25,339 murder probes last year, up nearly 25 percent from the 2016 tally, interior ministry data released on Saturday showed. It was the highest annual total since the government began counting […]
Jamaica Now: St. James State of Emergency…Airport Gridlock…Machete Mom in Court (VIDEO)…
What does a State of Public Emergency mean for the people of St James … East Kingston cop transferred over airport road gridlock on New Year’s Day … Machete mom to return to court next month for sentencing … Government partially terminates the controversial contract to a car company to buy vehicles for the police […]
Top EU Diplomat Says Bloc to Discuss Return to 2-State Solution with Abbas…
The European Union’s top diplomat said EU foreign ministers will study ways to support a two-state solution in Israel and the Palestinian territories in talks Monday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Federica Mogherini said that the EU is working “to support an international framework to accompany direct negotiations” despite the US decision to recognize […]
Macron Admits France Would Vote to Leave EU If Country Held Referendum…
Emmanuel Macron has sent shockwaves throughout Europe after he conceded that French voters would quit the EU if France held an in/out referendum on the Brussels-led bloc. No other European Union country has risked putting membership of the bloc to a public vote since Britain surprised member-states by voting to leave the bloc in 2016. […]
German Nurse Charged with 97 More Murders at Hospitals…
A German nurse serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 additional patients, prosecutors said Monday. The new indictment against Niels Hoegel was expected after officials said in November he may have killed more than 100 patients in total. Hoegel, who worked at a clinic in Oldenburg from 1999 to […]
Sweden Is Preparing for a “Civil War”: PM Wants to Deploy Army in No-Go Zones…
For the first time since World War II, Sweden is preparing to distribute a civil defense brochure to some 4.7 million households, warning them about the onset of war. The booklet will serve as a manual of “total defense” in case of a war, and provide details on how to secure basic needs such as […]
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